Candy Cane Wishes & Gingerbread Hugs

 

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Today I am sharing a Christmas themed Gatefold Shutter Card using stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn.

I have been wanting to create this style of card for some time now using the new Lawn Fawn Christmas themed stamps and dies I purchased back in August, but with everything else I have been doing this year it kept getting put on the back burner. So I am so happy to finally get something made using a number of the different stamp & die sets.

To create the background on my card, I started with a blue card base. I then used Broken China & Faded Jeans Distress Oxide inks to blend color around all the various panels of this card. Next I splattered white paint and Liquid Stardust over each of the panels.

For the front of the card I used the Build A House and Build A House Gingerbread Add On die sets to create the gingerbread house and gingerbread men. The house was layered onto an oval which had been colored the same as the other panels on the card. 

I added white glitter cardstock to the bottom of the card and bottom of the oval using the Stitched Hillside Borders die set to die cut the hills.

The oval was attached to a blue belly band which helps keep the card closed.

Here you can see the front of my card with the belly band removed, ready to start opening the card.

Here the card is partially opened, starting to reveal the image which is hidden behind the shutter.

Finally the full reveal ... I used the Shutter Card Snow Globe Add On to add the snow glove to the centre portion of the card. I used MFT Stamps Shutter Card Components to create the shutter card, I didn't think I needed another shutter card die set in my stash so I didn't buy the Lawn Fawn one. The opening in MFT's die set is slightly larger than the snow globe opening, so I just used a circle die about the same size to die cut the opening.

I added snow to the bottom of the card again, using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Borders die set. I added the stamped images using three different Lawn Fawn Stamp sets ... Snow Globe Scenes; Tiny Gingerbread & A Creature was Stirring stamp sets.

To  finish off the card I added an older Penny Black sentiment which worked with the theme of the card.

 

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Nicky Foden our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.

For our challenge this week, Nicky has asked that we use a card that you have received from someone as inspiration, it can be handmade or store bought, post the inspiration card as well.

I didn't have a card that I could use as inspiration, but I had recently seen a card on line by Stephanie Davis who used the Lawn Fawn Build A House die set in a different way to make a large house. So I decided to use this for my inspiration. You can see Stephanie's card on her YouTube channel here.

To create the brick work on the houses I used Honey Bee Stamps new Perfect Bricks stencil. The bricks on this stencil are small, which makes them perfect to use on these smaller houses.

I did more or less CASE the house Stephanie made, I did change up the size of the bricks and added an extra lantern near the door, but other than that it is pretty much very similar to hers.

As it is summer where I live at Christmas, I decided to go with grass rather than snow. I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Border for the grass area.

As you can see I created an Easel Card to add my house to. For the sky I used Distress Oxide Inks in Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans.

Along the bottom of the card I used Crafter's Companion's Merry Edge'able die/stamp set. I die cut this three times and layered it up, so I had something to keep the card open. 

I used Mama Elephant's Little Girl Agenda and Little Boy Agenda to add a few children to my scene.

I also added the "We Wish You A" which is from MFT Stamps Bitty Holiday Sentiments. I used Honey Bee Stamps Banner Builder die set to die cut the sentiment.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Amy Ottmers

Karen Ostergard

Kathleen Adams

Maryann Einam

Rebecca Ednie

Tracey Farr

Nicky Foden

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. As challenge hostess for the month, I continue to issue the challenges.

Tomorrow, 15th September is International Dot Day, so for our challenge this week let's include dots on our cards. Use dotted papers, white gel pen dots on images, large dots, small dots, whatever your heart desires.

As I had just received my order from the Lawn Fawn August release, I of course wanted to play with some of the new products. So to fit that in with our challenge this week, I found some blue patterned paper which was covered in dots which I thought would work for the sky.

As you can see by the video above, I have created a Reveal Wheel Card using the Reveal Wheel die set from Lawn Fawn as well as their new Build A House die set which also has an optional die set to be able to use it to create a Reveal Wheel Card. 

I used Lawn Fawn's new Tiny Christmas stamp set (the girl, boy and dog) and the Tiny Halloween stamp set (cat) which appear in the window at the top of the house when you turn the wheel.

To decorate the house for Christmas, I used the Build A House Christmas Add On die set.

For the snow at the bottom of the card I used the curved edge die from the Palm Trees Border die set from white cardstock that had clear double sided adhesive tape on the front and covered the adhesive with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.

The Christmas tree and the trees out side of the house and Santa in his sleigh are all from the Winter Skies Stamp set also from Lawn Fawn.

I added the sentiment to the bottom of the card and also where the wheel shows, both from the Tiny Christmas stamp set.

Here is a look at each of the 4 images which are revealed when you turn the wheel at the side of the card.

For the inside of the card I just stamped a large Christmas sentiment using red ink. 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Amy Ottmers

Karen Ostergard

Kathleen Adams

Maryann Einam

Rebecca Ednie

Tracey Farr

Nicky Foden

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.