Yuletide Village home decor

 Reduce Reuse Recyle.. words of wisdom for sure especially in today's throw away culture.  Why am I talking about it today? Well today's inspiration started life as an old frame I found whilst going through some boxes! I have to admit to being one of those people who think .. don't get rid of it yet it might come in handy! Do you do that? Then start going through the "junk" box and think why did I keep that! 🤔 Well today I'm sharing a project using the gorgeous Yuletide Village stamp set.

The Yuletide village stamps are a wonderful image only photopolymer stamps set that is definitely more than just a Christmas set. You can use it for so many occasions and some fun 3d / home decor projects too!

The projects starts by cleaning the tired old frame and finding some pretty pattern paper and some white speckled vellum.  Adhere the paper then the vellum to the back panel of the frame. 

Then cut 3 strips of cardstock the width of the recess of the frame. Make each strip taller than the other so that you have a small, medium and larger strip. Now stamp your chosen houses and the church on to the strips. Colour them in then fussy cut them out making sure to leave the edges curved to resemble Snowy hills.

Use 3d foam to adhere each layer to the other. Checking that they fit inside the frame and are positioned appealingly. 

Once you're happy with the layout the fun starts with the addition of s string of battery operated micro lights! Carefully position the lights behind the buildings and hide the wire behind the layers. The wire is very fine and should slip between the backing frame and allow the battery pack to sit behind the frame.

Now my photo's really don't do this cute project justice.  It lights up beautifully 😍. 

So if you're someone with a box of " that'll come in handy one day" type of person maybe it's time to have a look see what you've got in there 😉 

The last Christmas card of the year Reindeer Fun

 Wow it's got here so so fast! It seems like only yesterday we started... making Christmas cards for 2024 that is 🤣 When do you make your cards for the festive season? I start in September and finish in November ( even thought this post is a little in to December it was made in November 😉) I know some of you are super organised and make them all year long. Are you one of those? Or are you like me and start late summer/ early autumn? Or are you really last minute dot com and don't start till December? What ever way you like to make your festive creations here's another fun card to inspire you. Using the adorable Reindeer Fun stamps and dies, as well as the gorgeous Reindeer Days pattern paper this card is sure to bring a smile to anyone's face 😀 

Don't you just love this super cute die cut reindeer? And the die cut wreaths make the perfect "O" for Ho, Ho, Ho! 

The shiny bows and berries are made using a technique that is so easy. All you need is some clear packing tape. Place the tape over a piece of cardstock and rub it down with a bone folder so that there are no air bubbles. Then die cut as usual simple! And the effect is a lovely shiny finish that the photo doesn't really do justice to. 

Decorating the inside of the card give you even more opportunity to share your creativity ✨️ 

Well that's all my Christmas cards done but fear not my Christmas stash isn't going to be packed away just yet! I've got some 3d ideas and tag ideas that I just have to make and share with you here before it's time to put it all away 😉