Don't forget the big sale on Wednesday !!!

Hello !
It's almost Christmas ... and here's your gift ...

I will be open Wednesday December 23 from 10am to 5pm ...
AND ...
ALL in stock Christmas 12x12 patterned paper, Christmas stencils, Christmas dies, and Christmas stamps will be 50% OFF !!!
Yes, FIFTY PERCENT OFF !!!!

AND ...Christmas Embellishments and Christmas MINC will be 25% off !!
* No layaways or holds
* Must be paid for on Wednesday
* Not valid on reduced or sale items , layways or special orders.
* Cannot be combined with other discounts.
* No returns
* All sales final.
(Any items purchased  to be mailed will be shipped on January 4th)

So, one day only ! Yep, just this Wednesday.
Don't miss out !
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DAY 11 !!

For Day 11, I decided to go for the gold !!

Here's the what & the how ... and a few adhesive tips !

Supplies ... gold papers, Tim Holtz rub ons, gold trims & ribbon, vellum, Stick It adhesive.

This is the star of the show ... metallic rub ons.
You get 2 sheets - one silver, one gold.
The rub ons work beautifully and add a luxurious touch to your projects. 

For this card, I added the rub on directly to black card stock.
I then cut a strip off the card edge and added foil inside so it would peek out the edge. Done !

Here I added the rub on onto white cardstock and used some beautiful gold starry paper.
A strip of gold ribbon finished off the simple card. 

I had to use the golden woodgrain paper !! It is so beautiful.
I added the rub on onto vellum this time so the sentiment would show up and the
woodgrain could still show through faintly.
A little bit of gold trim glued on added the finishing touch.
Now ... how did I adhere that vellum without any signs of adhesive ???

Such a beautiful vintage style sentiment. 

Here's my secret !!
'Stick It' adhesive is perfect for diecutting but it is also the perfect solution for adhering vellum. Apparently it also works well for transparencies. I haven't tried that yet but will.
I just cut a few little strips of the 'Stick It' and added it down the sides ... and no marks at all !!!
It may be a Christmas miracle.
Hallelujah !!

And here's one more tip ... 'Stick It' looks very much like regular typing paper or release paper.
It would be very easy to toss in the recycling bin by mistake !
So I just lightly labeled it with pencil .
Now I won't use it as scrap paper or toss it !

Now, don't forget that tomorrow (Wed Dec 23) is the BIG SALE !!! Scroll down to the previous post for details. It will be the biggest sale on Christmas items this season ... don't miss it !!!
And keep watching for Day 12, the last day of my Christmas projects.
Hope to see you tomorrow !

Your Christmas gift is here ...

Hello !
It's almost Christmas ... and here's your gift ...

I will be open Wednesday December 23 from 10am to 5pm ...
AND ...
ALL in stock Christmas 12x12 patterned paper, Christmas stencils, Christmas dies, and Christmas stamps will be 50% OFF !!!
Yes, FIFTY PERCENT OFF !!!!

AND ...Christmas Embellishments and Christmas MINC will be 25% off !!
* No layaways or holds
* Must be paid for on Wednesday
* Not valid on reduced or sale items , layways or special orders.
* Cannot be combined with other discounts.
* No returns
* All sales final.
(Any items purchased  to be mailed will be shipped on January 4th)

So, one day only ! Yep, just this Wednesday.
Don't miss out !

DAY 10 !!

Day 10 ... a large beaded snowflake - perfect for hanging in the widow or on the tree top.

Here's what you need ... a package of 9" forms, beads (acrylic work best as they are the lightest), a sparkly centre piece, hot glue) .

I beaded 2 of the forms from the package, holding the beads in place with rubber earring backs. When I was finished, I removed the earring backs and glued the last bead on each wire with hot glue.
Then I glued one form on top of the other so the spokes were between the others. I glued on a sparkly cabochon in the centre and tied on a piece of silver thread for hanging. Done ! So easy ! Add in any colours of beads to match your decor .

DAY 9 !!

A wee little vintage tree ornament for Day 9. I was inspired by a Tim Holtz project and decided to make my own version. It's really cute in real life and was a lot of fun to make !

Here's what you need ... a trophy cup and tree (mine are from Tim Holtz Idea-ology), paint ( I used Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint) , beads, alcohol inks, glitter, star, glue, memo pin, paper banner/sticker, and any other decorations ( I added a bird).

Mine is not particularly Christmas-y as I wanted to use it year round but you can use whatever colour ornaments you like.
The first step is to "grunge" up the trophy. I dabbed on the paint and then dabbed Mushroom Alcohol Ink over it. Instant vintage !

Now the tree ... you can spray it with Distress Stain if you wish to add colour. I decided I liked the natural but wanted to glitter it. I dabbed on glue and the rolled it in vintage glitter. Then I used hot glue to fasten it into the trophy.
The beads ... I used white pearls and dyed them with various alcohol inks. I put a few beads in a little ziplock bag, squirted in a few drops of the ink,  squished the pearls around, and then dumped them out on paper towels. I then dabbed the mushroom and silver alcohol inks over them to make them look even more vintage. You could easily use various coloured beads and skip this step. Now glue the beads to the tree. Glue the star to the top as well as the memo pin. Add any other decorations - I glued in a little bird.
Add a quote on a little paper strip to the memo pin . I also added a little Stickles along the edges of the banner. Done. You can add a cord to the loop on the memo pin to make it into a hanging ornament.
Imagine a pink tree, a pale blue tree, a green tree, a gold tree ... so many possibilities !
I've started Day 10 ... photos tomorrow !!

DAY 7 & 8 !!

Day 8 ... Gift Tags !!

I was inspired by a post on One Lucky Day and decided to make tags ... but simpler and speedier ... I'm on a time limit, lol.
So I grabbed some tags, Tea Dye Distress ink, red & green Archival ink, black Staon ink, some Tim Holtz stamps, twine, and a few Stickles.

 I inked up the tags with the distress ink to make them look aged, stamped an image in a colour, then added the sentiment in black in. Then I added a touch of Stickles for some sparkle and looped twine through the tags. Done !

And I just realized that I forgot to post DAY 7 ! It was a MINC-ed village. It took a bit longer than an hour to foil all the pieces but the assembly was fairly quick. I like it !

DAY 6

Day 6 ... and I MINC-ed !!
I broke out some of the new Heidi Swapp Christmas Minc products and ran them through the Minc. Remember, you can also use a laminator too.  It takes almost no time to Minc and the results are so pretty !

Here are a few of the tags and a handful of snowflakes ... all so easy !!
It's hard to see the shine in the photo but , trust me, there is plenty of shimmer and shine !

Now ... never throw away your foil pieces until they are completely used up ... I used my leftovers from the green tag on the left to make the tag on the right . Simply take the foil sheet after making the first tag and place it on a sheet of toner. The negative of the design will transfer to the sheet. Now, if you place another colour foil on the sheet and "MINC" it again, that colour will transfer to any uncovered toner ... the result is a two colour tag. Beautiful !!!

 Here's a better view of the 2nd tag made with the negative of the first tag. Very pretty !!

I also minc-ed the pieces for a village ... brought them home to assemble it tonight ... and forgot the main pieces ... mad at myself  ... guess it will have to wait for tomorrow.
So watch for that tomorrow and Day 7.