Merry Christmas

Hi!

It's Anja here today with another Christmas card. This time I made a gingerbread house and added this cute little snowman to the scene.

For this card I used: 

- Cottage Cutz dies (Gingerbread Cottage, Christmas Camper),

- dye inks,

- white card base (15x15 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts and background (13x13 cm),

- black pen,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- scissors,

- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored all the little pieces.

Next I trimmed the paper for the background and colored the sky with light blue shade. I also cut two pieces for the snowy ground. I colored the pieces around the edges with blue ink.

I used the sentiment stamp and stamped it on the smallest cut piece.

When all the pieces were ready I assembled the card together.

That's all from me for today. I wish you all happy and peaceful Christmas holidays. I hope you'll be able to spend it with your loved ones. 

Also have a nice Sunday and see you again next week. 

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

Sending Holiday Cheer!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today is my day to feature a card for my design team post.  I'm having a blast showcasing the new Christmas die sets.  All of the die sets are so fun and perfect for those holiday creations!

I cut out the Christmas Camper and all of it's elements along with a few extra trees.  I used Oxide Inks to shade all of my die cuts.  The trees were splattered with white paint.

My card base was created by blending some ink on white cards stock.  I splattered the inked background with some paint for a snowy appearance.  However, I may have gotten a bit carried away a created a blizzard instead of just some snow.

Once I added my card panel, I decided to hand cut a couple of hills to add along the bottom edge.  I inked them slightly for a bit of dimension.

The Christmas Camper was placed at the focal point of my card, slightly tucked into the hills. The monochromatic blues are so pretty for a Christmas card.

The trees were scattered amongst the hills.  I trimmed a couple of the trees so that they would be different heights on the hills.  The sweet snowman was tucked amongst the trees.

The sentiment was stamped on a hand cut flag and was added to my card as the final finishing accent.

Here is the die set that I used on my card, available in the store:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a spectacular day!

Happy Paw-lidays!

Happy Friday!  Its' Jeanne today with a card for pet lovers.  Christmas Pets is one of my favorite dies from the new Christmas Releases because it is so versatile.  I used it for a Christmas card, but if you leave off the Santa hats you have an adorable bundle of pets for any occasion.

To start my card I cut all the pieces from white cardstock and used Distress Oxide ink and blending brushes to color.  The tree is cut from the Reindeer w/Tree die and the star is from the Christmas Camper die.  I did use gold foil cardstock for the star.

I partially assembled my images before placing them on the card.  I find this easier than trying to assemble everything on the card itself.

Below are the inks I used for coloring the pieces.  This pile of pets reminds me of a dog and two cats that I used to have, so I colored them similarly.  Our orange tabby would definitely have been the cat sitting on top of the dog! 

I decided to make this a 5 1/4 inch top fold square card to fit in a 5 1/2 inch square envelope.  I cut the card base from white cardstock 10 1/2 inches by 5 1/4 inches and folded it in half.  Then, I cut a plaid panel 5 1/4 inch square to completely cover the front and a piece of red cardstock 4 7/8 inch square.

Using white cardstock I cut a circle using the largest of the Stitched Circle dies and a 4 3/4 square which I embossed with a snowflake themed embossing folder.

My sentiment strip is 3/4 inch high and about 4 1/2 inches long.  The length isn't crucial as it gets trimmed but I did center my sentiment to make it easier to place.

Next, I stacked all the layers centering them.  The red being just slightly larger than the white embossed panel gives it a nice frame.

I glued my images to the front and placed the sentiment at an angle.  Because this plaid is on a diagonal I made sure to line up the sentiment with the plaid.  After it was glued down, I trimmed the overhang.

I hope you've enjoyed my card today and it's given you some inspiration for creating this weekend.  The new Christmas releases and Halloween release are on sale for a limited time.  Be sure to stop by the online store!

Dies used:

 

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!