Dot & Whimsy

I have a set of wonky, but cute "FRAMED SNOWMEN" tags up on the

...and hey, they can also double as ornaments after the gift-giving is done!

To start, I grabbed a few of the "Claus & Co." Chipboard Frames. 

 For each snowman, you'll need a large and small square, as well as a round chipboard

 shape for the head.

 Next, I backed each of the frames with a matching-sized square of patterned paper

 from the 6X6 Paper Pad. 

The heads were covered in an off-white pattern from a section of the "Ho Ho Ho" paper. 

For the noses I used smaller sized hearts from the "Wood Veneer" pack and inked them

 with a burnt orange chalk ink.

 The cheeks were given some blush with pink chalk and black enamel dots 

were used for the eyes. 

To adhere the small and large frame together, simply use a scrap piece of 

heavyweight cardstock or chipboard piece.  Make a bridge at the back with the

 material by gluing one end to the large frame and the other half to the smaller frame.

Now for the fun part...embellishing!  I added different Wood Veneer pieces 

(that I inked with various chalk inks) and then accented the centers with Bradz.  

The smaller alphabet stickers from the "Expressions Cardstock Stickers" 

were used to personalize with the snowmen.

To give a nice, finished look (as well as make into a gift tag), I traced the entire 

snowman onto a piece of cardstock and then trimmed out and glued to the back. 

 Use stickers or fancy hand-writing to add your To and From :)

With a small hole punched at the top, tie some string or twine through and your 

tag-ornament is framed and ready to go!

I hope that you enjoyed this fun Christmas craft and will give it a try!

Claus & Co.- Expressions Cardstock Stickers; Ho Ho Ho Paper; Bradz; 6x6 pad;
Chipboard Frames;

Enjoy this FREE printable from

of the barn star ornament that I made with the "Juniper Berry" Collection!

Click on the photo or try --here-- to download your project sheet :)

Hello!  It's a "Monday Morning Challenge" on Thursday with
BELLA BLVD
www.bellablvd.typepad.com

This week a few of the Design Team were asked to craft holiday decor
and being that I love snowmen, I decided one a paper mache ornament!

You can try any size or shape of plain paper mache ornament for a Snowy Man such as this.

  For mine, I chose a 6" paper mache egg. First, I cut 10-12 1" wide strips
 (use a smaller width for smaller shapes) from a sheet of patterned paper;
trim strips down to fit from top to bottom of the ornament.

 Using Mod Podge and a sponge brush, apply a thin coat to a small section of the
 ornament and then press paper strips into place. Once all of the strips have been adhered,
apply a thin coat of Mod Podge over the entire piece. Once that has dried, cover with iridescent glitter.
Embellish with a paper cone hat, crochet heart cheeks and wooden eyes and nose.  

To create the cone hat, cut a piece of patterned paper to 5.25" X 11"; trim into a semi-circle
(as shown in photo) and then roll into shape.


Bella Blvd Products: Christmas Countdown: Tree Park, Paper Pieces, Captions;
 Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Saltwater; Crochet Hearts: Cotton Candy

 I'll be back tomorrow with a similar fellow ;)

We love, love, love teaming up with Petaloo at 

This past week was filled with all sorts of designs combining products from the

two companies...there is also a giveaway, so check out the blog for more information on that.

I have a quartet of sweet ornaments using Authentique's Joyous Collection

and goodies from Petaloo, such as flowers, buttons, trim, stickers, etc.

 For the base of each ornament I started with a corrugated banner shape. 

You know it!

You know that I LOVE Christmas and that I get 

started with all things Christmas in July.  Yep, they totally

stole the "Christmas in July" concept from ME!

hahahaha

As promised, here are the FESTIVE projects that I crafted

for the AUTHENTIQUE PAPER booth at CHA.

These were so super-simple to make...I whipped up five of these within a hour.

First, adhere the two 8" strips to the piece of cardstock...this is your center.

Begin adding your 9" strips, then the 10.5" strips, etc. around the center; stapling or gluing

so that the ends match up on top and bottom.

I added a bit of scrap paper to cover up where all of the ends met.

Hole punch; add desired string at the top for hanging.  

Embellish as desired!

 

Finally, I have a little 'rosette' tree centerpiece that I made by 

graduating the sizes of my rosettes. 

In connecting the 'branches' to form the tree, I took a toilet paper roll 

and cut to 1/2" widths and covered with FESTIVE paper.  Using a strong, quick

drying glue, I then attached the rosettes and allowed to dry overnight.  

I had the best time embellishing with holly leaves, red pom poms, punched 

snowflakes and cardstock stickers from FESTIVE!

Visit the AUTHENTIQUE PAPER Blog...it's Christmas in July all 

week long and the projects are simply amazing :)
www.authentiquepaper.com