Shaker Tag Gift Card Ornaments

Merry Christmas CottageCutz friends!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your loved ones. 

Kris here sharing with you today.  I know most of you are done making Christmas projects now, so maybe you want to save this idea for next year's gifts... OR you can always change the theme and use these for gift bag tags (thinking Valentine's... Birthdays...any special occasion!) ☺  

I'm a huge fan of shakers, so I made 2 ornaments that are shaker tags with gift card holders on the back, using the Jolly Santa Gnome from the Christmas 1 Release & I made the other with the Polar Bear Trio with Igloo from the Christmas 2 Release.  

The patterned papers and tiny tags are from 

Winter Wonderland (Polar Bears Tag) and 

 Let it Snow (Jolly Santa Gnome) from Doodlebug Designs

JOLLY SANTA GNOME TAG

White Cardstock:

• cut 5-1/2" x 3-3/4"

• die cut Jolly Santa Gnome

Red Cardstock (back of tag):

• die cut Merry Christmas Ribbon

Acetate/Window Sheet:

• 3-1/2" x 4-1/4"

Patterned Paper #1 (red with Santas):

• 5-1/2" x 3-3/4"

Patterned paper #2 (green trees):

• 3-3/4" x 3" - then cut the top with a Hills Slimline die

Patterned Paper (tiny tags):

• cut apart one of the tiny tags and punch hole where indicated

HOW TO:

1.  Glue patterned paper #2 to the bottom of patterned paper #1.

2.  Measure along the TOP of the patterned paper #1 and make pencil marks at 3/4", 1-7/8" and 3"

3.  From the TOP, measure down each SIDE and place a mark at 1-1/4"

4.  Make a diagonal cut from the TOP 3/4" marks down to the 1-1/4" SIDE marks.

5.  Punch a hole about 1/2" down from the center (your 1-7/8" mark)

6.  Place that tag over your white piece and use as a guide to cut the corners off of white tag and punch hole in middle. 

7.  Using a rectangle die, (I used the 3rd largest of the Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangles) center it over your Patterned Paper tag and cut.

8.  Turn that tag onto back side and place Scor Tape (or other strong double sided adhesive) close to the rectangle cut-out.  Attach your window sheet.

9.  Add foam strips/tape just outside the rectangle and around edges of tag.  (See photo below)

10.  Add sequins/shaker elements.

11.  Carefully place your WHITE TAG on top, lining up edges and the hole at top.

12.  Color your Jolly Santa Gnome and attach to tag front using foam tape for dimension. 

*Optional (but highly suggested):  Add Snow Writer (puffy snow, etc) to the trim on his hat & coat!  LOVE the dimension it gives 😊

13.  Glue the red Merry Christmas Ribbon to back of tag.

*Optional:  Add a pocket to the back for a gift card!

POLAR BEAR TRIO WITH IGLOO TAG

Same cutting measurements as the Santa tag with the following exceptions:

• the 2nd patterned paper I glued to the top of the white tag (inside shaker, instead of the front & cut the bottom with the hills die)

• I used the 2nd largest Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangle (larger than the one on Santa shaker)

• I die cut a large snowflake from the Snowflake Set

• I die cut Merry Christmas w/ Snowflakes (for back of tag) from purple cardstock

How CUTE are these?!!  

♥ these adorable CottageCutz dies!

They are for my girls, so here they are on the tree ☺

Merry Christmas to you all, and wishing you all the crafty goodness in 2023!

~Kristine

PRODUCTS USED:

Last Day for the Labor Day Sale - Christmas Reindeer

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends

It is Pam crafting with you today!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE LABOR DAY SALE WITH SAVINGS UP TO 65% OFF!  It ends tonight at 9:00 PM Pacific Time.  Click HERE to grab your savings before it is to late.

Included in this fantastic sale is our  NEW RELEASE!!!  THIS COLLECTIONS IS PERFECT FOR AN EARLY START ON YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS!!   The release is Christmas Part 1 and has 21 fantastic dies. The release includes everything from Gnomes to Reindeer!! 

Today,  I am sharing a card with Jolly Reindeer w/Sleigh and the Christmas trees from Christmas Tree Peekers.  

Design Steps

1.  For the base of the z-fold card I used a red piece of card stock 4 1/4 x 11.  Fold the card in half and then fold the front fold in half again.  Cut 2 white panels at 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 and one at 5 3/8 x 4 1/8

2. Run the panels through an embossing folder for the snowy effect.  Glue the panels to the red base

3.  For the little z-fold cut a red strip 1 x 11 inch strip.  This strip is scored at 2 3/4 x 5 1/2.  The white pieces measure 5 3/8 x 3/4 and two pieces 3/4 x 2 5/8.  The white pieces are then embossed and glued to the red strip

4.  Glue the z-fold strip to the card.  I find the best way to do this is to close the card. Place the glue on the first portion of the long strip and on the last flap.  Lay the strip which is fold down on the closed card

5.  The card should look like this if the strip is placed correctly

6.  Using the following dies Jolly Reindeer w/Sleigh and Christmas Tree Peekers cut out the pieces in: red, brown, dark brown, silver, tan, blue, gold and green.  (The trees are not pictured)

7.  Use ink to shade the reindeer and bag.  Assemble the pieces using a fine tip glue

6.  Add the two reindeer and the sleigh to the front of the card on the 1 inch strip using a fine tip glue as shown above

7.  Open the card and add the third reindeer and a tree.  To finish the card off I added another tree on the back panel,  Merry Christmas, topped the trees with gold stars and added a few snowflakes

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  And I will see you next Thursday.

Blessings and Take Care

Woodland Country Church

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

Today is the last day of the big Christmas in July sale with savings of up to 65% on selected dies. It ends at 9:00 pm PST. You still have time to shop and pick up the dies that are on your wish list. Since it's the last day of the sale, I thought I would create a card using a couple of the dies that are on sale. 

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the Woodland Country Church and the Merry Christmas w/ Snowflakes dies. So, let's get started with some details of how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I started my card this week with the colors. The colors for the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #906 were perfect for my outdoor church scene. We were to use real red, garden green and silver. 

real red, silver, garden green

Next, I cut the church in the red and green colors plus the allowed neutral shades of kraft and brown. For the snow I used white glitter paper. You could cut the images in white cardstock and then color with your favorite medium. If you follow me on this Blog, you know I like to use colored cardstock for my images.

The Merry Christmas phrase is cut in real red cardstock. The image is large enough that I thought one layer would be enough. Sometimes I double them up, but it wasn't necessary with this die. 

For my image panel I used a falling snow embossing folder for added background interest. 

Now that my card elements are prepared, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the church image with double sided tape. For the larger tree, I used dimensional adhesive.  

Next, I secured the Merry Christmas phrase with a clear drying glue. 

To finish off my card, I attached the image panel to the card base. I kept the panels to just the base and image panel. That way the images would be the star of the show. To get the silver color in, I added these snowflake images from my stash and used a silver sequin in the middle. 

 
Real red card base: 4 1/2 " x 5 3/4"

Image Panel: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

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

Dies I used to create card:

Santa Gnome & Silly Reindeer

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 RELEASE TIME! The new Christmas dies are in the online store with 40 new designs from Christmas Part 1 and 19 new designs from Christmas Part 2 and they are on a limited time sale at 30% off.

I send a lot of Christmas cards and during the busy holiday season, I need to make a few cards that are more simplified in design and can be reproduced quickly. This allows me to spend time on more detailed designs.   

Today for your viewing pleasure, I have a CAS design featuring the whimsical Santa Gnome w/Silly Reindeer die from Christmas Part 2 and the Merry Christmas w/Snowflakes die from Christmas Part 1. So let's get started with some details on how I created this card. 

Design Steps:

I started my card this week by cutting the images. The packaging had the perfect Christmas colors so I went with those. 

Then I looked through my designer papers for a paper that had a snowy background scene. I found this one and thought it was just perfect. With the right designer paper I think you can make a more simple design but still have the wow effect. 

I didn't want to cut too much off this paper so I decided to go with a square card. 

Navy Blue card base: 5 3/4" x 5 3/4"

Designer paper Layer: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

I cut the Merry Christmas sentiment in navy blue cardstock.

 

Now that all my card elements are prepared, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the designer paper to the card base with double sided tape. The images are attached with dimensional adhesive. Lifting them slightly off the background gives your card more depth.

To finish off the card, I added the sentiment using Art glitter glue. This one is my new fave and it dries clear. Well that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday.

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Die I used to create card