Festive Tree Ornaments

Here's the 2nd set of ornaments I made. I wish I would've had some green stickles when I made these. It has since been added to my stash. :) I really love the Christmas tree stamps I used. Enjoy!










Supplies Used:
Papers: CTMH Topiary CS
Stamps: CTMH December Word Puzzle, Fiskars Festive Trees, Don't remember the brand of the Joy & Noel stamps. They were singles that I bought a few years ago. I do know they are NOT Imaginisce.
Inks: Staz-On Jet Black, CTMH Topiary
Misc: Stickles, printed ribbon is I think from American Crafts

Snowman Ornaments

I found these glass stones at my LSS and they had a cute set of ornaments made up with them. I thought it would be a fun thing to do for this week's craft show. I've made up 3 different sets, and while they were easy to make, I'm not sure if I'll make them again or not. As you will see in a couple of days, depending on the medium used, the effects are different. Markers and ink smear a bit and the glitter doesn't quite show up as well as I would've liked. Drying time was the biggest drawback to making these. My husband really likes them and says that if they don't sell they'll make great gifts. How's that for looking on the bright side of things? LOL






Supplies Used:
Papers: DCWV Metallics CS
Stamps: CTMH Snow Friends, TCP Studio Vintage Christmas
Inks: Staz-On Jet Black
Misc: Stickles, ribbon

Quick & Simple Magnets

One of my best sellers at last year's craft show was magnets. I had made a whole bunch of little glass pebble and binder clip magnets. I even had little boys coming up and buying magnets. It was the funniest thing to see them debating over which ones they wanted. LOL Needless to say I don't think little boys will want these being that they are flowers, but I am sure they'll sell quickly! I had these glittered chipboard flowers in my stash and they've been there for what seems like forever. I think they are from Making Memories if I remember correctly. I simply used a little E-6000 to layer the flowers and put a magnet on the back. I used liquid glass or a clear sparkle to give a bit of dimension to the centers.

Composition Book Gift Set

Here's another gift set for next week's craft show. I decided to make up a few of these because at my last craft show people kept picking up different notebooks and what not that were made out of the same papers, thereby creating their own gift sets. Let's hope they sell! :)






Supplies Used:
Papers: DCWV 12x12 Sorbet Paper Stack
Stamps: Pea Pickin' from TAC
Inks: CTMH Juniper, Staz-On Jet Black
Misc: Ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat, Prima & Bazzill Flowers, misc buttons, self adhesive sparkles, liquid glass.

Altered Composition Books

I created these two books as gifts. The first one I gave to a dear sweet woman who took time out of her busy schedule to teach me and two of my friends how to make homemade lotions and soaps. She wouldn't let us pay her anything for her time or the supplies used, so I made this notebook for her.


Supplies Used:
Papers: SU Tempting Turquoise CS, SU Kaleidoscope DSP
Stamps: House Mouse
Inks: Staz-On Jet Black, SU Tempting Turquoise
Misc: Ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat, Prismacolor markers, Self adhesive sparkles, liquid glass

This next notebook I created for one of my daughter's friends for her birthday.


Supplies Used:
Papers: CTMH Daydream Paper Pack, Lilac Mist CS
Stamps: CMTH Heartthrob, Doodle Alpha
Inks: CTMH Spring Iris
Misc: ribbon, buttons, sparkles, liquid glass

More Altered Junior Legal Pads

Are you tired of these yet? These are the last of them for now. :)

Altered Junior Legal Pads

Yet another idea I got from SCS. These are quick to make up and of course very fun! I like keeping one handy on my desk to make out my shopping list or plan menus, etc. Because of their size, they are really great to decorate up much like a card. The nice thing about decorating them like a card is that there are so many sketches out there to use, and the ideas are endless. At the craft shows I do, people pick them up thinking they are a card of some sort and are always pleasantly surprised to find a notepad inside!








The picture doesn't do this one justice. I kept it simple, not wanting to detract from the paper. I really liked the paper, but DH absolutely hated it saying it was too busy and he just didn't like it. Not more than five minutes later, two of my DD's walked in and exclaimed how pretty it was and where did I get that cool paper?!?! LOL I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. ;)