Pop-Up Fireplace

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This is the fourth card in the Fireplace Christmas Card series.

Grand rooms to celebrate Christmas evokes feelings of another time that is both formal and cheery.

To create the 3D card front and inside pop-up fireplace, Crafter’s Companion Gemini Create-A-Card die sets were used along with a Paper Discovery embossing folder to create the textured wallpaper and moldings.

Embossed Walls: I made a room scene card a few years back using the same embossing folder to create the wall. Because I liked the look of the red ink blending and the white woodwork of that earlier card, I repeated it. I cut two pieces of heavy weight white cardstock, spritzed them with water and used the embossing folder with the suggested sandwich of embossing mat and thin plate to emboss in my die-cutting machine. (I used 3M post-It notes the last time I ink blended the wallpaper.) This time with low-tack paper tape, I masked off the columns and wainscoting molding before ink blending.

Cardbase: For the cardbase, I used a purchased ivory A6 (4.5 x 6.25 inch) card with matching envelope.The two embossed wall pieces go on the card front and the inside top panel. Because they are back-to-back, heavy layers of decorative papers need to go on the card back to balance out the weight of the two panels when the card is opened. The advent calendar numbers on the back are to suggest the counting of days until Christmas.

Card Front: I placed the embossed piece with the left column at the left edge of the card. The dies for the staircase are in the tree die set and cut just the banister and stair treads. I embossed a smaller piece of molded wainscoting to adhere the stair treads to with thin foam square. The railing backs-up to the column. Using a brown marker, I colored the hand railing before adding some greenery swags from the accessories die set and ornaments from the yuletide treasure set.

The Christmas tree is popped-up on thicker foam squares. I used some tiny holographic tinsel to create the illusion of a fir tree. More of the ornaments from the stairway are used with a glitter foam star as tree decorations. For the tree stand, I trimmed-down the coal shuttle from the accessories set after die-cutting it from black shinny packaging. The frame of the sentiment is cut from matte gold cardstock and the white sentiment pieced into the frame and glued in place with thin strips of cardstock on the backside, before being adhered to the card with thin foam squares.

Fireplace: Because the fireplace die is designed to be cut out from the cardbase, I had to modify it by cutting it from a scrape of heavy white cardstock and cutting a .25-inch tab across the top and a similar tab at the base. The four decorative molding pieces need to glued on to the mantel piece. I cut a .5-inch strip to go across the two side flaps of the hearth stone so the firebox has a white floor.

Next, I cut a 2.5-inch square of white cardstock and embossed it in the brick folder. Using gray and back Distress crayons, I colored the bricks to look sooty before gluing them in place to the inside wall of the cardbase. Using the flame and logs from the accessories set, I cut the pieces and then used some glitter inks to color the flames. The logs were cut from brown woodgrain paper. The fender or fire guard piece was cut from gold matte cardstock and glued to the backside of the mantel piece. (Fender is also in accessories set.) The carpet needs to be glued onto the bottom inside card panel before the mantel can be glued in place. Glue goes on the bottom of the hearthstone and the back top tab. I positioned the bottom piece to be a smidge from the cardbase fold. With the fireplace folded flat on the carpet, I lowered the cardbase top panel onto the flattened mantel piece to get the correct placement.

Room Decorations: With in the accessories set, there are the coal shuttle, holly and greenery garlands, a wreath and bow, two stockings and a picture frame. The mirror is a piece of sliver plastic packaging adhered to the woodgrain embossed cardstock frame with double-sided tape. Nuvo Drops were used on the holly strands for berries. A fine-tipped marker was used to create the striped stockings.

Sentiments: There is only one sentiment of “Happy Christmas” on the card front. The cream-colored rug inside the card can be used to write a personal message.

Envelope: To hint at what is to come, “Warm Wishes” has been stamped in red ink onto the back envelope flap.

Thank you for reading this blog post. I hope this inspires you and makes you smile. Please like and leave comments 😊

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Materials Used:

Dies

Embossing Folders

  • Paper Discovery – A5 Embossing Folder – Elegant Room
  • A2 Embossing Folder – Brick Wall

Stamps

  • Woodware Craft Collection – Clear Stamps by Francoise Read – Frosty Cup -FRS949

Papers

  • My Mind’s Eye – 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad – Cozy Christmas
  • Recycled Cardboard and Plastic Packaging
  • Foil Cardstock Scraps
  • Matte Gold Cardstock
  • Woodgrain Embossed Cardstock
  • White, Black and Cream Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 Cardbase and Envelope – Ivory

Ink

  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Stampin’ Pad – Real Red
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide – Festive Berries
  • VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad
  • Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Ink – Log Fire
  • Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Ink – Candlelight
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Red and Brown
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Crayons – Hickory Smoke and Black Soot

Embossing Powder

  • Recollections – Detail Embossing Powder – Ebony

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Cloth
  • Hero Arts – Blending Brush
  • Craft Mat
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
  • Heat Tool
  • Mister Water Bottle

Miscellaneous

  • Holographic Tinsel
  • Nuvo Vintage Drops – Postbox Red

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