Mistletoe

Hi, Janja here!

For the last card in this year I selected mistletoe. Supposedly mistletoe brings good luck in the coming year. While, other plants in winter rests, the mistletoe is full of life. Her greenery keeps the hope for the arrival of spring.

For the card we need:
- CottageCutz dies: holiday greenery, circle set, stitched circle set
- white cardstock
- patterned paper
- kraft cardstock
- cartstock in golden and green color
- string

Cut white cardstock to size 15.9 x 5.3" (40,5 x 13,5 cm). The folds are made on 5,3" and 10.6" (13,5 cm and 27 cm). Cut both tabs along the diagonal.

Cut selected paper:
- 3x for background: 5.2 x 5.2" (13,1 x 13,1 cm), one cut in half diagonally
- 1x for tag: 4.7 x 4.7" (12 x 12 cm)
- kraft cardstock: 5 x 5" (12,6 x 12,6 cm)

Cut out two circles with the largest die from circle set and other two with stitched circle set (the 8th die from the center) . Two white circles, one from kraft and one from golden cardstock. I replaced the green one on photo with golden one.  

Prepare a few mistletoe and twigs cutouts. Apply pearl dots on them.  

Paste patterned paper on kraft base. In the middle of the upper part, attach the eyelet and insert a string.  

Cover the card base with selected patterned paper. Paste both triangular parts on the card base with double-side adhesive tape.  

Stamp "Happy New Year" with golden ink on circle, and arrange mistletoe together with twigs and golden bow.  

Fix circle on the card base. 

Thank you for coming over and have a great day.

Merry Christmas - Wisdom Tree

Merry Christmas everyone!

It's Donna here, I hope you all are relaxed and enjoying your family and friends this holiday season!  I want to wish everyone that celebrates the Christ of Jesus, Merry Christmas.  I love being with family and I am enjoying being with my family and my grandchildren this holiday season.

I have a CAS card for you today!  I am using the Wisdom Tree die today because it says it all about the season. 

Here is how I put my card together. 

1.  My card base is 4 x 5 1/2,

2.  I cut all my pieces out that I want to use on my card,

3.  I glued the wisdom tree to the white card base that I cut out using the Double Stitched Rectangle die.  I used the largest frame.

4.  I finished my card by adding some bling to my card to give it some more definition. 

Everyone seems to have an after Christmas sale, please check the CottageCutz store tomorrow, there is going to be an after Christmas sale!  You don't want to miss out if you have been looking at a certain die.

Supplies Used:

Yum, More Christmas Cookies

Hi, Lois here with my last Christmas card of the year.  A couple of weeks ago I made a card using the CottageCutz ornament dies and Peachy Keen face stamps, dishing up a plate of gingerbread cookies.   After I made the card, I thought, "Wouldn't it be fun to have someone take a bite out of one of those cookies?"  Thus, the idea for today's card was born.

Supplies for this card:

Cream cardstock base (pre-cut) 10" x 6 1/2", folded in half

Green cardstock - 4 3/4" x 6 1/4"

Patterned paper - 4 5/8" x 6 1/8"

Kraft cardstock

Red cardstock (scraps)

Green cardstock (scraps)

Kraft-colored cardboard

White detail embossing powder

Versamark ink

Doily

White gel pen

Red craft paint and brush

Scallop Circle punch

CottageCutz Star and  Ball Ornament dies

CottageCutz Merry Christmas die

CottageCutz Winterland Holly die

Peachy Keen face stamps

Cut three of the smallest star ornaments and three of the smallest circle ornaments from Kraft cardstock; then cut six of each from the cardboard. 

Using the punch, cut out the "bite marks" from one Kraft circle and two cardboard circles -- ensuring that the punches are the same size.  Then "build" the cookies by gluing two cardboard pieces and one Kraft piece together.   After stamping and embossing the faces on each of the cookies, add some extra icing with a white gel pen.  Paint a touch of red on the candy canes.

Cut the holly leaves and sentiment.

Construct the card, leaving an open space on the doily to show that the cookie had originally been there.

Used on this card:

CAS CARD WITH COTTAGECUTZ DIES

Hello

It's Anita here . It is the most super busy time of the year and we all are doing innumerable tasks all at the same time. With so much workload, it becomes very difficult to make heavy cards and projects.
So  I have a very simple and elegant card for you that can be made very quickly.

Do have a look here.

This is a card with an embossed panel and just three die cuts.

CottageCutz store has a huge supply of dies for all themes. do stop by and browse for the design of your choice.

Santa and His Airplane

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

Well we are down to the wire with Christmas now. It's just 4 days until the big day. Children are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Speaking of Santa, today it's all about Santa with a twist. He is flying an airplane. Maybe his reindeer are on strike this year (lol)!!

My flying Kris Kringle is an older die from CottageCutz. The die is a 4 x 6 and all the plane pieces are arranged separately on the metal plate. This allows you the option of cutting in whatever color you want. I love all the detail on this die.

Here are some details on how I created this card. Not really much explanation needed though. Basically all I did was cut the image pieces in the colors I wanted. You could also cut them in white cardstock and then color with your choice of medium.

Red Card Base: 4 x 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Blue Layering panel: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Embossed Image Panel: 4" x 5 1/2"

My image panel is patterned paper that is already embossed and all you have to do is add your color. The embossed area will resist the ink. I thought this background looked like snow falling. I sponged a light blue ink on the background.

Here is another way to create a snowy background with sponging and a brayer. Then the use of a stencil creates the falling snow.

To add a little background interest to my scene I cut pine trees using the deer & forest border die. I cut a slope in white cardstock and added some chunky glitter. For my sentiment I used the Merry Christmas Santa die and cut in red cardstock.

 Well, that's it for me for this wee. I want to take an opportunity to wish all of you a very, Merry Christmas. Thanks for all the support and comments you have all left this past year. See you next week.

 

Shaker card with mailbox

Hi, Janja here!

Christmas time is almost here. In Slovenia we don't have any snow yet, and the weather forecast is not promising us a white Christmas. Never mind, today I will take care of snow :).

For the card we need:
- CottageCutz dies: woodland mailbox, forest trees, stitched wide rectangle frame set (the largest die from set)
- kraft card base: 4.1 x 5.3" (10,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- white and colored cardstock
- glitter
- white embossing powder
- Distress ink: Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Black Soot

Prepare a card base from kraft cardstock. Cut out a frame from white cardstock with a frame die and a sheet of transparent foil in the frame size.

Coat the frame with glue and sprinkle it with glitter.

On kraft base stamp "Warm Wishes" and treat it with hot embossing technique. Use white powder.
Glue transparent foil to the back of the frame, and fasten across it self-adhesive foam tape. Finally, add snowflakes and attach the base card to the frame.

From colored cardstock cut out all the elements for the mailbox and spruces. Shadow them with Distress inks.

To finish the card, fix mailbox with gifts and spruces as shown using foam adhesive pads.

Another view to the snow-covered card, after we shake it.

I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Thank you for coming over and see you next Tuesday.