Showing posts with label holiday greenery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday greenery. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

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.




Saturday, November 19, 2016

Mistletoe Christmas Card

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

This upcoming week we are celebrating Thanksgiving here in the USA and then comes the frantic Christmas rush (lol)!!! Card making, gift buying and wrapping, baking and decorating will be in the forefront for the month of December.

So if you haven't started your cards as yet, I am showing one today that could very easily be mass produced. You could change it up by simply using a different patterned paper.

So let's get started on some details of how I created my "Mistletoe Christmas" card. My mistletoe is from the Holiday Greenery die. It was part of the Christmas 2 release.

Green Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2 size)
Red Layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Patterned Paper Layer: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Image Panel: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Black layering Panel: 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Step 1: I started my card this week by choosing my patterned paper. Once I did that, I just matched my cardstock to the colors used on the patterned paper.
Step 2: Cut my first 3 layers of cardstock to the above sizes and assembled using double sided tape. I decided to add some red seam binding just for added card interest.  No bow because I want to keep the card flat for mailing.
 
Step 3: I cut my image panel using the basic square in vanilla and the stitched square in black. There is black in this patterned paper so I used that cardstock to help accent my card. I stamped my sentiment and added some dots cut from the holiday greenery die. I used dimensional tape on this panel to lift it away from the patterned panel.
 
That completes my card for this week. As I said, this one could be mass produced easily. And, that would free you up to do other Christmas tasks. Here is another look at the completed card.
Well Blogger friends, that's it for me fo this week so until next time.......inky hugs.
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/search.aspx?find=square+set
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzstitchedsquaresetbasics.aspx
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzholidaygreenery.aspx
 
   
 

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.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS IN AN ENVELOPE

Hello everyone.
It's Anita here .Christmas preparations are in full swing everywhere. I am busy with making cards as there is long list of friends and relatives who long for my handmade cards.
My card today has a Christmas feel but its not a regular Christmas card.
I have added my favourite flowers in red and put them all in the beautiful envelope die cut as if its gift of flowers.
So do have a look.








Instructions

The finished card measures 7 inches by 5 inches.
Emboss the card front in an embossing folder.
Distress lightly with shabby shutters distress ink and Memento Angel Pink ink. Distress the edges with Abandoned Coral Distress ink.
Cut a die cut from Dual Stitched Rectangle Die and adhere on to the card front.
Cut a die cut from the Envelope die . Fold and stick in the middle of the rectangle die.
Add some hay fillers inside the envelope and add the flowers and leaves.
To make the flowers, Cut them using the 3D flower die and colour with Abandoned Coral Distress ink. Apply Crackle Medium on the flowers and apply glass glitter. Layer them when dry.
The leaves and green flower are cut from the pattern paper from my stash and then spray green mist on them . Use them when dry.
Arrange all the flowers and leaves as shown. Add a double layer of bow after colouring it with Abandoned Coral Distress ink.
Add a Sentiment.

CottageCutz dies used.









You still have time to enter in the Fall theme challenge here

I hope you liked my card. Do leave your feedback.



Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Puppy with a gift

Hi, Janja here!

Summer is going away and nature is already flirting with autumn colors. But on my desk Christmas is still everywhere.


For the card we need:
- white scalloped card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm)
- green striped paper: 5 x 5" (12,6 x 12,6 cm)
- two patterned paper
- white and color cardstock
- Distress ink: Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Black Soot

Trim green striped paper and place it on a white card base. Cut out a frame with the largest die from stitched wide circle frame set. Also cut out a circle with the largest die from the circle set.


Now we start with a puppy. We prepare cutouts from color cardstocks. Ink edges of cutouts and assemble the puppy.



On the upper part of the frame add some holiday greenery with spruce stems. Assemble poinsettia bloom and ink the edges.



Cut the tape and wrap it around the frame. Put the frame on circle and fix it with foam tape on green striped paper.



Complete the card. 


The puppy is so cute, that we can use this die also for other occasions during the year.


I would like to remind you on our challenge #6 - holiday. You can get more info here.

Hope you enjoyed my post for today.