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:

Let's Create a Stunning Light-Up Christmas Card

Hi, it's Marla back again with another YouTube tutorial.  Today, I'm excited to share this stunning holy night Christmas card with you today over on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel.  The Nativity Manger Scene die used on this card is what would be considered a silhouette die.  Silhouette dies paired with a beautiful background, such as the one created here, make mass producing stunning Christmas cards a breeze. Rather than stamping a sentiment,  I added the delicate script Peace on Earth die which really compliments the simplistic beauty of this nativity scene. This die is part of the new Christmas Part 2 release and is on sale now for a limited time.

I couldn't stop with the gorgeous layered background. Nope, I added an interactive wow factor to this classic design by pairing these dies with EZ lights from Pear Blossom Press to literally shine the light on this scene.  The name really says it all EZ, because that's what they were. Simply add the battery, poke a few holes and tape your lights in place.  The illumination adds a majestic touch to this manger scene, wouldn't you agree? Adding lights are a perfect compliment to take your CottageCutz scene building cards to a whole new level.

I hope you join me over on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel to see how incredibly easy this card was to create.

BONUS...The Scrapping Cottage is generously giving away the Peace on Earth die to one lucky winner.  Head over to the YouTube Channel to see how to enter this GIVEAWAY.  

Until next time.... Marla

Peace on Earth

 Hello Friends,

It is Pam sharing with you on the blog today!

Guess What!! It is New Release Time!  The collection is Christmas Part 2!  There are are 19 new designs just as adorable as the Christmas Part 1 release.  For a limited time there is 30% off individual dies.  You can check all of these fantastic dies out right HERE!

I am showcasing two of the new release dies today.  The Peace on Earth with it's beautiful font and the Woodland Christmas Set specifically the gorgeous poinsettia.  I added a lot of gold for some extra Christmas bling!

Design Steps:

1.  Using the Woodland Christmas Set I cut the poinsettia out of striped DP, the leaves out of dark green and the centers out of gold.  Next I gave them some shape by using my stylus first on the back of the petals and then flipping them over and pressing down in the center of the flower.  For the leaves just run the stylus over the back of the leaves

2.  I used black ink on the edges of the flowers and leaves for a little depth.  Then used a glue dot or a strong glue to assemble the flowers

3.  Using the same gold card stock that you used for the center of the flowers cut out the Peace on Earth phrase

4.  For the card base use a cream colored card stock in an A2 size.  Cut a piece of Striped DP 4 x 5 1/4, a piece of ornament DP 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 and using the second to the largest Pierced Rectangle Frame die cut out a red frame.  Cut out a piece of dark green card stock 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 to place behind the frame

5.  Glue the striped paper to the card base, next glue the ornament DP to the center of the striped paper.  Glue the dark green card stock behind the red frame and then glue the frame to the card center.  Add the lacy foil trim to the top and bottom of the card as shown

6.  Next add the Peace on Earth phrase glued flat, the poinsettia and the leaves and your card is complete

Thanks you so much for stopping by today and as always I look forward to seeing you next Thursday to share more crafty ideas!

Our CottageCutz You Tube channel is up and running once again. We have new videos every Wednesday. There is also a giveaway on the channel for subscribing, commenting and liking the video. Check it our here.  

Take Care and Blessings

Pam

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Peaceful Fawns

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today with a serene card using one of the new dies - Christmas Fawns.

These deer really caught my eye when I first saw them.  They make a striking pair.

I cut the deer from Soft Suede and all the other pieces from white card stock.

I used sponge daubers to shade the deer in Soft Suede and their white chests and bellies in Smoky Slate.

Then I used Copic markers to color the birds (R24, R27), ribbon (G19) and branch (E44, E47).

I used a Spectrum Noir Sparkle marker to color the ornament.

On an A2 panel of white card stock I blended Distress Oxide Inks in Faded Jeans and Salty Ocean keeping it darker to the upper right side.

I cut my sentiment from Dazzling Diamonds Glitter paper using a self adhesive backing.

I added Glossy Accents to the ornament.  Although the Sparkle marker gave it some bling I still thought it needed something.

I assembled the panel and added it to an A2 white card base.

The new Christmas dies are on sale for a limited time and they are selling quickly.  The Christmas Fawns used here are temporarily out of stock.  But check back soon for them.

 Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

New Christmas Die - Peace on Earth

Good Morning Everyone!

It is Pam sharing with you today from Stamper at Heart Blog Spot.

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!  Last week when it was my turn to post I shared a die that was perfect for fast multiple cards and this week I have one more to share that works just as beautifully.   The best thing about all these wonderful 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 the Peace on Earth die cut out 3 of the sentiment on vanilla card stock and glue together

 2.  Use the Double Stitch Square die and cut out the second from the largest in vanilla and the next down in size in gold DP

 3.  Use an A2 vanilla card base and a slightly smaller piece of gold DP

 4.  Glue the DP to the front of the vanilla card base

 5.  Use foam tape and glue the two cut squares together

 6.  Glue the Peace on Earth to the gold DP

7.  Cut out vanilla snowflakes using the Snowflake Set die.  I used the 2 smaller snowflakes for the card front.  Glue the square panel to the front of the card add the snowflakes and rhinestones

I did one other variations for you just below.  The only thing I did differently is add Glossy Accents to the sentiment

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Thanks so much for stopping by!! And remember the sale on the new release Christmas dies is for a limited time only! So please don't miss out!

Blessings

Pam