Artic Animals Black Friday Release 2019 Day 4

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Happy Sunday to you! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today.

We are sampling DT cards using dies from the new Artic Animals Black Friday release. There are 13 new designs in this release and they are currently on sale. You can get this entire release at an amazing price of under $70.00.

These new dies are so versatile, as you will see with the DT samples. They can be used for a variety of occasions. The baby Artic animals  would make a cute congratulations card,  baby shower invitations, a welcome new baby card, a child's birthday card or cards for our animal loving friends. The other dies are great for a winter birthday, thinking of you, thanks and let's not forget our Christmas cards. 

So let's get started on the samples for today. The DT has created some beautiful cards with the Artic Animals. 

Card 1: Our first sample today is from Anja Zurga. She is featuring the new Artic Polar Bear & Cub die and created a lovely Holiday card. She is showing the laminator technique on the card window. Check out this blog post for more details on this interesting technique. The Pierced Wide Square Frame die was used to cut the frame and create the window. She stenciled clouds and then used artificial snow and placed it between the laminating sheets and put through the laminator machine. Because of the sentiment, you could even make this a Hanukah card in addition to Christmas. Here is a close-up of the snow.

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Card 2: Our last sample for today is one that I (Mary Marsh) created using the Artic Baby Foxes die. A young couple in our neighborhood just told me they are pregnant. I wanted to send them a card of congratulations and since they don't know the baby's sex as yet, I cut a pink and blue baby fox. The card layout is this week's Splitcoaststampers sketch #777. I thought it worked well to highlight the fox images.

Well that's our samples for today. If you missed our other group posts featuring these new dies, you can check it out here, here and here.  I hope the team has given you some fresh ideas on ways to use these new dies.

 

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Holiday Hedgehog

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a CAS card using the adorable Holiday Hedgehog die.  This die is perfect for the holidays, winter or anytime (just remove his hat and scarf!)

I started by cutting all the pieces from white card stock using the Holiday Hedgehog and Winter Window dies.

I colored the hedgehog using Distress Oxide inks.

For the background, I wanted to use an embossing folder that reminds me of falling snow, but I didn't want the embossing to go all the way to the bottom.  So I partial embossed a 4.25 x 5.5 inch panel.
I laid out my sentiment (but did not adhere it) and marked where I wanted the embossing to end...

then I ran the panel and folder through my die cutter with the embossing mat over just a part of the folder.

This kept the bottom from being embossed so I could glue down my sentiment.

This card is also for a sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and they asked that the angular feature be kept.  This is actually fairly simple.  Just lightly draw a cross with the intersection at the mid point of each line then cut from point to point.

You can get a diamond shape of any size doing this.  (If it weren't for the challenge I would have used an oval die for the background of the hedgehog.)

The hedgehog panel is popped off the card using foam dots and  the snowflakes are covered in covered in Wink of Stella.

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Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

Group Post Samples

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards for the next 6 Mondays using dies from the Christmas Part 2 release.

There are 34 new designs in this release. This release has something for everyone. So if you prefer a more religious tone to your cards- we have you covered. If you like a more whimsical design featuring Santa, reindeer, gnomes, moose or even a hot chocolate theme you will find some really cute dies.
  
We thought you might like to have some new and creative ideas for your Christmas cards using the Part 2 dies. So let's get started with the cards for today.

Card 1:  Our first sample is from Sukie Dhillon. She used the Let's Bake Cookies die and combined it with the Winter Window die to create this festive card. The embossed brick background serves as the backdrop for the bake shop window.  The cookie bowls are stacked with the adorable reindeer nestled inside.  The utensils and shaped cookies make for the most adorable embellishments.  The tiny tag is the perfect finishing touch on a card designed for the baker friend or family member.

 

Card 2: Our next sample is from Anja Zurga. She used the new Ho Ho Friends die and combined it with the Happy Holidays Polar Bears to create this fun and cheerful Christmas card. This die is perfect for a long and thin card and it will fit in a #10 business envelope. The Ho Ho phrase is colored with distress inks. The polar bears are a cute addition to the "o" part of the phrase. She added a few snowflakes with gemstone centers to complete her card.

Card 3: The last sample for today is one that I (Mary Marsh) created using the Holiday Hedgehog die. I chose my card colors based on the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #763. Our own Jeanne was the hostess for the challenge. I placed the hedgehog on a circle die that I sponged with a cloud stencil, added some ribbon where the designer paper panels meet and stamped a sentiment to complete this whimsical card.

Well that's our samples for today. I hope the team has given you some fresh ideas for a way to use these new dies. 

 

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Christmas Part 2 Samples

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards for the next 6 Mondays using dies from the Christmas Part 2 release.

There are 34 new designs in this release. This release has something for everyone. So if you prefer a more religious tone to your cards- we have you covered. If you like a more whimsical design featuring Santa, reindeer, gnomes, moose or even a hot chocolate theme you will find some really cute dies.
  
We thought you might like to have some new and creative ideas for your Christmas cards using the Part 2 dies. So let's get started with the cards for today.

Card 1:  Our first sample is from Janja Albreht. She used the Farm Truck w/Tree die and combined it with the Happy Holidays Polar Bear die to create a snowy forest scene.
She created the background forest using tree stamps and stamped on blue designer paper. She used a brushed and flicked white ink on the background for a snowy look. 
The bears are right at home with all the snow and seem to be enjoying being a part of this scene. 

Card 2:  Our next sample is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the new Moose in Forest and Pinecone Charm dies to create her whimsical card. The trees and moose are wonderfully colored with distress oxide inks. The pinecone charm is a great rustic accent for her card and it highlights her sentiment nicely.  She chose the perfect sentiment with a little pun to complete this ever so cute card. 

Well that's our samples for today. I hope the team has given you some fresh ideas for a way to use these new dies. 

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