Category: Holidays

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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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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Freewheeling Friday 12-19-08

I was going through some of my Holiday Decorations and discovered these two great frames I made last year.   I thought I would share them with you today since the background was so simple to make.  I just used the Versa Mark with our Bold Snowflakes Jumbo Wheel.  f-noel-frame

I know it’s really hard to see but it looks great in person.  I’ve added a close up shot so hopfully you will be able to see the effect.  The are really fun to put out for the holidays.  f-holiday-frame-close

I really like the big one because I can change out the picture when I want to.f-holiday-frame

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Thrifty Thursday 12-18-08

Here is a fun idea to put your Big Shot to good use.  I love to let the kids make little gifts for their friends at Christmas time.  This year I was so excited because I knew the Big Shot would make it so easy and very cost effective.  t-zack-big-shott-mikey-topperst-toppers

My boys had fun creating these cute Christmas gifts for their friends.  Here are a few pictures. 

t-reindeer-topperThe basic idea is really easy all you need is 1/4 sheet of paper plus some scraps for the punches.  Then you need the little bags and some ribbon. 

t-tree-topperWe used the Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Top Note Die to cut out the toppers then scored them the short way and folded them in 1/2. 

t-snowman-topperWe filled the little bags with treats and stapled them to the back of the topper.  Then I tied the ribbon around it.  We used the scallop punch, the 1 3/8 Circle Punch and the 1 1/4 Circle Punch to create our little tags. t-dj-toppers

 The boys each choose 2 favorites from the Hostess set “Deer Friends” and colored the stamps to get the great colors.  We used just one Stampin’ Dimensional on the bottoms so that you could slip the ribbon off the top and get to the treats.  t-zack-toppers

The boys had a lot of fun making them and especially loved using the big shot.  It was a fun evening.  Sorry it was so late getting this post up but we had to finish all of our projects. 

t-mikeyI think we made about 50 in about 2 hours.  Hope you enjoyed this and have fun making your own treat bags.

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