Gingerbread Baker Pocket Card

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. 

Our Christmas dies are in the online store. And, you can still pick them up on a 25% sale. We have Christmas Part 1 (22 new designs), Christmas Part 2 (21 new designs) and Christmas Part 3 (11 new designs).

Today, I have for your viewing pleasure a card featuring the new Gingerbread Baker die from the Christmas Part 1 release. 

I created this card using the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #818. Our own Jeanne was the hostess and she chose some colors that were just about perfect for this gingerbread die. And, the red works well for a Christmas card.  

I decided to create a pocket card. It's such a good technique if you want to include a tag in your card. I made one on this post and give all the details on how to create it. And, if you like to watch one being made, you can check out this video on Splitcoaststampers. 

I created the card front first using designer paper in the real red color. On the pocket flap, I added vanilla and red ribbon. The little cookie embellishments are from the Sweet as a Christmas Cookie die- Christmas Part 3. Added the sentiment using the Merry Christmas Love die from the Christmas Part 3 release. 

On the inside tag, I cut the gingerbread baker in the challenge colors. For this challenge you are allowed other neutrals and I used a medium brown for the baker itself. I attached some curly red ribbon and tied it with some silver cording. Scattered a few red glitter enamel dots. 

Here is a photo showing the tag placed inside the pocket. 

 Well, that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you another idea for a way to use this new die. See you again on Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

 

Winter Forest

Hi!

 

It's Anja here. Today I have a Winter scene for you. This time I used water color markers instead of inks and below is my final result.

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Winter Forest, Oval Set),

- Distress Oxides,

- water color markers,

- craft card base (15x15 cm),

- water color paper for die cuts and background (13x13 cm),

- dark blue card stock for background (13,4x13,4 cm),

- white paint,

- white pigment ink,

- black pigment ink,

- water spritzer,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- water color brush,

- brush,

- heat gun,

- paper glue.

First I colored the silhouette. I left it together with the negative so it was easier to color.

Next I added "snow" to the trees using white paint and a brush.

 

 

Then I started on the background. I trimmed 13x13 cm square out of the water color paper. I used the biggest oval die from the set and cut the oval out in the upper middle of the paper. I colored the paper with a mix of Distress Oxides. Then spritzed it with water, dried it and sprinkled it with white paint. Dried it again and added white ink to the borders of the oval.

 

 

Then I trimmed the blue cardstock and adhered it to the card base together with the white background. I put the colored oval back in the cut. I added the sentiment below the oval.

 

 

Last I added the silhouette and my card was done. 

This is all from me for today. Have a nice week and see you again next Sunday.

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

 

 

Night in Bethlehem Easel Card

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

Our Christmas dies are in the online store. And, you can still pick them up on a 25% sale. We have Christmas Part 1 (22 new designs), Christmas Part 2 (21 new designs) and Christmas Part 3 (11 new designs).

Today, I have for your viewing pleasure a card featuring the new Night in Bethlehem die from the Christmas Part 2 release. This die represents, for me, the reason we celebrate this holiday. I used it on a circular easel design to give it an interesting presentation. So let's get started with some details of how I created this card.  

Design Steps:

I started off with creating the easel card layout. I followed a video tutorial from YouTube. Here is the link to the tutorial. 

I cut a piece of blueberry cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored it at 4 1/4" and then folded in half. 

Now to create the card base, I used the largest Scallop Circle die. I laid it just slightly over the edge of the cardstock. You don't want the fold to cut. This gives you the card "hinge". 

This is what the card base looks like after I ran it through my Big Shot.  

Then I took the same die and cut another scalloped circle. This will cover the flat part of the cardstock and it's where I will attach my images.  

Next, you fold the top half of the card base making sure to line up the scallops. I added double sided tape to just the lower part of the fold and attached the 2nd scallop circle that I cut. 

Side view of card base after 2nd scallop was secured. This is the circular easel card base. 

For my background for the Bethlehem images, I had this watercolor galaxy paper. Using the largest Circle die to cut the layer for the card front. 

The images are cut from blueberry cardstock and adhered with dimensional adhesive to the designer paper. 

Attached the image panel to the card base with double sided tape. I decided to change the star color and cut it from a white glitter cardstock. I just adhered it over the blue star. I cut another circle from a kraft cardstock and then used just a section for the ground. 

For the card inside, I cut another piece of the galaxy designer paper. Stamped my sentiment in blueberry ink and secured to the designer paper with dimensional adhesive. This will serve as the card stop when the easel is opened. 

That's my card for this week. This was my first attempt at a circular easel card and I can say it wasn't difficult to complete. And, I think it makes a nice presentation for the Bethlehem images. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Cocoa Packet Gift Holder

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a fun little gift idea for you!  This holder can be used to hold an envelope of cocoa or hot chocolate.  Perfect when you need just a little something or as a special addition to a gift basket.

This holder is actually quite easy to make.  I need to give a shout out to my friend Dawn, who sent me something very similar last year.  I took measurements and deconstructed it to come up with this holder.

The holder is basically a small box inside a wrap around outer panel.  To start, I'll show how to make the holder (inside shown here.)

I used kraft cardstock printed on both sides.  Alternately, you could use solid cardstock and add panels of patterned paper on the front, inside, etc.

Cut a piece of cardstock 4 1/4 x 11 inches.  Score 5 1/4 inches from both the top and bottom.  Fold at the score lines.  You should have 1/2 inch between the score lines for your box bottom to sit on.

For the inside box, cut a piece of cardstock 5 3/4 x 5 inches and score 1/2 inch and 1 inch from both the left and right sides and the bottom.

Using paper snips cut out the bottom corners at the inner most score lines.

Fold at the score lines and add sticky tape to the outer edges of the sides and bottom.

On the inside of the outer panel, match the first score line (the one 1/2 inch from the bottom on the box piece) with the upper score line on the outer wrap panel (the one 5 1/4 inches from the top) and tape down.  This forms your box bottom.

 Next fold the sides and tape those to the back panel.  Your box is now complete!

For my decorations:

I cut two gnomes from red, green and white cardstock and assembled them.  I used Distress Oxide ink in Tea Dye to color their noses and face, and Pumice Stone to add a bit a shadow to their mustaches.  I used the three largest dies from the Nested Stitched Scalloped Circle dies and adhered the Hot Cocoa Tag to the smallest of the three I cut.

The Hot Cocoa Tag I glued to the box holding the cocoa packet and the largest one I glued to the inside front flap so I can write a message.

Finally, the mid sized circle and gnomes were put on the front.  I used a paper punch to punch two holes for my ribbon and tied on a small wooden spoon as an accent. 

I hope you enjoyed my project today.  This holder would be great for any type of small packet - mug cakes, cider or even a soup packet as a get well card/gift!

Don't forget to visit the online store where the Christmas release (Parts 1, 2 and 3!) are on sale right now for 25% off!

 Dies used:

 

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!