Vintage Ornaments

Hello crafty friends,
Melinda here today sharing my ornament project with you. These ornaments were super easy to make and very pretty.

To start with I chose the Filigree ornament file from the craft room.  They were a lot of fun to make. I made a video showing how I made them. You can check it out on YouTube.

You Tube Video Direct Link: http://youtu.be/WdozrlZ7ljs

Cut all your pieces out

I proceeded to cut out 8 of these ornament files in white. I then created the solid "liner" piece by ungrouping the ornaments internal structure. I cut eight of these pieces out using some pretty paper from the Paper Studio Stack. Once I had all of my pieces cut out, I went ahead folded each piece in half. I did use my score board so that I could get a really good, clean score. You need to be careful with the filigree ornament when folding as there are a lot of little open pieces. Once all my pieces were folded, I glued one liner to one of the filigree pieces. This will create a total of eight flaps.

I then glued one half of one flap to the next half of the next flap. I continued to do this until I was left with only the very first open flap and the very last open flap.

Before gluing these last two flaps together, I added a pink ribbon loop to the top to hang the ornament. For the bottom, I used some floral wire and strung some beads. I glued the strung beads to the bottom inside flap and the ribbon to the top inside flap. Once these were in place, I could go ahead and glue the remaining two flaps shut completing the circumference of the ornament. I thought eight flaps made for a nice amount, you can always experiment and create your ornament with more or less flaps depending on the look you are going for.

Here’s a closer look at the string of pearl beads I used. They were just some random beads I had in my stash.

Add ribbon bows to the tops and bottoms of the ornaments and add pearls along the sides of each opening.

Products Used 

Pazzles Inspiration Vue	Paper Studio-Hobby Lobby Kellerkurtz and Company Paper Stack	Pazzles Craft Room   Filigree Ornament File	May Arts Pink Sheer Ribbon
Hobby Lobby Paper Studio Spare Parts Pearls	Silver Faux Bling Strips	Hobby Lobby Pearl Trim	White Cardstock

Additional Supplies

Hot Glue Gun

Various Beads

30 Gauge Floral Wire

Heart shaped charms

Well I think this about covers it for today. Be sure to check out the video and subscribe to my YouTube Channel HERE. As always, thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me. Until the next time,

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Happy Monday crafty friends,
I hope you had a great weekend. Please be sure to visit my post from Saturday. Our Pazzles design team had a blog hop and you can still enter to win a $30 gift certificate from Pazzles. So now on to my card for today.

Here’s a view of my completed card. The finished size measures 5 x 6.5. The base is a kraft cardstock base. I then cut a white mat 1/8th smaller and then a teal mat 1/4” smaller than the base. I used my cuttlebug holly and berries embossing mat to emboss the teal mat. I also inked the edges of the mat with my Juniper Ink Pad. The patterned chevron paper is from the DCWV Winter in the Woods Stack. The sentiment and angel are from the CTMH Hostess rewards stamp set Sing Glory. Please feel free to email me if you would like to setup an online party to earn this gorgeous stamp set!

I created a video showing how I put this pretty card together. So grab a cup of cheer and join me on YouTube to check it out. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel as well!

Hark the Herald Angels Sing Card on You Tube

Direct Link: http://youtu.be/fuP8CUW-tBI

  

Here’s a closer look at the beautiful angel. I created an SVG cut to go around the stamped image. I then stamped the angel using my versamarker ink pad and then some embossing powder to heat emboss the angel image.

Here’s an angled view to show the lift of the layers from the foam tape.

Another view of the pretty stamped sentiment.

Here’s a closer look at the pretty bow. I made it out of ribbon from May Arts. The center is a gem from the CTMH assorted gems package. In this shot you can also see where I used my Champagne Stickles to add some little dots to the lattice panels.

Products Used For This Project

Pazzles Inspiration Vue	DCWV Winter In The Woods Stack	Sing Glory Stamp Set	Juniper Ink Pad
Bling Gems Gold	Embossing Powder	Craft Heater	Versamark Ink Pad
Card Lattice Hark SVG Cut File Set	Cuttlebug Holly & Ribbons Folder	Champagne Stickles	Foam Tape
May Arts Champagne Crinkle Ribbon	Kraft Cardstock	White Cardstock

Don't forget about the great promotions CTMH is having this month

And don't forget to check out all the crafty goodness in the new Seasonal Expressions Catalog!!!

Well, I think that about covers it for today. As always, thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with me. I appreciate it so much. Please be sure to sign up for my newsletter as well as subscribe to my You Tube Channel. I will be sharing more videos and of course some great freebies for my subscribers! Until the next time,

Pazzles Holly Jolly Hop

Happy Saturday crafty friends,

Welcome to the Pazzles Holly Jolly Holiday Blog Hop. This is the second year our Design Team has done a fun Holiday Blog hop. It is such a pleasure to share all the fun things we can do with our cutters. The biggest news for Pazzles this year was the release of the Pazzles Inspiration Vue machine. It is very similar to the original Inspiration but with some fantastic improvements. For starters the machine has an optical eye for more accurate print and cut. The machine is also able to cut very small and accurate cuts. It is a fantastic machine and well worth every crafty cent spent. Pazzles also has a wonderful special to get you into the machine for only $99. Check it out HERE

So on to my hop project.

I made this super cute swing-flip card. 

I followed the instructions on one of the many FREE videos in the Pazzles library.   Klo takes you step by step through on how to make your own flip-swing card. One of the MAJOR benefits to owning the Pazzles is the amount of work and effort they put into helping you acclimate to your new machine. They are with you every step of the way. Unlike other companies that sell you a machine and then expect you to go searching for help on third party forums and groups, Pazzles has a representative that has spent hundreds of hours creating videos that show you how to get the very most out of your machine. I followed Klo’s wonderful instructions and was able to make my card without any problems.

I used the gingerbread girl file. It is a FREE file available from Pazzles. Pazzles has an amazing craft room with thousands of SVG files. So even if you don’t use the Pazzles cutter, you can still benefit from a Pazzles craft room subscription and download tons of svg files for which ever cutter you use.

Free File

Head over to the Pazzles craft room library and pick this cutie up in the free section…Available for a limited time only, so grab it while you can!

So now for my second project. I made this super quick and EASY card. I once again used the free gingerbread girl file and created a print n’ cut for the focal point. I then created a base from kraft cardstock and the patterned paper came from the Paper Studios All Seasons Three Paper Stack. The rest was cardstock. The pretty doily is a file that came from the Pazzles Craft Room. I did also use an EK punch for my bottom border.

Now For The PRIZE!!!!

Leave a comment for your chance to win a $30 Pazzles Gift Card. Leave a comment on each of the blogs by Tuesday December 9, 2014 for more chances to win. One lucky commenter will be chosen and notified on Wednesday December 10, 2014. Terms and Conditions: Open only to people aged 18 or older. Giveaway ends midnight MST, December 9, 2014. Only one entry per person per blog please. One winner will be chosen via random drawing. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

In case you get lost along the way, here is the hop line up:

Melin YOU’RE HERE

Heidi –NEXT STOP

Belle

Joanna

Michelle

Klo

Krista

Pazzles Craft Room

Pazzles has thousands of SVG files you can download from the craft room as well as tools and supplies. So now be sure to head over to your next stop on the  hop, Heidi

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with us. We appreciate it so much. Until the next time,