Author: Candice

Thrifty Thursday 12-25-08

I love to have new ornaments for my tree, but I can’t always afford to by them.  I actually love to make them.  I made these fun Rudolph Ornaments for my tree last year.  They were quick and easy and didn’t cost a lot to make.  roudolph-ornament

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is made with all punches.  I used: large oval, word window, five petal flower, horizontal slot, double circle and  1″ circle.  I used the coluzzle for the background circle.  His nose is made with a rhinestone circle brad.  Then a little ribbon for the holder and a bow at the neck.  I got the idea from a card that someone had posted on the Stampin’ Up! demonstrator web site last year.  They had it on a card.  If I can find my card I will post it for you as well.

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Wacky Wednesday 12-24-08

merry-christmas-ornamentThese are some of the last minute Christmas decorations I made for my tree.  I actually made them on Christmas Eve.  I waited to put most of the glass ornaments on until the last minute so that Xander (my one year old) wouldn’t get a hold of them.

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They were really easy to make I just used the rub-on’s on the clear glass balls.  I found that the smaller ones and the long ones were a lot easier to do.  I did a couple of square sayings and they were difficult to get on without overlapping.

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Technique Tuesday 12-23-08

If you’ve never tried cracked glass before then you really need to try this fun technique.  It’s really simple.

  1. Stamp your image however you want it to look.  I actually stamped mine and then colored it in.
  2. Make sure your paper is cut to the size the you want your final piece to be.
  3. Third cover the entire piece of paper with versa mark ink.  I just press my paper right down into the pad.
  4. Sprinkle Glassy Glaze embossing powder over the entire page.  (This is the ultra thick embossing powder.)
  5. Heat until melted.
  6. Let cool a minute and then repeat steps 3-5.
  7. Let cool and repeat steps 3-5.  This should be your third time. It should be really thick and look watery on the page.
  8. Put the paper in the Freezer.  Let is sit for 10 to 15 minutes.  You wanted it to be cold and really solid.  It will usually curl up.
  9. Remove from freezer and bend back gently cracking the the the embossing powder.  Be sure to only bend slightly so that you don’t actually crease your card-stock.
  10. Continue bending until you have your desired look.  You can also put it back in the freezer for a minute if it is starting to get soft.
  11. Make sure you crack it immediately.  It won’t crack at room temperature.
  12. Finish your project as desired.

Here is a sample of the card I made using this fun technique.  I will try to get pictures posted of the actual steps a little later. 

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Try it to day on one of your projects

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Marvelous Monday 12-22-08

you-me-monkey My up-line Brandi made this for a swap at convention.  I think it’s really cute and fits in the Marvelous Monday Category.  I really love the You & Me stamp set which is being retired so make sure you order yours before it’s to late.

Remember you can click on the picture if you want to see it bigger.

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Stampin’ Sunday 12-21-08

season-greetings-big-shotI wanted to share with you some fun holiday cards I’ve made and some that I have receive.  I have just a couple here.  You can click here to see all of them.a-carnial-christmas

 

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Post Update

I’m so sorry I haven’t posted much lately.  I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday.  Life has been a little crazy around here.  I finally finished up all the Christmas preparations and we had a wonderful holiday.  However we’ve also had a little bit of a scare.  My dad went in for a routine surgery on Monday the 22nd.  It was suppose to be a quick in and out thing and home by Christmas.  Unfortunately things took a turn for the worst.  He had several complications and they had to life flight him down to Salt Lake.  He is stable and doing well.  We went to see him yesterday.  (I had planned on getting caught up.)  It was hard to see him hooked up to all the machines.  He has a breathing tube and a ton of other stuff.  They said he is doing well and hopefully will be getting better soon.  I don’t know if he will make it home before I leave on the 7th for January.  I guess we will be having a very late Christmas with my family.  But I will just be happy to have my Dad home.   I am working on several great posts for you and I will get all my weekly Challenges caught up so be watching.  Once again I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and have a happy new year.

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