Sunday, October 31, 2010

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge


This is my entry for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge.  The challenge was to make a Christmas-themed project of your choice.  At first, I wasn't going to enter because I had already scrapbooked my son's Christmas page last week, and Emma wants an original project created just for her challenge.  I am far from ready to start on my Christmas cards, and my house is tiny, so a lot of Christmas decor isn't gonna work for me.  So, when I went to church yesterday morning, I got an invitation to a Christmas ornament and decor exchange for the women in my church.  We are to bring a wrapped gift containing decor or an ornament to share.  YAY!!!!!  I got to enter the challenge!  I got busy, and this took forever, but I love how it turned out.  First, I cut 4 rounded squares out of chipboard (recycled cracker box) on my expression using the Accent Essentials Cartridge.  Then I cut plain white paper to cover two of the squares on each side, and I adhered it with my ATG.  I had some black and white toil paper in the "neutral scraps" drawer, and I adhered that to the other square.  On the first white square, I used red chalk to color it in.  Then I used an ornament stamp from Studio G to stamp ornaments all over the paper.  I colored them in with SU markers, then went over the details with a gold MS marker.  I chalked black around the edge of the square.  For the next square, I used more Studio G stamps colored with SU markers to stamp a tree and ornament all over the background.  I rubbed it with a little bit of green chalk, then edged it with a gold MS marker.  The third square was simple, since the paper was already patterned.  I just edged it with a little red chalk.  Then I used my Plantin Schoolbook cartridge to cut out the letters on Coredinations cardstock.  I ran these through the Cuttlebug and sanded them, then adhered them with Elmer's Dots (super strong adhesive).  I then coated each square with glossy ModPodge.  While that dried, I cut the holly, angel, and poinsettia from the Joys of the Season cartridge on some vellum and added some Stickles to each.  Once that dried, I adhered it with the Zig two-way glue pen because it dries clear on vellum.  I added some ornament stickers from Walmart.  I let it all dry and set overnight, then bound the letters together with the Bind-it-All and added some ribbon.  I love, love, love how it turned out.  I'm going to do a few more to add to the collection for my Decor gift.

6 comments:

  1. Super cute. :) ATG refills at Michael's I think. I will look next time I am there.

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  2. I love your mini book. This is super cute!! Just love it. I'm now your newest follower. I would love for you to stop by and visit my blog sometime. jennyscards.blogspot.com
    hugs,jen

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  3. OH MY GAWD!!!!!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! I SO LOVE WHAT YOU DID FOR MY CHALLENGE!!! GREAT JOB MY FRIEND!!
    BIG GYPSY HUGS,
    EMMA;)

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  4. So happy you entered the challenge, because I got to not only see yoru amazing project, but your blog!! I'm now a follower, and loving your blog!

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  5. Love that mini album. All the ribbon is terrific!

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