Blog Blitz: Christmas Otter
by JJ Bolton

Animals, Christmas

 

Hi everyone!  Today, I have another Blog Blitz card using the new Merry Christmas Script word die!   I can't resist a good word die, and I really love the scale on this one.  I also used one of the cute little otters from the new stamp set, Christmas Friends.  I partially die cut the otter for the bottom of the card.  

 

Then I used one of the Stitched Landscape dies to make it seem that he was standing in a snowbank.  


For the sentiment, I die cut the word 3 times and then glued them together.  At the end, I covered it in a bit of glossy glue and let it dry.  Just a tip, don't be impatient like me and pick up the die cuts too early!  I should have let my dry a bit more, but I think it still came out okay:)  Here's a close up of the puffy/enameled look of the word die cuts.   

Are you all having fun checking out the new release?  Just a reminder that all you have to do is leave a comment on this post to get the chance to win your very own Merry Christmas Script die!  And don't forget to comment on the other 2016 Holiday Release Blog Blitz posts too!  The Blog Blitz will run from July 6th – 18th and that means tons of chances to win.  To be entered into the each of the drawings all you need to leave a comment on EACH of the posts that you wish to enter.  One person will be chosen at random using a random number generator from each of the posts comments.  Only one prize per person per blog blitz.  

You have until midnight US EST July 21st to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter.  Winners will  announced on this blog on July 25.

Have a wonderful day!

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89 Comments

  1. Hi JJ, I love this cute card, the background is lovely and the Merry Christmas script dies are ‘just right’, and the cutesy ‘otter’ with his scarf flying in the wind, really lovely.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

  2. What a great idea on cutting the dies! Cute card – love the Merry Christmas die.

  5. I like the triple layers for the lettering and just recently have been using a glossy glue that doesn’t stay tacky in our very humid environment.

  6. Such a cute card! I want to run and start my Christmas cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

  7. So cute! I just love how you did the partial die cut, and the beautiful Merry Christmas Script die!

  12. The partial die cut was a great technique and I really like the script die. Thanks for the chance to win.

  13. Hi JJ, a super cute card love the effect you created on the two word dies, thank you for the inspiration… Megan

  14. So very sweet! Love the layers and who doesn’t love some great layer dies! 🙂

  15. I LOVE your card!! Your background is AWESOME!! Love the otter, the script die, and the tips and tricks you shared!! Thank you!!

  20. Fabulous background and I love the cute critter. Great pop of red too.

  24. Awwwww…..the otter is cute!! Love the font on the sentiment, too.
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  29. OMGOSH…your card couldn’t be any more adoreable. LOVE that otter. So stinkin’ cute!!! LOVE!!! Your background ROCK’s. Thanks for sharing with us!

  30. What a fabulous use of the otter and landscape dies. I thought I’d tried almost every combination of partial cuts, but this one would NEVER have occurred to me. Your highly dimensional “Merry Christmas” has these lovely surface curves that I’ve not achieved before. Maybe its the clear glue, which I will try soon because it’s a sophisticated look. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas JJ.

  31. The Merry Christmas script die is very niceful and useful. I can certainly use it in many, many different ways!

  32. A great card! The new sentiment is awesome – it is a great font and size.

  33. This is SO adorable J.J! The little critter is so cute and I love your technique for making the script look puffy and shiny! I’m going to have to try that!

  34. Such a sweet card, like how you partially die cut the cute otter and used the snow bank dies beside it. Loving the new Merry Christmas die.
    Elaine

  35. Oh, the cuteness! Love! I love critters, and this little guy is adorable! What a fun winter scene! Your sentiment die-cuts look amazing!

  40. Love the light blue and red – non-traditional but still that Christmas flair

  44. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS card JJ!!!
    LOVE your MAGICAL Merry Christmas sky, LOVE your CUTE otter on the snowy hills too!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION 🙂

  49. Your card is so cute. I’ve got to try the partial cutting of dies : the result is stunning.

  51. What a darling card! The Merry Christmas script would be a fabulous die to win!

  52. Ahhh, the otter is just the cutest! Very nice card too. Thanks for the inspiration.

  53. that is just too cute and like how you did the cutting of the snow around him…. Love the thickness of the sentiment and the glossy really let’s it pop!

  55. The otter is
    so cute and
    I love the
    way you die
    cut him on
    the snow bank.
    Carla from Utah

  56. That script die has so many possibilities and thanks for the idea of several cuttings and the glossy touch!

  58. How cute is that otter?!!! Love your card! The colors are so vibrant & cheerful 🙂 I always prefer using a die cut sentiment over a stamped sentiment.

  71. Fabulous card JJ. I love that bright shiny diecut Merry Christmas. I must admit I have a bit of an addiction to word dies too.

  72. Such a cute Christmas card. I really like how die cutting three layers of the Merry Christmas die and gluing them together to raise the letters up is so effective. Yes, your glossy glue shows up the puffy effect you were going for in this design.

  76. This card is so “Otter”ly and completely adorable!! Love the way you used your die to create the snowbank for your cute otter!! JJ, another winner of a card!!

  88. Well thought out card! I love the size and font of the Merry Christmas Script die.

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