And what I love about this is that these are things I would never even think of trying..
or haven't done in a loooooong time.....
so its so great to step out of the norm!
One of the inspirational suggestions is to:
I was looking for some penguin inspiration online (because penguins really weren't something I'd thought about or shown interest in scrapping) and came across a REALLY interesting site...(which is too fabulous not to share!) and as a result..... here's my end result!
He is a very cute little fellow!
Once made up.... I added some gems.
Its a little box!
And sooooo easy to cut out fold and put together!
I printed it out on white cardstock
There are other wonderful characters there too...
If you have children, or want to give a little gift - this would be lovely on the Christmas table for them filled with smarties or M&M's or a little play toy.
And check out over on the right side of the site for the other fabby little boxes! (look at the bat, Grinch and reindeer among others!)
Now..... I would NEVER have found this had I not gone looking for Penguin inspiration!
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Soooo, looking at the inspiration suggestions again.. I went with these:
I loved my last little Christmas tree card (made for the
hop) so much... I had another go at another one... but this time, I've tweeked it a little...
Here's my last one
You can find the template
here
And here's the one I've played with a bit, not as many branches
(is that what it would be called? Jutty out bits)
And jagged along the bottom . I've also coloured the 'tree trunk' black.
But this time, I've sewn along the two sides and bottom and it holds closed well.....
And stamped down one side.. the 'enjoy' turns to 'joy' because...
I've made it a gift card wallet :)
And with a hole punch in the corner.... and a bit of ribbon... the gift card could hang on the tree :)
(yes, just with the bit of stitching across the bottom, it holds really well
and makes it easy to get a gift card out)
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Soooo, next, I went with these inspiration suggestions....
Use the phrase ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ on your next project
Use a digital overlay, stamp etc on your next project – either a digital project or a hybrid one
(where you’ve printed something)
I've used a bit of this printing on transparency technique before - and like many techniques
just forget about them!
Having a jet printer, it needs the correct printing acetate to go in it.
And a very long time ago, I found it! In an office shop - no choice but to buy a box of 50 (A4 size) so lets just say I've got HEAPS!
This inspiration was a great reminder to get it out and do something with it!
I always print out a draft first on copy paper to make sure I've sized it right...then feed my transparency in...
You can actually just slightly see the textured side of the plastic... this is the side that is printed upon....
With this, I turned into a shaker card by stitching the transparency on the front of the card trapping clear sequins underneath.
The lighter the paper underneath...the brighter the printed acetate will appear and this has a slight pattern on it... which worked perfectly without it taking over.
You can find the
FROSTY FESTIVITIES
HERE
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AND.......
Join us as you are planning yours!
(or thinking about starting one :) )
xx
