Season of Friendship!

Isn't every season a "Season of Friendship?" Here is a frame that I made up with this new set! I love the simplicity of it. The fall colors are so easy to incorporate! And, I need to hold onto Fall as long as I can, because I know exactly what follows closely behind it!

Happy Stamping!

Felt Flurries to go with our snow flurries.

Here we have another workshop card. I really wanted to show off the potential of the big felt flurries! So, I simply used some DSP with some Kiwi Kiss paper. Then I added the snowflake which I adhered with a build a brad.

Can you tell that Christmas is in the air? I have been working on Christmas cards and ornaments. And, to top it off I am headed out to do some Christmas shopping today! I certainly hope, you all enjoy your holidays! I promise that tomorrow I will take a step back and leave the Christmas stuff alone for a while!

Do something creative today!

How to make a Christmas Ornament...

First, gather your supplies...rubbing alcohol, a clear glass bulb, dazzling diamonds glitter, powder pal, re-inker (here I used Baja Breeze) and ribbon to decorate. You may also choose to use latex gloves to keep the ink off of your fingers.

Step 1: Add about 2 teaspoons of alcohol to your bulb. Cover the hole with your thumb and swirl the bulb around. It is difficult to know when you have covered the entire inside of the bulb, so the more swirling, the better.

Step 2: Add about 15 drops of re-inker to the bulb. Again, swirl until the entire bulb is stained with the ink.

The bulb will be lightly tinted with the chosen color of re-inker. At this point, you need to drain the ink out of the bulb. You can do this into a small container (such a film canister, if you can find one). Or, you can just do it onto a paper towel. If you save the ink/alcohol mixture you can use it for another ornament.

Let the ornament drain for about 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes, I gently blow into the ornament to dry it just a little more. This also help to eliminate streaks of ink in the ornament. If your ornament has streaks it needs to drain some more. The streaks will cause the glitter to clump and creates an unattractive design.

Then using the powder pal, I add about 2 teaspoons of dazzling diamonds glitter. Again, cover the hole with your finger and swirl the glitter around. The glitter will adhere to the sides of the bulb. You may need to add a little more glitter to get an even coat. Tap out the extra glitter onto the powder pal. This glitter can be used for another bulb or you can use tinted dazzling diamonds on your next project!

Now, you have a beautiful, dazzling bulb that is ready to be embellished! Simply put the top back into the bulb and decorate.

Wa-La! A beautiful ornament ready for the tree or gift giving! Good luck making your ornaments and don't forget to let me know how they turn out!!!

Have a great day!

A workshop card.

This is a card that we will be making at my upcoming workshop. It is a small gift card. The envelope is made by cutting down a medium envelope to fit a 4 X 4 card. It is a quick and simple way to get some DSP used!

For the frosting, I used crystal effects and some chunky glitter. It looks really cool in real life!

Enjoy your Sunday!

Are you ready for Christmas?

Very soon, it will be here! I have begun making some Christmas cards. This is one that I came up with while playing with my new Big Shot! I embossed the snowflakes with Irridescent Ice embossing powder. This one is just to show off to the ladies at the workshop. Although I like it, I won't spend the extra money on postage. Can you say cheap???

A Couple of Frames.

Well, good Saturday morning! After a week of lovely Fall weather we are experiencing a rainy day. Just in time for the weekend. Isn't that the way it goes. I have a long list of outside chores to accomplish and the day that I can do it, it rains!
Anyway, here are a couple of frames that I made after being inspired by the one in the current SU! catalog. They are so fun to make! And, really not difficult at all!
Enjoy your day!
Judy

Have you missed me?

Have you checked in on me, only to find that I have disappeared? Well, let's try this again. I have a ton of pictures to share and I am going to try to share them on a daily basis. Here is a scrapbook page that I made using SU! Christmas scrapbooking kit. I usually don't use them, but this one called my name. I even copied the layout, which again, I usually don't do! I can't believe that Christmas is upon us again! I guess that I should start making my lists and checking them twice! Enjoy ! And, see you tomorrow with more work!