Homemade Kindness Stove Card for Fancy Fold Friday

This card could be the first of many... as the images in the Homemade Kindness stamp set have inspired many an idea for me....

I think it is safe to say that this set has a bigger list of creative ideas than any other.... and I just hope that I get the chance to make a few of them...

But just a quick share again today... as it really has been a very very very busy week...

But for now ... I will just point out that the stove is 3D... and check out the hearth!

And yes the card does fold flat to go in an envelope....

Oh and that I used Festive Farmhouse and Wood Textures papers...

Does rather remind me of my kitchen at home!

Special 12 Days of Christmas gift Part 2

Now this will be very familiar to the ladies who came here and created my 12 Days of Christmas House last year...

But you may have noticed that it has been extended!

Yes I created a co-ordinating His & Hers 12 Days of Christmas gift... 

12 Days of Ports for the guys... 

12 Days of Gins for the the ladies!

And don't they fit together well!!

Hence the need for the retired papers...

Never heard so many WOWs at my creative endeavours from the family before... but maybe the full little jars had something to do with that!!

A special 12 Days of Christmas gift...

My regular blog readers may remember that I didn't plan for an Advent Calendar... but a Gin-vent calendar for myself instead.. well I did that... using small jam jars that suited the job perfectly... and I LOVED the experience during the whole of December...

So I decided that I needed to share the experience... so I came up with the idea of a 12 Days of Christmas gift box along the same theme...

So this one is a 12 Ports of Christmas box... which went down incredibly well with my family and friends... unfortunately I couldn't go with 12 different ports... but they each got 4 port trios... so all were happy...

I also had to keep the box simple and flat in design... well my brother will have to carry it back to the States in his suitcase... so I couldn't go too mad!!

Now some of you will have noticed that this box is decorated with retired papers... there is a GOOD reason for that.... come back tomorrow and I will spill the beans...

And of course the 12 Days of Christmas stamps are also retired... so so glad I kept those!

Gift Card Holders

This year seems to be the year of most of the teenagers wanting Gift Cards... all different one though interestingly!

And as life has been so busy recently... I was so happy to oblige!!

So then I had to think up something quick and simple to wrap them up in...

So here you have it...

Smoky Slate Cozy Christmas Santa ( a keeper for me!)

Archival Basic Black greeting ( another keeper - love this one!)

And then at the last minute of making these... my Stampin' Up! pre-order box turned up...

So my clear Wink of Stella brush was pulled out...activated..and put into immediate service...

And oh wow... you will have to have the Wink of Stellas... my Santas then all came to life with a wonderful shimmer... hope you can kind of see in the photo...

For The New Two Wedding Swing Easel Card

Last Swing Easel Card! For now...

I had a special request for a Wedding Card...

And with the bells in the Cozy Christmas set...It was easy enough to oblige... the christmas greenery was just cut off!

I did think I would have my pre-order box (with my new Bloomin Love stamp set) ...but it arrived the day later...so I had to quickly find my retired best seller ever Flowerful Heart and push it into service again...

The heart is stamped in retired gold Encore ink - with the greeting gold embossed over the top...

I had to heat gun dry the heart ... but small flecks of gold embossing powder still stuck to it...which actually looks rather cool...

The wedding card requester was very happy... and so was another lady who got to make a Gold Wedding Anniversary card she needed...

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May the Magic of the Season Swing Easel Card...

Last Christmas Swing Easel card...

Love the image of Santa on his sleigh...with the Magic of the Season wording over...

Santa in Smoky Slate...

Wording and some snowflakes gold embossed...

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Cozy Christmas & Wonderland Swing Easel Card

Another day... Another Swing Easel card...

I had a few kits left over as people didn't arrive or had to leave early.. So I kept on making cards up...

Quite a lot of Swing Easel cards going out this Christmas!

This is just taking my simple little Snow Chalet scene... And popping it onto a Swing Easel Card to make it more WOW!

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Cozy Home For Christmas Swing Easel Card

Another in the Swing Easel Card series...

Red cottage cut from Home For Christmas papers...

Love the Flurry of Wishes wording and the punched Flurry of Wishes snowflakes to finish it off...

Bear in mind that the papers, enamel dots and Cozy Christmas stamp set used here are all still in the Year End Sale. Many items gone... but still worth checking out...lots left at up to 60% off...

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Pop Up Festive Fireplace Tea-Light Card by Lisa Jackson

I had a very special moment today... I was emailed details and photos of a card inspired by my Decorated House scene card and tutorial... So I asked and I can share with you too!

The creator is Lisa Jackson - who doesn't have a blog or a Facebook page I can link to - but this is too fantastic a card not to share!

I absolutely love the addition of the pop up tea light fireplace... with the cards (and cat) on the mantelpiece... instead of just been stuck on the wall as my card.... Really nice job Lisa.... you have made my day!! It is an absolutely wonderful feeling to have inspired such a make....

And (as a reminder!) here is my Winter Wonderland that inspired Lisa's make...

Lisa says... and thanks so much for these tips and links Lisa...

Hi Amanda! Here's my version of your card, with a twist. 

When I started, I was just going to change the coloring to make it more 'rustic' colors. 

But I also liked the things I've seen using Tea Lights and what better than to light up a fireplace?!? 

Plus I like making pop-ups. So this is what I ended up with.

I saw a video on dawnsstampinthoughts.net which inspired the fireplace... here is the link to YouTube for it - https://youtu.be/Im3FjPw9WME. I mostly followed her measurements for the opening, where the fire goes, then went from there to figure out the rest, the way I wanted it. 

The mantel & the base came from Karen Burniston's technique for a floating floor. 

It's actually a 'manual' pop-up. It does all fold up to lay flat (with tea light removed) but you have to pull it down to make it stand out. 

Since the flaps are only 2 3/4" using your A4 card tutorial with our 8 1/2" x 11" card, and the window measures 2 3/4" wide too .... I did switch to 12"x12" cardstock and cut it to 12"x 9". Then you score at 3" & 9". You then have a paper border around the window.