Carrie Stamps

Let's Toast Letter Board Banner

Today I want to share a fun project made with my Stamp Set of the Month, Let's Toast. I picked this stamp set by Lawn Fawn as my stamp set of the month because it is so cute and versatile. So, each Monday night on my Facebook page I will be sharing a live demonstration with this set during the month of January.  I also have a tutorial available with this stamp set, showing you how to make 4 WOW cards and it's available at the bottom of this post. 

This past Monday night I shared this cute banner for my letter board. 

Doesn't that just make you smile, To a Butter Year!!! 

Let's take a look at each of the banner pieces up close. 

I love that the coordinating die set has two different dies that cut slits in the toaster. There's a die to cut one slit and a die to cut 2 slits. This die does not remove any paper, it just creates an opening in the toaster, so cool! 

For the Pop Tart Toasters on this banner I used the die to make two slits, and on this toaster I used the die to make one slit.

All the images were colored in using colored pencils, as per popular vote.  My facebook followers voted on what I should use to color these images in and colored pencils won. And I am so glad they did, because I tend to reach for markers for these images, but I love the look of the toaster with the colored pencils.  And the other images have a great look as well. 

I love the chocolate pop tart, and how cute they look popping up out of the toaster. The patterned paper is a great match for this project with the two shades of yellow, it is from the Playful Prints pack by FSJ. 

If you watched the live video on facebook when I made this banner you might notice some changes, in this banner. I added a few things and changes a few things. If you did not catch me live I have included the video for you to watch below. 

 

Be sure to tune in for my live video on Monday night so you can see what I make for the bottom of the letter board. 

Want more ideas with the Let's Toast stamp and die sets? 

Consider my Let's Toast Tutorial. Inside the PDF you will find 4 WOW cards with color pictures and step by step directions to make all 4 cards. You will also get a link to an exclusive video tutorial. 

Get your Let's Toast Tutorial here for just $5

Thank you so much for stopping by. If you have any questions about todays project, the tutorial or the supplies I used please ask. Scroll to the bottom for links of all the products used in todays project. 

Galentines Gable Favor Boxes

Welcome back to another FSJ Creative Team Blog Hop! 

Today I am going to share with you a few projects made using the Gable Favor Box and some of the newly released stamp sets from the Follow Your Heart collection from FSJ. 

These projects are all very different but have a few things in common, they are all made using the Gable Favor die and they all have a background made with Distress Oxide inks. 

All these boxes can be used for Valentines treats/gifts or Galentines!  Especially this first box, made with the Hey Girl stamp set. 

This is the perfect gift box for a friend on Valentines Day! These boxes are very easy to put together.  I love that they have a good size front panel to add something cute. And are big enough to hold a decent sized treat or gift. 

I LOVE the background on this box, a technique that I learned by watching a video of Ashely Tucker's. Aren't the clouds so cute! If you keep reading to the bottom of this post I have a video of the making of all three of the boxes in today's post, as well as a list of all the supplies I used. 

I colored this image in using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Bristol Smooth card stock.  

The second box is for a dog lover, I designed it to have the feel of a dog house. 

For this box I used the Valentine Pals stamp set by FSJ, also one of their new releases in the Follow Your Heart Collection. And I think it's my favorite!  Look how cute that little doggie is!  The background on this box was made by layering an ink blended background with a  stamped layer over the top, but with a Distress Oxide twist. 

I love that this box has a little interactive element to it. The door opens to reveal the sentiment. 

 The last box in this series is very unique, in that is combines a galaxy background the Real Gem stamp set. It was inspired by my daughter's love of the tv series Steven Universe. The characters in this show all have a gem attached to them and some of the characters are from other planets. So, this box is one I could gift to my girls and they would LOVE it. But I also feel like it works for any one who loves glam! 

Isn't it pretty!  This background was one of my favorites to make! 

Speaking of back grounds, all the background panels for the front of the Gable Favor Boxes measure 3-1/8" x 3-1/4", so when mounted to the front of this box you have a nice border all the way around. This box is the only one I made where the background was mounted to another panel of card stock. That layer measures 3-1/4" x 3-3/8", just 1/8" bigger on both sides. I like to write these measurements down on the packaging I keep the die in, so that each time I pull that die out to use it, I have it and do not have to figure out that size again. 

This background incorporates 4 colors of Distress Oxide inks, water,  Whip Cream acrylic paint, and 5 colors of Silk.  You will want to watch the video to see it being made. 

I love the addition of the Trendy Gems with this design, it really makes the whole thing just come together. 

Below you can watch each of the boxes come together and see how I made them, step by step. 

 

 

 

In the video I show how to cut out this box using one piece of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock on a large die cutting machine, if you have a standard machine you can also cut this box out with one piece of card stock. Just cut the card stock in half and cut it like described in the video, with the flap hanging off one side about 1/8" of an inch.

Now you will want to continue on with the blog hop. Next up is Christine Chan at Love of Sparkles, she is an amazing paper artist!  

Here is the entire list of blogs on the hop: 

*Carrie Rhoades  - you are here*

 

Christine Chan

 

Jill Hilliard

 

Marty McGee

 

Alissa Hall

 

Kazan Clark

 

Lezlye Lauterbach

 

If you get lost along this hop or a link does not work for you, you can also find this blog hop on the FSJ blog HERE. 

Thank you so  much for stopping by, please leave a comment and let me know how you like the blog hop and the projects. Of course I am here to help if you have any questions.  Below you will find links to all the products I used to make today's Gable Favor Boxes. 

 

 

Little Monster Valentine

All the fun Valentine gifts and decor are on full display every where you go. Recently I was walking through Walmart and saw some cute little stuffies for Valentines Day, they were little monsters. And so cute.  So that is what inspired todays card. I pulled out my Eyes On You stamp set from Halloween and decided to use it to make a Valentine card. 

Below you can see the little monsters that sparked my creativity.

I loved the pink and purple together and so that is the color scheme I used for this Paper Bag Envelope Card. 

For this card I started with a die set from Spellbinders called the Paper Bag Envelope. It is currently on clearance for $8.09!  Which is a reason to love it, right! 

The top layer of my paper bag, the background, was die cut using one of the dies from this set. Then I used my True Color Fusion inks by FSJ to blend a background. Then I stamped the heart from the Eyes on You stamp set over the top of the blended background in the same colors as the ink I used. The ink colors are: Grape Fusion, Watermelon Fusion, and Bubble Gum.  

The insert for this Paper Bag Envelope is 3-1/8" x 4-7/8", I personally write this on the packaging for the die, so that each time I go to use this die I do not have to figure out what size to cut my insert. 

To color in my monsters I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. These are a water based marker, that blend with each other. I used #084 - Deep Violet, #080 - Violet, #083 - Lilac, and #999 - Blender for the large monster on the front. I accented the monster in the card insert with #026 - Light Pink. One important think you want to take note of here, these markers work the best on Bristol Smooth card stock by Strathmore.  If you have tried these markers and have not loved the result give them a second try on Bristol Smooth card stock and you will change you mind.  I have also used these markers on image that have been stamped and embossed with black powder on watercolor paper and have loved the result as well. 

Below you can watch the making of this project from last nights Facebook Friday live demonstration. 

 

Scroll to the bottom of this post to find all  products I used to make the projects link for you. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love sharing my creations with you and hopefully inspiring you to create as well. 

Affiliate Links have been used at no cost to you, thank you for shopping with me and allowing me to share what I love with you. 

 

Let's Toast Tutorial

Today I am introducing my January Stamp Set of the Month.  My pick for stamp set of the month is always a versatile stamp set, meaning a set that I can use for different occasions and projects.  It will have images and sentiments in it, most times. And I love a coordinating die set!  And what's new about Stamp Set of the Month is now I am offering a Tutorial featuring the stamp set that showcases 4 projects each month!  I'll tell you more about that in a minute, first let me show off the stamp set. 

The January Stamp Set of the Month is the Let's Toast stamp set by Lawn Fawn! 

I has this adorable toaster and some very fun images to go with it!!! Like this toaster pastry! 

Check out the entire stamp set here: 

And this set does have a coordinating die set, there's even a die for the little pat of butter! They also have an add on die set, that creates a pull tab, so you can create an interactive card where the toast pops up out of the toaster!  

The project I am sharing today is a cute little pocket card. 

A mini card comes out of the pocket. 

Aren't the sentiments with this set just perfect! 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. 

If you are in love with this stamp set or maybe you already have this stamp set then you might want my Le't Toast Tutorial. 

In the tutorial I give you step by step directions and measurements to create 4 WOW projects with the Let's Toast stamp and die set, as well as the add on, Pull Tab die set. 

The tutorial includes a PDF as well as a link to a private video tutorial. 

The tutorial is just $5.

Click the link below to purchase your Let's Toast Tutorial. I will email you the PDF and video link with in 1 business day. 

Below you will find all the products I used to make today's card linked, including the Let's Toast Stamp Set, die set and add on Pull Tab die set. 

 

 

Paper Rosette Snowman

Christmas is over and all the fun decorations have been put away. But I wanted to have something cute to hang up during this cold wintery time before the flowers come back. So, I decided to make a snowman to hand up to remind me that snow can be fun and not just a pain to drive in. 

This is Rosie, as she is made of paper rosettes. I think she is adorable with her pink cheeks and soft hat and matching scarf! I have a complete tutorial for you below as well as a video, to help you create your own rosette snowman. If you make one of these you have to PROMISE me that you will show it to me!  I'd love to see your creations! 

I used the Paper Fan Die by FSJ to make all the rosettes to create Rosie. 

Here are the paper measurements to create her head. 

Cut 3 pieces of paper to 2-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Die cut each of these pieces with the Paper Fan Die, taking care to line up the scalloped edge of the die with the edge of the paper each time to ensure that your die cut pieces are all the same. 

When folding these pieces on the score lines that the die makes you are going to fold it like a paper fan, back and forth, creating peaks and valleys. It is important that you start each piece the same. So, if you start by folding the first one down, then start each piece by folding down. This will ensure that the ends will glue together . 

Once all three pieces are folded, glue the ends together to make one long piece. Then bring the front and end together and glue them, creating a ring. With the scallops down on your work surface, gather it together and press down, pushing the scallop end out.  To secure this put some hot glue on to a 2" circle cut from card stock. Repeat this gathering and pushing, this time pushing it down onto the hot glue.  This is the same process you will repeat with the middle and bottom sections of the snowman. You will just start with different size paper, which I have listed for you below each picture. 

The eyes and the cheeks are die cut circles that are about 3/4".  To make one eye I die cut two circles and glued them together to make for a stonier piece. Then I added the white accent with a Geli Roll pen.  I did the same for the cheeks but used a pink marker to make the accents. 

The mouth was created using two nesting circle dies run through a die cutting machine at the same time, cutting a ring.  Fold this over on it self and glue it together, this will make a stronger piece. I cut about 1-1/2" off to make for a smaller smile.

The carrot nose is simple, just hand draw a carrot shape on to orange card stock and cut it out. But seriously, I know this is not easy for everyone, but give it a try, it does not have to be perfect. 

All the elements were added to the rosette with hot glue. 

To create the middle of the snowman you need: 

3 pieces of paper cut to 3" x 8-1/2"

Die cut each of these using the Paper Fan die and repeat the steps to create a rosette as described above for the head. 

The buttons are 3/4" circles, each is two layers thick. The holes were punched using the smallest attachment for the Press Punch.

To make the buttons shine, I covered them with Journey Glaze. This should be the very last step of this project, as you need to lay it flat so it can dry. 

For the bottom section of the snowman you need: 

3 pieces of paper cut to 4" x 8-1/2", die cut these pieces with the Paper Fan Die. 

The snowflake accents were die cut using the Snow Blooms die set.  As with all the elements on the snowman, the snowflakes are two layers thick and hot glued on. 

The sentiment banner is a die cut as well, using the the Journey Rectangle Long die set.  The sentiments are from the Winter Scripty Sentiments by Lawn Fawn. I heat embossed them with black powder to give them a shiny look that helps them stand out. And it brings out the black in the hat and scarf. 

The hat and the scarf are fleece (despite what I say in the video). The hat started as a 10" square. Fold this in thirds and hot glue the seam. Fold up the bottom two times to make the brim or cuff of the hat.  Then take a rubber band and wrap it around the top of the hat, about half way down. Snip the ends up to the rubber band to make the cute fringe. Adhere this to the snowman's head before gluing the snowman down to the hanger. 

The scarf is 5" x 22", but you can really play with this size and make the scarf you want. Fold the scarf in half and snip the ends to fringe both ends at once.  Add this to the snowman once the snowman is already glued to the hanger. 

The hanger is a made of chip board. I save up chipboard pieces from packaging, you could use cardboard as well. Cut two pieces to 1-1/2" x 11". Overlap these at 5" and glue to getter to make a longer piece. You can double up these pieces too if your chipboard is a little flimsy.  Then you want to hot glue the ribbon (about 12" ) to the top in a loop for the hanger. Then attached the head with the hat on, then the middle and then bottom. Last steps are to add the scarf and then the glaze to the buttons. 

Now Rosie is ready to hang up!  

She is going right here on the door to my craft room. 

Below is the video demonstration of this project. Please let me know if you have any questions and be sure to share your creation with me if you make one of these snowmen!  If you are interested in the supplies I used to make Rosie, scroll to the bottom, I have linked them all for you (except the flannel, which I bought 1/4 of a yard of at Walmart, but I did find something similar on Amazon and linked that). 

If you would like to see pictures of the Fall Door Hanger, you can find that blog post HERE. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear from you, your comments make my day and questions are always welcome!  

 

No Line Coloring for a Winter Night Scene

Incase you missed my LIVE demonstration on New Year's Eve I am posting this cool card I made here. 

I demonstrated No-Line Coloring with the Stamp Set of the Month, Stay Cozy. 

Since we are still in the middle of winter and I know there will be more snow falling here in Idaho before spring arrives, I am having fun making winter themed thank you cards. 

I knew for this card I wanted to make a night scene. I watched a couple videos on YouTube, by Ashley Tucker and Debbie Hughes on no line coloring with colored pencils and thought this would be the perfect look for my night scene. So, I gave it a try. 

The whole "no-line coloring" idea is that you used a very light stamped image as a template to trace or draw over with what ever color medium you choose. 

For my card I stamped my image with Riverstone ink on Riverstone card stock. I then used my Journey Color Burst pencils to trace over the lines with a somewhat heavy hand, creating darker lines. Then I filled in the images with a lighter touch. I was a lot of fun and relaxing. I can just imagine sleeping all warm and cozy inside one of these cabins with the soft hush of snow falling outside. 

You can see everyone has gone in for the night after a day of sledding and snowman building.  The falling snow is a simple mix of white acrylic paint and water splattered on with a small paint brush. 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog. If you try this technique I would sure love to see it!

All the products I used to make this card have been linked for you below. Affiliate Links have been used, thank you for your support. 

 

January Happy Stamping Box

The January Happy Stamping Box is available for order! 

You are invited to join me in creating some CUTE Valentine themed projects from the comfort of your own home with the Happy Stamping Box! 

The January box features the Valentine Pals stamp set and coordinating die set, heart punch, glittered foam stickers, sequins and printed paper. The theme this month is Valentines, but I have included a birthday card and a card that can be used as a thank you card as well.  

From this box you will be making 5 cards, with an opportunity to earn a BONUS 6th project for FREE! Each project is a unique creation designed by me.  Some cool things we will be making are a shaker window card, a window card, a double z-fold card and if you earn the BONUS project, a shape card with pop ups!  You are going to love these cards so much you might have a hard time giving them away! 

With the purchase of your box you will get an invitation to my private Facebook page, The Happy Stamping Box.  Where you will have access to a printable PDF tutorial for the class projects.  And this page is where the LIVE online class video will take place. 

INCLUDED IN YOUR DECEMBER HAPPY STAMPING BOX:

(a kit only box is available with out the stamps, dies and punch)

Valentine Pals stamp set (set of 15)

Valentine Pals die set (set of 4)

From the Heart Printed Paper sampler pack

Heart Punch

Silver Sequins

Silver Glittered Stickers

Accessories to complete your projects

5 project kits, cut and ready to make

Full Color PDF tutorial to print out for use with the On-Line Class

On-Line Class - taught LIVE so you can stamp along with me and ask questions (available for 3 weeks after the live event to watch at your convenience)

BONUS PROJECT: 

Earn a 6th Bonus Project for FREE by ordering your January Happy Stamping Box by JANUARY 2nd or inviting a friend I have not to join. Just email me your friends name and you BOTH get the BONUS PROJECT! 

WHAT YOU NEED:

You will need to have some basic supplies on hand to make these projects.  Below I have shared what I will be using. Feel free to use what supplies you have on hand or click to shop for exactly what I will be using, scroll to bottom for clickable links. 

Black Licorice stamp pad, Watermelon Fusion Stamp pad (bright pink), Markers or Pencils to color in your stamped images, Glue, foam squares, scissors, anti-static tool, crease tool. 

WHEN IS THE CLASS? 

The January Happy Stamping Box class will be held LIVE in the private Facebook group on Saturday, January 26th at 9:30am MST.  If you can not make the LIVE event the video will be available after the event in the Facebook group for 3 weeks for you to watch at your convenience. 

You will be added to the Facebook group about 1 week prior to the LIVE class. If we are not currently friends on Facebook please send me a friend request when you sign up for this class (Carrie Cady Rhoades) so I can easily add you to the page. 

REGISTRATION: 

Registration for the January Happy Stamping Box is now open and closes on January 4th. Your registration options are listed below with links to register via PayPal. 

OPTION 1 - Full Kit ~ $55 (plus $7 shipping)

Box includes: 5 project kits, Valentine Pals stamp set, Valentine Pals die set, Heart Punch, Silver Sequins, Silver Glittered Stickers, From the Heart Printed Paper sampler, accessories to finish your card, envelopes, access to the private Facebook group, access to the full color printable PDF. 

Register here for the FULL KIT: 

 

OPTION 2 - MATERIALS ONLY KIT ~ $30 (plus $7 shipping)

Box includes: 5 project kits, Silver Sequins sampler, Silver Glittered Stickers, From the Heart Printed Paper sampler, accessories to finish your card, envelopes, access to the private Facebook group, access to the full color printable PDF. 

Register here for the Materials Only Kit:

<center?. /> All products for the kits will be ordered and prepared by me after the registration deadline, January 4th. I do not have all the product on hand, it is ordered when registration is complete. Class kit ordering, cutting and preparing take 10-12 days after the deadline. The expected shipping date for all boxes is January 18th. 

Happy Stamping Boxes can only be mailed with in the United States at this time, send me a special request if you are outside the US. (carrie@carriestamps.com)

Registration ends on January 4th. 

The LIVE class is on Saturday January 26th at 9:30am MST.  The recorded class will be available for viewing immediately after the live class is over for your to watch at your convenience for up to 3 weeks.  After 3 weeks the video and PDF will be removed in preparation for the February Happy Stamping Box class.  

The PDF tutorial will post to the Happy Stamping Box FB page around 1/21/19 for you to print out and use along with the LIVE class. 

Everyone is welcome to join, new stampers, professional stampers, beginners, etc. Try out my Happy Stamping Box, I know we will have fun  making!  

I have some very cute cards for you this month, you are going to be thrilled!  Can't wait to create them with you! 

Clickable links to all the supplies I will be using to complete the cards on the live class are linked for you below. Feel free to sub in product that you already have on hand. 

 

Snowmen Days Thank You cards

Christmas was very enjoyable here for the Rhoades family. We spent some quality time with family and took time to relax. Which is big for me since I usually am running all over cooking, cleaning, etc. I kept things simple and I LOVED it!  And now that the decorations are being packed up I find I now need to send some thank you cards. I wanted them to have a wintery feel but not a Christmas feel. So I pulled out my Snowmen Days stamp set by FSJ to make some quick and easy cards. 

I kept the coloring simple so I could make a four cards in a short time. 

The backgrounds were sponged on with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. These inks have a very soft finish and add to a fresh snow falling feel with paired with the Winter Wonderland stencil. 

The vellum pieces for each card were die cut using the Frame it die set, I liked this rectangle because it has a double stitched border. But I needed a smaller, more square piece for this little snowman. So I ran my already die cut rectangle back through my machine a second time with the same die, but positioned so it would cut my rectangle into a smaller square. You can see how in my video below. 

All the coloring was done with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Bristol Smooth card stock. 

I used 5 makers for all of the cards. Here are the numbers and colors I used; #302 - Haze Blue, #303 - Shadow Mauve, #032 - Persian Blue, #026 - Light Pink, #029 - Geranium Red. 

For this card I wanted to show that you could make the card even more simple by omitting the stencil and just sponging on some of the Tumbled Glass ink for a nice glow behind the snowman. 

I did not have a stamp that said Thank You Snow Much and I really wanted that sentiment, so I created it myself. The stamp is from the Simply Sentiments by Lawn Fawn. After stamping it I used my black Gelly Roll pen to cross out the so and hand write in SNOW. I think it adds to the whimsy of the card and is a fun element. 

The final touch to each of these cards was some drops of Journey Glaze to add to the snowy, icy feel of the card. 

You can see the making of these cards in the video below. 

Be sure to visit my Carrie Stamps Facebook page and click to follow so you can watch when I go live on Mondays and Fridays. Scroll to the bottom for links to all the products I used. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share these cards with you I hope you have an enjoyable New Years Even and a very Happy New Year!  

 

Wooden Christmas Scenes

Not sure if you caught my live video from Michaels back in November. I was on the hunt for something cute my friends Lael has shown me. These adorable Wooden Christmas Scene's.  Once I found them I went a little crazy over them and shared my excitement with you on FB. Here is one of the pieces I bought. 

I had to have this truck piece!  What is cool about these scenes is that the bottom piece slides out and you can pull the inside panels out to paint! And that is what I did. I used my FSJ acrylic paints to add color. 

So much fun!  And pretty easy too. The other fun thing about these is that they light up! So to help with the shine and the feeling of snow, I added glitter to my white paint when it was wet. 

For the look of falling snow over the trees and truck I thinned out some white paint with water and splattered it over the already dry paint. 

The second piece I worked on is the Deer Scene. 

This one might be my favorite. 

I did this one the same as the last. They are not hard to make if you have a thin paint brush for the little details, like the ribbon around the ornaments. But it does not have to be perfect, you can not even tell there are parts on mine that I think are not perfect. It's hand made and it does not have to be perfect. 

The last one is a Gingerbread Scene, this one was painted by my daughter Hannah, my husband and myself. We had a great time listening to Christmas music and painting these. 

We ended up coating this one with Journey Glaze once all the paint was dry and sprinkling the entire piece with Sparkle Cuts glitter. 

And I added a few Sparkle Drops to the centers of the candies. 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share these hand made Christmas gift with you. I hope you have a blessed Christmas! 

Balsa Wood Ornaments

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve!  Once again, it snuck up on me!  I feel ready for Christmas, but still have cute things I want to make!  One of which were my Woodland Critter ornaments from Balsa wood. You may have seen my felt and paper ornaments from these same dies. Today I am sharing two ways to make ornaments with dies and Balsa wood and of course I am using the same little critters. 

First lets start with the painted critters. 

They started with a piece of Balsa wood, which is very light weight and about the thickness of fun foam.  It is commonly used for making models. And it die cuts very nicely! 

I die cut all the pieces to make my raccoon and glued him all together with a hot glue gun.

Then I pulled out my FSJ acrylic paints, Black Licorice and Whip Cream. I love these thick paints with a matte finish.

I mixed the black and white paints to make a custom gray and painted the entire piece that medium shade of gray.  They I added some more black to it and painted his mask with it. Then I used the black paint by itself for the eyes, nose and lines on the tail.  And white paint alone for accenting. 

Then I took a scrap of sandpaper and sanded the edges of the ornament to give him a distressed look. I found that it is best to sand in the direction of the wood grain with a gentle touch as you can easily break this wood. 

To finish him up I added some Journey Glaze to his eyes and nose.  Then I die cut a holly and berries from the balsa wood as well, using the Woodland Critters Winter Add-On die set. I found that when die cutting balsa wood with a wafer die like the holly the die will flatten the wood and make it almost paper thin, so be careful. To color my holly, I wondered if ink could be used, so to test it out I just pressed a scrap of it in to my ink pad.  I loved the look so much I did not paint on the ink or anything, I just pressed my die cut holly leaves on to the Kiwi Slice pad. And the berries onto the Cranberry Bliss pad.  Since these were so thin I die cut a card stock set of leaves and berries from the coordinating colored card stock and glued the wood pieces to that, for stability. I hot glued the holly on and added Journey glaze to the berries. 

I did all the same things for my fox, but I made a lighter gray color for his body than the gray for the raccoon. 

To add the hanger I hot glued a piece of twine to the back of the head and then covered up the twine with a small scrap of balsa wood. 

Now let's chat about the glittered ornaments. 

I loved the look of the raw wood on these ornaments so much I wanted to preserve that look in an ornament too. 

Here is what the fox looks like before glitter was added, just die cut balsa wood pieces hot glued together. 

I then painted the entire fox with Journey Glaze.  I squeezed some out onto a paint palette and used a paint brush I did not care too much about to paint it on the fox.  Then I sprinkled on Sparkle Cuts chunky glitter. I was IN LOVE!  Once the glaze dried I added another layer of glaze to the eyes and nose. 

And then I realized that this ornament needed some holly and berries too. So I just repeated what I did for the painted ornaments and then covered the holly with glaze and sparkles cuts and used the glaze to glue it in place. 

I adhered the twine the same way I did on the painted ornaments, sandwiched between the back of the head and a scrap of balsa wood with hot glue. They hold really well. 

I LOVED making my own ornaments this year. I hung a few on my tree and gifted a few. 

You can see my felt critter ornaments HERE and my paper critter ornaments HERE, made with all the same dies. 

Scroll to the bottom for the links to the products used to make these ornaments. 

 

Last minute gift tags

First of all, I am all about making things over the top cute!  I love layers and all the little details. But I also need a bunch and tags for wrapped gifts. Now, I want them to be cute, but they can be simple. And since I need a bunch I want them to be quick and easy to make. 

So, in today's post I am sharing with you some quick and easy gift tags I made using the Tag Set die set, Gnome for the Holidays stamp set and Tiny Tags Sayings stamp set. 

All the tags shown here are made with the smallest tag from the die. You can see I added in some printed paper from the Cozy Prints pack. I can not get enough of the plaid and buffalo check patterns. 

You can see I kept the tags very simple with just stamps, ink, and paper.  These are the medium sized tags I made, I especially love the one that is stamped with the word JOY in an ombre effect! 

And lastly these are the largest tag on the die, I didn't think I would need very many of these so I only made a few. 

The dies I used were from the Gnome for the Holiday die set and the row of hearts is from the Bunch of Hearts die. I used the little hearts this die cuts for the center of the O in JOY. 

I chose to stick with red and grays for my tags to match the wrapping paper I am using this year. But it would be so easy to change up the colors to have them match any wrapping paper or gift packaging. 

I think these tags are cute, but not so much time went into them that I will be sad if they get thrown away. 

I have a video for you below on the making of these tags, I challenged myself to make 40 tags in about 30 minutes. I went a wee bit over the 30 minutes, but I got all 40 done. But check out how easy these tags are! 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope that whatever you are doing for the holidays that you have time to relax and reflect and rejuvenate for next year.  Scroll to the bottom for links of all the products I used to make my tags. 

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Woodland Paper Ornaments

Today I am sharing some fun ornaments you can quickly and easily make out of paper, specifically card stock. These were made to be sturdy and stand the test of time. AND of course they are cute as can be! 

My critters were die cut using four dies from Spellbinders; Who's There, Bandit, Hey Foxy and It's a Bunny Thing.  All four dies are currently on sale, which I loved!  To give them all a Christmas feel I used the Lawn Fawn  die set; Woodland Critter Huggers Winter Add-On. 

To make the ornament sturdy so that they can be used for years to come I die cut 3 of the owl body pieces from Whip Cream card stock. I glued them together, layering them up to make a very sturdy and thick ornament. For the pieces that go on top I did 2 or 3 layers, this help with the sturdiness and give the ornament some dimension. To dress up this owl I used the ear muffs, mug, whip cream and mittens dies from the Woodland Critters Winter Add-On die set.

Isn't he so cute all bundled up? I die cut the mittens from felt to give some added texture. And to bring this owl to life I added some white highlight with a gel pen to his eyes, beak and feet and covered them with Journey Glaze.  I adore glitter, so I add some Journey Glaze to the ear muffs and the heart on the mug and sprinkled it with Sparkle Cuts by FSJ while the glaze was still wet.  I love that this glitter is clear and you can still see the stripes of the ear muffs when it is covered with the glitter, giving it an ice feel. 

Look at the naughty little raccoon, she stole the Christmas goodies!  This raccoon is also 3 layers of card stock, Riverstone by FSJ is the gray card stock I used. I do LOVE FSJ card stock, it is so sturdy and it perfect for these ornaments. I gave my raccoon a Santa hat from the Woodland Critters Winter die set as well as the candy cane and ginger bread boy. I love the look on his face, like he just got caught sneaking candy! 

I added accents to his eyes and nose with a white gel pen before coating them with Journey Glaze, this white line helps give life to the eyes and shine to the nose. I also used Journey Glaze for the candy cane and the white of the hat. The white of the hat also got a dusting of Sparkle Cuts. To make the buttons on the gingerbread boy red, I used Nuvo Drops in Autumn Red. I love that the Autumn Red has a shimmer to it, almost a pearlized look.  To give make the gingerbread boy's eyes white, I sandwiched a piece of white card stock between the Hazelnut blend layers of body. 

This fox is just so darn cute!  He looks like he's going to give you is prized possession, this giant candy cane. The giant candy cane is from Spellbinders, it's the Christmas Candy Canes stamp and die set designed by Joanne Fink. This set has two candy canes, one facing each way with a coordinating die for each as well a bow stamp and die. 

My favorite thing about this fox is his paws!  I got them from the Owl die, they are the owl's feet. Giving him the candy cane to hold really makes this ornament. 

I colored my stamped candy cane in with colored pencils and then painted it with Sparkle Silk. Last I covered it with Journey Glaze. It's one of the prettiest candy canes around!  I added the holly to his ear to finish off the fox and of course covered it with Journey Glaze and Sparkle Cuts for more shine and shimmer.  If you look closely at this fox you can see that one of his layers is white. I tried a middle layer of a light weight white chipboard, as this was my first ornament in the collections. I did not like that the white showed and that is when I decided to use layers of card stock for a more seamless look. 

I had a lot of fun with my bunny!  His neck was a little small for the scarf in the Woodland Critter Winter Add-On die set. So I cut  the long scarf piece and then put this piece  back in the die, scooting it over so that one end hung out one side and die cut it again, making it shorter. Then I die cut the other scarf piece that has a score line where you fold it over the other scarf piece, love that!  This die also cuts the fringe at the end of the scarf!  Genius!  The holly and present are also from the Add-On die set. I got a little gel pen happy on this one, but I love the look of the fine white lines/stripes on his scarf and the delicate dots on the gift.

Now if you are going to have a giant tail, it should be glittered, right!!!  That's all I have to say about that. 

To attach a string to these ornaments I simply glued on the already knotted string between the card stock layers. 

I hope you have enjoyed these ornaments. I had a blast making them!  And think that making sets of ornaments is going to be something new I make for friends and family. My grandma has made me ornaments all my life and it has really become a very special thing to me, I think I want to carry on that tradition. 

If you'd like to see my felt ornaments made with these same dies, you can find that post HERE. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my ornaments with you. I hope you are inspired to create some of your own. 

Below you will find links to all the products I used to make today's projects. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you, thank you for your support. 

Stay Cozy Balsa Wood Ornament

I have been having so much fun playing with the December Stamp Set of the month, Stay Cozy by FSJ. My favorite thing about this stamp set is that it takes very little effort to make it look great.  Very little coloring to add life to the stamped images. 

Today's project is made of wood and not paper!  Balsa wood to be exact. It is a very light weight wood that is used a lot to make models, it has the weight of fun foam and is about as thick, depending on what you buy. 

AND, it can be die cut!  So, die cut an ornament for todays project. 

I was able to use my thin wafer die set, Globe and Ornament Shaker Tag by Honey Bee to die cut this ornament. 

I stamped my cabin image with Black Licorice ink then heat set it and stamped it once again using my stamp positioning tool, heating it a second time to make sure the ink was set before coloring it. 

Then I repeated this process with the sentiment. The reason behind heating it and then stamping it again is so that there is not an over saturation of ink. If there is then it can bleed on this wood. 

I added color to my image using Journey Color Burst pencils (#21,27,39,48). Just hints of color here and there, that is what I love about this stamp set, you really only need a little bit of color to bring the images to life. 

I wanted to make sure the colored pencil would not fade over time, hopefully this will hang on someone's tree for a few years, so I embossed the front of the ornament. To do this I pressed the entire ornament into clear embossing powder, covering the entire surface with clear ink. Then I sprinkled Clear Embossing Powder over it and used my Heat Gun to melt the powder. This intensified the ink and gave it a nice shiny surface.  To make my ornament more sturdy I die cut a second ornament from Balsa wood and glued it to the back of the stamped one. You could stamp this other one too, so that both sides have something cute, or sign your name and date it. 

The topper for this ornament is made out of card stock. I did not use the wood because I found that when die cutting out the topper the very thin part of die cut topper kept breaking. This is wood and it does have wood grain and so the thin area could not hold up. So I die cut two of the toppers from white card stock. I dipped one in Clear Pigment ink and embossed the entire piece with Silver Embossing Powder. I really wanted it to look like a metal piece, so I repeated this step two more times, each time melting the powder with my heat gun before dipping it in ink and powder. Make sure to let this cool before touching it.  The three layers of silver embossing powder really give it the look of metal and make the card stock more sturdy. But to ensure that this little piece was going to stand up to being hung on a tree I glued the second topper piece that I die cut from card stock to the back of the embossed one. I set this under an acrylic block to dry. 

Now it is on to the finishing touches. You can see here that I added two pinecones to the top of the ornament. They are die cut with a die set from Spellbinders called, pinecones. They are very easy to make, just die cut the large and small pinecone piece that cuts out a spiral with a zig zag like edge. You then roll these up, I used a small wooden dowel. When you get to the end just add one dot of glue to secure the end to the pinecone. Repeat this with the small piece and you have two different sized pinecones, ones that are small and look like you saved them from the dense forest floor. I sponged a little Whip Cream ink on the edge of mine to give them a snowy look. 

My FAVORITE part of this ornament is the edge. I wanted to cover up the sides, as you could plainly see that I had glued two together.  So I added some Journey Glaze to the edge and dipped it in Silver Shavings!  They are magically delicious!  Not Really, DO NOT EAT THESE! They are actual silver shavings, not a cute name for glitter. I love the vintage look it gave the ornament and really took it up a notch to special. To make it really thick and chunky I added a second layer of the silver shavings. I set this on an Acrylic Block that is smaller than the ornament to dry and then using Journey Glaze I glued on the silver topper. Give this ample time to dry, about 1 hour. Then string the pinecone through a piece of twine, I chose Candy Apple Twine, and string this through the ornament topper and tie it off.  And what an adorable ornament!  

You can have so much fun with Balsa wood making ornaments. I encourage you to give it a try, play with the dies you have and your Christmas stamps, I bet you can make some fun creations! 

Below are some helpful resources for you, the LIVE video demonstration of this ornament as well as links to all the things I used to make this ornament. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my love of creating with you! 

6 Gift Card Packaging ideas

What is the best last minute gift?  Gift Cards of course. If you want to dress your gift cards up I have 6 ideas for you!  Make the gift card gift a little more special with cute packaging. 

IDEA 1 - Alter a Tag

For this gift card holder I die cut three tags, using the largest tag die from the Special Day Tag die set by FSJ. Two from the blue snowflake printed paper (from the Dear Santa paper by Spellbinders) and one from white card stock. I glued the two printed paper tags back to back. Then scored the top of this piece at 1" and folded it down. Gluing the tags back to back makes this thinner paper more sturdy and since the paper is one sided, I have the same pattern on the folded down flap as I do on the front of the tag. Adhere this to the white tag using a thin line of glue or 1/8" double sided tape, leaving just enough room for the gift card to slide in. 

The singing tree is from the Dear Santa die cut shapes set that matches the printed paper.  And I used another of the die cut shapes for the back of the tag/holder.

IDEA 2 - Use a gift card die

This is a no brainer, I love that when I just need a quick gift card holder I don't have to create something from scratch. I can die cut this Gift Card Sleeve with cute paper it's ready to go. 

 And using the Dear Santa paper and pre die cut images makes it even easier! 

I used another small die cut on the back to hold the flap of this envelope like sleeve shut, so no need for velcro or for the recipient to rip it open. 

IDEA 3 - Use dies to create a shaped gift card holder

I die cut two of the these mittens to make this holder, just sandwich two back to back and leave an opening at the top for the gift card. Look at the dies you have and see what you might be able to use to make a gift card holder. I also have a stocking die that I made gift card holders with last year.  Here's a little tip for sandwiched shape dies as gift card holders. Use a few layers of double stick tape to adhere them, giving a little dimension to the opening, making it easier to get the gift card in and out. 

With so many cute die cuts in this pack it was fast and easy to not only make the front of my holder cute, but also the back. 

IDEA 4 - What dies do I have that could hold a gift card? 

When creating these gift card holders I did just what I mentioned above and found this Window Pocket die, and found that it will fit a gift card nicely if attached to an insert! 

In the window here you can see the insert with out a gift card, but what is fun about this holder is that the recipient gets a peek at their gift card. 

Just add the gift card to the insert with a few glue dots or foam squares. 

See how the window gives a little look at what's inside!  

IDEA 5 - Use a little box for a gift card plus treat! 

I thought this holder would be perfect for a Starbuck gift card and candy cane! 

IDEA 6 - Put a gift card inside a card, with a sliding holder. 

On the outside it is a normal Christmas card. Made very easily, I might add with the use of the Dear Santa paper and die cut pieces. 

On the inside...

A fun spot for a gift card using the Gift Slider die!  You can die cut this piece and add it to any card. It's fast easy and cute!  I can take the cards I already have on hand and add this to include a gift card very easily.  

I love all of these ideas, because they are fast any easy. I don't use kits that often now days, but I have to say they are a blessing at Christmas time for last minute tags, gift card holder and cards.  I recommend finding one you like to make your holidays a little less stressful and still help you feel like you hand crafted heartfelt gifts. 

At the bottom of this post I have linked all the things I used to make todays projects. But before you go I have one more project with the Dear Santa paper and die cuts.  A mini gift bag, a gift card could be added to this insert too. But I decided to make little gifties for my crafty friends, sharing some of the extra die cuts left from this kit. And a personal note on the insert. 

Thank you so  much for stopping by and spending some time with me!  I hope you are leaving inspired to create. 

 

December FSJ Creative Team Blog Hop

YAY! It's time for another FSJ Creative Team Blog Hop!  

December's Blog Hop is all about Christmas finishings, tags, cards, ornaments, etc.

I had to make some woodland critter ornaments. My daughter got a felt animal kit for her birthday and we had a lot of fun making the animals in the kit. After that I stumbled upon some woodland animal dies from Spellbinders.  Hannah and I decided we needed them to make some more felt animals.

And they arrived just in time to turn create Christmas ornaments with them. 

Let me share some tips and tricks for making these cute felt ornaments with you that I learned along the way. 

First of all you will want to buy some higher quality felt. I got my felt at Hobby Lobby and it is 2mm thick, much thicker than the felt I normally get for kids craft projects. This felt was 78 cents a sheet, but 50% off!  I got two sheets (8-1/2" x 11") each of the colors I thought I might need.  Second, buy some coordinating embroidery floss.  The felt die cuts very easily with the dies I used because they are steel rule dies.  But because this is thick felt it may be hard to cut more than one layer of felt at a time. 

This owl was die cut with the Who's There Steel Rule Die. I cut two of each piece on the die except the heart. And the holly is from another die set, Reindeer. 

First step for the owl was to stitch the elements to the top piece; the eyes, wings and heart. I did this with a running stitch, going around each element twice to fill in the spaces between the stitches. The feet, holly and beak are hot glued on. I did double up the beak, hot gluing one beak on top of the other. It just seemed like it needed to be thicker. NOTE: I did all the hot gluing once the owl was all done. 

Then I laid the two owl piece back to back and did a blanket stitch around the outside, I like to do this stitch when my die cut pieces do not have already pierced holes in them as a guide for stitching. 

I left and opening in the two pieces and filled the owl with polyester fiberfill and then continued to stitch the owl closed. I added a bit of Candy Apple twine to the top for a hanger. 

The bunny is done much the same way as the owl, using the It's a Bunny Thing Die, but I do have a couple pointers. For the ears, die cut two pieces and then overlap them slightly and secure with a dot of hot glue. Do a running stitch around the ears as if they were one piece. Once you gone all the way around stitch back through your holes, filling in the open spaces. So there are no spaces between the thread. Set the ears aside. 

Add the eye to the bunny with a tiny dot of hot glue and then add a french knot to the black eye, giving it some life. 

Lay the two bunny pieces together. Blanket stitch them together, but when you get to the spot where the ears will go, only blanket stitch the top layer of the bunny. This leaves an opening for you to hot glue in the stitched ears, but the top of the bunny will have that continuous blanket stitch. Before gluing in the ears, add some stuffing and then hot glue the ears to the front and back of the bunny, closing him up. 

Hot glue on the pink nose and holly. 

For the tail, blanket stitch around two tail pieces. When you have a small gap left stuff the tail, finish stitching the tail closed and hot glue it to the bunny. 

Add a piece of twine to the back for a hanger. 

I had some fun with the fox!  He might be my favorite. I did use two elements from the Owl die, the feet to make paws for the fox and the heart. I love that I can use elements from the other dies for more options. 

The fox die, Hey Foxy, cuts one piece for the head and another for body. So, here's how I handled that. I hot glued the body to the head and used that as a guide to do the same for the back of the fox, so the front and the back are exactly the same. This way when stitching I can treat these pieces as a single piece. Before stitching up the fox, add the face piece with hot glue. And the heart to the belly with a running stitch, going around the object twice. Then add a french knot to each eye. 

Now blanket stitch the front of the fox to the back of the fox. Leaving an opening to add a bit of PolyFill. Then hot glue the tail accent piece to the tip of one tail piece, taking care to only use a dot. Then stitch the two tail pieces together, all the way around with a blanket stitch. Then hot glue the tail to the back of the fox. 

Lastly add the paws, die cut from the Owl die, and the holly with hot glue. Stitch on a pice of twin, but running a piece of twine with a needle through a couple of stitches in the critters head. 

The raccoon is die cut using the Bandit die, exactly as I did the fox. I love these dies so much that I plan to make some other critter ornaments using other materials to share with you soon. 

Below are the dies I use to make these ornaments, including the Reindeer die set that I used to make the holly. It is a thin metal die set, so my tip there is to run it through the die cutting machine a couple times to get a nice clean cut with it from felt. Click any of the dies to shop for them, NOTE that all the main critter dies I used are currently on CLEARANCE!  

 

Now you will want to hop along to the next blog on the hop, Love of Sparkles with Christine Chan. If you missed a link on the hop the others are listed below for you as well. We love it when you leave us comments, so don't be shy.

 Got lost hopping?  Don't miss out on these other stops on the blog hop: 

Jill Hillard

Marty McGee

Alissa Hall

Thanks for stopping by! 

Bubble Gum Christmas Card

I love to stamp and create in the early morning hours when my hubby is off to work and my children are still sleeping. The other morning when in the middle of creating I noticed a beautiful sunrise of pink.  The clouds glowed with a perfect pink color. The roof tops were snow covered and Christmas lights were still on from the night before. This beautiful scene inspired todays card. 

The Bubble Gum color from FSJ was the perfect color to create my card in. I used the card stock, ink pad, and ink refill. 

I added shine and sparkle to my card using the Glimmer Hot Foil System from Spellbinders, silver heat embossing and Sparkle Silk. 

You can see the making of this card in the video below.  I love the Hot Foil machine, it is easy to use with only a few times of practice I was able to get great results like the Happy Holidays sentiment on this card. See the machine in action as well as the other techniques I used in my video demonstration. 

 

Below I have linked all the products I used to make this card for your convenience. Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my pink sunrise inspired Christmas card with you. 

 

 

 

2 Stencil Techniques with Distress Oxide inks

I've been playing in my stamp studio again with my new ink pads, Distress Oxide by Tim Holtz. Today's card feature two techniques using stencils with these hybrid inks. 

This card started by blending 3 colors, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean on a piece of white card stock.  Because these inks have not only die ink but also pigment ink, they blend like butter. The rich color coats the top of the paper beautifully. 

Next step is to adhere this panel to a stencil, I used the Winter Wonderland stencil by FSJ. With the inked side of the paper up and the stencil on top, I misted the paper with water. Leave this on for a minute and then remove the stencil to see the oxidation that occurred. I will leave a beautiful background. 

I stamped images from the Most Wonderful stamp set over the top with Lucky Clover Distress Oxide ink. 

Technique number 2, uses the Buffalo Check stencil by FSJ.

I started with a piece of white card stock and coated it with Black Soot distress oxide ink, by rubbing the pad direct to paper.  Then I took the Buffalo Check stencil and misted it several times with water, laid the wet side down onto my ink coated paper. Let this sit for a minute or so and use a paper towel to press on the stencil so that it comes in contact with the entire surface of the card stock. 

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below. If you have not already LIKED my facebook page make sure you do so that you can catch me when I go live each Monday and Friday night. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you are inspired to try something new with your paper crafting today.  Below you will find links to the products I used to create these cards. 

 

 

 

Merry Everything Gift Tag

I don't know what it is about gift tags that make me so happy.  Maybe because it is like a mini card. But I have been loving the Special Day Tag Die set and making tags with the large scalloped tag. 

Here is one I made that features the Merry Everything stamp set. 

I love this soft and pastel color combination for Christmas, it has a retro feel that is joyful. 

My favorite part of this tag has got to be the tree though. I stamped the die cut tree, also from the Special Day Tag Die Set, with the Flannel Life background stamp. I LOVE that stamp!!! 

The stitched rectangle and the die cut "to" are also from the same die set. There is also a die for the word from, which I added to the back of this tag. 

To give the look of snow on the tag I splattered the finished piece with Whip Cream Silk. I love that this silk is more translucent than most and can give a very subtle look. 

Will you be making gift tags this holiday season? I'd love to see them if you do! 

Below are all the products linked for you convenience. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you thank you for your support! 

 

Stay Cozy Ornament Card

Happy December!  Last night on my Stamp Set of the Month Live demonstration on Facebook I introduced the December stamp set of the month, Stay Cozy by FSJ.  Stamp set of the month is a set that I choose as one I LOVE and want to share with you. I love a stamp set that is versatile with images and sentiments. Usually the set I pick will have a matching die set, but not this month. 

And in last nights demonstration I showcase not only this stamp set but a fun technique with Distress Oxide inks and show a unique card that has a removable ornament. 

I have been OBSESSED with making shaker ornaments with the DIY hoops from Spellbinders/FSJ. You can see the cute little critter ones I made, HERE. 

On this ornament I showed how to use a MISTI to stamp on a window sheet with FSJ's True Color Fusion ink. It really takes the stress out of stamping on this slippery surface and you can get good ink coverage by stamping the image lightly and repeatedly. 

I did say that the ornament was removable. But I did not the card to be a total waste once you remove the ornament. So I added a cute stamped element behind the ornament. 

To secure the ornament to the card I threaded the string through the card front in a small hole. I used the large holly at the bottom of the card as well as the gems on the right to help hold the ornament in place.  The recipient just pulls the string out of the card to remove it. 

Now let's talk about the background. It started with Distress Oxide ink, my new favorite thing to play with!  I covered a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb. card stock with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink. This ink is a fusion of dye and pigment ink. Because of the pigment in this ink, the ink sits on top of the paper and is thick, creamy and almost suede like. 

Next I inked up the Solid Holly background stamp from Impression Obsession with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink. Since this ink reacts amazingly well with water I sprayed the inked stamp with water and then stamped it on my Mowed Lawn panel. After letting it sit for a couple minutes I got this amazing two toned background that looks almost like a pice of fabric. You want to use a heat gun to help dry the paper and watch the image intensify as it dries. 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. 

 

If you managed watch this entire video, sorry so long, you heard that I was going to share a matching tag to this card. So here is a cute matching shaker tag. 

I use the largest tag and rectangle in the Special Day Tag die set to make the frame for this tag. For the scene, I die cut part of the tag and then cut around the top part of the image. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, as always I am here to help you, please reach out if you have any questions. I'd love to hear from you. 

I have linked all the products I used to make these projects for you below. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you, thank you for your support.

 

 

 

Snowflowers in 3 sizes!

Last year I shared some paper ornaments that I a made with my daughters art class. I called them snowflowers. This year I wanted to make some more and thought it would be fun to make then in different sizes. I started with the original and then made one smaller and one bigger. 

Let me start by showing you the regular size. 

Aren't they so pretty! And easy to make. Here's what you need: 

7 strips of printed paper that measure 1/2" x 12", scored at 3" and 7". 

BUT, I like to score a piece of 12" x12" paper at 3" and 7" and then cut it into 1/2" strips, much easier than scoring seven 1/2" strips.  Then I have enough strips to make 3 snowflowers.  Each strip gets bent into a petal. The finished flower is about 4-1/2" in diameter. It is hard to explain how you bend and glue them, so I have a video for you on how to make them below. 

Next up is the smaller version. 

For the small snowflower you will also need seven strips. These strips are 1/2" x 9" and are scored at 2" and 5".  The finished flower is about 3-1/2" in diameter. 

Again, I started with a piece of printed paper that was 9" x 12" and on the 9" side I scored the entire piece of paper at 2" and 5" and then cut them into half inch strips. You will see how much faster this is in the video. 

Lastly I have the largest snowflower, where I added a fourth loop to the outside of each petal. 

This beauty measure just over 5" in diameter.  To make it larger you make the 7 petals for the original size and then add another loop to the outside of each that is 1/2" x 6". 

I added some fun elements to the center of each snowflower. This one has a poinsettia that I made HERE. 

I also thought I'd help make the ornaments a little more sturdy by adding a small element to the back side. 

Here I used a small punched circle from coordinating paper. 

On the others I used a button or rhinestone that matched. 

Now let's take a look at how to make these ornaments. 

Thanks for watching and visiting my blog. If you have any questions I'd love to hear from you! 

Below I have linked all the things I used to make these Snowflowers. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.