Happy H*owl*oween !

I was thinking about how to use our Broom Mini die  on a project 

and when I saw this scalloped journal die cut by Doodlebug Design a little lightbulb went off. 

I diecut a dark grey Owl mini from patterned paper and adhered it unto the the scalloped diecut,sitting it on the branch/broomstick. 

Then I trimmed off a smaller orange owl from our Spooky Frame w/Owl die , 

sitting it on our Broom mini diecut

and viola , here's wishing you "Happy H*owl*oleen"! 

These mini diecuts were sure made to be "scene" ! lol ! 

Hope this gives you ideas for piecing together other fun scenes 

that you can think of this Halloween ! 

In September, we released  some darling new Christmas designs - about 15 in all ! 

They are shipping now ! 

Guess what our October release is ? - 

 14 adorable new designs that are Fall themed ! 

I'm just so thrilled to see all the new designs 

that I had to whip up something Fall inspired too for today. 

I started my card design here with our Halloween Lamp Post w/sign die 

and cut a dark brown lamp post out of self adhesive cardstock.

Then I added a pumpkin , cut out of Crate Paper's Farmhouse pp, using the My Little Shoebox Spooky Treats die. The leaves in the patterned paper inspired me to use the Pink Peony and Orchid Flower dies, inking some of the leaves for better definition. 

As always , we have a 25% savings offer when you order the entire release Bundle . 

This new Fall release ships Oct 17th. 

Pearl

Happy Hoot-O-Ween

 What kind of design would an owl carve on a pumpkin? . . . an owl. This weeks Halloween card has the Cottage Cutz Classic Owl die. The owl is sitting on a branch and I added the carved pumpkin from the Cottage Cutz Spooky Frame Die along with the treat bag from the Cottage Cutz Trick Or Treat Puppy die.

 I added the ghost treat bag to the owl and strung brads onto wire to create a  light string twisted on the branch. I used Stickles in Orange and Yellow on the beads to make them shine.

 The owl carved jack-o-lantern is orange card stock light lighted in darker orange and mounted on a solid sheet of yellow card stock. Yellow Stickles was added to the yellow card stock on the inside of the j-o-l. . The Yellow Stickles was also added to the yellow frame edge on the card.

The lettering on the word HOOT was made from the

Cottage Cutz Kara Ashley Alpha die set.

Thanks Barry

Ding Dong...Trick or Treat!

One of my favorite dies from the Halloween release is the Witch Castle Door. You can make the door opened or closed and then it comes with all these cute witchy accessories.

I used Glossy Accents to add some dimension as well as some foam tape.

I also made a card with the Scooter & Tugboat die from MLS. I made a window in this card so you see the boat when the card is closed and when you open it.

Hope you have a wonderful fall day.

Kay

A Ghostly Halloween

Good morning!

 Today I made a card featuring the Lantern Tree die from the recent Halloween release.  The pieces were cut from rustic white cardstock and colored with Copics.  To make the background I punched a 3 inch circle and placed it on the white cardstock.  Using 3 dew drop memento inks I applied color right onto and around the circle trying to give it a spooky affect.  I hope you like it.  Don;t forget to check out the new Christmas dies in the store.

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Test Tube Treat Box

Good morning, Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Lorie here today to share a cute little Halloween treat gift giving idea with you.  Last week I saw this project showcased on the Splitcoaststampers website, and thought it was the cutest thing, so when I was in the big city on Monday, I stopped by the craft store to pick up some of these test tube treat containers just for this post.  When I saw the dimensions of this little box, I just knew it would be the perfect size for our Cottage Cutz mini dies, and I was right!  They fit on this box beautifully, and I can't wait to make a whole bunch of these for my sweet trick or treaters.  I don't get many Halloween visitors out here in the country, but those that make the trek will get something extra special!!  You can find complete instructions on how this box was made HERE.

 Here's a view of the finished box without the test tube, so that you can see the "Boo" that was cut from the Kara Ashley Alphabet die.  (I didn't have room for an exclamation mark, or I would have added that.)

For this crafty project I used the Owl and Lantern mini Cottage Cutz dies, and I also used the Kara Ashley Alphabet die to make the word "Boo" on the top of the box.  While at CHA last winter, I had the pleasure to meet my fellow DT member, Barry, and he taught me the handiest little trick.  Barry says that most of the time he glues 2-3 layers of cut card stock together, almost making his pieces more like chipboard.  Since most of the time, I color my cut pieces, that doesn't work for me, but I do find that especially when cutting letters, it's a wonderful technique.  It gives them dimension without needing to use foam dots, and it also gives the pieces a more sturdy construction, making them much easier to work with.  Thanks for that tip, Barry!  When you see Barry's work in person, you can really tell that he takes that extra attention to detail and turns his projects into something so special.  It's the little things, I'm tellin' ya!!!  I tell people all the time that it's all about the details!  ;-) 

I hope you like my project today, and that you're happily preparing for those little ghosts and goblins who will be visiting you!  Have a wonderful day and happy crafting!!!

Clean and Simple for Fall

If you know me, you know, I'm really not a clean and simple kind of girl. But yesterday, my sister helped me get my garage cleaned out - and it felt so good, I was just in the mood to make a CAS project to celebrate - lol!

I love these trees from the Summertime Fun die set from Cottage Cutz. And, I think they look great dressed for fall too! After I assembled my trees, I added Autumn Flower Soft for my fall foliage.

Jack-O-Joke

Today I'm sharing my Jack-O-Joke card with you. "What did the Momma Jack-O-Lantern say to the baby Jack-O-Lantern.....Cut it out. "  I always love to have fun and find humor in everything, and this is my silly sense of humor coming out with this card. The punch line is hidden with a tag that hides behind the pumpkins and can be pulled out when you're ready to find out the answer.

I used the Trick or Treat Puppy die for the Momma Pumpkin. The baby pumpkin is from Spooky Treats which is one of the My Little Shoebox dies that coordinate with their paper collections.  Just a great pairing. 

Have a great rest of the week and I hope I brought a smile to your face.

Sew What?

Hey Scrapping Cottage fans! Angelica here with a sweet and simple card using the My Little Shoebox designs by CottageCutz.

The thing I LOVE about co-branding is that you can always find coordinating everything.For someone just starting out in this hobby, that's important to know, because you'll know that no matter what, you'll always have something that matches. Cottage Cutz make it so easy to add that extra bit of "oompf" to your projects without spending a ton of time.

For this card, I used paper and some of the border strips from MLS' Sew Cute line (Spring 2011).
Design Tip: To create a bit of a shadow, I cut out an additional bodice for the dress form and simply offset it by just a bit. It's actually the same size as the front bodice! 
By layering journaling tags and die cuts you can punch from the collection, making a card like this is an absolute breeze (which is kinda the point! ;))!
I used a sentiment from Unity Stamp's kit also named "Sew Cute"! Don't they just fit together perfectly?
Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you were inspired today!Have a fabulous week, everyone!- Angelica 

Spooky Lantern Tree Card & Video

Hello everyone and Happy Sunday to you all! I cant believe we are already in October WOW!!! The time just seems to be flying by!  

Today I wanted to share a card I made using the Cottage Cutz Halloween Collection & a Video!

A couple of weeks back I had promised to share how I did my tree in the Halloween Mini Album, so today I'm sharing a Airbrushing Video with you :) I do hope you enjoy todays video.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this Halloween Collection from The Scrapping Cottage, these Cottage Cutz are soooo DARLING!!! :)

Cottage Cutz Used:

Lantern Tree (4 x 8)

Haunted House Border (4 x 6)

Ornate Circle Frame ( 4 x 4)

 Copic Colors:

E29,E57(for the tree)

Y15,Y38,YR09(for the door and windows)

G28(Grass)

100 Black

Here is a picture of the inside of my card

The Design Paper I used is from My Little Shoebox Trick Or Treat Collection

My Airbrushing Video on the Lantern Tree!

thank you for looking and have a wonderful day!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl

Halloween Accordion Flower ideas

Hey, everyone from Sunny Singapore ! 

It's October already - 

plenty of time still to create Halloween projects 

if you haven't already started.;) 

 I wanted to use some of our mini dies on a project

and thought why not together with an accordion flower idea ! 

For this rosette , I cut the My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat patterned paper 

measured at 2x12" and scored at every 3/4".

After folding the scored lines accordion style , 

I adhered one end of the folded piece to the other to create a circle. 

I cut a piece of circle about 2" in diameter to adhere over the accordion flower center 

as well as to keep it in place.

I also diecut our ornate circle frame in silver metallic paper to frame the dark circle center. 

My Frog mini diecut was cut out of coordinating My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat green patterned paper and then inked with Distress Ink in Black Soot for more depth and definition. Finally I adhered the Frog mini using a foam pad to pop it off the background. 

The finished size of this accordion flower is about 4.5" .

For this accordion flower ( finished size is about 7" in diameter ) , 

I cut 2 strips of patterned paper each measuring 2x12" and scored at every 1/4".

I  adhered each end of the  2 accordion folded pieces to each other to create my circle.

I cut a piece of circle about 3.5" in diameter to adhere on the back of  the accordion flower center to keep it in place.

I used our ornate circle frame again for the flower center ,

 this time diecutting with a silver glitter paper.

My Owl Mini was diecut out of self adhesive cardstock.

You can use these accordion flowers on wands, banners , on top of boxes - 

the possibilities of decorating them are endless too. 

Do share with us your accordion flower ideas on Facebook or in the comments section here. We'd love to see them ! 

hugs, 

Pearl