Wednesday Wow - Peaceful Place lit church & winter scene...

Loved creating this project for display at christmas time... 

Using the Peaceful Place papers (sold out!),  Tombstone Treat boxes, Welcoming Window & Giving Gifts dies (sold out too)...  and a few battery tealights 

As well as a lovely tray picked up from "Poundland"!! Though it did cost much more than £1....

Hearts Come Home Special Christmas Card

... to me ... from Barbara...

Isn't this just stunning...

And I have to add...  that I think that the stamped and glittered houses panel is the nicest use I have seen of the house stamps in Hearts Come Home...

So I just had to share this before I start sharing (the somewhat more simple) projects I have made this week... Been a busy busy week!! On all fronts...

Thank you again Barbara... just beautiful... I feel SO honoured...

Santa's Sleigh in the Sky...

Special card made for my All Day events this week... 8 reindeer flying into the sky pulling Santa's Sleigh...

Now I have to admit that the reindeer pulling a sleigh on a Double Z Fold card was not my original idea... I was completely inspired when I saw this stunning card shared by Kathy Wayson back in August. So I immediately put the Santa's Sleigh stamps and dies on my next order...

And I was definitely not alone in adoring this card... as many other Stampin' Up! demonstrators have been inspired to make their own version... so there are many beautiful Santa's Sleigh Double Z Fold cards out there if you Google it.... or search on Pinterest...

But I had a few other ideas of my own!

I knew I had to make the reindeer fly up into the air! So it had to be a Large Square Double Z Fold Card and my Staircase Double Z Fold card method ending up coming into its own for a second time! See points 4-11 for the acetate part - you need a 6.2cm A4 piece of acetate scored at 14.8 & 7.4cm  and note that you need to line up at 2.5cm to the LHS in point 6 as the fold stands the other way round - or 3" x 11" for US measurements - scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2" - lined up at 1" to the LHS) 

I had to have the full compliment of 8... as in "On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen, On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen!" Quickly achieved by turning the Double Z Fold card in the opposite direction to the usual... Though I have now thought of a way to add Rudolph at the front too... Maybe another day!

And I was definitely using my favourite Fancy Frost papers to create a snowy little scene as the background...

And the trees had to be stamped on the Presents & Pinecones Mint Macaron paper as I had stocked up on that already!

So there you have it... a card that has been causing a real WOW in the flesh... thank you Kathy Wayson for inspiring us all....

Vertical Greetings Topiary...for Christmas...

Final part of the Vertical Greetings notecard mini series!!!

One dressed up for Christmas... though it took a while to find a CHRISTMAS stamp that was small enough!

Bow, MERRY and WISHES from Santa's Sleigh

CHRISTMAS from the SCRUMPTIOUS stamp in Here's To Cheers

Too Cute! Go here for the inking directions... Oh and the pot is handcut and 3D'd this time

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...

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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