Hello dear crafty friends! So here I am again, still trying to get through all my not-yet-used Christmas crafting goodies. I tend to always have too much Cottage Cutz because they're so extremely marked down in the sales. I'll keep whittling away at them, but some may have to wait till next year.
Today I focused on Cottage Cutz deer and bear, with a whole lot of other well-loved extras from my stash to help in the making. The first card design is thanks to the (past) Freshly Made Sketch #707 which I loved for using designer paper. Thank you, FMS!
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| Cottage Cutz Elegant Deer w/Wreath, Memory Box Peace Cheshire Script Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers, Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes Die-namites Slender Trees |
Reindeer Postage next. I thought I would make an effort to finish off an old Echo Park paper pad. I'm not quite there yet.
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| Cottage Cutz Reindeer Postage Mix of retired dies and Power Poppy sentiment |
The Folk Art Bear in the next card is not a Christmas die, but as a polar bear I think he works. I put a poinsettia on his bottom and added a fitting sentiment.
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| Cottage Cutz Folk Art Bear, Penny Black Crystal Frames, Frantic Stamper Believe Poppystamps Small Blooming Poinsettia Poppystamps Believe in Magic sentiment |
Finally, a Santa bear peeking over a snow bank in a stenciled birch tree forest.
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| Cottage Cutz Peeking Santa Bear, Die-namics Stitched Rectangle Frames Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes, Impression Obsession Small Snowflake Set Lawn Cuts Fancy Wavy Banners & Winter Wavy Sayings Lawn Clippings (Lawn Fawn) Birch Tree Stencil |
Challenges:
NBUS Challenge #80-- Each of the Cottage Cutz dies on these cards is never before used schtuff.
Thank you so much for visiting during this busy season. Happy everything!
13 comments:
All beautiful cards Leslie, love the papers and backgrounds, very handsome reindeer and really cute Santa bear-love them all.
Carol x
You’ve been busy… all are really cute. BIG GRIN. Have a great day
Every one of these is a gem Leslie, and you are making me think I should have done a bit more shopping in July!! Haha!! I have more than enough and just need to use it rather than stockpile it! But anyway, all 4 of these cards are fabulous and I'm afraid I can't even pick a favorite! You must have been smiling the whole time you made these! I sure am!! Hugs. :0)
Each one is as merry and bright as the next, Leslie! But I have to say, that sweet little bear peeking at us from the birch trees has me smitten!
WOW girl ... you are on a roll! These are all FABULOUS! Each one took my breath away as I scrolled down your post! Beautifully crafted (as always). Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Love Those Pretty Papers challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Wow! These are all gorgeous. I love how you put the leaf stems on the polar bear. Cute idea.
A wonderful and festive collection of cards in this darling post! I didn't want the cards to come to an end. You're so right in that you can't beat the sales at CottageCutz. Each of your cards are just so special. That polar bear is gorgeous, and I love the poinsettia popped onto her butt. I'm not sure if it hides her hips or accentuates them, but either way it's adorable. The peeking bear is darling with the birch trees in the background. I have that die set and am now inspired to do a CASE of your sweet card. You never disappoint my friend. I love seeing your lineup of sweet cards.
Leslie this is a lovely batch of strikingly beautiful holiday cards. Each one is a clever genius but I have to say my favorite is the last one with the adorable cute bear. I thought I left you a previous message but I don't see it here so I'm leaving another. Have a good day friend.
What a great collection of cards. I am so happy to see you use those dies. they are all great. I hope we get to see more of them xx
Oh, I love this stately deer wearing a wreath and that's a fantastic layout! Such a pretty deer in the postage stamp!I love the folar bear with his foliage and beautiful heart! A best of all is that sweet bear peeking over the snowbank! So much creativity here, my friend!
A lovely collection of Christmas cards, your polar bear is my favorite though it was very hard to choose.
Beautiful selection of amazing cards, images and sentiment along with brilliant colours combined x
Such a darling collection of Christmas cards featuring your beloved Cottage Cutz, Leslie! You are so wise to save those sketches that work so well with patterned paper - I should, too! Both of your deer are really wonderful [as are the papers]. You decorated that cute Polar Bear so cleverly for the holidays - but this last big bear wins my heart today! You know I have a soft spot for those! I love his stocking hat - hey, maybe it would fit my big bear? lol
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