BOO! to You

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today with a quick and easy card featuring the ghosts from the new Halloween release.  This release along with the Christmas Part 3 release are on sale for a limited time on the web site.

There are several ways to decorate these ghosts including a witch.  I chose to use the lantern and the jack-o-lantern with these two.  First I cut all the pieces from white cards tock.

I used a sponge dauber and Smoky Slate ink to add just a little shading to the ghosts.  The rest of the pieces I colored using Copic markers.

For the background I cut a piece of mixed media paper slightly larger then A2 and used Washi tape to tape it to a masonite board.  This helps keep the paper from warping while making a wash background.  I used the Smoky Slate ink.

 After I had my "mist" I stenciled some bats on top using the Smoky Slate. When everything was dry I cut it down to A2 size.

For the word "BOO" I cut both orange and black letters using the Sugar & Cream die. 

I decided to use the black letters on top with a hint of orange underneath.

I used foam dots to adhere the ghost and glued it all to an A2 card base.

Fun card and easy to make.

Dies used:

 Thanks for stopping by and have a fun and creative weekend!

Halloween Potions!

Hi Scrapping Cottage Fans!

I really appreciate you stopping by today!  It is Pam creating with you on the blog.

Halloween is fast approaching and I am getting all of my cards ready to send out.  My friends, nieces, nephew, brother and sister love getting them.  So I have designed one that is relatively easy so you can make multiplies pretty fast.

Design Steps:

 1.  Use an A2 black card stock base cut a piece of DP just slightly smaller than the base.  Cut a piece of orange polka dot paper 4 in x 3 in

 2.  Glue the orange dotted paper to the top of the DP.  Add a piece of glittering black ribbon between the two papers

 3.  Mount the DP panel to the black card front

 4.  Use some green DP and cut a circle using the Nested Scalloped Stitched Circle Set.  I used the second from the largest.  Next using the Happy Halloween die cut it out in black cards stock.  Then use a small piece of orange and cut out just the pumpkin

5.  Glue the orange pumpkin on top of the tiny piece of yellow card stock.  Then glue the orange pumpkin on top of the black pumpkin.  Glue the sentiment to the center of the scalloped green circle.  Pop the scalloped circle to the card as shown below

CottageCutz Products

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget this awesome Halloween die is on sale right now in our online store for a big 25% off!  Visit us for all the fun and wonderful savings!

Blessings

Pam

Jolly Santa Claus

Hi, Janja here!

Today I'm sharing with you my new card with Jolly Santa Claus.

Supplies:
- Cottagecutz dies: Jolly Santa Claus, Tea time Doily
- white card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- patterned paper: 5 x 5" (12,7 x 12,7 cm)
- patterned paper: 3.94 x 3.94" (10 x 10 cm)
- white and colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

Die cut all the pieces for jolly Santa Claus. Ink the edges, and attach all pieces to each other.

Prepare a white card base. Cut square, and two strips of patterned paper. Paste both on a white cardstock.

Cut two smaller squares from white and patterned paper. Cut a round lace from a white cardstock. With a scissor cut it in half.

Attach all layers as shown.

Now stamp a sentiment. Attach Santa Claus with self-adhesive pads on the background.
And we're at the end.

I would like to remind you that the new Christmas dies (Part 3) and the new Halloween dies are already in the store. They are currently on sale for 25% off.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a lovely day.

 

Halloween Z-Box Fold Card

Hi, Lois here at the start of a new month  It's October -- time for colorful leaves, pumpkins, and Halloween!  Halloween is what I'm bringing you today.  CottageCutz has a brand-new release of really cool Halloween dies -- currently on sale at 25% off, along with their Christmas (Part 3) release.

I'm a big fan of fun-fold cards, and my card today is a relatively simple fun-fold card -- a Z-Box Fold card, using two of the new Halloween dies.

To start the card, cut cardstock and patterned paper as follows:

Black - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Orange - 4" x 9 3/4"

Patterned paper - 4 3/8" x 2 7/8"

Patterned paper - 7/8" x 5 1/8" (one piece), 7/8" x 2 1/8" (two pieces)

Place the orange cardstock in your paper trimmer with the short side at the top and place the long side at the 1" mark.  Cut a 1" slit from the 3" mark down to the 7 1/2" mark.  

Place the cardstock in your scoring board and score down to the cut line at the 3" mark, up from the bottom at the 7 1/2" mark, and all the way through at the 5 1/8" mark.

Place Scor-Tape on the back of the largest section of the orange cardstock, as shown.

Fold on the score lines and adhere to the black 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel.

Cut three ghosts from the die.

Color and construct the ghosts.

Cut the Spooky Garland from a scrap of black cardstock.

Adhere the patterned paper to the card base and sponge around the front panel.  Add the ghosts and garland, and your card is completed.

CottageCutz dies used on this card are:

Peace Wreath

Hi!

This is Anja again. I have a very simple card for you today. I'm still busy at work, coming home late and lacking time for crafting. Happily things slow down in October, so I'll have more free time.

Sometimes also a simple design can be useful, especially if we have to make a lot of cards and we don't have enough time. So this is quite a simple card to make.

For this project  used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Grapevine Wreath w/ Bird, Love Peace & Joy),
- Distress Oxides (Antique Linen, Squeezed Lemonade, Faded Jeans, Black Soot),
- white card base (11x11 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- water color paper for background (10x10 cm),
- water spritzer,
- heat gun.

First I made the background. I used Distress Oxides this time and blended the three colors together. I went from light to darker color around the edge of the paper.

The I spritzed some water on top and dried it with the heat gun.
I also used Distress Oxides around the edges of the card base. 

Then I die cut the wreath and the sentiment. I again used Distress Oxides around the edges.

When I had everything colored, I glued the elements on top of the card base.

And my card was finished.

Before I go I want to invite you also on The Scrapping Cottage website to check all the new goodies in the store. Can't wait to try it out.

Have a nice Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz products I used: