CottageCutz Pocket Watch Beary Christmas Ornament

Yipee, today is reveal day for a special release  called "Homemade Christmas Gift Set" from CottageCutz.   There are 21 universal dies and 7 clear stamps in this box giftset.   Isn't this bear just darling.  You know I love my bears.  I can't resist his sweet face.

 To create this Christmas Ornament, I started with Tim Holtz Pocket Watch Die.  I cut it out about 5 times to get the dimension.  I cut the center out of four of the dies and layered one on top of the other.

 I cut designer paper for the inside and outside of the watch.  I stamped the little postal image from the Cottage Cutz Christmas Gift Set in the center.  I just love that little stamp.  I know I will be using it a lot for all my Christmas crafting.

 Almost all the embellishments were made from the dies in this gift set.  There is just so much you can do with them.  The flower was cut out three times.  I used my McGill Flower shaping tool to created the Poinsettia.  The leaves are the Winter Pine Branch.  The snowflake edging is the Winter Snowflake Wreath.  I die cut the wreath twice and cut it to fit around the pocket watch.

 The chain is created using a Martha Steward Border punch.  I just cut it so it would be rounded to look like chain and twisted it and attached the bow at the end.

 The little bear was paper pieced and some chalk applied to brighten up his sweet checks.  I used a white pen for the highlights on his nose and eyes.  Here are the dies I used:

Be sure to visit the other CottageCutz DT members for their reveals:

Carol-that's me
Vladka
Olena
Simona
Cheryl
Kathy
Frances


SURPRISE!!!!  Please be sure to follow the link to The CottageCutz Blog.  Leave a comment all three days and you will be eligible for a prize drawing of a Gift Certificate to use to build up that CottageCutz Die collection of yours at The Scrapping Cottage.  So go now-don't delay and leave your comment!!!

CottageCutz Homemade Christmas Gift Set 2

Hello everyone and welcome to CottageCutz by The Scrapping Cottage Sneak Peek Day 2.  This is the last Sneak Peek so be sure to come back tomorrow to seen the entire project.   We are super EXCITED to share with you projects using some of the CottageCutz dies and stamps from a special release  called "Homemade Christmas Gift Set".   There are 21 universal dies and 7 clear stamps in this box giftset.   I have to admit that when I opened this up I was totally WOWed by what is included. 

The release is tomorrow Sunday September 8th for the new Homemade Christmas Gift Set box.  On Sunday all designers will reveal the whole project for you.  You are just going to fall in love with these dies.

For more Sneak Peeks for day 2 be sure to visit the other CottageCutz DT members:
Carol-that's me
Vladka
Olena
Simona
Cheryl
Kathy
Frances

Thank you for joining us today for Sneak Peek Day 2 with the CottageCutz DT. Please be sure to join us tomorrow September 8 for the reveal!


SURPRISE!!!!  Please be sure to follow the link to The CottageCutz Blog.  Leave a comment all three days and you will be eligible for a prize drawing of a Gift Certificate to use to build up that CottageCutz Die collection of yours at The Scrapping Cottage.  So go now-don't delay and leave your comment!!!

CottageCutz Homemade Christmas Giftset Sneak Peek

Hello everyone and welcome to CottageCutz by The Scrapping Cottage Sneak Peek Day 1.  For the next three days we will be sneak peeking some projects for you. We are super EXCITED to share with you projects using some of the CottageCutz dies and stamps from a special release  called "Homemade Christmas Gift Set".   There are 21 universal dies and 7 clear stamps in this box giftset.   I have to admit that when I opened this up I was totally WOWed by what is included. 

So for today and tomorrow the CottageCutz design Team members will be showing sneak peeks allowing you to see some of the CottageCutz dies and stamps for this release on Sunday September 8th with the new Homemade Christmas Gift Set box.  On Sunday we will reveal the whole project for you.  You are just going to fall in love with these dies. 

For more Sneak Peeks be sure to visit the other CottageCutz DT members:
Carol-that's me
Vladka
Olena
Simona
Cheryl
Kathy
Frances

Thank you for joining us today for Sneak Peek Day 1 with the CottageCutz DT. Please be sure to join us tomorrow Saturday the 7th of September for more Sneak Peeks!


SURPRISE!!!!  Please be sure to follow the link to The CottageCutz Blog.  Leave a comment all three days and you will be eligible for a prize drawing of a Gift Certificate to use to build up that CottageCutz Die collection of yours at The Scrapping Cottage.  So go now-don't delay and leave your comment!!!

CottageCutz Fancy Peony Easel Card

 Welcome to my blog and another creation for CottageCutz at The Scrapping Cottage.  Today's dies are the Fancy Peony, Fancy Floral Corner #2, Bella Leafy Branch, and Tea Time Doily.

 This is an easel card made with the spellbinders scallop nestability set as my base.  I then attached the Fancy Floral Corner #2 around the outside edge on the back.  They fit perfectly together to give the lacy affect you see here.

 The tea time doily is used to showcase the beautiful Fancy Peony die.  I used some rhinestones in the center of the flower that I cut from a rhinestone trim sheet,  The flower were created with a medium 5 petal punch and distressed with peacock feather distress ink.   You can see the sweet Bella Leafy Branch that I cut up and used to accent the flowers.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my card.  I sure do appreciate it.  I didn't get to my sneak peek yet on what I have been working on.  I am going to have a lot to show you soon.  Pretty much keeping things under wrap until I get back from CKC in Jacksonville on September 6th and 7th.  Then I will be able to share.  Until next time, happy crafting and see you soon!!!  Here are the dies I used:

CottageCutz Fancy Ornate Birdcage

 Yikes the weekend is over already and I was just getting started!!!  Today I have a CottageCutz card created with the wonderful dies from The Scrapping Cottage.  By the way, did you see the new releases-Halloween, Winter Wonderland, and Christmas Cheer.  Oh my goodness I am super excited about all of them.  They coordinate with last years releases perfectly!

 For this card I used 5 CottageCutz dies.  Fancy Floral Lace Border, Fancy Floral Background, Fancy Ornate Birdcage, Greenery, and Tea Time Doily.  Here's a tip.  My Tea Time Doily was used so much that it wasn't cutting properly.  I replaced the foam cover and now it is cutting like it was brand spanking new.  Replace those foam pads if you find your die doesn't cut like it used to!

 The Fancy Ornate Birdcage was mounted on the Tea Time Doily and a Team Time Doily was used as an embellishment behind these punched flowers.  The border around the outside of the card is a Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page set.

 The flowers were created with a regular 5 rounded petal punch.  They were stamped with an old Stampin Up text stamp I picked up at a yard sale some time back.  Then Victorian Velvet Rangers Ink was sponged on the petals. 

Thank you so much for dropping by today.  I hope you have a great week.  I will give you a sneak peek later on this week of what I have been working on all this time.  Take care and happy crafting.  Here are the dies I used:

CottageCutz Black & White Butterfly

 

Hello crafters.  Today I want to share with you a project I made with the beautiful Cottage Cutz dies.  These dies are so fun to work with.  For this card I used the Fancy Floral Butterfly Corner and the Filigree Butterfly Trio,

 

The Fancy Floral Butterfly Corner and Butterflies are real sparkly.  I painted the corners with glue and sprinkled with Martha Stewart Glitter.  It's hard to capture the details of this card but I ran the black card stock through a crimper and embossed the white middle band.

 

Black and White is always so elegant.  Don't you just love how lacy the corners look with this corner die.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Hope you have a wonderful craft filled day!  Here are the dies used:

Altered Matchbox-Birds of a Feather

Guess what day it is??? Guess what day it is??? Have you seen that commercial for Geico with the Camel. It is so cute. Yesterday was hump day. Yes that is right and I unashamedly look forward to it every week. It means I only have two more days of real work before I can play in my craft room. That is why I just love that commercial!!!

Today is a project share I made some time ago as a Birthday gift to a friend.  It was so much fun.  I just love making these things!!!!  What we have here is an altered Matchbox and enclosed mini album.  Don't you just love the sweet birds.  They are from K & Company.

Here is the inside of the album.  It is filled with lots of bird related tags for journaling and pictures.

This is the last page in the album.

The box on the outside is decorated with lace and pretty pearls along with rolled roses from the Bitsy Blossom Spellbinders die.

What Birthday gift would be complete without a sweet little easel card to tuck into the box.  I used the same images, dies and roses to match the altered matchbox.

These are altered clothespins that I tucked inside the box I mailed as a little added gift.  I just loved making these.  I decorated the packaging to match everything.

This was also tucked into the gift.  Some little stick pins that I enjoy making.  Thanks so much for stopping by today to view this very long post.  Glad you could stop by today and join me for a moment,.  I will see you soon.  Here's a little video with more details about this project.

Thanks for watching!