Feels Like Frost Acetate Tent Card #2

Oh it had to be done! 

Back to my original idea... with the piece of Feels Like Frost paper that I wish I could just buy a whole 48 sheet pack of...

Just changed up the Mossy Meadow to Pretty Peacock for the stamping of this version... yum! 

Though interestingly virtually everyone - who saw the card in the flesh - thought that the previous version had been stamped in gold ( rather than  Mossy Meadow)

Oh and an In the Woods die cut snow curve at the top instead of the Seasonal Layers scallop top

Simply perfect!

More details on the card recipe etc here...

Feels Like Frost Acetate Tent Card for Fun & Fancy Fold Friday

Knew I had to create an Acetate Tent card the minute I saw the beautiful wintery scene papers in the Feels Like Frost paper pack...

Just don't know why it took me so long to get around to actually making it!!

And here is the original purple snowflake version Jill!!! Which I had to quickly remove as it appears that I just can't do with purple snowflakes... even though they co-ordinated beautifully....

And I did initially mean to use the other scenic piece of paper in the pack... but I had already used it!

Ooh... something else to share that I thought I had already!! Tomorrow then....

Lots of lovely Stampin Up ! products used in the making of this card... including Dashing Deer, Winter Woods and Greatest Part of Christmas stamps with Frosted Frames, Detailed Deer, Seasonal Layers and In The Woods dies... and Feels Like Frost papers (now out of stock in Europe!)

A Host of... Spirited Snowmen

Cast your mind back a few weeks... I made a batch of these... went to Team Training... and came back with some inspirational swaps...

There were definitely 2 major themes amongst the swaps I had in return... and Spirited Snowmen was one of them!!

So I thought it would be lovely today to share the creations of some of my lovely demo friends... starting with the Spirited Snowmen swaps... all four of them...

But before I begin... a quick update on the Farmhouse Christmas Box Frame, Bakers Box Light & Bridge U Fold card tutorials...  They should still be ready by the end of the weekend... but I just had to have a day off yesterday... as I have run back to back classes since Tuesday... so I was meeting myself coming backwards... and then I forgot that the tree surgeons were at ours yesterday... so I really couldn't hear myself think!! So it was a "day off" having retail therapy instead... albeit mainly for projects for classes and food!! But in the meantime... please don't hesitate to order yours here... Just scroll to the end of the post... and Add to Cart...

First up... by Joanne Wragg... and the card that duly inspired this card shared yesterday... As Craig would say in Strictly... "Gorgeous Darling!"... and I have to admit that my ladies have been loving making this card... so a Big Thanks to you Joanne...

Then we have this fabulous notebook by Sam... which lots of my lovely ladies are coveting... so I think I have a plan for these as a part gift for their orders in November... but shh don't tell them...! Also featuring the lovely snowflakes in the Seasonal Layers dies... 

Closely followed by Rebecca Deary's beautiful " what a gorgeous colour combi" card... show-caseing the Buffalo Check and the Swirls & Curls embossing folder too...

And last but... definitely not least... this spectacular card by Joyce Drake... on one of the new Silver Foil Edged cards.. and also using the Bokeh Dots that is my best selling stamp set in the Annual Catalogue!

Didn't they do well!! Proud to have these on my display lovely ladies...

Now I wonder if you can guess which was the other "major theme"... any guesses in comments or by the contact me form please!!

At Home With You Centre Step Easel Card Tutorial for Fancy Fold Friday

Back to a previously published card and post... for which I didn't post the Tutorial at the time... or even a few days later as planned... when I posted a New Home version... 

And I have already had a few of you ask me this year for a Tutorial... so here it is... the Centre Step Easel Card Tutorial... specifically sized for the At Home door & windows...

Stampin Up Products Used

At Home With You Stamps

At Home dies

Seasonal Layers dies (planter from chair die cut on xmas version)

RETIRED Brick Wall embossing folder (floor tiles on front/base section: Sahara Panel 13.5 x 6.5cm - 5 1/4" x 2 1/2") 

Front Smoky Slate Panel 13.5 x 2cm (5 1/4" x 3/4") 

Go here for an earlier Centre Step Easel Card variant if you need photos to accompany the step by steps... 

Centre Step Easel Card Tutorial (Metric from A4)

1.             Cut PORTRAIT A4 cardstock to 14cm wide

2.             Cut LANDSCAPE A4L panel to 28cm long

3.             PORTRAIT at 4.5cm on Top Bar 

4.             Cut 2.5 to 13cm

5.             PORTRAIT at 9.5cm on Top Bar 

6.             Cut 2.5 to 13cm

7.             LANDSCAPE. With cuts to Left Hand Side…

8.             2.5 cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score  outside(ie top & bottom) sections (ie 0-4.5cm; LIFT; 9.5 to 14cm)

9.             5cm on Top Bar (LHS)  Score  outside sections

10.         13cm on Top Bar (LHS)  Score  outside sections 

11.         LANDSCAPE. With cuts to Left Hand Side…

12.         10.5cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score across middle/central section. (ie 4.5 to 9.5cm)

13.         21cm on Top Bar (LHS) Score across whole card drop (ie 0 to 14cm)

14.         Fold lightly…
Outer Sections – 2.5cm Mountain, 5cm Valley, 13cm Mountain
Middle Section at 10.5cm – Mountain
Whole Section at 21cm – Mountain

Centre Step Easel Card Tutorial (Imperial from US Letter Card)

1.             Cut PORTRAIT 8 ½” x 11” US Letter cardstock to 5 ½” wide

2.             PORTRAIT at 1 3/4” on Top Bar 

3.             Cut 1” to 5 1/8”

4.             PORTRAIT at 3 ¾” on Top Bar 

5.             Cut 1” to 5 1/8”

6.             LANDSCAPE. With cuts to Left Hand Side…

7.             1” on Top Bar (LHS) Score outside(ie top & bottom) sections (ie 0-1 ¾”; LIFT; 3 ¾"-5 1/2”)

8.             2” on Top Bar (LHS) Score  outside sections

9.             5 1/8” on Top Bar (LHS) Score  outside sections

10.         LANDSCAPE. With cuts to Left Hand Side…

11.         4 1/8” on Top Bar (LHS) Score across middle/central section. (ie 1 ¾”- 3 ¾”)

12.         8 ¼” on Top Bar (LHS) Score across whole card drop ( ie 0 to 5 1/2”)

And for those of you loving the Centre Step Easel Card and still having your Hearth & Home (window) dies... here is the version that is a perfect fit with those wonderful (but retired) window dies...

Fiftieth Birthday Conservatory card...

So an up-graded card to last week's Greenhouse card (for which the Tutorial was posted here) for a fellow demo friend... on her special birthday...

I added a bit more furniture... a couple of chairs using the Seasonal Layers dies & the Wood Textures papers... and a Big On Birthdays greeting on the table top...

And a tip... I had to give my chairs legs so that they were the right height! Easy to create from the left over bits from the tables... about 2 cm/3/4" in height...

And then I added the sentiments for the 50th special birthday... from Milestone Moments (Retiring!!)... on both the front of the windows and the flower pots... though you will have to look closely at the flowerpots to see it!

But that is where I came unstuck... as OMG.... I was a whole year early!!! Oh my... what am I like... Luckily she loved it.... and reckons it is even better in the flesh than these photos portray... 

And more importantly in the circumstances... it has thoroughly amused both of us... though I get the feeling that I will NEVER EVER live it down!!! 

Christmas Lantern re-dressed....

Finally got round to photoing the final Christmas Lantern with its proper lights in situ... and a few Champagne Foil die cut Seasonal Layers snowflakes added to finish...

Can't tell you how much better it looks with the tiny lights behind the lantern glass... albeit very fiddly to achieve... getting Tear n Tape behind the "lamp glass on the inside of the lantern" and then sticking the lightbulb on...

And I have to laugh at this final photo... as no way does it look purple in real life!! Cool White is (supposed to be) the look... 

Update on a Winter Wonder simple classic...

Gosh thought I had shared this ages ago... but apparently not...

When I first shared this Super CAS Winter Wonder embossed card here... I admitted that I would have preferred an additional greeting... but that some of my ladies are rather nervous with direct stamping & heat embossing! So I didn't add anything at the time...

So this was the updated version for the rest of my classes... just the...

• addition of a silver embossed Snowflake Sentiments greeting... 
• addition of a Champagne Foil die cut Seasonal Layers snowflake
• change in colourway from gold to silver... so silver ribbon, punched Year of Cheer silver snowflake & a Clear Faceted Gem

All other details as provided here... 

And still loving my Winter Wonder embossing folder for a simple but WOW effect on a card.. this one will be a keeper for sure...

Champagne & Copper snowflakes... why not!?

As this card has been SO popular in the flesh... a re-make based on the champagne foil in a later class kit... 

See more details in the earlier "golden version" post shared here... but for this one... copper greeting heat embossing and small snowflake...and champagne mat and 2 larger snowflakes...

And oh my word... apologies... as my blog post scheduling has gone to pot! Lots of projects to share with you... but not enough minutes in the day to write the details... hope to be back to normal soon!

Just a lovely little diversion of the Stampin! Up On Stage Local event in Solihull (UK) from Friday to Sunday first!

I am so looking forward to time with crafty friends old and new... can't beat it... especially when there is a new catalogue and products to see... the Centre Stage event for leaders on Friday... a team meal out on Saturday... swaps to swap... and some crafting on the day thrown in too! Good times...

So really looking forward to seeing so many of you blog followers based in the UK again... And for UK followers that I have not met yet! Love to meet you there if you want to make yourself known to me... 

And I hope that I may have a swap for all of you too...

And for everyone else in the Stampin' Up world heading off to On Stage events further afield this weekend... have a wonderful time... and I of course have a virtual swap for you!!

At Stately (or no 10 Downing Street) Home with you!!?

I thought I would give you a laugh for the weekend... this is a At Home With You card that did not quite work out as planned... some different ideas but the final overall execution... well you know... not quite what I had in my head originally!

It quickly got dubbed my Stately Home or no 10 Downing Street card (home of UK Prime Minister for those of you that don't know the address!)... or of course "another Tardis in the making" card... none of which were the original concept...

So I will just point out the details rather than comment on the whole...

Opening door this time as per the original concept of the At Home dies.... love that feature...

White picket fence care of chopped down Adirondack chairs from the Seasonal Layers dies... plus daisies care of one of the At Home With You stamp images...

And the crowning glory... Planter care of the Seasonal Layers Adirondack chair chopped down again ...and flowers from a different At Home With You pot...

So there you have it....  only taken me 4 months or so to share it!!!

Bath with Champagne... Sunken Bench Fold Card!!

Can't believe I didn't share this card with you ages ago....  This is the alternative card I came up with for Karen's 50th birthday as another of our friends, Andrea had already made the Red Aga (Kitchen Range!) card for her.... click here for that card and the back story...

So I have more to tell you about Karen today.... not only is she a master baker... but she is rather partial to a glass of Champagne (or Prosecco when needs must!)

Hence the add of the champagne flute to both the Aga and the Bath card....

And yes this card does "sink down" so you get the bottom of the bath at the bottom of the card.... fun!

And then I had so much fun.... and went a bit mad... care of images I came upon on the Internet... a true one off in decoration!

As Karen likes a spot of Limoncello with her Prosecco...

But her first love from the bar is actually Bacardi and Coke!!

And she loves here Jo Malone... so on it all went... too much fun on my part....

Needless to say Karen loved her bespoke card... and the Bath Card and the Red Aga Card took pride of place at Karen's 50th Birthday party... though I am not sure all the other party goers understood the excitement over them!! But they did all learn a bit more about Karen!!! LOL...

I haven't completed the tutorial for the details of this version yet... but the tutorial for the Bench Fold Card Series ONE set of Aga, BBQ and Tool Bench can be yours by clicking here... it is the same card/fold...

Stamps used are Mixed Drinks for the glasses and Milestone Moments... Tap & shower spray care of the Adirondack Chair in the Seasonal Layers dies... unfortunately no close up photo taken at the time...

And yes it does all fold flat to fit in an envelope...

Merry Little Labels & Seasonal Layers & Quilt Top....

This is one of those... I recognise that... but do I really? kind of card...

The stamped Merry Little Label panel is the same as produced here... apart from 3 things...

(1) I added a 1/2" punched circle behind my deer before I sponged... but that was too indistinct when I removed the punched circle... so then I just moved the sponged ink around a bit more to get a light glow behind my deer...

(2) I chopped the Merry Little Label up into a square!
(3) I added Versamark and white embossing powder to the top and bottom to even it all out...

Stamped panel stuck to a small Night of Navy one... then onto a Quilt Top embossed panel... with a couple of clear glimmer Seasonal Layers snowflakes to add interest... finished off with a gemstone on the smaller snowflake...

Popped onto a small square Night of Navy card blank (10.5cm from A4 card with 9.9cm Thick Whisper White panel - or 4 1/4" card with a 4" white panel for those of you using US Letter card)

Small & simple... but ever so sweet...