Once Halloween passes, I head right into the sparkle. I don't forget about Thanksgiving, but while my mind is focused on being grateful, my hands are busy creating for the Christmas season. And for me, this season gives me the go-ahead to sparkle sparkle sparkle.
My first sparkly project of the season uses this wooden snow globe from Unique Laser Designs as the main focus of an over-sized tag. I spread a thin layer of Tacky Glue over the whole ornament (the end of a paper clip works great for moving the glue out of the intricate designs) and then sprinkled on a heavy load of ultra-fine platinum silver glitter. I added a red ribbon to the top too.
For the base of this tag (which is 4"x5"), I covered it in white cardstock and then punched out all different sizes and shapes of snowflakes from the same white cardstock and glued them on closely and randomly. I even let some hang over the edge and then trimmed them later when I had the whole tag covered.
I framed the edge with some black and white polka dot washi tape and added some die-cut trees that I "snow-swiped" with Picket Fence Distress Stain. Speaking of paints and stains, that is the challenge this month over at Scrap it Girl. Show us your projects that you've added some additional color to (watercolors, paints, stains, gelatos, etc.) I'm going to have some more colorful projects to share soon.
I glued the snow globe to the tag along with some song lyrics and now this tag is a perfect addition to a simple hostess gift (maybe on a bottle of wine?).
Wishing you lots of crafty time as we begin these seasons of being grateful and being sparkly!
~Kelly
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