Ho Ho Ombre

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne with a clean and simple card today.  My favorite style of card is CAS.  When I saw the Ho Ho Friends die I loved its bold, graphic style and knew it would be perfect for this style of card.

To start I chose three reds that were a progression in color and intensity to create an ombre effect. 

I die cut one set of letters from each red, along with the green holly leaves and the reindeer out of Crumb Cake and black.

Next I added shading to the deer using Distress Oxide inks in Vintage Photo and Tattered Rose.  I purchased inexpensive cosmetic sponges in bulk and these work great for coloring small spaces.

I assembled my reindeer.

For the card base I used an A2 base of white and cut one white panel and three green panels using the largest of the Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangle dies.  I'll use the green ones under the white panel to give dimension and color.

Next is the part that took a bit of concentration.  Clean and simple cards need to be pretty  precise, but a bit of planning is all that is needed.

The key to a card like this is to work from the middle out.  I made very light pencil marks at the halfway point on each long side of the white panel and also at the halfway point on the long sides of the middle red "H".  I erased these later.

I applied snail adhesive to the back side of my "H".  Using a saved backing from a piece of an adhesive sheet, I placed it from tick mark to tick mark.  The backing to these adhesive sheets are handy to have around as they are non-stick.  I was able to position the top of my "H", line up the mid points, then slip the backing out and burnish down the letter, being assured the position was correct.

Then I glued down the middle "O" leaving the top unglued so I could slip in the lightest "O".  The rest went very quickly.  I simply aligned the other letters.

To finish the card I stacked the three green panels underneath and added  my reindeer and holly with berries.

I chose the reindeer to peek out of my card, but this set also comes with Santa, a snowman and penguin.  All wonderful choices for an adorable CAS card!

Dies:

Be sure to stop by the online store to see all of the new Christmas dies!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

O Come Let Us Adore Him

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends

It is Pam creating with you on the blog today!

Our Part 2 of the the Christmas release has 34 new designs everything from Moose to Mangers!  So please take a moment and check out the collections.  I am using the manger scene for today's card.  The name of the die is Nativity w/Donkey.

Design Steps:

 1.  Start by using the Nativity w/Donkey die and cut out the pieces using light yellow, tan, brown, flesh, and grey card stock

 2.  Shade the pieces with your favorite markers.  I used Copics

 3. Using the largest of the Stitched Wide Rectangle Frame set cut out a frame from tan card stock. Set aside and next cut out a piece of white card stock that will tuck just behind the frame.  Using your Distress inks sponge the bottom of the white card stock with yellow and the top with a navy blue

 4.  Use an A2 tan card base and take a distress edging tool to rough up the sides and bottom.  Next use a brown distress ink to ink all the edges of the card.  Also use the brown distress ink to ink the sides of the frame

5.  Glue the yellow and blue white piece to the center of the tan card base.  Then use dimension tape to attach the frame.  Add the nativity scene, your sentiment and star button to the card and it is finished

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have time to create today!  We would love to see you in the store.   Shopping for dies to use for all those wonderful Christmas cards you create and everyone treasures!

Blessings
Pam

Have a Cup of Cheer

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a sweet card to share.  Warm drinks remind me of the holiday season which inspired me to create this card.

I used the Warm & Cozy Cocoa die set from the Christmas Part 2 die release to cut out all of the pieces for my card.  The circle is from the Double Stitched Circle Set and was inked to coordinate with the patterned paper.  The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms (retired) Merry and Bright stamp set. 

The holiday drink paper is such a happy pattern and was the inspiration for my card.  I added some red and white striped paper along the edge for a festive look.  The circle was layered on top.

The cocoa mug was centered inside the circle and the cookies were added as a cluster next to the mug.

Next, I scattered the 3 snowflakes above the cookie mug creating a visual balance inside the circle.

I finished off my card by adding the sentiment flag above the circle with a small bow in Cherry Cupcake Trendy Twine.

Here are the dies used on my card available in the store:

Let's Go Sledding!

Hello Scrapping Cottage creative friends!
Janja is here with you with another happy holidays card.

In my opinion, I used one of the cutest dies from the Christmas Part 2 release. I wanted this motif to really stand out so I didn't over-decorate the card.

- Cottage Cutz dies: Moose Pulling Gnome Sled, Retro Tag Toppers

- blank card: 5.5 x 5.5" (14 x 14 cm), folded

- patterned paper: 5 x 5" (12,7 x 12,7 cm)

- white cardstock: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm)

- colored cardstock

- colored ink pads

- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

Cut moose and gnomes out of colored cardstock. Color the edges with colored ink pads for more depth.

Cut off the patterned paper and cut out the white cardstock frame.

Sometimes I can not find the right paper in my drawers. So, I colored a white cardstock with dark brown and white. I got the aged pink color. 

When the color dries cut out a square in the middle. Keep it slightly smaller than the inside of the frame.

Attach the frame to the cardstock and trim the outer edges with your favorite paper cutter.

Cut a white strip and stamp a sentiment.

Complete the card.

Have a nice day. 

Janja

Happy Holidays

Hello Scrapping Cottage creative friends.
Janja is here to share happy holidays card with you.

- Cottage Cutz dies: Skiing Gnomes, Woodland Cabin (conifers)
- blank card: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- patterned paper: 4.7 x 4.7" (12 x 12 cm)
- craft cardstock paper: 5 x 5" (12,7 x 12,7 cm)
- white cardstock: 4.7 x 1.7” (12 x 4,3 cm)
- colored cardstock
- colored pads
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive pads

I cut both gnomes out of colored cardstock.

I glued white cardstock to the bottom of the patterned paper and attached conifers. I borrowed them from the woodland cabin die.

I first glued the prepared background to a craft brown cardstock with double sided adhesive tape and then to the front of the card.

Finally, I attached both gnomes with self-adhesive pads and stamped the happy holidays.

See you again tomorrow.
Have a nice day.
Janja

Under The Mistletoe

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have another holiday card for you. This one is really simple and fast to make, so you can make a bunch of it.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Holly Mistletoe, Happy Holidays Polar Bears, Oval Set),
- craft card base (10,5x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and background (10x14,5 cm),
- acrylic sprays (shades of green, red),
- vellum,
- double sided adhesive tape,
- heat gun,
- adhesive foam pads,
- paper glue.

First I cut the greenery. I cut two sets and glued it together.

Next I colored it with acrylic sprays and dried it with the heat gun.

Then I trimmed the paper for the background. I cut an oval out of the white paper.

I used double sided adhesive tape to glue the vellum on the card base. For the white paper I used adhesive foam pads.

When the background was adhered I glued the greenery and the sentiment on top. And my card was done.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used: