Greeting from the North Pole

Hello!  This is Sukie and I have a snowman themed card to share today.  The die set used on my card is from the Christmas Part 1 dies. There is also a brand new release of Christmas Part 2 dies.  Between the two new Christmas die releases, there is something for everyone!

I created a snowy background for my card with some Oxide Ink, a sprinkling of water and some white paint splatters.  The die cut pieces are from the Snowmen w/Fence die set.

Once I dressed up my snowmen in their hats and scarves, I located my long forgotten Peachy Keen Stamps (Frosty Friends Face Assortment) and used them for the snowmen faces.  A bit of inking and chalk added some dimension to the snowmen.

I created a pole for my sentiment to add a bit of character to the snowy scene.  The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms (retired) Merry & Bright stamp set.  I used my paper trimmer and a punch to cut out the pieces.

The pole with the sentiment was adhered to my card base and layered with a bit of solid card stock at the bottom of my card.

Next,  I placed the first snowman on the right side of my card and then added the taller snowman at the center of my card.

The third snowman fit perfectly between the taller snowman and the pole with the sentiment directly above.

To finish off the snowy scene, I adhered the picket fence directly above the solid card stock.

Here is the die set used on my card, available in the store:

Snowman with Snowballs

Hi! Janja is here with you. I prepared another Christmas card for today. This card was easy to make.

- CottageCutz dies: Snowman w/ Snowballs, Cross-Stitched Square Set
- card blank: 5.3" x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- patterned paper: 5" x 5" (12,7 x 12,7 cm) and 2.5" x 5" (6,3 x 12,7 cm)
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive pads

First, cut out all the pieces from colored cardstock. For more depth, color the edges with colored pads.
Assemble the snowman with snowballs.

Cut out two white squares for the background. On the first square, apply a white texture paste over a snowfall stencil. For a snowy hill, cut off the second square with scissors.

Once the texture of the paste has dried, attach the white hill with self-adhesive pads.
Now take the snowman and mount it on the background with self-adhesive pads.

Trim the selected patterned paper.

Complete the card as shown.

Have a nice day.
Janja

Peeking Reindeer Shaker Card

Hello Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today with an extra post for me this week.  I have a fun shaker card using the Silly Holiday Reindeer die and Winter Window along with a new die from The Christmas Release Part 2.

I colored all the pieces using Distress Oxide inks. 

For the blue sky behind the reindeer I used the negative piece created by cutting the window as a stencil.

I lightly traced the outline of the window in pencil and glued the reindeer and snowflakes within that area.

I did have to cut off the bottom of his scarf so it wouldn't be seen under the window.

To create the shaker window I cut seven windows - one from white and colored with the DO inks and the others from a brown card stock.  I layered these brown pieces and cut out the panes.  Then I placed a piece of acetate between the top window and the stacked layers.

 The rest of the card went quickly.  I used the Happy Ho Ho Ho die for the sentiment and some matching green striped paper down each side.  I think it just goes perfectly for this crazy little deer peeking in the window!

Dies:

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great week and I'll see you Friday!

Peeking Reindeer

Hi!

It's Anja here. It's starting to get cold outside and slowly we'll be staying inside a lot more. Like this cute reindeer I did for today's card.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Silly Holiday Reindeer, Springtime Window, Snowy Tree),
- Distress Inks,
- craft card base (12x18 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and background (11,5x17,5 cm and 11x17 cm),
- pencil,
- scalpel,
- scissors,
- stone effect spray,
- heat gun, brick stencil,
- white pigment ink,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the reindeer.

Then the window and the tree.

Next was the background. First trimmed the paper and then sprayed it to give it stone like look. I dried it with the heat gun.

Then I used the stencil to make the background look like a brick wall.

Next I cut the hole for the window. I used brown around the edges.

Next I trimmed another a bit bigger paper for the background and a strip of white paper for the snowy ground. I used scissors for this and blue ink to color around the edges.

And then I just glued all the pieces together and my card was done.

I wish you all a nice Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.



Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

O Holy Night

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Monday edition of the Blog. 

We have the new release of Christmas Part 2 in the online store and they are all in stock and available for delivery. There are 34 new designs in this release. 

This release has something for everyone. So if you prefer a more religious tone to your cards- we have you covered. If you like a more whimsical design featuring Santa, reindeer, gnomes, moose or even a hot chocolate theme you will find some really cute dies. The DT will begin showing card samples using these dies shortly.

I actually do a combo of religious and whimsical for my Christmas cards. Today, for your viewing pleasure, I am going religious with the new O Holy Night die. It's from the Christmas Part 1 release. My design is on the clean and simple side because I wanted the die to be the center focus on the card.

Once I selected my die for this week's post, I decided to use a watercolor galaxy paper that I bought at a stamp show this summer. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be a great background for a Christmas card. For this photo, I showed the entire 6 x6 piece. I have to cut it down but I wasn't sure at first where to cut it. But, I knew I couldn't use all of it, unfortunately.

royal blue layering panel: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
designer paper panel: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" 

I cut my image with a royal blue cardstock.  Sometimes I will double cut an image to give it more dimension but with this die, I didn't think it was necessary.

Next, I started the card assembly. The image panel is attached to the layering panel with double sided tape. For the image I used a combo of glue dots and Ranger multi medium matte. I attached it off center intentionally.

I finished off the card front by cutting a few tiny stars from the left over designer paper and attached to the left side of card.  The silver card base is attached with double sided tape. These stars were cut from the older Nativity Bell die.
silver card base: 6" x 4 3/4"

I usually don't finish off the inside of the card but I decided to with this one. I stamped the O Holy Night sentiment in blueberry ink.

Then I used one of the new Holiday Corners die for the left corner. These corners make for a beautiful finishing touch and they will work for the front or the inside of the card.  

I cut it in a royal blue cardstock. I finished off the inside by scattering a few stars cut in the same silver metallic as the card base. I used the star from the new Joy to the World die.

That's my card for this week. I hope I have given you some inspiration on a way to use the new dies. See you next Saturday.

dies I used to create card: