Gingerbread Greetings

Welcome back to the CottageCutz blog.  It's Marla back again today with a sweet Christmas card.  Baking and decorating gingerbread houses is such a fun tradition.  While my children are grown, I wait expectantly to share this tradition with my two grandkids.  In the meantime, I will settle for decorating this adorable Gingerbread Cottage.  Isn't it the cutest?

I used three different CottageCutz dies on my project today.  Let me share my process with you.

• Die cut your pieces using white card stock and the Gingerbread Cottage, Holly Frame, and Vintage Holiday Lantern dies.  I cut the Gingerbread Cottage twice to add dimension to the pieces.
• Ink your die cuts pieces from the Ginterbread Cottage and the folliage and bow from the Vintage Holiday Lantern die. 
• Assemble the Gingerbread Cottage.  Double up the cottage, roof, windows, door frame, hearts, candy canes and frosting swirls for dimension.

• Cut two pieces of pattern paper to 4.25" x 5.25" and 4" x 1.5".
• Adhere the large piece of pattern paper to an A2 top folding card base 
• Adhere the Holly Frame to the top of the pattern paper.
• Adhere the smaller piece of pattern paper to the lower portion of the open frame.

• Add texture to the pine trees, foliage and bow with Copic Markers
• Adhere your Gingerbread Cottage scene and bow to the card front.  Add foam to the cottage and bow.
• Tuck your foliage piece from the Vintage Holiday Lantern die behind the bow.
• Stamp a sentiment and use a die to cut it out.  Add foam tape behind the sentiment before adhering it to the card.

That completes our card for today.  Thank you for stopping by to check out my tutorial.  Until next time.... Marla

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Cadillac Santa

Hello and welcome back to the CottageCutz blog. It's Marla here today. I'm slowly transitioning into Christmas card makes. I've been having so much fun with fall projects it takes a little effort to make the shift. My card today has a 50's vibe with the "Cadillac Santa" die from CottageCutz. I used a color combination to fit the retro style and couldn't be happier with the finished card.

Let me walk you through my design process.

• Die cut the pieces using the "Cadillac Santa" die and white cardstock
• Ink up the die cuts.  I used Catherine Pooler Inks: Rockin Red, Fiesta Blue, Dress Blues and Sand Castle.
• Use a black Micron Pen to add eyes, color hoofs and antlers.

I wanted Santa to be traveling through the forest, so I pulled out my favorite tree die from CottageCutz "Pine Tree, Slim".

• Using the die, cut out the pieces from white cardstock
• Ink the three layers using Catherine Pooler In the Park, Mint to Be and Macchiato ink
• Glue the layers together

To finish the card:

• Cut a piece of pattern paper to fit the front of an A2 top folding card base
• Cut a piece of white cardstock using a mid-size rectangular shaped die I used a postage rectangle from my stash.
• Adhered the pattern paper to the card base and add the white postage layer more toward the top of center.

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  You can use the links provided to shop these CottageCutz products and more.  Until next time.... Marla

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Autumn Blessings

Hello Friends

I have another card project to share today.  This card shows you how versatile some of your dies can be.  The focal point which is the lantern is actually a Christmas die.  But I thought it would be beautiful in a autumn or Thanksgiving card.  The dies I am featuring today are: Vintage Holiday Lantern, Fall Branch, Harvest Foliage and Fall Barrel.

                             Background Photo by Freepiks

Design Steps:

1.  I have used this technique before so hopefully you don't mind a refresh.  To create the leaves I used a piece of Alcohol Ink Yupo and an applicator.  I put several of the colors of alcohol ink on the applicator and then dabbed it onto the Yupo paper.  I changed the applicator cotton rectangle and tried a few different colors.  I did this 3 times as you can see on the Yupo sheets

2.  Next I used the Fall Branch die and cut it out of the brown tones sheet and then the red and yellow sheet.  I left the brown tones branch in tact.  I then cut off the leaves from the red and yellow branch

3.  I matched up the leaves and then glued the red and yellow ones on top of the brown branch as shown above

4.  I also used Yupo paper and alcohol inks for the berries and sunflowers the dies used are Harvest Foliage (berries) and Fall Barrel (sunflowers and leaves)

  

5.  For the background I used TH inks and blender brushes on a piece of cream colored card stock measuring 3 3/4 x 5.  Masking off an area where the candle light will be the brightest and then filling it in last.  

6.  I cut the lantern out of copper card stock and added some dark brown with copic markers to give it a little texture.  The candle was cut out of cranberry card stock with the flame in yellow and the wick in black.  The base is a brown A2 card with a piece of rust measuring 4 x 5 1/4. Glue the rust to the brown and then add the blended cream card stock.  Pop up the lantern and then arrange the foliage.  Add your sentiment and your card is complete

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Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Blessings and Take Care

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