Joyous Delivery

A Joyous Holiday Delivery, what a great pair of dies. These are two of the newest Christmas dies from Cottage Cutz, Elegant Reindeer and Elegant Sleigh. I Cut the sled twice and only punched out the scroll work on the red card stock. I left all the scroll work alone on the green card stock, that way there would be a background color to match the card itself. On the sheet of glittery lettering there were odds and ends of glittery shapes so I used them as snowflakes, dots on the reindeer and sled.

I cut the blades for the sled several times, not getting exactly what I wanted, Silver was to much, black was to dark. . so looking for an unprodictable texture paper I came across vellum. Wow it did what I wanted, it was transparent which gave it a lighter look and the green tone gave a reflective look . . as if the surrounding green was reflecting in the metal blades. I guess I need to pull the stack of vellum out, I think sometimes we push old materials aside and forget to get them out and use them. It seems like vellum is not as popular as it used to be.

Happy Holidays!

Frosting always Fluffy

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. I think that was the name of the movie. These two cards came about as a last minute. . invite some people over and lets play next week. A friend called and said can you come over and play with some of the new Cottage Cutz dies i just received, I said . . sure . . mine had not come yet so I said could you cut me out the pieces for the snowman chef collection and we can meet (we live 20 miles from each other) and I will finish them and mount them on cards and have them ready for samples at the get together. Well we did, so I need to thank Judy for getting these cute guys cut out for me.

These Guys are from the Cottage Cutz Christmas Collection, Snowman Chef and Snowlady Chef. Each die comes with the pots, pans and sweets. You can mix and match the parts and do all kinds of things. I also used the Cottage Cutz Loops Edger Die. . it reminds me of the loopy frosting across a Hostess cup cakes. It makes a great border. It doesn't show very well but the snowmen are highlighted in a Sakura Glitter Pen, it adds a nice sparkling touch.

Good Morning Friends

Good Morning Friends!Today I have two projects to share with you. One is home decor and the other is card. I used Cottage Impressions by The Scrapping Cottage. The snowman stamp is so cute and the red cardinal is lovely. Hope you find some time to play!Hugs and smiles,Janice

noel

Hello! Sorry I have to post and run, but my Father in Law is here visiting! ☺ I used the Elegant Wreath die to make today's card. I used extra fine glitter to make it really sparkle. I think this die is titled perfectly because boy oh boy is it ever ELEGANT! Here is a side view to see more sparkle...

Ya just gotta love glitter! Have a GREAT day!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

Santa's Little Helper

Quick post today - Saturdays are kind of like that sometimes, KWIM :)

Today I used the Cottage Impressions Dog stamp. I am loving these Cottage Impressions!!

Country Turkey

Good morning!  Welcome to The Scrapping Cottage blog today.  I've been playing with the new Cottage Impressions stamps from The Scrapping Cottage, and my card today showcases this cute Country Turkey Stamp.  This fella was once one of the ever popular Cottage Cutz dies, and now he's been made into a stamp, which is right up my alley.  There's nothing I love more than coloring with my Copics, whether it be die cuts or stamps, coloring is where it's at for me, and I'm thrilled to see some of our favorite dies make the transition to stamps.  

 Mr Turkey is really strutting his stuff, and he's  ready to send Happy Thanksgiving wishes to someone near and dear.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  I wish you a wonderful day, a blessed weekend, and of course, happy crafting!

Christmas.....yep, already!

I'm totally not ready for Christmas this year. Are you?? I don't mean to induce widespread panic, but there are just 43 days left. Seriously. I used to have it all together and finished with my shopping by the time the kids went back to school in the fall. Now that I have all the time in the world and no kids at home, I totally wait till the last minute. What's that about?!!! So, but anyway.....

This week I'm sharing a couple of ideas you can use on packages or quick thank yous for teachers, mailmen, your favorite bank teller, etc. I love making pockets and you can pretty much use any template or make one in any size you like.

The first is a gift card holder with a ribbon that can hang on the tree or a wreath. I used the elegant reindeer for this masculine style gift.

This time I've used a larger sized envelope. Added string for hanging and tied two candy canes together to tuck inside. Again, this would be cute tied to a gift with the name on a card inserted in the pocket or hung on a tree or wreath.

I used the adorable ice skating snowman stamp for the accent. He's so much fun to color and I also added stickles. His buttons are i-rock bling by Imaginisce. This is one of the first three images I've colored so go easy on me. LOL I'll never be a Lorie, but that's my goal so at least I have something to work toward. ;)

I hope you're more ready than I am for the holidays. I'm ready mentally, just not shopping or decorating-wise. LOL!

'Tis the Season

'Tis the Season for making all your holiday crafts. It seems as though this time

from Halloween to Christmas gets so busy and hectic, but the funnest

time to make all the fun crafts associated with the holidays.

I had fun using my Copics to color in this Cottage Impressions stamp.

These stamps are made from deeply etched red rubber for a clear impression.

Tell us what your making for the holidays. Are you making your own cards, tags,

calendars etc. - Let us know, we'd love to hear about your crafty projects.

Be sure to include some CottageCutz dies and stamps!

Kay

Fresh Snowflakes

Yes, Tis the season . . it is time for Fresh Snowflakes. Iron Chef Chilly Snowflakest is back to create fresh snowflakes for holiday 2010. For this card I used two of the Cottage Cuts Dies, Snowman Doll and Doll Accessories 1. The snowman needed a chef's hat and scarf, they were on the accessories 1 die, I made the rolling pin from scraps of card stock with a little white ink for flour. The snowflakes were from the cutouts on the border. I raised the snowflake frame with foam tape so the snowflakes could be scattered around under the edge of the frame. It also added an airy look to the snowflake cutouts. I tied a metal spoon embellishment along with a doily style cutout from the bottom of the card. The snowman accessories are highlighted with a Sakura Sparkle Gel pen. Watercolors were used to tint his nose and cheeks.

Happy Holidays!

Something to Crow About II

Good morning friends! Sorry I am posting a little late this morning. My computer was misbehaving! Todays card features some of the new Cottage Impressions stamps. I used Country Crows, which is a set of 2 stamps, and Pumpkin Patch, which is a single stamp. The stamps are cling mount, red rubber. This is my first time using Cottage Impressions stamps and I really like them. I love to color, so these were right up my alley. I will be showcasing more of the impressions stamps next week, so I hope you'll come back again. As a matter of fact, I hope you'll visit us everyday to get inspiration from all the talented designers of The Scrapping Cottage. Have a great day!
Hugs and smiles, Janice

Hot diggity Dog!

Hello! For this super simple little gift card I used the Hot Dog die. I know this card isn't all that great, but hey, sometimes my mojo just decides to take a day off. UGH! So, I promise to have a CUTE card next Sunday! ☺

♥ Nikki ♥

Let it Snow!

OK, I know many of you may still be working on finishing up your Halloween pictures, but I got some new Winter Cottage Cutz dies in the mail this week and I just couldn't wait to play!!

This is a card using one of the new Cottage Impressions Stamps. All I can say is WOW!!! So much fun!!! I do not consider myself much of a stamper, but these new Impressions could totally change me! I can have the Cottage Cutz shapes I love, now in a fun stamp format!

I used my copic markers to shade in this adorable snowman to match the colors in my patterned papers. I added a bit of bling with glitter cardstock for my snowflake and I pop-dotted the snowman shape to make him really stand out.

Thanks for stopping today! Have a great weekend and happy crafting!!

The Monster Mash Winner

Well, you all got it right! The Monster Mash was going through my head the whole time I was working with my post for Wednesday.

The winner is Court - Congrats!

Send your info. to www.scrappingcottage.com and the free Mini die of your choice (in stock)

and we'll get that out to you.

Thanks for playing!

I AM Nuts!!

Good morning, and welcome to The Scrapping Cottage Blog!  Sorry I'm late getting this post up, but I've been fiddling with and tweaking this card for far too long, and I finally decided it's ready.  So the question is... Are you nuts?, and the answer is an emphatic "Yes, I AM!"  Nuts about Cottage Cutz dies, that is!  Isn't this Nutty Squirrel the cutest and craziest little fella you've ever seen?  I just love those eyes, and his buck teeth.  Too funny!!   You've just got to check out all the fabulous fall dies and fun things that Joanne has at The Scrapping Cottage.  There's so many possibilities and endless hours of fun to be had once you've got those dies in your crafty little hands!! 

 The sentiment for this was computer generated, and I cut all the die pieces out with white card stock, assembled them, then colored them with my Copics.  I mentioned that I fiddled with this card an awful lot, but I think I neglected to mention how much fun I had doing just that!  The tree is stamped with Early Espresso ink from Stampin' Up!, using the tree from the Haunted Pumpkin Accessories stamp set from Peachy Keen Stamps.  

 Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Wishing you a beautiful and blessed weekend, and of course happy crafting!

Lorie

Boo!

First, I apologize for the funky coloring in my scan - it happens when the lumpy parts stitch into the non-lumpy parts so I can't really do anything about that aside from not making lumpy projects, which is not going to happen. I love me some foam tape! LOL And now, on to this week's project.

This week I'm sharing a layout of my simple Halloween pumpkin. I like to do something different with my pumpkin every year, and this time, I decided to paint my pumpkin instead of carving it. I added black vinyl accents and a green wire to the stem, and there you have it. I love it.

I used the Cottage Cutz pumpkin trio and stamp set along with leaves and vine from the pumpkin patch die for my 3D embellishment.

Here I've used the scallop/dot edger and bling accents.

and for a little something extra, I used the bitsy little spider from the Cottage Cutz spooky fence to "hang" from the ribbon. I heat embossed him with clear powder to give him more texture and dimension after I added white to his eyes. He's barely visible in the photo of the whole layout, but he's there. :)

Have you started scrapping your Halloween pics yet? Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

What do you do when Halloween is over but you have some really cute Halloween dies you haven't gotten to play with yet?

You post them anyway....because even though Halloween is over scrapping that spooky night isn't. These cute little guys had me singing a certain song in my head. Can you think of what is was? Post a comment on what you think that song is and I'll pick a random winner and you will win a CottageCutz mini die of your choice.

Whether it's Halloween or Easter CottageCutz dies would be cute as little cupcake picks.

Just simply make your diecut and tape it to a toothpick and there you have it!
The Mummy is my favorite, I love the way the little face is peeking out of the wrapping.
He seems to say "I want my MUMMY"

Have fun scrapping your fun Halloween pictures and don't forget the CottageCutz dies!

Holiday Heplers

Santa does have helpers at the south pole, these little guys are from the Cottage Cutz Penguin Doll Die. I love these guys because you can do so much with them. The new Martha Stewart punches are out this week and I could not resist the Jumbo Present edger. I cut the edger cup and added a back color. I decided to have the Cottage Cuts Penguins getting the gifts ready for delivery and be little helpers. The card was embossed with the Sizzix large snowflake folder.

Trouble X 3

I first have to apologize, I became sick last week just before I was to post for the week and did not get this card posted. . .sooooooooooooo now it seems a bit late but. . you know you can't get ride of unwanted guest as fast as you like. These guys just seem to rattle around for the last week. Trouble x 3, this card was made with the Cottage Cutz Skeleton Die. This Die is so great, it only has 3 pieces, the head, the center of the body and the hip and legs. I first cut three coffins by hand to fit the guys, used an embossing folder that had a wood grain to give the boxes a texture. edged the boxes with Stickle and added them to the card at three levels using foam dots. Cut three skeletons and put them together in different poses. Its so easy to cut an arm off with your Ginsu knife and put it back together where you need it. . . you can have them dancing all over! The bats and Jack-o-lantern are from the Cottage Cutz Kittie & Tombstone Die set. I sponged the edge of the card with orange and brown ink, Tinted the skeletons with orange and added swirlly lines around the edges with a Micron pen.

Fall is in the air!

Good morning friends!
It is hard to believe that it is November 1st. Where does the time go? I hope you all had a safe, fun, and Happy Halloween. We didn't even have a single trick or treater. :( That is what you get when you live on a private road. The house we lived at prior to this one, was on a busy street, so we didn't get trick or treaters there, either. I love Halloween and wish I could see the little ghosts and goblins coming to my door. Some people get so many they run out of candy. I wasn't going to buy any candy this year, but my optimistic husband said we needed something for the neighbors when they drop by. Well, guess what? Even they didn't come by. So guess who has been eating the candy? :( Well enough of my rambling.
Todays card is clean and simple and made with The Simple Tree die. The colors have been beautiful this year and there are still many trees left to lose their leaves. The last few days have been a bit windy, so most of the leaves have fallen. I used different papers to show the many colors of the fall season. This is a card that is easy to make! I hope it inspires beginners and experienced card makers to give it a try. I think the result is kind of cute, if I do say so, myself. I hope you like it too! As always, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week! See you next Monday!
Hugs and smiles, Janice