12 Days of Christmas: Day 2

Hello All! Welcome to Day 2 of the Kraft-y Hearts 12 Days of Christmas Blog Share. If you haven't stopped by Lynn Darda's Bungalow yet, be sure to do so. She has the cutest little gift idea!

I hope everyone is having a peaceful Advent Sunday. My family and I will begin decorating our Jesse Tree today. It's one of our favorite Christmas traditions. So in honor of that tradition, today's project is a little ornament I made from an accent cut using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge and a little Almond, Silver, and Stardust Glitz Glitter Gels. 

To make the ornament, I cut 5 shapes at 2 1/2 inches from Cranberry cardstock. (The more cutwork the shape has the more interesting the ornament will be.) To make it easier, I folded each shape in half and then unfolded it again and added the Almond and Silver Glitz. When the Glitz was dry (OH did that take patience!), I folded the shapes again, with the Glitz on the inside of the fold, and glued them together back to back. I then added Stardust Glitz to the very edges of the outside, working in sections so that it wouldn't smear. I added a little 1/8-inch ribbon from my stash to use as a hanger, and it was done!

Here's a close-up of the sparkle:

This little ornament can be made with any shape that is symmetrical. The Artiste and Art Philosophy Cricut cartridges are just full of possibilities! It's quite a simple process, you just want to make sure you give the Glitz time to dry. (Ask me how I know!)

To order any of the items used in this project, just click on the "Shop With Me" button to the right of the page. Now hop on over and see what wonderfully talented Lynn has in store at From My Bungalow!

Kraft-y Hearts October Blog Share (Day 1)

Celebrating the October Stamp Of The Month by Close To My Heart

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Kraft-y Hearts' October Blog Share! 

Are you ready for A Very Merry Christmas? That's the theme this month and CTMH's October SOTM will definitely help the Christmas spirit along. Over the next three days Lynn Darda and I will be featuring projects that use the SOTM in creative ways. Remember, this C-size stamp set can be purchased for $5 with your purchase of $50 or more. If you just want the stamp set by itself, no problem. It can be yours for $17.95, which is a bargain in itself given all that this set can do (especially when paired with our Cricut cartridges)!

Now, on with the share!

This first project would make a nice teacher or hostess gift.

The ornament is made from 8 ornament shapes cut from Colonial White cardstock at 3 inches using my Cricut and the Artiste Cartridge Collection. Using the ornament from A Very Merry Christmas, I stamped each shape in Cranberry Exclusive ink, folded them in half and glued the edges together. I used some gold ribbon from my stash as a hanger and add some gold stickles for accent. (I forgot I had Almond Glitz Glitter Gel in my stash. That would have worked beautifully as well.)

Here are some close-ups of the ornament:

I wanted to make something special for housing this little beauty. (After all, presentation does matter!) :) So I created this little box. My inspiration came from Dawn Griffith. You can see her video here.

The box is made from a sheet of Colonial White cardstock and is covered with paper from the Pear & Partridge paper pack. The belly band topper is made from a Colonial White cardstock tag cut at 3 inches from the Artiste Cartridge and stamped with the Do Not Open stamp from A Very Merry Christmas. I then layered the shape which matches the Treat stamp (cut at 1 3/4 inches) to cover the Do Not Open (after all, I someone would want to enjoy this on their tree for the whole season). Both of these tags were stamped in Cranberry Exclusive ink. The Merry Christmas and dots are from the Tag the Occasion stamp set, which has been retired, and are stamped in Olive Exclusive ink. I used the same technique as I used with the ornament to get the dimension. I punched a second hole in the large tag and threaded gold ribbon through both holes to help adhere it to the band. The band is a strip of paper (the back side of what I used to cover the box) that measures 1 x 11-inches.

Here is a picture of the opened box:

Hope you enjoyed today's share. Can't wait to show you what's on tap for tomorrow! In the meantime, don't forget to drop in and see what Lynn is cooking up in the Bungalow! And if you want to purchase your very own October SOTM, you can visit me here.