Showing posts with label Merry Christmas Expression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merry Christmas Expression. Show all posts

Monday, November 12, 2018

Wooden Ornaments

Hi!  Lois here with my Monday post.  Be sure to check the CottageCutz store because the Autumn Release is still on sale for a limited time at 25% off.   While you're there, be sure to check out all the new Christmas dies too.

My card for today went together relatively quickly.  I used one of the new CottageCutz Christmas dies, Wooden Ornaments with some pine patterned paper, and the card sort of put itself together.   


To start my card, I cut the die pieces from scraps that I had on my scrap pile -- the three ornaments from some tan cardstock and the accessories pieces from a scrap of white.


I sponged some Vintage Photo distress ink onto the ornaments and colored the accessory pieces with Copic markers, then constructed the three ornaments.


I cut the cardstock as follows:

Cream - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Red - 5 1/4" x 4"
Patterned paper - 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"



I then cut the Christmas sentiment from scraps of both red and white cardstock and constructed my card base, forming a sort of shadow behind the sentiment.


Using the pine sprigs for placement reference, I added the ornaments -- cutting a small section out of the hangers to make it appear that the loops went behind the sprigs.  The loops are glued down flat, but the ornaments are popped up on foam dots.   As I said before, the card went together relatively quickly.  I love that!


CottageCutz dies used on this card are:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzwoodenornaments.aspx


http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsmerrychristmas.aspx



Friday, August 03, 2018

Vintage Christmas Puppy

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a vintage looking Christmas card.  My daughter said the colors looked vintage to her and I had to agree. And the card uses previous Christmas and non-Christmas dies.
I started by die cutting all pieces in various colors of card stock to match my plaid.  For the frame I used the second largest of the Eyelet Squares and the fourth largest of the Stitched Squares.  I centered one inside the other and used washi tape to hold them in place as I ran it through my die cutter.
I cut a white panel for the front 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, a 2 1/2 inch square from the plaid paper and a piece of ribbon a bit longer than the panel so I could wrap it around the back.
I glued the candy together and covered them in Wink of Stella.
I laid things in place to get a general placement and took a photo with my phone.  I often do this so as I'm gluing things down I have a reference.  This is especially good if you have a lot of pieces or critical placement.
I glued the ribbon 1/2 inches from the left side and lined up my plaid square with the edge.  The bottom of the square is 1 1/2 inches from the bottom of the panel.  I also glued the dog to the plaid square.  His eyes and the nose piece are colored with a marker.
I glued the candy with the notch to the frame (I snipped off the part that showed beyond the frame) and used narrow foam strips to raise up the frame.
Next I tucked one candy under the frame and the other on top.  I also decided at this point to angle my sentiment rather than put it on straight.
In looking at the panel, I thought it needed just a bit more.  So I rounded the upper right hand corner using a corner rounder.  Then on the white A2 card base I adhered a small strip of the plaid paper. I toyed with the idea of using a solid, but decided the plaid looked better.
And the finished card!

We're getting ready for a new release of holiday dies that promises to be WONDERFUL!  There are so many cute dies coming - I can't wait!

Dies Used:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzforestpeekersbeaveranddog.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzsnowmanincocoa.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzstitchedsquaresetbasics.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutznestedstitchedeyeletsquareset.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsmerrychristmas.aspx

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!


Thursday, October 27, 2016

Poinsettia with Greenery


Hi, Vladka is here!

Today I have Christmas card with Poinsettia. It is easy to make it. So, it can be mass produced.


Basics:

Kaft card base: 4 1/4 x 6 inches (cut 4 1/4 x 12 inches, fold in half)
Additional piece of kaft cardstock and some red and white cardstock to cut out the die cuts. 

Other Supplies:

CottageCutz Dies: Listed Below
Distress Ink:  Peeled Paint,  Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Forest Moss
Other: Scissors, Paper trimmer, Sizzix machine, text stamp, white pigment ink


1. Use Holiday geenery die to cut the poinsettia petals out of red carstock and greenery out of white cardstock. Color greneery with green distres ink and if you want, distress the edges with darker shade of green distress ink. Distress also the edges of poinsettia petals.


2. Glue all pieces together as shown on the photo:


3. Now prepare white strip. Use Cross-Stitched Rectangle Set and cut the second biggest rectangle out of white paper. In second step use the same die one more time put it on the white rectangle as shown on the photo and cut it out again. Now, the strip is a little bit more narrow.


4. Time to cut out "Merry Christmas" and cardbase with additional piece of paper.


5. With text stamp and white pigment ink, stamp the text on additional piece of paper. Distress the edges with the same white ink.



6. Now glue all pieces together as shown on the photo and card is finished:


This is is for today. Have a nice day. And don't forget, seventh CottageCutz challenge is waiting for you. This time theme is FALL. You can linked your project here. And please, use only Scrapping Cottage dies.

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Lamp Post

Hi! Vladka here! 

I took another little die from Petites release: Lamp Post and created another Christmas card.

Because die cut is small, I colored with blue water color just part of card stock. Then I spurted a little white color to create a falling snow and glued this cute lamp with some greenery on it.Finished touch was created with Merry Christmas expression which is also the part of Homemade Christmas Gift Set. Perfect card for massive production. 

I wish you all great day.