Farmhouse Christmas

We at Stamp Simply are excited to be expanding our Farmhouse Series.  My card for today was created using Farmhouse Christmas. This set has several solid images that are perfect for the holidays along with some wonderful greetings which are ideal for either cards or tags.  I had a lot of fun playing with our new stamps and also with some older dies in unconventional ways to create a snowy farmhouse barn wood door for this project. 

The window panes were made using a single square die, repetitively cut and then using the remaining negative,  adhering it to mirror paper and scraping some gesso "snow" into the corners. The wreath was made by die-cutting multiples of one of the dies from the Spellbinders' foliage set,  arranging the boughs in a circle and adding a ribbon banner, enamel dots, gesso snow, a jute string bow and Petaloo blossom.

The doorknob is another Spellbinders' die (an old one, now retired, but these are similar), using the positive for the base and the negative for the curved "handle" part.  Adding the doorknob and some snowdrifts with the sentiment (I love the font used for this series!) really helped to convey the idea of a Farmhouse Christmas door, and hopefully you have a vision of a warm kitchen with scents of cinnamon, vanilla, and maybe some hot chocolate just beyond on the other side!   

The inside of the card is embellished with a cute tree stamp and another sentiment from the new set.  I used markers directly to the stamp, adding accents over the wet marker with a gessoed paintbrush and then giving everything (inside and out) a dusting of diluted gesso snow.  

I couldn't resist adding a tiny farmhouse in the corner just for fun.

Here are the supplies used for this project:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Farmhouse Christmas
• Spellbinders Die - Foliage
• Bazzill Mirror Cardstock - 8.5 x 11 - Silver - 15 ct
• Bazzill Metallic Cardstock - Matte Silver - 8.5 x 11 - 15 ct
• Spellbinders Die - Classic Squares Small SM
• Petaloo Botanica Baby Blooms - Red
• May Arts Burlap String - 10 yard Bundle
• May Arts 3/4" Ivory Canvas Print - Peace Love Joy - By the Yard
• Kaisercraft Christmas Edition 6.5x6.5
• Simple Stories Winter Wonderland 6x6
• Simple Stories Enamel Dots - Cozy Christmas
• Dina Wakley Media Gesso
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tea Dye
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Tim Holtz Tonic Travel Stamp Platform - 6.5" Size
• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix

I'll be back on Saturday with a card using another new set, Farmhouse All Occasion Greetings.  Hope to see you then!