Christmas Farmhouse Floral Card and Mini Gift Bag Set

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! I'm so glad you stopped by. Melinda here with another fun project! Today I am sharing a pretty card and little gift bag set. It features the fabulous Farmhouse Christmas die. It is one of the new dies in this month's new release. Now is the perfect time to pick them up! They are 30% off and they are FANTASTIC! They will help you get your Christmas projects done in style!

Here is my project. I created this pretty card and little gift bag set. It is the perfect set for a co-worker or teacher gift. It features the Christmas Farmhouse Floral die. 

The card is an A4 top folding card. The base is from black cardstock. I cut a mat from some plaid digital paper I created. I then used the largest Double-Stitched Oval die from the Nesting die set. It is part of Cottage Cutz Basics line of dies.

I then cut the Christmas Farmhouse Floral die from some white cardstock. I set about coloring all of the images. I picked up some markers on Amazon to give them a try. I then used some of my chalks to blend the colors.

I then used this sponge applicator to ink some dark gray ink all over. This gave the can some pretty good texture.

Here is a closer look at all the beautiful foliage and flowers you get with this one die! I layered the poinsettias and then added some touches of stickles and scattered some sequins for a little extra bells and whistles. Of course I finished off the can with a cute little organza bow.

Here's a look at just the little bag. I created the file for the little bag. I cut it out of some black cardstock. I used some more of the plaid paper I created to cut a mat for the front and back of the bag. It matches nicely with the card. I used another double stitched oval die from the set and then created a couple of mats. I layered that all underneath another of the beautiful Christmas Farmhouse Floral die set.

To finish off both of them, I added a sentiment to the smallest scallop stitched rectangle from that basics set. 

Here is one last look at the set. I think it turned out super cute and it was simple enough, that you can re-create it in multiples.

The Dies I used to create this banner:

Christmas Farmhouse Floral

Double-Stitched Oval

Stitched Scallop Rectangle

Well that about covers it for today! Be sure to head over to the Cottage Cutz You Tube Channel where some of the designers will be posting videos! Make sure to come back by each day for some more great crafty inspiration from the super talented team. Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Rose Anniversary Card

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends

It is Pam sharing with you today!

We have a HUGE SLIMLINE DIE RELEASE with 20 fantastic dies.  The dies are at a savings of 25% off right now in the store.  The new designs are just so amazing.  They are sure to put your imagination into overdrive!!  Check them out right HERE.

I wanted to make a beautiful, classy Anniversary card for a friend so I decided to use our new Rose Background Slimline.  It is hard to see in the photo but I used a red foil paper for the background behind the die and it is so shiny and pretty.  It also came together very quickly!

Designer Steps:

1.  Using the Expression Happy and the Expressions Anniversary cut out the dies one time on the red foil and 2 additional times in black.  Glue them all together placing the red one on top

3.  Use a black slimline for the card base.  Cut a piece of red foil 3 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Use the Rose Background Slimline die and cut it out of black card stock.  Also using the second from the smallest Scalloped Stitched Retangle die cut out a small black rectangle

4.  Glue Happy Anniversary to the scalloped rectangle

5.  Glue the red foil panel to the front of the black slimline card base.  Then glue the rose die cut piece to the red foil as shown above.  Pop up the Happy Anniversary rectangle and add the bow.  Your card is complete

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Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please take sometime and check out the new dies so many of them make wonderful fast background for your slimline cards.

Blessings and Take Care

Pam

 

There's Snow One Like You

Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday!  This is Sukie, sharing a card for my guest designer post.  The sweet snowman scene was perfect for this winter card!

Today's card was created with the Snowman Lane and the Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle die sets.  I cut out all of my pieces in card stock, although there are lots of tiny pieces in this set, it all came together very easily.

I selected my card base pieces from a K and Company 6x6 paper pad in my stash.  Everything was inked on the edges with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink which is one my go to colors.  I splattered the kraft card stock with some white paint for a snowy background.  A fun sentiment from the Scrappy Moms (retired) "Winter Wishes" stamp set was stamped on a hand cut flag.

I added a sparkly finish to some of my pieces with the Red and Clear Art-C Glitter Water Brush.  The glitter also changes the red die cut pieces to a deeper shade which coordinates better with the card base.

I layered the snowmen creating a cohesive look on my card.  The snowy background worked perfectly with the snowmen scene.

All of the pieces were adhered to the base of my card. The 2 top layers were placed at an angle for a bit of interest.

 Here are the dies used on my card available in the shop:

Have Yourself a Cozy Little Christmas

Hello!  This is Sukie sharing a project for my guest designer post.  I have a fun project idea to add a personalized touch to those holiday gifts.

I started my project by cutting out the pieces from the Ugly But Cute Sweater die set.  I cut the tag with white card stock from the Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle Set.

I dressed up my tags by adding a colored reinforcement punched with the We R Memory Keepers Hole Reinforcer Punch.  The cheery sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms (retired) "A Holiday to Remember" stamp set.  The tags were topped off with some Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine.

The die cut sweaters were put together with bright, colorful card stock.  I ended up creating three different sweaters combining the elements from this die set, the possibilities are endless.  The pop of colors is perfect against the basic white tag.

These tags will be perfect for adorning holiday gifts.  The handcrafted touch will be great for personalizing those packages.

Here are the dies I used on my tags available over at Cottage Cutz:

Graduation Card

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.

We have a brand new release of Just For Guys dies in the online store, and they are currently 25% off.  There are 14 new designs and they are ideal for masculine cards, guy stuff or car buffs. They all have a retro and classic look. The design team has been showing samples using the new dies. So if you haven't seen them, take a look back on the Blog for some creative ideas for your masculine cards. 

 For my card today, I am featuring the new Traffic Light die. I needed a graduation card, and I thought this die would make something a little different.  Let's get started with some details on how I created my project. 
Step 1: I chose my card colors based on the school colors. It's a blue -gray theme. My blue cardstock is called lost lagoon and I used patterned paper to match. I used the largest Stitched Scallop die to cut my rectangle panel.
Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Patterned Paper Layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Stitched Scalloped Layer: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Step 2: Cut out the traffic light pieces. I like to use colored cardstock when I cut my dies. It's easier for me to do it that way. But you can certainly use white cardstock then the color medium of your choice. Either way works great.

I cut the 2018 from gray cardstock and I used the Stitched Numbers die. This card is going to a girl so the scalloped panel and the stitched numbers give it a bit more femininity.

Step 3: Time to start a bit of the card assembly. I attached the PP layer to the card base with double sided tape. 

Started the assembly of the image panel. First, I had to stamp my "go" word on the greenlight. I didn't have a stamp with just that word. But, I found one with the word "got".

By masking off the "t" and the rest of the sentiment I had what I wanted. Sometimes we just have to get a little resourceful with what we have to work with.  

Attached to panel then I stamped my sentiment in the bottom right corner. Used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for help with keeping it straight.

I applied Ranger multi matte medium to the numbers. Placed them on an angle just for added interest.

Step 4: To finish off my card, I used mounting tape and attached image panel to base.  I thought it needed something else to complete it so I added a few gray enamel dots. It was just a little bling but not too much to overwhelm the other elements of my card.
Well that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you another idea for a way to use these new dies. See you next Saturday!!

dies I used to create card: