Showing posts with label Snowman in Cocoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snowman in Cocoa. Show all posts

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!


Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Christmas cupcakes

Hi, Janja here!

Preparations for the most beautiful holiday of the year are getting closer. You have probably started looking for ideas and decorations that will adorn your home.
My choice today are the cupcakes on the card and the ornaments.


Supplies:
- CottageCutz dies: Santa Bear In Pot, Gingerbread Man Cupcake, Santa Cupcake, Snowman In Cocoa, Merry Christmas Santa, Nested Ornaments - Ball, Stitched Circle Set, Nested Stitched Scallop Circle Set, Circle Set
- white card base: 4.25 x 5.5" (10,7 x 13,9 cm), folded
- patterned paper: 4 x 5.2" (10 x 13,2 cm)
- white and colored cardstock
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive pads
- metallic gold string
- Distress ink pads: Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain

To begin with, die cut all the elements of the Santa bear from colored cardstocks. Before we assemble them into a whole, color them additionally with different distress ink pads, to obtain depth.


Cut three circles that match each other in size.


Cut and fold white cardstock in half, to get the card base. Cover the front of white card base with patterned paper. Attach Santa bear with self-adhesive pads on top, and the sentiment Merry Christmas to the lower part.


Assembly the card.



Even for ornaments, use the same assembly procedure. First cut out individual motives, and then the basics, where we will fix them.



We can combine different dies with each other. Like a snowman that I took from the cup, and put it in a cupcake.





Finally, I invite you to watch a video that shows all the new
"Get Well" dies. 



Thanks for stopping by. 
Enjoy the beautiful moments that are in front of you.










Friday, September 29, 2017

Warm Wishes

It must be snowman week at Cottage Cutz!  We've had so many adorable snowmen this week and here is one more.  It's Jeanne posting today and although the weather is still warm, I couldn't resist using this cutie in cocoa.  Makes me want a mug of cocoa by the fireplace.
I cut all the pieces using a combination of white and colored card stock.  I used colored stock for the red and green and white for the rest.  I colored those pieces with Copic markers.
Next I cut three pieces of background paper - red pattern is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8, white 1 3/4 x 5 3/8, kraft pattern 1 1/2 x 5 3/8.  They will all be mounted to an A2 base - 4 1/4 x 5/1/2.
To add some depth to the red cup I used Real Red ink and a sponge dauber to add shadows.
In the top of the photo you will see a piece I cut from white card stock to use to mask off the rim of the cup as I sponged it.
One thing I love about this set - that funky looking scarf piece on the left becomes....
a polka dot scarf when put together!  How great is that!?

When it came time to put this together I played with several options.  One was to use snowflakes as a background element.  I really liked that, but I also liked the peppermints.  A family poll was divided - they both looked good.
Ultimately I chose the peppermints because I liked the way they picked up the stripe in the paper I used as a frame.  Had I used different paper I would have gone with the snowflakes.


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

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzcirclesetbasics.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzsnowflakesset.aspx

I hope this inspires you to create this weekend!