Christmas ornament card

How many homemade Christmas ornaments do you have on your tree?  Every year I make some so the numbers are increasings and the plain glass ones are gradually staying more and more in the box as I have less room.  Maybe I just need to add another tree.  :)

My latest ornament is inspired by a friend who called me and asked me to make something to put on her mom's Christmas tree as a surprise.  She just got diagnosed with breast cancer, her grandkids won't be able to come for Christmas and she's just not feeling festive this season.  So her wonderful daughter thought of bringing a fully decorated tree to her front door with ornaments made from her family/friends.  Isn't that a great idea?

I made this ornament all with dies from Quietfire Design and then taped it to a card - makes it easier for mailing and it just completes it, you know?  It took me a while to figure this out but any die with a nice simple shape can be made into a shaker card!  And you don't even need to have foam which I never seem to have on hand.

I die cut the Flourished ornament from the Love Joy and Peace Ornament set 7 times.  I found a circle die that was bigger than the opening and smaller than the outer edge and used that for the backing of the shaker element.  You can handcut one if you don't have the perfect size because the edges of the circle will be hidden later.  I also cut a circle from an acrylic sheet for my shaker component.  Glue all the 7 layers together and on the back, the circle from cardstock.

You can add more layers depending on how thick you need the spacing.  I'm using chunky glitter so I did not need it too thick. 

Add the glitter and seal it in with the acrylic layer.  I die cut another ornament out of gold foil and put that on the top.  I flipped over the foil and die cut another ornament the wrong side up so that I could put that on on the back of the ornament.  To get rid of the edges of the die cut that is going the "wrong way" I ran just the diecut through my Big Shot again to flatten it out.

I added a tiny poinsettia from the Christmas accents and the word Peace to the front.  I liked this so much I made a few more and am sending the set below to her.  You can write on the back a message - I added some Bible verses that I thought would be encouraging.

I hope you like it and will be inspired to see which dies you can turn into a shaker card/ornament!

Love Joy Peace Ornament Set

Christmas Accents

 

Flourished Deer Puttin' On the Glitz! Ornament

Today is Group Post time over at Elizabeth Craft Designs and the theme is.... tada!.... Christmas!  The Quietfire Team is definitely going with home decor!

It's Suzanne here today and this is my project!  It was time to turn the Flourished Deer into a hanging 2-sided decoration.  Here is how I did it - and you can do it, too!  Ladies and Gentlemen, get out your glitter!

Supplies:
A Way With Words Flourished Deer  QFD | ECD
Silk Microfine Glitter

• Cool Diamond  ECD
• Teal Blue  ECD
• Bright Cranberry  ECD

Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheets  ECD
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Gold cardstock

Instructions:

Cut two pieces of cardstock large enough for the Flourished Deer die.  Apply Double Sided Adhesive to each piece.

 

Die cut the one deer with the adhesive on the front and one with the adhesive on the back. 

Apply two different colours of Silk Microfine Glitter to each one.  I used Cool Diamond for one side and Teal Blue for the other.

Use your finger to firmly (but carefully!) polish the glitter to bring out the shine! It makes a huge difference, so don't miss out on this step!!

Use glue on the back of one deer in quite a few places then put the deer back to back, making sure everything aligns.  Allow the glue to set.

Glitter the deers' collars with Bright Cranberry and die cut the bells from gold cardstock.  Attach with glue to each side of the deer.

Then simply add a string or ribbon through the flourished antlers as shown.

Just hang one deer or a whole herd!  Since they're double-sided, they look great from all angles!

Just ask if you have any questions. Thanks for having a look!
Suzanne

Mason Jar Lid Noel Ornament

It's Suzanne here with a little home decor project. I was itching to make an ornament with the A Way With Words diecuts using something that was handy around the house.  How about a mason jar lid as a wreath? To create this, you just have to make sure the diecut will fit in the middle and swing loosely (although you could glue a larger greeting across the front and not worry about dangling the word!). 

Here is how you can make this ornament.

Supplies:
A Way With Words Noel die  Quietfire | ECD
Elizabeth Craft Designs Silk Microfine Glitter Bright Cranberry
Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear Double Sided Adhesive
Red ribbon
Gold cord
Tim Holtz idea-ology Tiny Bells
Christmas foliage
Mason jar lid - standard size
Glue Dots - Micro
thread, wire


Instructions:

1.  Die cut two Noel from red cardstock.  One piece of cardstock should have double sided adhesive on the front and the other should have adhesive on the back.  Adhere the diecuts so they appear as a single word.  Remove the release paper from the front and back and sprinkle with red glitter. Polish the surface gently with your finger to bring out the sparkle.  Designer Tip:  If you use red cardstock for the diecut, you don't have to worry about missing any spots with glitter!
2.  Loop about 8" of gold cord through Noel flourish.  Wrap thread around the looped cord to tighten it around the flourish. This is the hardest part of this project!  There are usually lots of flourishes on A Way With Words dies to loop a cord through, but sometimes they hang lop-sided!  A simple Glue Dot in the right place fixes that problem. Allow the diecut to hang loose and place the Glue Dot to secure the cord where so the diecut will hang straight.  Tie the gold cord around the rim of the mason jar lid so the word hangs in the middle of the ring.  Secure with a Glue Dot so it doesn't slide along the rim.
3. Run a strip of double sided adhesive tape around the lid.  Adhere ribbon.  Create a bow.
4. Tie gold cord around the rim of the lid to form a hanger. It's best to secure the hanger with some double sided adhesive so it doesn't slide along the rim, too. Add foliage, bow, bells and any other doodads you might like.  Sweet!

 Now make another one!
Happy creating, Suzanne