Shut the Front Door

Inspiration: Clean & Simple #79 + Little Red Wagon #452 + Fusion + Just Add Ink #419 (Add a Twist)

In the $2 bin at Michaels, I found a stamp combo that had a mini door image and "Shut the Front Door." I thought the sentiment would be perfect to go with the Shut the Front Door die from Lawn Fawn. I've been meaning to pair the two items together on a project since, and I finally got to it when I saw the door image from the Fusion challenge this week. Since fall will be coming soon (but not too soon, I hope!), I decided to do a fall wreath on the door. I was putting everythubg together quite fast, but I still had no idea what would be going inside the door. I figured I would simply put one of the Lawn Fawn characters. But when I went through my stamp, I got the idea to do an alien coming out of a beam, with the words "you are out of this world." The sentiment tied in nicely with Shut the Front Door, which would probably be for a congratulations card or something impressive being achieved.

I want to point out a detail: because the 6" x 6" papers from Lawn Fawn are single-sided, the inside of my door was white. I decided I wanted it to have the wood texture on the back as well, so I looked more closely at the door die and found that the window would be lining up if I die-cut the door a second time and glued it to the back. (In this case, because I sandwiched yellow cardstock between the two doors to hide what was inside, it does not matter much, but if you were leaving it empty or adding vellum or a transparency, it would line up nicely.)

The top left of the card felt a little bare, so I found a window in the Scalloped Treat Box Spring House Add-On set.

By the way, the link between this card and the Little Red Wagon challenge (inspiration from a movie or TV show) is the show What Not to Wear. Cohost Stacy London always used to say "Shut the Front Door" whenever she found an outfit fabulous. To this day, I still always think of her when I hear that expression. I must have seen most episodes, if not all of them. My sister and I used to watch it together all the time. One of my favorite tip from Clinton and Stacy was them explaining that "it doesn't match, it goes." That tip has been helpful in putting together outfits, but also in putting together craft projects, actually!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Shut the Front Door (Studio G); Out of This World, Beam Me Up (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Hello Honey,
Vellum (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Knock on Wood, Perfectly Plaid Fall (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron (Stampin' Up! Classic Ink);
VersaMark; Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Accessories: Stampin' Emboss Powders (Copper, Early Espresso), Crumb Cake Medium Envelope,
Metallic Pearls, Sponge (Stampin' Up!); Tangerine Cord, Shut the Front Door Dies, Mini Wreath Dies,
Scalloped Treat Box Spring House Add-On Dies, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables,
Beam Me Up Dies (Lawn Fawn); Markers (Copic)

 

Comments

[Jan M]

Such a super cute little alien hiding behind your door Cindy and he's so beautifully coloured too! Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week.

[Chantell Randall]

Ha, cute card - and great sentiment. All your colours work well together for this fun card. Chantell Just Add Ink

[Kim Badelt]

Well that little alien hiding behind the door is certainly a surprise Cindy! I love the detail you put into the front to create a "normal" house. Thanks for joining us Just Add Ink this week.