Just Some Odds and Ends

Christmas cards

&  gifts

I'm almost done with my cards...are you? The last of them will be sent out this week (a tad late for my liking, but oh well!). Don't ask about being done with gifts!

This one was done for the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge, to BLING it up!

and bling it up I did! It has sparkly paper, SEI Gold and Tisnov Foil Paper, Prism Cyrogen white, rhinestones... AND... Pearl Glimmer Mist!

Our Daily Bread designs Luke 2:11 is stamped in Adirondack Red Pepper. Spellbinder's Labels 9 for the frame, and Create a Flake 1.

Winter Borders Cuttlebug embossing folder was used a the bottom. It's going to Germany...Merry Christmas Caitlin.

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This one, at the suggestion of a friend, just silver, black, elegant!

The silver cardstock I got from Hollo's a long time ago, it's wonderful for embossing! I used the Winter Borders again. Spellbinder's Contemporary Hearts Pendant out of more Hollo's black cardstock and Our Daily Bread designs Peace & Joy snowflakes stamped, embossed with silver, cut with a craft knife and popped up on top!

The inside...more dry embossing. And I wish I'd used my stamp positioner for Merry Christmas!

Grrrr, hate when that happens!

ODB Peace & Joy and Christmas Verses.

 

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Then I was at Hobby Lobby the other day and saw this glass jar. It just called to be etched with snowflakes!

I used the acrylic sheet that comes with the unmounted stamps as my "block" to stamp these snowflakes with Versamark onto the glass, sprinkled clear embossing powder over and heat set. (using the piece of acrylic helped to hold the stamp while pressing it against the curved shape of the jar)

Then using Amour Etching Cream, I painted the jar...left it on for about 10 minutes and washed it off.

And this from the dollar store....
This is what it looks like before etching.

and after

Thanks for letting me share these with you...stay safe and warm.

Dawn

John 15:13

I hadn't planned on a blog post today or even much stamping as I've got a busy day ahead of me...but....

When I saw the challenge both on Splitcoast and Stampin Sisters in Christ, I knew I'd have to play!

The technique today was Paper Towel Flowers (basically wetting a paper towel with some kind of coloring medium, tearing and layering to look like a flower!) and the SSCC was to make a card with thoughts of our service men and women and send it to them through Operation Write Home... thinking of last weeks tragedy at Ft Hood.

Our Daily Bread's Friendship and God Bless America was the perfect choice for me.

I used Ranger Colorwash and reinkers to wet my paper towel, then spritzed with Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

To all our men and women to serve our country... Thank You!

Thanks for stopping,

Dawn