Wednesday 16 April 2014

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

I've got a pile of chipboard shapes and other items that I've bought with an intention to decorate, but all they seem to do is get stashed away in a cupboard, and I forget about them.  Until I buy another one (or two) and open the cupboard again to find I already have one very similar.  Hmm!

Well today I've decided to decorate an oval hanger, and have created a really simple Christmas decoration.  I typed the sentiment, then printed it on cream paper, stuck it onto the hanger and cut around the edges.  I created tiny red card 'reinforcers' for around the holes where the ribbon is threaded but using two tiny red circle dies to create a polo or ring shape for each hole.

The little birdies are from Purple Onion Designs, and the snowflake stamps are from Card-io.  Finally I popped some stickles around the whole edge of the hanger for some sparkle.

This project is to support the H for Home challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge which starts today.



Project Recipe:
  • Images - Perch and Star & Sky from Purple Onion Designs
  • Typed Sentiment
  • Colouring - Copics
  • Stazon ink pad
  • Card-io Winter Flurry snowflake stamps
  • Versa Color ink pads in various colours
  • Ribbon (recycled from a box of Thornton's chocolates!)
  • Liquid Pearls
  • Black pen (faux stitching)
  • Circle nesting dies (to make red 'reinforcers' to outline the holes)
  • Chipboard hanger
  • Stickles
I've been inspired by:
Happy crafting
Annette
xx



11 comments:

Squirrel x said...

LOL, is that your new motto?! Love it xx

Crafty Mamma Mia said...

Sounds like me Annette ... I'll drink anything that's open, within reason!!!!!! Lovely hanger, especially the snowflake stamping around the edge - great colour choices for these!
Helen x

Lorraine A said...

haha ,,, totally love this Annette and I will most definitely be CASE'ing it :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Sarah said...

FABULOUS Annette....and I couldn't agree more with the sentiment!! xx

Christine L said...

Stop talking about Christmas Annette! It's only Spring Lol! This is fabulous and will look gorgeous hanging WHEN Christmas comes around! Lol!

Christine x

Jac’s Playground said...

Love it! A fantastic hanging with a fantastic sentiment, echoed by many of at that time of year no doubt! Lol thanks for joining us at Crafty Catz this week, Jac x

Carole Pollard said...

Gorgeous project so lovely Love and Happy Crafting Carole x

Wishcraft said...

LOL! Such a fun creation, love it hun :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Aunty Sue said...

lovely creation and thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Catz with our challenge this week

Kat W said...

This is brilliant! Super cute and really made me chuckle :-D I am a fan of red or white... or G&T... or a nice real ale... so quite easy to please - lol!
Big hugs, Kat xx

Anonymous said...

Great idea Annette LOVE the cute stamping on the edges and LOVE the sentiment too! haha! hugs me xx