With Santa shimmering down the chimney with his legs swinging left and right, this card became my submission for Craft Roulette episode #191 whose parameters were a drop-down card, supper table colors, seasons element, and shiny.
I had started this card earlier in the week after discovering Spellbinders Large-Die-Of-the-Month set for October 2021, but hadn’t finished the easel stop/sentiment. It is part of my Fireplace series.
Cardbase: Cut one 5×7-inch rectangle from heavy black cardstock. Cut another piece from black using the template pictured below. Train the folds of the larger piece. This will be the bottom base with easel arm. Glue the tab on the easel arm to the back of the 5×7 piece making sure when the card is folded shut that the top 5×7’s edges are aligned with the bottom piece. Cover the card front with decorative paper as well as the bottom panel. I added decorative borders for quarter floor molding and picture rail near the ceiling top.
Fireplace and Santa: Watch the assembly video. I used two layers of cardstock for the fireplace and four layers for the candlesticks. The foam dot I used was thick, so I used two layers of foam tape to keep the fireplace higher than Santa. Glitter gloss was brushed over all of Santa as well as the fur on the stockings’ tops. The gold foil in the fireplace decorative panels is from an envelope liner.
Decorations: The set comes with dies for the greenery, tiny flowers and berries as well as the bow. I used a red glitter pen for the candle flames and a yellow marker for the flower centers.
Sentiments: The fireplace set comes with four messages. I choose “Dear Santa” to die-cut into the red hearth piece which is backed with a solid white hearth piece. Glitter gloss was applied to the red hearth. To create the easel stopper, cut an oval rug and pop it up on foam dots. Glue die-cut “Happy Holidays” onto oval. Because of my dark background paper, I added a smaller white oval for a personal message.
Envelope: I decorated the back flap of the envelope and the card back with decorative paper scraps.
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Materials Used:
Dies
- Spellbinders – Large Die of the Month – Santa’s Fireplace – DOML-OCT21
- Spellbinders – Amazing Paper Grace – Candlewick Ovals – S5-401
- Spellbinders – Scrapbook.com Exclusive – Happy Holidays – S2-330
Papers
- Graphic 45 – 8×8 Double-Sided Paper Pad – Warm Wishes Collection – Glad Tidings and Winter Wonder
- My Mind’s Eye – 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad –Cozy Christmas
- White, Black, Red and Cream Cardstock
- Gold Foil Cardstock from packaging
- Gold Foil from envelope liner
Ink
- Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dark Daffodil Delight
- Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush – Red
- Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
Adhesives
- Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
- Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
- Foam Dots
- Foam Tape
Tools
- Die Cutting Machine
- Pokey Tool
- We R Memories – QuickStick
- We R Memories – Scoring Board and Trimmer
- Scissors