Journey to Bethlehem

Hello Scrapping Cottage 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. 

Well, it's just 3 days until Christmas. I hope all your decorating, wrapping, baking and Christmas card making is all complete. I have some baking to do yet and that will finish everything for me.

I do have a Christmas card for your viewing pleasure today though. I am using the Journey to Bethlehem die. It's a die that represents the true meaning of Christmas. So I created a very simple card today.

Step 1:  I just bought this flocked metallic paper, and I thought it would be perfect as the background for this image. I had a hard time getting a good photo of the copper metallic. But IRL it has a beautiful copper sheen. 

The metallic on the paper is copper so I cut the image from copper foil cardstock.

For my card base I decided to use a shade called crumb cake (light kraft color). It seemed to blend well with the copper. 

Card Base: 3 3/4" x 5 3/8"
Designer Paper: 3 3/8" x 5" 

I assembled card using a combination of double sided tape, glue dots and mounting tape. The mounting tape was used to lift the image off the card base. 

I stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card and added a few copper stars.

That's it for me for this Saturday. Merry Christmas everyone!

die used to create card:

Rainbow Nativity

Hi, Lois here with another card made with one of the new CottageCutz Christmas dies, which are currently on sale for 25% off for a limited time.  Be sure to check them out in the store.

Coincidentally, I used the same die that Pam used last Thursday.  This one is relatively simple, but I think it says a lot.

I used a precut 8" x 11" card base, and cut two smaller panels 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" -- one white and one black.

Using the Journey to Bethlehem die,  I cut two images -- one from the white panel and one from the black panel.   I was going to use the black one on my card, but the white one would be used as I was creating my background.  I may use it for another project.

I started sponging my rainbow at the bottom right-hand corner.  The colors I was going to use are Ranger Distress inks -- Dried Marigold, Fossilized Amber, Bundled Sage, Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender, and Worn Lipstick.

I wanted the green to be high on the paper to show through the palm trees, so I checked the placement as I went along.

After I determined that the trees would be green, I continued my sponging up to the top left-hand corner.

I laid the black silhouette onto the background and marked where I wanted to trim the rainbow panel.

After I trimmed the background, I applied glue to the back of the die-cut scene -- using a fine-tip glue bottle.

I then placed the die-cut panel onto to rainbow background, and it was ready to be adhered to the white cardbase.  As I had said previously, it was a relatively simple-to-make card.  Here again is my finished card.  I chose not to put a sentiment on the front of the card

The CottageCutz die used on my card is:

New Christmas Dies!!

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam crafting with you today!

It is so hard to believe but Christmas is just around the corner!  And CottageCutz is all ready for it!! This is Christmas part 1 of a 2 part release!  And it is just amazing!  The die I am using today is perfect for making multiple cards.  It is beautiful and makes a gorgeous quick card!  The best thing about all these beautiful dies is that right now they are 25% off but just for a limited time! Don't miss out on this fantastic sale!

Design Steps:

1.  Use an A2  navy blue splattered with white card base.  Cut a piece of music DP just slightly smaller then the A2 front base and glue it to the front of the card

2.  Use the Journey to Bethlehem die and cut it out of gold card stock

3.  Back the gold die cut with a slightly smaller piece of the splattered navy card stock

4.  Place foam on the back of the backed die cut and glue to the front of the card

I have another sample below with a different color scheme! I used red, silver and black on this card!

CottageCutz Products

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't miss out on the fantastic sale going on in our store!

Blessings

Pam