Wheat Stalks in Frames

Hi, Vladka here!

Today I'm using some dies from Autumn release. I love this time of the year, when nature is so generous with colors. This is my card:

Basics:

White card base: 4 1/4 x 6 inches (cut 4 1/4 x 12 inches, fold in half)

Additional piece of white cardstock and some red and kraft cardstock to cut out the die cuts 

Other Supplies:

CottageCutz Dies: Listed Below

Distress Ink:  Tea dye, Brushed Corduroy, Fossilized Amber

Other: acrylic block, Scissors, Paper trimmer, Sizzix machine, piece of acetate 

1. First let's do some smooshing on additional piece of paper to prepare the background.  Add some Tea Dye Ink on acrylic block and spritzed some water on it. Then take a piece of plastic acetate and gentle pressed it against the block to pick up some of the ink. Now, press the plastic on the paper to transfer the ink. This will give you a splotchy look. Put paper aside to dry or use heat gun to dry it:

2. Prepare all die cuts: Wheat Stalks cut out of white cardstock and bow cut out of the red cardstock, "Give thanks" cut out of the kraft cardstock and two second biggest Pierced Wide Rectangle Frames (one white and one cut out of the kraft cardstock):

3. Color wheat stalks gentle with Fossilized Amber distress ink first and then distress the edges with Tea dye and Brushed Corduroy distress inks:

4. Now glue piece of paper with smooshing on card base, then glue both rectangles and also all die cuts as shown on the photo.

5. To finish the card, flick some droplets of gold shimmer spray and let it dry. Card is now finished.

I hope you like it. Have fun creating. And don't forget, sixth CottageCutz challenge is waiting for you. You still have two days to participate. This time theme is HOLIDAY. You can linked your project here. And please, use only Scrapping Cottage dies.

Christmas ornaments and card

Hi, Janja here!

Decorating the Christmas tree is for me one of the most beautiful parts of Christmas. Creating homemade ornaments is nice socializing for the whole family.

For the card and ornaments we need:
- white scalloped card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- brown cardstock: 4.8 x 4.8" (12,2 x 12,2 cm)
- patterned paper: 4.5 x 4.5" (11,5 x 11,5 cm)
- gold and green cardstock
- tape with cork
- ivory embossing powder and embossing pad
- golden string

First paste the tape with cork on a cardstock. Such fortified tape is very easy to cut with dies. Use the smallest dies from the nested ornaments: ball and star. From the golden cardstock cut the tops for hanging ornaments.

Stamp chosen pattern on the ornaments and treat it with hot embossing technique. First I used golden embossing powder, but I was not pleased with the color contrast, so I used an ivory powder.

Cut a few spruce stems from green cardstock.

Use the tape with cork also for branches, that are cut out with the die holiday mason jar. With this die also cut out a bow in gold.

Now we have everything ready and we can start assembling the card.

Attach both ornaments on the patterned paper, and on the upper part start adding spruce stems and branches. Pay attention to cover the both ends of the golden string.

Fasten patterned paper on to a brown cardstock and mat them together on front of the card. Add the golden bow and some golden dots, which remain us in cutting tops for hanging ornaments.

Use the same technique for Christmas ornaments.
We need two cutouts for each ornament, which are glued together. Add the golden tops of Christmas ornaments (2 on each ornament) and insert a golden string.

Ornaments are light, pleasant to the touch and really easy to make. 

I would like to remind you on our challenge #6 - holiday.  You still have time to share your projects with us. 
Enjoy and have fun while creating. 

Halloween's Banner BOO!) My home decor)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! 

Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. It's Yuliya here. I will be sharing how to make this invitations for Halloween using the CottageCutz dies. This is my home decor on Halloween in this year))

For the Halloween's Banner we need:

- CottageCutz Haunted Castle (Elites)
- CottageCutz Haunted Gated Entrance (Elites)
- CottageCutz Spiderweb

- CottageCutz Rustic Fence (Elites)
- CottageCutz Brooms & Witch Hat

- CottageCutz Feathers
- CottageCutz Birds On A Wire (Elites)

Other: Sizzix machine, shaped scissors, glue, patterned paper, black cardstock, sequins, ribbon, distress ink, embossing powder

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Don't forget about our newest challenge that is running right now. The theme is holiday and here is a link for more information.