Happy Fall Y'all

Hello Friends,

It is Pam sharing with you this fabulous Thursday.

I have another fall card for you.  It can be used to welcome in autumn or for a Thanksgiving card.  I am using the Owl in a Pumpkin die. It is an oldie but a goodie and still available in our store today! 

Design steps:

1.  Using the Owl in a Pumpkin die cut out the following pieces of card stock: brown, green, yellow, white, black and a DP orange

2.  Using coordinating ink colors shade the pieces and then glue together

3.  For the base use an A2 blue card, cut a piece of brown 4 1/8 x 5 3/8, and a piece of leaf DP cut 4 x 5 1/4.  Using the largest Pierced Wide Circle Frame die cut out 2 circles in brown and glue together.  Using the second from the largest Pierced Circle die cut out blue and then run through an embossing folder of your choice.  I used a leaf embossing folder

4.  Glue the brown to the blue card base and then add the leaf DP.  Glue down the blue circle slight above center as shown above.  Place dimension dots on the back of the circle frame and pop of the blue circle

5.  Place dimension dots on the back of the Owl in the Pumpkin and pop it to the blue circle as shown.  Add your green leaves.  I cut a few extra leaves as you can see below

6.  Finish your card by adding the sentiment

We have more inspiration on our YouTube Channel check it out HERE

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

Blessings and Take Care

Peppermint Shaker

Happy Monday Scrapping Cottage Friends!

Kris here to share a tutorial with you on this cute shaker card featuring some dies from the Christmas Release #2 and more! 

I am a Guest Designer this month for the Color Challenge  at SplitcoastStampers and the colors this week are Real Red, Old Olive and Poppy Parade (CC925).  The dessert option is to use a 4th color.  I added in some Cinnamon Spice for the gingerbread girl. 

DESIGN STEPS:

CUTTING:

Red Cardstock =  Cut a 5-1/2" x 11" - score at 5-1/2"

Gold Cardstock  = Cut a 5-3/16" square

Die cut the bow from the Halloween Wreath 

Die cut the Joy from the Peace & Joy Wreath

White Cardstock = Cut a 5" square

Die cut largest die from the Pierced Wide Circle Frame set 

Die cut the Ginger Friends 

Crumb Cake (or Kraft) Cardstock =

Die cut the Ginger Friends 

Peppermint Patterned Paper = 4-3/8" square

Acetate or Window Sheet = 4-3/8" square

Candy Cane Striped Paper = 4-3/4" square

ASSEMBLING:

• Fold and burnish red card base

• Attach gold square in center of card front

• Attach white square "

• Attach peppermint square "

• Using the 3rd largest die from the Pierced Circle Set, cut a circle from the center of your 4-3/4" square patterned paper (Candy cane striped paper).

• Add glue close to the circle opening of that patterned paper, and attach the white circle frame.

• Attach acetate/window sheet to the back of that paper.

• On the back side of your striped paper, add foam strips around the circle opening and around the straight edges, then remove the backing (from the foam strips).

• Add shaker elements to the center of your card front.  I used some of the cookies from the Cookies & Cocoa die, as well as some white and red sequins.

• Optional - use a used dryer sheet on front and back of your window sheet to reduce static and prevent sequins from "sticking" to it!  This really does work!!  :) 

• Carefully center your window layer on top of your card front so that there's equal amount of white border and press down.

• Ink blend Rusty Hinge Distress Ink to your ginger girl.

• Color her bow red, scarf and earmuffs Olive green, and buttons dark brown.  Add white gel pen polka-dots to the scarf and highlights to the bow and buttons.

• Glue "Joy" to the center of your shaker.

• Attach Ginger girl and cup of cocoa with foam dots.

Thanks so much for looking today!  

I hope you are inspired to create something fabby with your favorite CottageCutz dies! 

~Kristine 

PRODUCTS I USED:

Poinsettia Wreath Easel

Hiya CottageCutz friends! ☺ 

Kris here with more Christmas inspiration. Yes, I do realize it's 'Halloween' today, and my team and I wish you a fun and safe evening!!  

My card, however, is showcasing the new Christmas Release Part 2!  I'm loving the non-traditional colors of pink, teal, gold and white for the holidays! The star of the show today is the new Poinsettia Floral die that I made into a wreath!

And of course it folds flat-ish to fit inside an envelope! ☺

I LOVE these new dies from the Christmas Part 2 Release and there's a great variety with a whopping 36 dies in this collection!   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!  

CUTTING & SCORING:

Thick white cardstock:  

(1) 4" x 10-1/2"- scored the longest side at 2-5/8" and 5-1/4"

(2) Die cut largest of the Pierced Wide Circle Frame

Medium Teal cardstock:  

5-1/2" x 4-1/4"

Gold cardstock:

Die cut Merry Christmas w/ Friends

Die cut Poinsettia Floral from the following colors:

(2) Medium Team

(1) Dark Teal

(2) White 

(2) Gold foil/metallic

(2) Vellum

DESIGN STEPS:

1.  With the white card, I folded the 2-5/8" end up to the 5-1/4" score line and I placed the 2nd largest Pierced Circles die halfway over the fold,, hen I taped with low-tack tape and cut it.

2.  I folded the white card in half and adhered to the medium teal card base.

3.  I glued the 2 Pierced Wide Circle Frames back-to-back.  

4.  I added glue just underneath the bottom half of the circle opening on my card front as shown below, then attached the circle frames, centering them on the card front.

5.  I added some Distress Oxide inks to my leaves and poinsettias, then misted with water to get that distress look.  White they were still damp, I rolled the poinsettia leaves around something round like the handle of my pokey tool, or water brush etc to make them curl and give dimension before attaching together.  To make them pop, I gave them white gel pen veins and highlights.

6.  I arranged my pieces onto the white ring (circle frame) and when I was happy with the layout, I started gluing them down.  

7.  I decided where I wanted my holly leaves to be (to hold up my wreath) and added dimensional tape to the back (see photo below for placement).

8.  I then glued my gold "Merry Christmas" to the bottom center and Voila!  

I hope you are inspired to get crafty with your favorite CotageCutz dies! 

Have a blessed week ☺

~Kristine

PRODUCTS USED:

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Wintery Village Book Fold Card

Happy Monday crafters!  Kris here with a special card I made for my mom this Christmas.  The newest CHRISTMAS RELEASE has me in full on Christmas card mode! I am not one to pick just one design and mass produce my Christmas cards each year.  Instead, I like to make each one unique ... although I admit, it does make picking whom gets which card a li'l difficult!  LOL!  But I always have made a "special" card for my mom - something that took a li'l extra love and THIS is that card!   

This is a version of the Pop Up Book Fold card, with the addition of a window scene and I'm going to show you how I did it with the photo tutorial below.  You can always click on the picture to see a larger version.  For those who prefer a video tutorial instead, check out this one by Ann Melvin.

Products I Used:

Silent Night Forest *New

Wintery Village *New

Pierced Wide Circle Frame Set

Pierced Circle Set

Hills Slimline

Nested Scalloped Rectangles 

Additional:

Gold foiled snowflake design paper, 12"

Light Pink cardstock, 12" (Bazzil)

Gold foiled cardstock (Recollections)

Pink glittered cardstock (Park Lane)

White glittered cardstock (Park Lane)

Snow-Tex

Design Steps:

 Pink Cardstock:  CUT at 6" x 12" and SCORE in middle at 6".

White/gold snowflake paper:  CUT at 11-3/4" x 5-5/8" and SCORE in middle at 5-7/8".

 I then measured in 3/4" on all 4 sides and placed a pencil mark, then I lightly drew lines between each intersecting point to make a large rectangle.

 I then CUT on the longest lines and SCORED on the shortest lines.

On the short ends, I measured in 1" from the score line and SCORED between the cut lines.

Next, I measured along the longest edge and placed marks at 3-1/4" at top and at bottom.  Then I turned my paper 180 degrees and did the same at the other end.  Then I scored from the edge just down to the cut line on all 4 marks.  

Now it's time to fold and burnish!  Use the photo below for reference.  

Top & Bottom:  Outer score lines are valley folds, middle is a mountain fold.

Middle:  Outer score lines are valley folds, next one in is a mountain fold, and the middle is a valley fold.  

 

I then used the 2nd largest of the Pierced Circle Set and cut a circle from the middle of each "book" panel as shown.

From gold foil cardstock, I die cut 2 of the largest die from the Pierced Wide Circle Frame Set and added glue to the outer edge of the backside of gold circles and attached as shown.  Set aside.

I cut 2 pieces of pink glittered cardstock at 4" x 5" and attached about 1/16" on each side of the score line, and so that there's equal amount on top and bottom as shown.

I then cut 2 of the Wintery Village die.  Then I cut small pieces of gold and glued behind the building and lanterns.

I cut 4 hills for my scenes.  Two of them are a li'l shorter and narrower than the back two, which are cut to 5" wide.

THE FUN PART (and slightly messy! Lol)

I added Snow-Tex to the roofs and trees of my villages.

I then built my scenes by gluing the larger hills to the pink c.s. and I added foam tape behind the front hills.  I also added foam dots behind the li'l buildings in front

I cut 2 more short hills from the white glittered cardstock and attached behind my circle window panels.

Next, I folded my inner (white snowflake) piece and lined it up with the left side of cardstock so it doesn't stick out of the card.  Then I put double sided tape JUST on the short edge and the 2 adjoining sections up to the first score line as shown.  Then folded the right side of card over onto it.

I die cut 2 of the Silent Night Forest die and from one of them, I cut the li'l deer out and attached just behind the front hill.

Next, I created a belly band to help hold my card together as it's pretty thick!  This is completely optional, especially if you're putting in an envelope.  

BELLY BAND:

I cut a gold frame using the largest from the Nested Scalloped Rectangles then, I cut a window from the middle of it using my paper trimmer.  I added 1/8" foam strips all along the backside to pop it up.

I wanted my scene on a li'l bit larger piece of cardstock than the inside of my frame, so I cut a piece on my trimmer and attached the Silent Night Forest (I did trim some off the left side so it would fit)

I attached the frame to top.

I CUT a strip of gold cardstock at 2-1/2" x 11"

I CUT a strip of white snowflake patterned paper to 2-1/4" x 10-1/2"

I attached the patterned paper on top of the gold and wrapped it around my closed card (not too tight!)

I then added tape to each end of the band and placed my Silent Night Forest piece on top.

Here are the Products I Used:

 See the whole CHRISTMAS RELEASE #1!

THANK YOU for taking time to visit today!  

I hope I inspired you to get crafty with your favorite CotageCutz dies!  

~Kristine