Showing posts with label Country Candles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Country Candles. Show all posts

Sunday, December 02, 2018

Light the Candle

Hi!

It's Anja again. December is here. All the lights are out and slowly Christmas spirit is starting to feel.
Can't believe how fast this year ran by.

As we light the first candle in our Advent wreath, I wanted to use the candle as my main motive today. And this is what I came up with.


For this card I used:
-  Cottage Cutz dies (Country Candles, Pierced Square Set),
- Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass),
- craft card base (15x15 cm),
- craft paper for die cuts,
- silver card stock for background (14,5x14,5 cm and 8,5x8,5 cm),
- patterned paper for background (14x14 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- white pigment ink,
- glossy accent,
- adhesive foam pads,
- paper glue.

First I cut all the pieces and colored it. I cut more greenery.


The I cut all the elements for the background. I used second largest square die.


I cut other background elements out of silver and patterned paper.


I used adhesive foam pads for the smaller squares.


I used a bit ow white pigment ink to make the glow.


And then I just arranged and glued the candle and the greenery on the card. I used glossy accent for the red berries and my card was finished.




Before I go I just want to remind you that there are some new dies available in the store. Go and check it out.

I'll be back next Sunday. Have a wonderful day and the whole week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:


Monday, November 19, 2018

Country Candle Easel Card

Hi, Lois here with my Monday card.  Before I start, I want to remind you that some of the CottageCutz dies are on sale -- some up to 70% off.  If you're still making fall cards, our new Autumn designs are still on sale at 25% off.  Check them out here.

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is this week -- and with that comes Christmas right around the corner.  I'm still making Christmas cards, and that's what I have for you today -- using one of the dies from the CottageCutz Christmas release as well as a couple of older dies.

As you may know, I love making fun fold cards -- today's is an easel card.


To start my card, I cut all the die pieces from white cardstock.


I lightly sponged the glass candle holder pieces with Ranger Distress Tumbled Glass ink.  The rest of the pieces were colored using Copic markers.  When they were all colored, I assembled my candle holder.


I then cut the cardstock and patterned paper for my card.

Red - 4 1/4" x 8 1/2", 4 1/4" square
Patterned paper - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
White - die cut the largest Pierced Wide Square Frame


The large red piece of cardstock was scored at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4".


After folding on the score lines, I placed some Scor-Tape on the first 2 1/8" x 4 1/4" panel.  This is where the square panel will be attached.


I then adhered the patterned paper to the square red panel and attached it to the folded base.



I placed foam tape on the back of the frame and the candle holder . . .


. . . and attached them to the card front.


At this point I decided I wanted to add another element to the card, so I cut some additional pieces from the die, colored and constructed a small sprig of foliage, and attached it to the upper left-hand corner of the frame.


With an easel card, you need something to act as a "bumper" to hold the easel erect.  I often use a sentiment to do that.  I cut "celebrate" five times from red cardstock.


After gluing the die-cut pieces together, I placed the sentiment on the under panel on which I had placed a 4" square of patterned paper.


The word "celebrate" is high enough to hold the card open for display.



CottageCutz used on my card are:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzcountrycandles.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzpiercedwidesquareframesetbasics.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionspluscelebratephrase.aspx


Friday, November 16, 2018

Autumn Memories

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  Its Jeanne today with my last card before Thanksgiving!  This card uses the Country Candles dies along with a few from the Autumn release. The Autumn release dies are on sale for a limited time so be sure to stop by the online store!
I started by die cutting the lantern from a "galvanized tin" cardstock, the candle, flames and bow from vanilla, and the glass from velum.  I used leaves that I had left over from last week's card!  I had already used a sponge to color the edges of the leaves.
Next, I colored the vanilla pieces with Copic markers.
 I carefully adhered the velum window to the back of the lantern using Multi Medium Matte.
I cut a gold panel the size of an A2 card - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, and a 5 1/4 x 4 inch panel from brown Co'ordinations cardstock.  This cardstock was popular several years ago and has a different color interior which shows when embossed and/or sanded.  Today, I embossed the panel and used a sanding block to reveal the interior color and enhance the embossing.
 I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink and used the third smallest stitched oval to cut it out.
The lantern is popped off the embossed panel using foam dots and I used linen thread behind it.
I glued the sentiment below and slightly to the right of the lantern and then glued on my leaves. The embossed panel is glued to the gold one and both are adhered to an A2 card base.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  My next post will be after Thanksgiving and I wanted to get in one last autumn themed post!

Dies used:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzcountrycandles.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzpumpkinsandvines.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzpumpkinpieandlatte.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzstitchedovalsetbasics.aspx

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a happy and weekend (and find some time for creativity!)

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Country Candles

Good Morning Friends!

Hi it is Pam creating with you on the blog today!

I just wanted to let you know that we have some of our dies on sale for 70% off!!  Plus the new release Autumn and Halloween dies are on sale for 25% off.  Get your Christmas shopping done early!!  Today I am using the Country Candles die.  I love this die it has so many wonderful uses and details.
Design Steps:
 1.  Using the Country Candles die cut all of the pieces out of white card stock

2.  Use your favorite markers to color the pieces.  I used the copic markers above
 3.  After all of the pieces are colored assemble the lantern, candle and bundles of greenery

4.  Use and A2 white card stock base, cut a slightly smaller piece of red and then cut a piece of DP just slightly smaller then the red.  Use the Pierced Wide Rectangle Frame die the second from the largest and cut out a red frame.  Cut out a piece of white card stock to go behind the frame
 5.  On the small white piece of card stock sponge on a yellow ink to create the candle glow then position and glue the candle to the glow
 6.  Glue the lantern on top of the candle and glow
7.  Glue the red card stock to the front of the card and then add the DP to the red.  Glue down the white piece with the candle on it to the center of the card.  Place dimension tape to the back of the red frame and pop it over the candle.  Add the greenery and the Joy which I cut out of red card stock using the Joy Expressions die and your card is complete
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As always we really appreciate you stopping by today!  Don't forget the fantastic sales in your store!

Blessings
Pam