Merry Monday - Farmhouse Christmas Trio... Lit Box Frame, Bridge U Fold Card & Bakers Box Light

I have had a lot of Tutorial orders over the past few days for the Trio of projects I made last year using Farmhouse Christmas along with Winter Woods, Rooted in Nature and Merry Christmas To You... (all of which have stamps and co-ordinating dies but only available separately now)

So I have realised that most of the products used are still available OR replaceable... so I thought I should share the information again in the one place... with pointers for creating something very similar this year... 

Just click on the Add to Cart button below to order and pay for the Tutorial bundle. This covers the Box Frame, Bakers Box and Bridge U Fold card  - and is a 15 page pdf document with lots of photos. Payment and currency conversions handled by Paypal. No Paypal account needed as Paypal or major credit cards can be accepted.

Edited 11am UK time to add: the "Paypal button glitch" has now been sorted! Thank you for your patience...

But firstly, Farmhouse Christmas is sadly no longer available (unless you are lucky enough to have it on the Clearance Rack in your territory! Even if you only have the dies for those fences!)

But an alternative tree or a deer would look nice instead.... or we have a few houses around... albeit mostly smaller... such as From Our Home to Yours...

Or Still Scenes

Or Rustic Retreat

Or even Grandmas House...

And you could even make a simple "Hygge" style one of your own! And there are lots of stamp sets with bare branch trees around... Natures

Here's the card example with a couple of Dashing Deer deer instead of a house... yup that would work nicely!

Secondly, the Twinkle Twinkle papers are not around... but there is a fabulous copper foiled stars on Night of Navy sheet in the Brightly Gleaming pack... so that's a really easy replacement...

Incidentally  (as I write this post) Brightly Gleaming has just come back into stock in the UK and so is orderable for us again (in Europe) though I have just checked and it is already on back order... but you can still order it now and it will arrive separately when it is back in stock...

And the Bakers Boxes are still available...

Or you could easily produce a 12x12 background sheet using inks as I did for the Bridge U Fold Card

The wood Merry & Noel embellishments are not around either... but easily replaced with about 5 die-cut Merry Christmas "merry"s - all stacked on top of each other to add the depth...

And last but not least... those die cut fences... I'd just go with an extra snow bank...but...

A picket type fence could be made using the Classic Label Punch and scraps of Whisper White card... shorten the punched shape down to about 1" with the point left to form the top of the picket fence...and stick onto thin strips of white card... with about 1/8"-3/16" gap in between. They won't be as intricate as the pictured fences... but they will do the job...

These projects were incredibly popular last year in classes... and I am definitely glad this is a set I wrote up the Tutorials for... though that was a "labour of love" last year I can tell you!!!

And I am now really looking forward to getting these all out again this Christmas... though I am quite tempted to make the alternative I have just described!! 

Merry Christmas to You and Yours...

I hope that you all have the loveliest of days... spent with the people most precious to you... doing things special to you all...

We for one will be "en famille complete"... brother over from the US... son back from university... and all of us over at my mum and dads...where I have to pretend that I do know how to operate their oven properly!!

Though I did learn years ago... to take everything for the meal over on trays and in pans etc so I don't need to spend hours searching amongst every cupboard in the house!!!

And I am REALLY hoping to be organised enough this year... and the timings right... for us younger ones to go out and get a lot of fresh air around the Harewood estate!!

So this is the Farmhouse Christmas Box Frame variant I have made for my mother... as she does prefer her neutrals...

Papers flipped to the Grey Granite stars side... And the addition of lots of red gemstones onto the large christmas fir tree at the front... wish I had thought of this detail for the rest... but hey better late than never...

Recipe and more information on the Tutorial for this make can be found here... 

Dashing Deer in the Winter Woods Snowglobe for 3D Thursday

So it appears that a lot of my class ladies love a snowglobe!

So one of these had to be made... 2 versions... one with stamped & die cut trees... the other just with die cut Whisper White trees...

Globe from Hobbycraft (though I can't now find online so maybe they had sold out this year!)... but everything is from Stampin' Up! as usual!

5 Winter Woods die cut trees. Optionally stamped in Mossy Meadow... Die cut...  then scored down the middle... and finally all stuck together on one tree half to form a 3D ( well 5D actually!) tree... finished off by lavishly covered with Tombow glue and glitter...

Tall Dashing Deer deer stuck to one side of the tree using Mini Dimensionals...

And then the short deer stuck to the back on the next side of the tree... virtually a perfect cover up! Couldn't have planned it better myself..

I designed a Tab Stand to stick into the tree whilst assembling... so that the tree could then be stuck onto a 2 1/4" punched circle...which was then stuck with tape to the Globe base (as I discovered that neither Tear & Tape or Cool Melt glue would do the trick on their own!)

And then we covered the top of the disc with Tombow glue and covered it with artificial snow...

And the base covered with 2 Farmhouse Christmas die-cut fences (plus one section from a 3rd fence to get the sizing right)... Simples! Oh and do note that the Farmhouse dies are well reduced ( by 20%) in the Year End Close Out Sale

And another group of very happy ladies! Next year we will attempt one with water!

Spirited Snowmen Bakers Box Light for 3D Thursday

Yes... I know... I said I was putting them (Spirited Snowmen) away!

But before I did.. I had another thought... and then I just couldn't resist combining this Bakers Box Light with this card...

Love the end result...

And for those of you that have already bought the Farmhouse Christmas Trio of Tutorial(s)... here is  a bonus fourth project for you! I just replaced the house with the Snowmen...

And added hand torn, sponged and glittered 11cm (4 3/8" )wide x about 2 cm(3/4") and 3cm (1 1/4") pieces of Whisper White card...

Shorter glued to the front of the light & tab...

And higher across the back from tree to tree (roughly) - so kind of diagonally... you want yours to go down to the floor on the base! Not a bit raised like mine (as I had a momentary lapse of concentration as I stuck things!!!) And (with hindsight!) I also wish I had put this behind the tree to the right hand side ( though I would have had to cut out a notch then for the tree box!)!!

All finished off with a 1 1/4" punched circle  - dazzled up with Wink of Stella - and Hearts Come Home stamped Santa on his sleigh!

Sunday Shiny Share...

So we are doing some more of these today... and these... and these...

Love it when a project makes my ladies this happy! And yes this photo is for you Elaine... as we did miss you so... and I hope you have been able to finish off your projects from your kit...

And here we are all set up for today... with extra stove cards at the ready if I have speedy crafters!

As I don't know if my ladies today are speedy or not! As I have the rare treat of meeting a couple of groups of my blog followers...for the first time... They are all travelling over 2 hours to make these projects... I think it is going to be a special day for all of us! And I really hope that they go home very crafty happy!

 

And for those of you not near enough to craft with me... then tutorials are available for you for these projects... just click here for more details... or these can be yours for free if you are in the UK and order £25+product... and what a great time to do so when there is a Sale on! Click here for the Sale items & the Online Store... Remember to quote the Host Code showing at the top RHS...

Signs on Sunday Share ... with a Smile!

Couldn't resist sharing these altered sign variants with you today... these colours make me happy!!! Much brighter and merrier... but  Click here for the original version... These use the Twinkle Twinkle papers for the starry sky... which annoyingly I forgot that I had in the class kit when I made the original!! But hey...time has rectified that oversight...

So here we have Caroline, Lisa and Dianne's signs... gorgeous... and we missed you Elaine... but I know you want to see these sooner rather than later!

Again the signs being simple to create once the stamping, die cutting and colouring were all done... using the stamps and dies in Farmhouse Christmas, Merry Christmas to All  and Winter Woods

Making good use of the Festive Farmhouse papers... Twinkle Twinkle papers too... and the Festive Farmhouse embellishments... which were finger daubed with the Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint...

And how is this for a happy smiley face!! This is Dianne who had her first day papercrafting with me last Wednesday... so we had lots of happy faces and ecstatic oohs and aahs too... Definitely makes me love my job!!! And didn't she do well!

So last but not least is Dianne's sign... with the introduction of the Dashing Deer too... and lots and lots of glitter... love it!

And a quick last word about the products I used here... Most of the dies are on the "soon going out of stock "list! So please don't delay if you want the products... just click here to read all about these on yesterday's post...

Homemade Kindness meets Winter Woods...

Hello for another Fancy Fold Friday post... and this is a remake of a Homemade Kindness classic! Click here for the original...

I was asked to make it "more christmassy"... so I reckon the Winter Woods christmas tree does just that... And difficult to see...but the tree is also overloaded with glitter... as that is the way most of my ladies like things!! And finished off with a tiny shimmered Vegas Gold Festive Farmhouse Element star at the top...

Oh and as the punch was out (for the stove top) ... The pot under the tree is just a Basic Black 1/2" punched circle... snipped off flat at one side to form the bottom... Whisper White craft ink around the edge and tree set on top...

I also flipped the Festive Farmhouse papers... which I reckon makes everything look warmer and cozier...

And finally ... this time... I heat embossed the stove image in Black onto Basic Grey... and then stamped it again in Memento Black on Whisper White ... coloured just the parts I needed... and cut out the parts on both that I needed... lot less colouring this way!

And a final little tip for you... you just cut up the sides of the whole chimney on the Basic Grey stove... no need for fussy cutting round the doily and 3 pots!!! Everyone was SO happy in class when I pointed out this little gem....

And just to round things up... here is the tree added to the original stripy wallpaper version... though no glitter has hurt this one!! But I did sponge Pool Party ink around the die cut edge to deflect from the white...

Farmhouse Christmas Tutorials are NOW available & SALE!

And the Tutorials are finally available… for the Farmhouse Christmas project trio of Shadowbox Frame, Bakers Box Light and the Bridge U Fold card…

But before I tell you more… Stampin’ Up! will be having a Sale with 15% off some lovely select stamp sets for 24 hours starting 11pm tonight in the UK. Finishing Tuesday 23 October at 10.50pm. More details at the bottom of this post...

But back to the Tutorials... Step by step with lots of photos in a pdf document that will be emailed to you… 15 pages long! It has certainly taken a while longer than I thought to write up...

Live in the UK? Available free of charge when you purchase Farmhouse Christmas (or products of £40 value or more... including Sale goods) through my Online Store... but please remember to add the current Host Code to the field where prompted... Current Host Code to be found to the top right hand side of this blog page... And do quickly email me by clicking here to tell me that you would prefer the Tutorial Bundle to the usual gift with order...

Not in the UK... or a UK demo? Or just not wanting to buy more crafting goodies today! Just click on the Add to Cart button below to order and pay £5 (GBP) for the Tutorial Bundle. 

You will then be taken to a new screen showing the amount to pay and click CHECKOUT to then enter your details. Payment and currency conversions handled by Paypal. Though no Paypal account needed as Paypal or major credit cards can be accepted. 

And/or click on the photos below to go to the original posts for these projects…

Shadowbox Frame (c10")

Bakers Box Light

Bridge U Fold Card

Edited To Add...
And back to the Sale now I have more information...

Click here to download the Full List... or click on the pictures below to see full screen...

Or click here to access the Online Store ...

For "ladies that can collect"... I will be ordering 7pm Tuesday 23 October (as I have a class from 7.30pm)... so please let me know what you would like and arrange payment prior to 7pm. Thank you.

Or here you go... all the stamp set images... so you can have a quick look see... but be warned... there are a lot of tempting sets... And/Or just click here to go straight to the Online Store and select your purchases...

Time For Tea (Photopolymer)

Another Wonderful Year (Wood & Clear Mount)

Vertical Greetings (Wood & Clear Mount)

Ladies... I know a lot of you have this one on your list!

Hedgehugs (Wood & Clear Mount)

Best Bunny (Photopolymer) 

Too cute!!! First one in my shopping basket then!!! That's Easter sorted... And remember there is a co-ordinating punch too!

One For All (Wood & Clear Mount)

What a great all round stamp set... particularly useful for those starting out on their stamp collections...

Bubbles & Bubbly (Wood & Clear Mount)

Now this one made me laugh when first released... definitely Marmite... I really like it... but most of my class ladies really didn't... now here is a dilemma for me!!! And those of you that did love it straightaway too!

You've Got Style (Wood & Clear Mount) 

In Every Season (Wood & Clear Mount)

A flower for every month... how useful...

Friendly Expressions (Wood & Clear Mount)

Ladies... yes!!! I know most of you have this one on your list!

One Wild Ride (Wood & Clear Mount) 

Peaceful Place (Wood & Clear Mount)

Apron of Love (Photopolymer) 

Particularly love this set... so useful all year round... for all occasions. Male & Female. dies to match too!

Birthday Backgrounds (Wood & Clear Mount)

Oh look Jane!

Birthday Banners (Photopolymer)

Great set... with co-ordinating dies and Balloon Punch...

Balloon Celebration (Photopolymer)

One of our all time favourites... remember these dandelions!! Co-ordinating Balloon Punch...

Blow out the Candles (Photopolymer)

Again co-ordinating dies too...

A Little Wild (Wood & Clear Mount) 

Sweet Baby (Wood & Clear Mount)

Again co-ordinating dies...

Labels to Love (Wood & Clear Mount)

Beautiful Promenade (Photopolymer)

Kindness & Compassion (Wood & Clear Mount)

Beautiful set for when you need these sentiments... another in my cart...

A Big Thank You(Photopolymer)

Bee Thankful (Wood & Clear Mount)

Oh Sarah look!!

Floral Frames (Wood & Clear Mount)

Mediterranean Moments (Wood & Clear Mount)

Another best seller for me... anyone not already got it!!? Here is your chance...

All the Good Things (Wood & Clear Mount)

Love this set... added to my cart! And I had held off so well until now...

Pick A Pennant (Photopolymer)

Such a useful little alphabet set... and armed with the pennants you can even create a full card too!

Brushwork Alphabet (Photopolymer)

Fabulous scripty alphabet set... both in Upper and Lower case... so a bargain too.. 

Wow! For anyone that has got here... what a lot!