Christmas Floral

Hi!

This is Anja. I have a simple Christmas card for you today. I used new Christmas Floral dies and made a simple card.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz die (Christmas Floral #2, Merry & Bright),
- Distress Inks (Aged Mahogany, Mustard Seed, Fired Brick, Barn Door, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles),
- white card base (15x15 cm),
- patterned paper (14,2x14,2 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- scissors,
- Wink of Stella glitter brush,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the flowers and greenery. I cut two flowers and four sets of greenery.

Then I cut the sentiment. I used scissors to cut off the lights.

Then I cut the paper for the background and used the scissors to distress the edges.

I used glitter brush t +o finish the sentiment. And this is my final product.

Don't forget to check the store. There's a labor day sale going on. 
Thank you for stopping by and have a nice Sunday.
Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Christmas Fawns Walking in Winter Wonderland

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 Part 2 dies are available, and on a 25% sale,  in the online store.  There are 29 new designs in this release. The Christmas Part 1 dies are still on sale as well.  The design team will be posting samples with the Part 2 dies shortly. Again, we are hoping to give you lots of ideas for your Christmas cards.

For my card today, I am using the Christmas Fawn die. This is in the Part 1 release and was sold out for awhile but it is now back in stock. Also the Journey to Bethlehem was another popular die and it is also back in stock.  

So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1:  I started my card with the colors this week. I used the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #702 or my card. The colors are cherry cobbler, early espresso and so saffron. I was able to incorporate them nicely into my card.

so saffron, cherry cobbler, early espresso

Step 2: Once the card colors were chosen, I started the stenciling for my background. I used a snowfall stencil and some shimmery white embossing paste. There is lots of sparkle on the snowflakes. I set that aside to dry and started the die cutting.

 

I cut the fawns in a baked brown sugar cardstock (medium brown) and did a bit of sponging for some contrast.  The tree branch is cut in the early espresso shade, the ornament in so saffron and the birds in cherry cobbler. What I have learned doing color challenges is that you don't have to emphasize all colors equally.  And, neutral colors like white, brown gray etc. help to balance the other colors.

Step 3: Next I cut a snowbank for my fawns to stand on. I used glitter glue and chunky glitter to give a bit of sparkle to the top of the bank.

I stamped my sentiment in early espresso ink. I love this rich brown shade of ink and it's also another way to incorporate the colors from the challenge.

Attached the snowbank to the stenciled base with dimensional adhesive..

Once that was in place I began attaching the images. I used a combination of dimensional adhesive and glue dots. I decided I didn't want a yellow bird so I changed it out to both in the cherry cobbler color. Used some light yellow metallic glue dots for a little added bling. Again, another way to get the challenge colors onto my card.

To complete my card, I attached the image panel to the cherry cobbler card base. I hope I have given you some inspiration for a way to use this sweet new die. They are on sale in the online store and there is also a big Labor Day sale with savings on other dies of up to 60%.

See you next Saturday!

die I used to create card:

Sugar Snowman

Hello Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne posting today - just one day before a three day weekend!  YAY!  My card today features a sweet new die from the 2018 Christmas release - which is on sale now for the Labor Day weekend.

This sentiment and die is terrific for the baker in your life.  (And that baker may even be you.)  The card was super simple to put together so if you need to make multiples, this die is perfect.

I wanted the snowman to look like he was made of sugar so I cut him from some Dazzling Diamonds glitter card stock.  I used a marker to add his eyes and mouth.

Next I cut most of the pieces from white card stock and the measuring cup from a piece of brushed metallic card stock.

I colored the white pieces using markers.

The sentiment is cut from red card stock that has an adhesive backing added, making it easy to adhere to the card.

I wanted a little interest behind my snowman so I stenciled a background.  I started with red hearts but ultimately decided upon the Crumb Cake hearts.  The red ones were just too bold.

I then assembled all the pieces.  I used a strip of patterned paper 1 1/8" on the right side and used two solid strips each 1/8" wide on the top and bottom.

I adhered it all to an A2 card base.  I hope you enjoyed my little "sugar-man" today.  He was fun and easy to make!

Don't forget - there is a labor day sale on the website this weekend with 25% off the new Christmas release and up to 60% off other select dies !

Dies:

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you have a fun, relaxing and creative weekend!

Christmas Fawns

Good Morning Everyone!

It is Pam from Stamper at Heart Blog creating with you today!

This is Christmas part 1 of a 2 part release!  And it is just amazing!  There are 29 designs to select from!  And guess what part 2 is here! The best thing about all these wonderful dies is that right now they are 25% off but just for a limited time! Don't miss out on this fantastic sale!

Now on to the card I made for you today and did I mention I am so happy that you stopped by!

Design Steps:

1.  Use a white A2 card base cut a piece of designer snowflake paper slightly smaller.  Cut a piece of glitter paper for the snowy ground.  Glue the snowy ground to the designer paper

 2.  Using the Christmas Fawns die cut all of the pieces out in white.

3.  Color all of the pieces with your favorite markers and assemble.  I added tiny black pearls to the fawns eyes

4.  Glue all of the pieces to the snowflake designer paper. Add the sentiment and foam snowflakes then glue to the card front

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I hope you liked my card and that you will shop with us soon!

Blessings

Pam

Christmas Release Design Team Samples (Part 3)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the new 2018 Christmas release. There are 29 new designs in this release and it's just Part 1 of what we will be releasing for Christmas. And, they are currently 25% off for a limited time.

We have had a good response when we do a group post on a release. It gives you the opportunity to see more card samples from the Design Team. So we are continuing that again for this release. We have 3 samples for your viewing pleasure today.

Card 1: This first sample is from Janja Albreht. She used the Baking Gnomes die to create her super cute card. This die is so sweet and Janja used it so well. Notice how she used the pine branches to give the impression of the gnomes baking in the woods. This card would be a perfect accompaniment to a baked gift or even sent to someone who loves to bake.  

Card 2: This next sample is from Pam MacKay. She used the Christmas Floral #2  die to create her Merry Christmas card. From the floral die, she chose the poinsettia and accented it with gold stems from the die. The double stitched square die is a perfect accent for her elegant card.

Card 3:  Our 3rd sample today is from Anja Zurga. She used the Swirly Tree with Stars die to create this distressed style card. She created her background with distress and oxide inks an embossed the sentiment for a mixed media appeal. Her swirly tree is a great fit for the card background. 

That's our samples for today. Hope the team has given you some ideas for using these dies.  The 2nd release of Christmas dies are now available in the online store. They are 25% off now as well. The DT will begin showing samples soon.

 

dies used to create cards: