As we enter November, my picture of Europe and the USA is that it is all about Christmas. So I made a decision to make Christmas ornaments and garlands utilizing this cute
ESC47 stamp as the primary function. I like the classic colours that Raquel makes use of, however in the present day I went for one thing just a little extra vibrant.
For the quarter theme (Nature) I used small pine cones and acorns, and for the subject (Gilded) I used a beneficiant quantity of PaperArtsy Fresco End Chalk Acrylic – Gold with embossing powder gold. Now, let’s get straight to the purpose. I hope you get pleasure from it please.
These are the primary provides I used this time. I would prefer to introduce some together with Scrapcosy stamp set 47 and 07 (ESC47, ESC07), mini stamp EM84, PaperArtsy Fresco End Chalk Acrylic – Southern Skies, Weathered Copper, Gold, Pewter, Summer season Sky and London Bus additionally Ranger embossing powder- Black, Silver, Gold, some Pink, Blue with VersaMark. And pure gadgets corresponding to pine cones and acorns.
I minimize out every half. Though it is onerous to see within the picture due to the shine, the bottom you see on the left is silver.
That is the spherical illuminated half and the sentiment plate beneath utilizing the ESC07 and ESC47 stamp set .
I had just a little time deciding on the design of the opposite decoration for the sentiment and the spherical half , however I ended up utilizing the mini stamp EM84.
These are the completed earlier than the shakers and the lights have been added.
Now I will make the shaker stuffing. Print the snow sample of ESC47 on skinny shrink plastic with Snowflake. (If the plastic is thick, the completed product will likely be giant.)
Reduce the printed snowflake sample into circles.
Then I put it in a toaster oven at 200 levels and shrink it. Then will probably be simply the proper dimension.
Hooked up the Hey Gentle and circle shaker dome the sentiment paper on the backside might be eliminated utilizing a Hook & Loop Dot.
The ring of the Hey Gentle is made from white plastic, so I minimize out a motif of Dresden Trim and glued it across the ring. Additionally the shaker stuffing is made from shrink plastics, beads and glass glitter.
The opposite decoration was additionally adorned with Dresden trim.
Subsequent I would prefer to introduce one other Christmas ornament ‘garlands’. These are garlands made from small medallions and acorn dangles.
These motifs and acetate have been minimize into circles 3cm in diameter and made into medallions utilizing aluminum circles.
This yr once more, there have been quite a lot of acorns mendacity on the oak timber within the park, so I went out and picked up some to make use of as materials for garlands. I used a base of white gesso for the acorns in order that the Gold colour would stick properly.
I then painted it evenly with Fresco Gold to make a gold acorn.
The Dresden trim motif is glued onto every acorn.
I added some crimson and blue rhinestones to the middle of the trim and used a glue stick on the again to safe the gold thread as proven beneath.
The medallions and acorns have been connected to crimson and blue ribbon with eyelets utilizing soar rings to finish the garland.
I made these with the concept that they might look pretty on a mantelpiece or Christmas tree as seasonal decorations. That is my final mission of the yr. I hope you loved it. Thanks a lot.
I want you all a Merry Christmas and a Joyful New Yr.
Etsuko xxx
