Creating fun ornaments

Hi Everyone it's Teresa here today to share with you a quick and easy ornament i made with the new Noel die cut die.  There is so many fun things starting to go out for the holidays and last time i went out browsing i found these really cute wooden ornaments in a pack of 6 so i thought i would get out a few dies and see what i could come up with.

The ornament is made of wood so i traced the size on a piece of paper and then set to work to cut strips of pretty paper to cover it.  When i got it all done i glued it to the back of the ornament and then inked it with a pretty brown chalk ink.  Then i found this Santa in the papers so i fussy cut that and a bit of the greenery and glued all that down.  Then I cut the Noel die 2x out of matching white paper and glued that on the ornament as shown. It took a bit of time but it's fun to make custom ornaments for your tree and even to give as gifts to family throughout the years.  

There are lots of beautiful dies you can use here.....  you can never start too early!!

Happy Tuesday everyone !!

A Way With Words- Christmas Ornaments

Welcome to our blog again today for another fun share using the new "Quietfire Designs Dies" by "Elizabeth Craft Designs".  I went for a look to see what was new out for the holidays at my local craft store and found this cute tin ornament to decorate and also this lazer cut one so i thought i would see what i could come up with using the dies.

The tin ornament was really fun and they come in different shapes so you could do lots of them to decorate.  I chose this one because i thought my "Season's Greetings die" would look really nice across the center and i could put lots of things in the backround to decorate.  The papers are from WeR and i picked it because it went great with the color of the metal.  I really wanted to make the sentiment pop so i cut out 2 of the same in white and glued them together.  This way it's really thick and it really shows up well.  You could also cut thin cereal box cardboard and put that in the back to add more depth.  It measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches just to let you know the size.

 And to make it pretty and glistening like snowflakes i added lots of rhinestones and a pretty bow at the top of it.  And just a bit of some decorative edging that i had in my stash... gotta have texture :)

And this ornament is a bit smaller and i inked the top and then put a clear coat of varnish over it to seal it.  Then i cut a silver mat for the green center and glued that on.  The "Merry Christmas die" I cut out of silver mirror cardstock and glued that on the top.  And I finished it with a bow and rhinestones in a few places to make it glisten when it's on the tree.  It was super easy and would be great to give as a hostess gift for your holiday party or for friends and family.

Be sure and check out all the posts we did with the new dies and our Facebook page with even more inspiration to use them.  Thanks so much for stopping by.... Teresa

Christmas in July...already?

If you are following the Quietfire blog this week you have probably seen all the new

stamps that were just released.  And wow are they ever gorgeous! And... Since they are 

starting to put out things in the craft stores i thought i would use a few things that i

found and create an ornament and card with one of the new Christmas stamps.

For my card and ornament i use the gorgeous new "May your Longest List" stamp.  For both of them i stamped with Golden Glitz Delicata ink and embossed with gold so that the sentiment would really stand out. For the card i stamped on vellum and the ornament i used ivory cardstock.  And i also used a few dies on the card and ornament to give it a little more glitz and make it fancier.

The ornament I bought is paper with a glass insert so i painted it first with a couple of coats of

Americana Gloss Enamel and let it dry.  And then i brushed on Decou-page over the top and

added lots of red glitter and let that dry too.  It's messy but i like it.  And then i stamped the

image on the ivory card stock and then used the glass to trace the circle and cut it out by hand.

And since my little candy cane wouldn't fit inside i put it all together and glued it on the front.

And for my card i used solid gold and dotted papers from Micheal's.  The dies are

from Spellbinders and i used tiny clear rhinestones around the outside to make it 

sparkle with the sentiment.  And to finish a pretty red bow to really set it off.  And i 

tried a new adhesive to glue the vellum and it worked really good.  It's from Beacon

and is called 3 in 1 and it's pretty amazing for alot of hard to glue things.  

Guess it's always good to start your card ideas early... there are

some really cute ones so check back again for more fun ideas :)

Teresa

Time to start trimming the tree

Hi Everyone it's Teresa here today and I am sure you all

are out shopping but when it's time to settle down for a 

rest maybe you can create some cute snowflake ornaments

for your tree or as gifts.  Today I created a simple round

ornament made with chipboard and paper and used a

really cute stamp Snowflakes are Kisses from Heaven #6248 that is perfect for Snowflake anythings.

 This was a super quick ornament that you can do lots 

of to fill your tree using red, tan and white papers and

layering the Spellbinders 2013 Heirloom Ornaments,

S5-185 2013 Snowflake Pendant,  Create a Flake

Five die and one of my old favorites Lacey Ovals.
  I added some superfine glitter to them and

just a few rhinestones to make it glisten just a little more.  

Here is a photo of the stamp and I used Momento Luxe
ink from Tsukineko in Rhubarb Stalk with clear embossing
powder to match the paper.

Thanks for stopping over and I hope you get a chance
to make a few special ornaments for your tree this year.
We have lots of Christmas stamps that are perfect
to make any tree a little more festive!