Paper Snowflake Ornaments 2-Ways

Hello!  Welcome back to a new crafty week here at the Scrapping Cottage!  

Kris here to share 2 different styles of paper snowflake ornaments that feature the Folk Art Bear and the Peace & Joy Wreath!  I figured since today's the last day to create a Christmas in July project I would jump on that bandwagon  ☺ 

Don't forget... our CHRISTMAS SALE is still going on -- you can SAVE 65% on ALL CottageCutz Christmas designs!!

They are both easy to make, however the 2nd took a bit longer and needed more explanation, so I did a quick 5 min. video on part of that one.  

DESIGN STEPS for the PINK SNOWFLAKE

1.  Cut 6 pieces of 4" x 4" paper (patterned or solid... not too heavy) and fold them all in half on the diagonal.

2.  Measure 1 cm (or about 1/2") on the 2 sides perpendicular to the fold and draw a light pencil line to connect as shown below.  

3.  Make 6 equal cuts up to the drawn line.  Then erase your pencil line.

3.  Open up your square, and starting at the top, bring the top 2 flaps together in front, overlapping them and glue to adhere.  (You could use small staples instead to make it go quicker.)

(See next 2 photos)

4.  SKIP the next set of flaps and glue the 3rd set and 5th sets.

5.  Flip it over and glue the remaining flaps together.  You should have something that looks like this...

6.  Make 5 more!

7.  Alternate the colors (if you used 2 patterns or shades of double sided papers) then staple 3 of them at the base as shown below.

8.  Repeat with the other 3 pieces, then staple the 2 halves together to make a whole snowflake!

9.  Die cut a Nested Stitched Doily in pink and the Folk Art Bear in white, magenta, teal, and the muzzle in grey.  Assemble and pop her onto the doily with foam tape.

10.  Glue doily onto front of ornament.

DESIGN STEPS for the TEAL SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENT:

1.  Cut (2) strips that are 1 cm x 30 cm and glue them end to end.  

2.  Wrap around a cylinder that is about the size of your mini glue bottle, or the plastic lid of the Stampin' Mist etc. adding glue every so often so it holds in place and especially at the end of your roll. 

The rest of the steps to this snowflake ornament are in the video below.  If it doesn't play for you, you can see it on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/vOY3Ptw3q6c

3.  Cut 3 strips that are: 

11 cm x 1 cm

9 cm x 1 cm

7 cm x 1 cm

(you'll need to make 8 total)

4.  Cut (1) strip 21 cm x 1 cm

(2) 19 cm x 1 cm

(2) 18 cm x 1 cm

(2) 16 cm x 1 cm

(you'll need 8 total)

PRODUCTS:

I hope that was easy to follow & that I've inspired someone out there to give it a go!
Happy crafting! 
~Kristine

Folk Art Bear at Christmas.

Hello CottageCutz friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

Our new Folk Art release is still available in the online store at 35% off individual dies. There are 19 new designs that are so perfect for cardmaking, journaling, and scrapbooking. 

They allow you to add a beautiful touch of folk art to whatever you may be creating - birthday, thank-you, new home, thinking of you and even Christmas. The design team has featured many creative ideas using these dies so take a look back at our posts for inspiration. 

Today, I am featuring the new Folk Art Bear die on a Christmas card. I think my completed card has a bit of a Nordic appeal. So, let's get started with some details of how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I wanted my bear mostly white with a few touches of color. For that color I used red and navy blue, and I did the die inlay technique. 

Next, I cut my phrase in white cardstock from the Peace and Joy Wreath (Christmas 2022).  

I started assembling my card. I attached the bear with repositionable tape to get an idea of where I would place my peace and joy phrase. 

I cut some greenery from the Folk Art Flowers Mixed die to layer on the card front. I also realized I forgot to inlay the red heart for the bear. I also added dimensional adhesive to have the lifted slightly off the background. 

To finish off my card, I added more greenery. This time it's cut from the Folk Art Fox die. I also scattered some circles around for added interest. They were cut from the dies I mentioned above. 

That's it for me for this post. See you next Saturday!

Folk Art Bear

Hello crafty friends!

It's Kris sharing with you today. ☺

This week we are showcasing the brand new Folk Art Collection!  All 19 dies in this new release are 35% OFF!

I admit, I had to Google "Folk Art" to get a good feel for what this style is before setting out to make my card.  But I was drawn to the striking contrast of vibrant colors popping off of a black background, so that was my inspiration today.  You won't see any coloring on this card today as it's all die cut paper!  (Although, in hindsight... I wonder if I should have filled in more black space with some white gel pen dots that are so "me"?! ☺)

Design Steps:

I started by cutting the Folk Art Bear, Folk Art Flowers, Folk Art Flowers Mixed and the Folk Art Tulip from a mix of textured colored cardstock.  I didn't know exactly what I was going to use, so I cut a bunch and had some left over for another card/s.

Next, I cut a black card base at 7" x 10" and scored the 10" side in half.  Then I cut a light blue mat (same color as my bear) at 4-3/4" x 6-3/4" then set those aside until the end.

Then, I cut another smaller black panel at 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" -- this will be my main panel for my die cuts.

I just started playing with layouts and getting a feel for where I wanted the elements and color placement, without gluing anything down yet. 

Once I found the layout I wanted, I took a pic on my phone for reference, then I cleared my black panel and started to glue together my elements, and then adhered onto the black panel.  

I knew I wanted my bear to be on top, possibly overlapping some of the greenery around it, so I only laid it on there for reference while I arranged and adhered the rest of my elements under and around him.

Once I got everything glued down (except my bear), I added foam dots to the back of him and attached on top.

And the front is done!  How do we feel about no sentiment on the front of a card??  I'm not sure, but I certainly didn't leave room for one without covering stuff up, so I opted to add it to the inside.  

I cut a piece of white cardstock at 4-3/4" x 6-3/4" and attached to inside.  I then glued one of the tulips I had already die cut to the right bottom corner.  I'm going to leave a sentiment off until I know what I want to use it for.  ☺

I hope you like this new Folk Art Collection!!  It's amazing!
Happy Crafting!~Kristine

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