3-D Snowflakes

We certainly have been getting a lot of snow lately. In between trips outside to shovel the snow I made some 3-D snowflake decorations.

I used Rosette Frozen Snowflake for the base of the snowflake and Snowflake Layers for the rest of the snowflake.

The base rosette layers is sized to a height of 12 inches, and is cut from white cardstock. The finished rosette is about 7.5 inches across.

The Snowflake layers are cut from glitter cardstock. I used the layer with the solid center as the bottom layer. It was cut from white glitter cardstock and is about 5.5 inches across. The other two layers were cut from two shades of blue or pink glitter cardstock and measure 4.5 inches and 3.8 inches across. I inked each snowflake with coordinating ink.

 The Snowflake Layers were stacked together with foam tape and foam dots to add dimension.

Top layer.

Middle layer. 

Bottom white layer.

A .75 inch glitter snowflake sticker was put in the center and a .25 inch gel gem sticker added to the center of the glitter snowflake.

These snowflakes make beautiful tree ornaments, but I ended up putting mine in my bow window. Try making some; they're quick and easy, and so pretty!

Happy Winter! 

Shirley

3d Poinsettia Ornaments

Hi! I've been busy making these beautiful 3 d poinsettia ornaments.

I used three files from My Scrap Chick for this project.

Poinsettia Blooms 3 D

Scalloped Oval Tag Layers

Botanical Leaves

Materials

Silver and white glitter cardstock

Rose red, green and light green, and light grey cardstock

white ivy embossed cardstock

3/8 inch wide poinsettia ribbon

light green seed beads

glue and adhesives

Adhesives used

I made the Scalloped Oval Tag Layers 4.5 inches tall. I omitted the smallest layer. The bottom layer is silver glitter cardstock, the second layer is light gray cardstock, the third layer is white glitter cardstock and the top layer is embossed vine white cardstock. I inked all the edges in gray. I put the layers together using foam tape between the top two layers and the bottom two layers. I glued the other two layers together.

Watch the video to see how the flowers are put together.

I used a pick to make a line on the back of the flower pieces which made the creasing of the petals easier. I curled the tips of the petals like I would to curl ribbon.

 I used foam squares between the layers instead of wire and glue. I used a single layer of foam squares between the layers of the flower and a double layer of foam squares between the layers of leaves.

I added a generous dollop of glue to the middle of the yellow flower centers and added about 6 light green seed beads.

I cut an 8 inch piece of 3/8 inch wide poinsettia print ribbon, folded it in half and tucked the ends between the bottom two layers at the top of the oval layers. This was held in place with glue dots and liquid glue. I then made and attached a small bow made with the same ribbon.

I love how these turned out! They look so much better in person. 

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think. 

Merry Christmas!

Shirley

Snowflake Ornament

Hi! Today I am sharing an ornament I made using a tag and a snowflake from My Scrap Chick.

I used my ornaments on our Christmas tree, but you could use them for package decorations or in your windows.

Here are the images I used.

          

MATERIALS

Snowflake Layers  and Ornament Gift Tag from My Scrap Chick

Dark red cardstock (Recollections)

Glossy white cardstock ( Stampin Up)

Silver pearlescent cardstock (Recollections)

Foam tape and dots

Zig fine tip glue pen and liquid glue

Red gems

Silver ribbon

Each ornament is five inches tall with a 2 3/4 inch snowflake in the middle. Each ornament is assembled on a 2 inch pentagon. For each ornament you will need five tags, a total of ten white decorative layers and one snowflake, along with the pentagon. 

Fold the ornaments in half and add a white filigree layer to the outside and inside of each ornament. I used the fine tipped Zig glue pen for this.

Glue  the ornaments to each side of the pentagon with about 3/8 inch overlapping  as shown.

Assemble and attach the snowflake to the center using foam tape. Add a red gem to the center of the snowflake.

Separate the layers to give the ornament dimension. Use small foam dots up near the fold if need be. Use a foam dot between the layers at the  tip to hold that section closed. Run a hanging ribbon through.

I love how these ornaments turned out! Why not give them a try. 

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think.

Happy holiday crafting! 

Shirley

Christmas Sofie

Hi! I've been busy making Christmas cards, and the adorable Christmas Sofie is the perfect image to use for a festive holiday card.

The red base of my card is 5 3/8 inches. I used Recollections cardstock for the base and the mats. The white mat is 5 1/8 inches and the patterned mat is 5 inches. The patterned mats use Christmas glitter cardstock from DCWV, and the white mat, ornament and bow were cut from glossy cardstock from Stampin Up.

The large ornament is 6 inches tall and the smaller ornament is 4 3/4 inches tall.  The patterned paper for the large ornament is by Recollections. I added a red lace bow to the large ornament.

I attached the Christmas Sofie image to a 4 inch oval in Design Space. I colored her with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. The image was attached with foam tape.

COLOR PALETTE

Skin: TN2, FS3, FS 6, FS2

Hair: GB7, GB5, CT 3, CT2, CT1

Dress: PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP6

Ornament: BT4, BT1, Blender

Holly: JG6, JG5, LG5, DR6

I added a DCWV mat and a sentiment from Kraftgineer to the inside.

I love how this card turned out!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Christmas Crafting!

Christmas in July

Hi! It's Christmas in July at My Scrap Chick and I made some cute little ornaments for my project. Since it's Christmas in July I decided to use a file that is usually associated with summer,
Birdhouse Trio and some cute little snowman bird lover files, Snowman Winter Welcome and Snowman-Bird Lover.

MATERIALS LIST

 plastic clear ornament 

various Christmas cardstocks,

 small white pom poms

3/8 inch ribbon or trim to match papers

1 inch to 1 1/2 inch sheer wired Christmas ribbon

1/8 inch wide ribbon or cord

glue

super glue

Since I didn't have any glass or plastic Christmas balls that open, and I live 100 miles from a decent craft store, I made do with what I had. Hubby took a Dremil tool and cut the plastic ornaments I had in half. We added two lines of masking tape with a small space between them as a cutting guide. This also cut down on chipping of the ornament.

Once they were cut in half I used an emery board to file off any rough edges.

I made each short birdhouse box about 2 1/2 inches tall. Each snowman is 1 1/2 inches tall. Each snowman was attached to a birdhouse with a foam dot, then the houses were attached to one half of the ornament with Super Glue at the bottom corners. The two halves of the ornament were then glued back together with Super Glue. The seam was covered with a 3/8 inch wide piece of ribbon or trim. About 25 pom poms were added to each ornament to represent snow, then the top of the ornament was put back on. A big bow was tied around the top of the ornament and a hanging loop was added using 1/8 inch ribbon.

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This was a really fun project. I'm sorry the pictures aren't better. 

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think.

Merry Christmas in July! 

Shirley