Peace On Earth

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. 

It's crunch time now for Christmas cards. I still am not done making all my cards and then there is the addressing and mailing to be done. Yikes! I needed a few quick cards to finish up for Christmas 2022. 

So for today I am featuring the Peace on Earth and the Holiday Dove w/Floral dies. Both are from the Christmas Part 2 collection and are on sale for 30% off. 

Here are the card details:

I found these card bases in my stash and I loved the foggy yet peaceful and serene snow scene. I thought they would be a great backdrop for the Peace on Earth phrase as well as the Peace dove. And my card for this week was born. 

I had 3 of these bases and decided to cut them in half to create more cards. So I was able to get 5 cards in this design.  The background is very sparkly and my photos aren't doing the paper justice. 

In order to create an A2 card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"), I cut the panel to 4" x 5 1/4". For my layering panel I wanted to use some silver paper but I didn't have any, but I found these silver envelopes. I cut them apart (4 1/8" x 5 3/8") and used them- they worked perfectly. My card base is a dark gray - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". 

I cut my phrase sentiment and the dove in a white glitter paper. My camera isn't picking up the sparkle in this paper either. They both look great against the snowy background. These aren't traditional Christmas colors, but I like to create cards for the Holidays using non-traditional colors. 

Now that my card elements are prepared, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached all the layering pieces with double sided tape. 

Next, I attached my sentiment with clear glue and the dove with dimensional adhesive. 

And that's my card for this week. See you next Saturday!

Dies I used to create card:

Peace Dove with Floral

Hello friends - welcome back on this inspirational Monday ☺

Kris here with a Christmas card featuring the Holiday Dove w/ Floral die from the Christmas Part 2 release!

I played in the color challenge at Splitcoast Stampers again (#CC921):

I got out my Let It Snow 6x6" paper pad from Doodle Bug Designs and found a paper that had all those cute colors in it!  So even though it is flowery, I think it totally goes with this beautiful die!

CUTTING & SCORING:

• Thick White Cardstock -  5-1/2" square, top folding card base

• Flowery paper from Let it Snow -  5-1/4" square 

• Pink Hearts paper (oldie from SU!)  -  4-1/8" x 3-7/8"

• White Cardstock - Die cut largest of the Nested Scalloped Rectangles *With the extended cut technique to make it slightly larger than the Heart paper

• White Cardstock - Die cut the largest of the Nested Stitched Scallop Circles set

• Die cut the Holiday Dove w/ Floral from the following cardstock colors: 

 White / Granny Apple Green / Melon Mambo / Bermuda Bay

***Use my card photo at top to assemble your layers***

 I colored the beak, flower centers and dove with Copic marker on the white die-cuts.  Then I gave the Melon Mambo flowers some shadows with a Copic marker and white gel pen highlights.  

I popped the dove onto my scalloped circle with foam dots and then I glued the branches and flowers behind. 

I die cut the "peace" from the Peace and Joy Wreath and glued it to the bottom of the scalloped circle.

 I finished it off with some pretty silver half beads. ☺

If you haven't been to the store yet, NOW is a great time to shop!!  All the Christmas Part 1 & Part 2 dies are on sale - 30% OFF!!  

PRODUCTS I USED:

I hope you're inspired to create with your favorite CottageCutz dies!

Kris

Peace Dove

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.

It's new Christmas release time!!! We have new dies in the online store. Our Christmas Part 2 release with 36 new designs is available and ready for shipment. The individual dies are on sale for 30% off. It's only for a limited time so don't delay. You are going to love all the whimsical designs that are available in this release. There is something for everyone to make your Christmas cards extra special this year. 

Today, I am featuring the new Holiday Dove w/Floral die. I created a Christmas card in non-traditional colors and one that would be easy to make multiples of. We are all looking for ways to save time during the busy Christmas season. So let's get started with some details of how I created this card. 

Design Steps:

What determined my colors for the card were these designer papers from a card kit that I had in my stash. I had the card base in a light blue and the designer papers in a teal and a bright pink shade. Pinks and blues are trendy colors right now for Christmas tree decorations, so I decided to use them for my card.

Pool blue card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Teal designer paper layer: 3 5/8 x 4 3/4"

Pink designer layer: 3 1/8" x4 1/4"

Next, I cut the dove and greenery from cardstock. The greenery is in an apple green shade that again I am seeing in Christmas ornaments. In fact, I have Christmas tree ornaments in this very shade. 

I also cut the Peace phrase using the Peace and Joy Wreath die. The smaller size of this was a perfect fit for my card panel. 

Card elements are prepared so I am ready to start the assembly. I used double sided tape to secure the paper layers. I attached the greenery and peace phrase with clear drying adhesive. I used dimensional adhesive on the dove to lift it slightly off the background.

To finish off my card I attached the image panel to the card base. To balance off the right side I scattered a few teal sequins. 

That's it for me for this week. I will be back again tomorrow with another sample from the Christmas Part 1 dies. See you then.

Dies I used to create card: