Winter Wonderland

Hi, everyone!

I'm taking a break from my Bugaboo Birthday Week cards today, but please scroll through the week's posts to visit the cards I have made and the wonderful games and challenges that are going on over at Catch the Bug! We'd be so honored to have you playing along with us this week to celebrate Bugaboo's 3rd Birthday! :0)

I recently purchased some Cottage Cutz dies; these are my first CC dies, ever and I fell in love with them when I saw a card that Kittie Kraft posted a while ago. The dies are Mountain Lodge and Trees & Rustic Sign. I have to say, I had a booger of a time with some of the tiny cut-puts on the Mountain Lodge die! I was 'losing my religion' for several hours, and through six different cut attempts! I did manage, though, and have put together this card for todays post:

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There are tons and tons of layers on this. I used a stair fold card base, and lots of pop dots! I added some 3D Glittering Paint for my "snow" on the trees, roof, chimney, steps, and on the torn top of my snowy, crimped layers.

Here are some additional images, some different angles and close-ups. And, as always, clicking the image will enlarge it for better detail views. :0)

Here's a front view, at a higher angle than the first photo.

This view shows the card base folds, and you can see many of the layers from this view.

A close-up of the lodge and trees. The lodge die puts some pretty embossed details into the pieces: cobblestone for the chimney, lines for logs on the home, some pretty dimension on the trees.

I can only ream of a white winter this year, it seems. SC has had incredibly warm temperatures, so far (as have many areas in the country). The days of Michigan winters, where I grew up, are behind me, but I think that's okay: I can always make cards like this and not have to deal with the frigid temperatures that go along with the pretty snow. lol! It is nice to think that some day I will head to a mountain lodge to stay for my holidays, but for right now.....I'm happy right here. :0)

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you've enjoyed my card, and that you choose to browse some of my other posts! If you like my work, please follow me, and leave a comment with your website info so I can return the favor! :0)

Happy Crafting!

This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Always Something Creative - Winter

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Cold & Frosty

Crafting for All Seasons - Something New(dies)

Crafts And Me - Something New (dies)

Crafty Sentiments - Winter Fun

Creative Card Crew - Snow & Ice

Creative Moments - Monochrome

Eureka Stamps - Layer It Up & Let It Snow

Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Die Cuts/Punches

Papercraft Star - White on White

Papertake Weekly - Baby It's Cold Outside

Sisterhood of Crafters - Winter

Squigglefly - Winter Theme

The Crazy Challenge - No Designer Paper

Tuesday Alchemy - Winter Wonder Photo Inspiration

Whoopsidaisy - Monochromatic

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps!

It's Friday, and that means a new freebie Bugaboo Stamps image is posted for you over at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! This week, Jodie has created a darling butterfly for you!  I thought this would look pretty in multi-colors, and highlighted it with some Nesties - lots of layering and pop-dots!

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I borrowed the idea for this card from Kittie Kraft - she's a huge inspiration for all things beautifully die-cut! :0)

Head on over to Catch the Bug to pickup your freebie!

Please check out the rest of the Design Team goodies while you're there! These peeps are filled with talent, full of good tips and ideas......and loaded with eye-candy-inspiring ideas! I am so honored to be part of the group!

<=====Their blog links can all be found in my left sidebar! :0)

Pick up all the other cute Bugaboo images over at the Bugaboo Stamps Store, and make sure you also jump over to the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: it's where you can find out all the lastest "dish" on what challenges are happening and what other challenge sites that Bugaboo is sponsoring (more chances to win some free Bugaboo!). It's also where you can check out all the other fantastic DT projects, including the OBG (Oldie But Goodie) stuff, the ABC (Anything But a Card) items, and the Tuesday New Releases......plus so much more!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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This card has been entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #17 Things with Wings
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Just Inspirational - Photo Challenge

Bling It On - Monochrome

Cupcake Craftroom - Bugs n Birds n Wings n Things

The Crafter's Cafe - Spring with Pastel Colors

Paper Shelter - Wings and Things
Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Green
Whimsy Inspiration - Punches/Die Cuts

3D Decoupage

Hi, everyone!
Stamping Dragon Designs is hosting a 3D Decoupage Challenge this week  (check out their decoupage sheets in the store here). I did not have any of the sheets that Janette offers, so I printed five copies of my colored image, cut the pieces from each that I needed, and used pop dots to create this card.

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I used a tag punch to create the tombstone (I used a gel pen to add the cracks and letters to it), and a bat punch, that I embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, Textile. The background paper is from K&Company. Not much to it besides the layering! :0) Here are some additional pics to show the layers:

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to enter for your chance to win some free images!

This card has also been entered into the following challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Halloween or Fall Cute Cards for Kids