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Farmhouse Christmas

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8 Oct

Hello, Crafters.

I hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend. Today’s card is my first play with the Farmhouse Christmas Stamp Set and Farmhouse Framelits Dies. I had the idea for this card from one I saw in the Christmas catalogue, but with a couple of changes! My first idea was to sponge a blue background using Balmy Blue Ink, but I was either too heavy handed with my Dauber or Balmy Blue is too dark for the look I was trying to achieve. I decided to use Balmy Blue Cardstock (CS) instead, which I’m really pleased with.

I dry embossed the Balmy Blue (CS) using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. I heat embossed the truck and the tree using Black Embossing Powder, and coloured them in using Marker Pens. The tree has been coloured in Crumb Cake, the truck has been coloured in with Cherry Cobbler Call Me Clover, Smokey Slate, and Basic Black. Somehow I managed to smudge the red ink on the truck, so after I’d die cut the truck, I fussy cut the white edging off – that did the trick! I also die cut the tree, and used my Dauber and Balmy Blue Ink to colour the white areas blue.

Using Crumb Cake Card stock I die cut the fence, and with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (now replaced by Sparkle Glimmer Paper) I die cut the curved edge. To check my planned layout, I placed everything where I wanted them to go.I started assembling my card by adhering the fence, although with hindsight, I would have preferred to adhere the tree first, but it was a minor detail, and still looks good in front of the fence. Next I adhered the “snow”, and finally the truck. Unfortunately, I should have adhered the bows to the fence first, because I would have positioned the truck so all the bows were visible!

I was unhappy with the way the truck seemed to be floating rather than sitting on the snow., so I put some Tombow on all four tyres and then covered it with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. I was hoping the glitter would look like the tyres were sitting in the snow, but it does look like the wheels are in snow rather than floating. I also added some tiny dots of the Fine Tip Glue on the tree branches and each “bobble” of falling snow, and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

The MERRY wooden element is from the Festive Farmhouse Elements, and I painted over it using the Frost White Shimmer Paint. The CHRISTMAS is from the HAPPY CHRISTMAS WISHES, and was punched out using the Classic Label Punch. The Designer Series Paper I’ve used for the background is from the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper. Overall a very pleasing card, with two or three things I’d change slightly if I ever decided to make it again.

I hope you have a good day and until tomorrow, happy crafting.

JanB.

Products Used  

Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Festive Farmhouse 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[147820]
£10.25

Sparkle Glimmer Paper

Sparkle Glimmer Paper
[146957]
£4.75

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock
[121681]
£8.00

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock
[147007]
£8.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00

Farmhouse Christmas Photopolymer Bundle

Farmhouse Christmas Photopolymer Bundle
[149941]
£41.25

Big Shot

Big Shot
[143263]
£102.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot Magnetic Platform
[130658]
£37.00

Big Shot Platform

Big Shot Platform
[142802]
£24.00

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
[139672]
£8.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers
[147158]
£27.50

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers
[147155]
£27.50

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
[100082]
£3.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147105]
£7.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[147168]
£3.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147083]
£7.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[119788]
£3.50

Classic Label Punch

Classic Label Punch
[141491]
£17.00

Embossing Buddy

Embossing Buddy
[103083]
£5.50

Versamark Pad

Versamark Pad
[102283]
£7.75

Versamark Ink Refill

Versamark Ink Refill
[102193]
£4.50

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder
[146956]
£4.75

Heat Tool - Uk Plug

Heat Tool – Uk Plug
[129054]
£28.00

Heat Tool - Eu Plug

Heat Tool – Eu Plug
[129055]
£28.00

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter
[133751]
£4.75

Paper Snips Scissors

Paper Snips Scissors
[103579]
£9.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Liquid Multipurpose Glue
[110755]
£3.75

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

Fine-Tip Glue Pen
[138309]
£6.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
£3.75

Glue Dots

Glue Dots
[103683]
£4.75


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  1. Geraldine Homenchuk says

    October 8, 2018 at 1:41 pm

    Really cute card, Jan … like how you’ve made the truck appear to be driving through the snow, and how you’ve done the falling snow. Love that fence too! This isn’t a Bundle that I went for this time around, but I do like what you’ve done with it in this card. Very well done!

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    • Jan says

      October 8, 2018 at 5:32 pm

      Thanks, Geraldine. You know me….it’s all in the details! I thought the truck looked as if it was floating and needed to be grounded. Happy crafting, JanB xx

      Reply
  2. Sue Brunson says

    October 8, 2018 at 4:56 pm

    This is too funny! I was thinking the exact same thing as Geraldine – I had no interest in this stamp set until I saw your card! Love the way the truck is sitting in the snow. Even though its snowing, it’s such a heart warming picture in my mind. This won’t be the first time I will be purchasing a stamp set because of you! LOL!

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    • Jan says

      October 8, 2018 at 5:36 pm

      Great minds, Sue! I’m pleased you like today’s project. Such a shame you’re not my customer! LOL! Happy crafting, JanB. xx

      Reply

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