Dollar Store centerpiece

Dollar Tree Globe

Dollar Tree tea lights

Paint, Glitter, and gold Doilies from Micheal's.

My daughter was in a wedding last month and I created a sample for her as she had to make 9 globe type centerpieces. She told me what she wanted to do and this is what the intent was.

1. Masked off a line with painters tape and painted 4 layers of gold paint on the bottom third of the globe.
2. Painted a thin band at the top and added a layer of gold glitter over the paint line before it dried
3. added sand (not in this picture) and then a tea light
4. Placed the globe on a gold doilie

The 9 other globes had a variation of glitter sections and paint in different sections and they all looked fabulous and were traveled well to VT.

Right now I have this "sample / prototype" filled with life savers until perhaps Christmas time whee I'll put little string lights and foliage in there. I'll add to this post when I change up the insides.

Joy Glittery hanging Ornament

Well, this is a rather large ornament for the tree so this would be a better wall accent piece or perhaps from a door knob.

Hot glue the glitter pieces together made two of these quickly tonight. While this was a kit I came across in my stash when I was looking for lace for another project this could easily be done on the Cricut.

The swirl is 6 inches long and the letters approx 3" high. Will save one and give one away during the next holiday gift giving. This gave me more ideas to use my lonely Cricut Machine and glitter card stock!

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 24

Over at the the CSAYL blog - this week Vicki's Challenge #24 - The Stampless Challenge! 07/06/2009 - we are to use no ink - what so ever! I thought sure - not a problem, till I wanted to ink my swirls!!!! so I use glue and glitter instead.

Cuttlebug embossing folders used, Joy of The Season Cricut Cartridge used for the polar bear and a misc glitter snow flake sticker adorn the cover.

Since we could not ink a sentiment on the cover - I turned to my Sizzix and cut the JOY and the Love & Cheer.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 8

This week #8 Maria gave us a new challenge for Christmas Stampin' All Year Long
It is to "Create a card by incorporating a scenery design using designer papers."

I thought - how could I do this, I thought of cutting an image from the Cricut... but then I remembered Iris Folding paper technique. I have not done one - but I am on the monthly email list. (You can join at http://www.irishfolding.circleofcrafters.com/ )

I found a sleigh pattern and went to work. Rather fun! (Not bad for my first try)
I first cut the base cover CS with the outline of the sleigh with my x-acto knife. Chose three pp and folded strips of 1 1/2 inches and started the layers pattern.
Then I adhered that to a base red card.


So Maria said, make a scenery.... I found some speckled white cardstock from The Paper Company - tore a strip and ran it through the swirl CB folder. Added some sparkle glitter.


Now for the stamping image - I needed something small... found a set I had from Stampin' Up - "Happy Holidays" punched it out and double layered it using SU dimensional.
Added Martha Stewart branch punch under the sentiment.