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Scrap ‘n Stamp Festive Open House – #10

Our Festive Open House is coming to an end but I have one more project to share with you. It’s a cute little ornament that we did a demo of in our retail store today.

When Kim first came in with this ornament I knew that I just had to share it with you. They are SOOO cute! It is made using the Chinese Knot Chain punch that Shellie used on her cards in post #2 & #5 so you will see yet another use for this versatile punch.

You will need to punch 2 strips of paper or lightweight cardstock 11 inches long.

Then score between each of the loops along the whole piece.

Now fold back and forth along each of the score lines to create accordian pieces like these.

Put a little bit of glue on the last set of loops and attach the other piece so that you end up with one long strip.

Thread a piece of silver cording through all the loops along one edge and tie it so that all the pieces are fairly tight together. You don’t want to make it too tight because you have to bring the open ends together and then glue them to create a circle.

When you are done your ornament will look like this. I added a small circle in the center so that I could attach an embellishment and it also helps to keep everything flat.

To finish everything off I glued on a punched snowflake and a rhinestone and put a loop of silver cording for hanging. Quick, easy and lots of fun to make!

And of course once we got going we couldn’t stop at just one! We had to try different colors and embellishments and pretty soon Kim and I had made a whole bunch of them and then Judy came up with some that had little stars on them and….well, you get the picture. We really couldn’t stop at just one. LOL! Here are just a few of others that we came up with…

Thank you so much for joining us today for our Festive Open House. I really hope that you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have.  And I can’t go without thanking Kim, Shellie and Judy for all their help getting everything ready for the blog and store. It was a fantastic team effort and I couldn’t have done it without them. Thank you ladies! You are the best!

I will be announcing the winners of our Blog Candy tomorrow so don’t forget to check back here to see if you have won and find out how to claim your prize. Good luck everyone and thanks again for spending time with us today.

HOW TO WIN SOME BLOG CANDY:

MAIN DRAW – Enter to Win 1 of five $10 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificates

It’s easy. Just write a review about any product on our website that you have used and tell us why you like it and how you use it. Keep a list of the products that you review and then comment at the bottom of any Festive Open House post and tell us what products you have reviewed. You will receive one entry for every product that you review. A random draw for the main Blog Candy prizes will be made from all the entries received from 9am – 6pm PST today. The names of all the winners will be announced in a blog post the following day along with details about how to receive their prize. Only one prize will be awarded per person.

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Scrap ‘n Stamp Festive Open House – #9

I love making ornaments to put on our Christmas tree so I thought I would show you some of the ones that I made using paper rosetttes. Rosettes are all the rage right now and they are so easy to make. And just like snowflakes, everyone could look different just by changing the paper, cardstock or embellishments that you use. I used two 12 inch strips of paper that I scored at 1/4″ intervals and  then accordian folded for each rosette. The large ones were made with strips that were 2 inches wide and the smaller ones were made with 1 1/2 inch strips. This first rosette was the perfect size for the snowflake that I cut from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendant Snowflake S4-286.

I got a little bit fancier with this one and used a border punch along one side before scoring and folding the smaller rosette. I think it adds a nice touch, don’t you? Then I mounted it onto a larger rosette and added a simple snowflake in the middle.

This last rosette has a punched edge too but I attached it to a scalloped circle that I die cut from cardstock. Very simple to do and this one would be perfect for a gift tag because you could write on the back of the scalloped circle. In fact any of these could easily be adapted that way just by adding a solid piece to the back to write on. Hmmmm. I guess I’m going to have to make some more because I’m liking this whole rosette gift tag idea. LOL!

There’s one more Festive Open House post to come and you won’t want to miss it because I will be showing you a really cool technique that we are demonstrating in the store. It’s going to get you thinking about glitter in a whole new way!

HOW TO WIN SOME BLOG CANDY:

MAIN DRAW Enter to Win 1 of five $10 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificates

It’s easy. Just write a review about any product on our website that you have used and tell us why you like it and how you use it. Keep a list of the products that you review and then comment at the bottom of any Festive Open House post and tell us what products you have reviewed. You will receive one entry for every product that you review. A random draw for the main Blog Candy prizes will be made from all the entries received from 9am – 6pm PST today. The names of all the winners will be announced in a blog post the following day along with details about how to receive their prize. Only one prize will be awarded per person.

BONUS DRAW

Comment on this post and tell us what your favorite type of Christmas paper crafting project is (cards, home decor, ornaments, mini albums etc) and your name will be entered in a random draw to win a $5 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificate.

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Scrap ‘n Stamp Festive Open House – #8

I hope everyone is enjoying our Festive Open House today and entering to win prizes. It has been so much fun making all the samples to share with you and I hope they give you some ideas for your own festive projects.

Last Tuesday I added a new Tutorial to the website showing you how to use Crackle Embossing paste with Dreamweaver stencils so I decided to use that technique and combine it with some basic stenciling for my next project. And here it is…

I was hoping to achieve a worn, antique look that would suit the crackle finish so after creating the crackle base I put the Ornament stencil LG674 back over the image and  used my 1/2 inch stencil brush to add gold all over. I used the new Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink that just came into the store and was blown away by how shiny it was after just air drying for a few minutes. No heat embossing or lengthy drying required. It’s definitely my new favorite metallic ink! It has a rich, creamy consistency so it was very easy to spread and work over the crackle paste.

With the ornament stencil still on the image I overlaid  the Holly & Swirls stencil LG731 and taped it in place so that I had the design where I wanted it on the ornament. Then, with my 1/8″ stencil brush I added the holly and berry design with Versacolor Evergreen and Cardinal pigment inks. And voila! An antiqued ornament.  I wish you could see the beautiful shine from the Golden Glitz ink. It really is amazing and perfect for holiday projects.

There are still a couple more posts coming up for our Festive Open House with more great projects to get you ready for the holidays.

HOW TO WIN SOME BLOG CANDY:

MAIN DRAW – Enter to Win 1 of five $10 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificates

It’s easy. Just write a review about any product on our website that you have used and tell us why you like it and how you use it. Keep a list of the products that you review and then comment at the bottom of any Festive Open House post and tell us what products you have reviewed. You will receive one entry for every product that you review. A random draw for the main Blog Candy prizes will be made from all the entries received from 9am – 6pm PST today. The names of all the winners will be announced in a blog post the following day along with details about how to receive their prize. Only one prize will be awarded per person.

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