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 and Joy Rustic Wreath

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

The Christmas Part 1 dies are also available with 21 new designs and on sale for 30% off individual dies.

Today, I am featuring the new Rustic Wreath and Peace and Joy Wreath dies. They are both part of the Christmas Part 2 release. 

I used the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #920 for the wreath colors. An option this week was to add a 4th color. I chose blue for my bird image. 

merry merlot, polished pink, garden green

The grapevine wreath image is cut in kraft cardstock, and I sponged tea dye distress ink for shading. I used brick wall designer paper for the background. You can use neutral shades in this color challenge. 

The Peace and Joy phrase is from the Peace and Joy Wreath die. I cut it in the merlot cardstock 2x for more definition. 

To finish off the card I scattered a few garden green glitter enamel dots. Well, that's it for me for this post. See you next Saturday. 

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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Happy Monday CottageCutz peeps! ☺ 

Kris here with a FUN scene card and I'll admit, this may be a bit busier than I had planned, but I couldn't help myself... I LOVE these cute dies from the Christmas Part 2 Release!  There's also a Christmas 1 Release  so there's a ton of options and variety from cute snowmen to gingerbread kids to rustic wreaths, traditional poinsettias and more! The best part... all the individual dies from both of these releases are 30% off for a limited time!  

For my card today, I started by choosing my dies:  The Snowy Village Buildings, the Snowy Village Accessories, the Snowmen Friends and the "joy" is from the Peace & Joy Wreath from this Christmas 2 Release.  I also used some dies from the shop that were previously released such as Hills Slimline and Snowflake Set.

Then I thought I'd pop over to SCS to see if the weekly color challenge (CC918) would work with my card and once I pictured green for trees, orchid/blue for sky and a yellow house, I went with it!  (I actually DO have a yellow house with a white fence!) ☺ 

I cut a 5-1/2" square card base (top folding) and layered some pretty patterned paper with tiny snowflakes that was cut to 5-1/4" square.  I then cut 2 snowy hills using the Hills Slimline die, gluing the tallest one to my blue layer and I popped the front one up with foam strips.  I then glued my snowflakes to the top portion.

After die cutting my elements, I used Distress Oxide inks to add color with a blending brush.

I then spattered some white acrylic paint onto the trees with a paint brush.  Some pieces I used Copic markers like the hats/scarves and windows, wreaths, and I added some very pale blue highlights to the snow and snowmen. 

At first, I was going to use both snowmen, one house and 2 trees, but I just kept going and built up my scene and I really think it turned out cute!  Here's the final result again...

Thanks so much for popping by today!  I hope you are inspired to get crafty with your favorite CotageCutz dies! Have a blessed week ☺

~Kristine

PRODUCTS I USED:

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: