Corkboard Christmas Presents

 Corkboard Christmas Presents

by Geli

I wanted to do something for the kids teachers and it'd be a good last minute Christmas present too, if you're looking for ideas.

I couldn't find the right sized cork board, so I made my own. At a cheap shop I bought 3 document frames, about A4 ($2.50 each) and 6 sheets of cork ($2.50 for 2). I took off the glass, glued 2 cork sheets on the backing cardstock and glued on all papers and decorations with Helmar glue. I used the vintage school paper from Graphics45, available at my2angels. The vintage look goes so great with the cork.

 

The papers I used are:

Games and Playtime

One Two Buckle my Shoe

Jumping Joan

Calico Kids and 

School Days

Here are some details:

book charm and ruler charm with green baker's twine 

(I love this stuff!!!):

a handmade flower with a skeleton leaf:

some orchids:

another handmade flower:

sweet little apple charm:

and yet another handmade flower (I was on a roll) 

with leaves and a felt heart:

So, if you are still looking for some Christmas pressies to make, try some cork boards!

GELI

SALE SALE SALE

Last Days to grab a Bargin

  You only have until the 12th December (midnight Queensland time)

to get 25% off everything in store  (this includes all items already on sale)

 

You MUST enter CHRISTMAS at checkout in the promotional code box to receive the discount.

 

(does not include subscriptions, gift certificates or our Christmas Kits

please purchase these in a separate order)

 

AND everyone who purchases a my2angels Charming Chain before 12th December will go in the draw to win the complete collection of our Charming Chains (perfect present to put under the Christmas Tree for YOU!)

 

Bo Bunny Enchanted with Jess

Hey there GORGEOUS bloggy buddies : )

Remember when I told ya'll about Bo Bunny - Enchanted at my2angels?

Well I got sent some from Tracy, man I am one very spoilt dt angel!!!!

This paper range is so very versatile. It just screams out for you to add colour! It's a great range to add stickers, alphas, journalling blocks etc that you've got leftover from other paper ranges as well.

For my first layout I added yellow....gotta love yellow, black & white combo......

For the background I spread gesso on the paper with an old credit card then used the inkssentials blending tool with Tim Holtz distress ink - mustard seed over the Crafter's workshop - swiss dot template.....if you haven't got any Crafter's Workshop templates......GET YOURSELF SOME!!!!! They are awesome! You can use all sorts of mediums on them; sprays, inks, stains, paint dabbers, texture paste.....the list goes on.....

 A cute small heart locket charm which I tucked under the paper rosette flower. The flower is made with the Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die By Tim Holtz, I attached a large yellow acrylic button to the centre with charcoal bakers twine. Instead of using twine for making swirly whirly loops on my page I thought I'd try something different, so I used the black acrylic chain with rhinestones, it suits the glitter accents of the paper range.

Here I've used a black scroll felt heart layered over a small yellow acrylic button and a white with yellow centre mulberry flower. The tag is made with a manila tag, which I stamped with clear ink, then embossed with Zing clear embossing powder. I then coloured the whole tag with Tim Holtz distress stain - mustard seed, make sure to pat the tag with paper tower after using the distress stain, the stamping will show through even better.

Ok next up is layout number 2. I've used another fave colour combo, red, white & black. 

I created the "circles" by cutting a large and small circle out of old card stock to use as a mask. I dabbed around the edge of the mask with Tim Holtz distress stain - fired brick, just remember the harder you "dab" the distress stain down, the more ink comes out, which means bigger "splats". The red layer under the photo is made with Tim Holtz kraft core - No.3, which I embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder - tiny bubbles, which I lightly sanded. The paper "tabs" are made using the Sissix on the edge die.

I cut the "small" side off a black felt scroll frame, and layered it over paper and a scrapware square bracket notebook chippy. I attached a large red acrylic button with charcoal bakers twine & added a butterfly (I layered three on top of each other) which I blinged up with some red pearls. 

As this layout is about my gorgeous little man being a gift to us, I made a gift bow style flower to go with the theme. I made the bow with Tim Holtz film strip ribbon, a small red acrylic button and some charcoal bakers twine.

I SO love these ladybug charms!

And there you have it folks.....a wee bit of Bo Bunny - Enchanted : )

I hope everyone is having an awesome Chrissy season!!!

Love and Peace xox

Jess

Quick I need to make some Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards

Every year I say that I will make my Christmas Cards early and as usually, not being a fan of making cards, I keep putting it off and leaving it to the last minute!

If you are anything like me, I have the solution

12 very basic and easy peasy Christmas cards that you will whip up in no time!

I tried to used the same selection of embellishments throughout the cards, keeping the cost and time down


All you need is a few base products to start with:

Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas Flash Cards ($1.20)

and 10 "5x7"Ivory Greeting Cards (10 for $1.80 and includes the envelopes)

okay so not the best photos from the supplier but you will get their look as we progress

BUT OF COURSE ALL THESE PRICES ARE 25% less due to our SALE

So start by cutting each flash card up into separate pieces

All your back ground pieces of cardstock is 10cm x 14cm (so you can get 6 cards from one sheet of cardstock)

Card 1

Adhere your cardstock and flash card to your card

Tie a bow with Red and White Bakers Twine (I have a thing about mixing cream and white so to remove some of the white I wiped the twine over my Jumbo Java ink
Then add your holly and berries

How to make Holly 

Draw your holly on the BACK of a piece of green cardstock, it doesn't have to be perfect.  Cut them

Then crease a centreline (outward)

Bend and scrunch holly

Ink the edges and wipe over it to pick up the creases

Then cover with dimensional magic and a sprinkle of diamond dust

To make the berries

Take a variety of sizes of our cabochons

Drop a little bit of dimensional magic to the backs of them and place down onto red cardstock.  Push down and swirl the cabochons around the cardstock a little to remove any air bubbles and to spread the dimensional magic around evenly

Once dry cut the cabochons away from the cardstock

CARD 2

Adhere your cardstock and flash card to your card (i did my flash card on an angle)


Tie a bow with Red and White Bakers Twine again inking my twine with  Jumbo Java ink 

Then add your holly and berry

Card 3

Start with by adhering your black cardstock to your card

Draw a line around your flash card with liquid glue and sprinkle diamond dust over the glue.  Once dry (around 5 minutes) adhere to your black cardstock.


Cut two 4.5cm stripes of our black acrylic chain with rhinestones .  Tape with 3mm tape or liquid glue to top left hand corner then add our large snowflakes (with liquid glue)

Glue one of our Snowmen charms to the bottom right hand corner of the flash card

Card 4

 

Adhere black cardstock to card

Using liquid glue add one of our Joy Wreaths to highlight the 25th

Using either 3mm tape or liquid glue attach a strip of our black acrylic chain with rhinestones to just below the flash card

Card 5

Ink the edges with Spanish Olive VersaMagic ink

Take one of our gardenias from the Heritage pack and apply liquid glue to some of the edges and dip into your diamond dust

Once glue has dried, place gardenia in centre of our new Flower Filigaree 

Tape down 4 Metallic Gold Skeleton leaves then adhere the flower to the centre

 Card 6

 

Cut piece of Scarlett Coredinations Cardstock , ink edges black and adhere to card

Adhere flash card to the centre of your cardstock

Add strip of black acrylic chain with rhinestones to top of the flash card

Adhere Black Merry Christmas Charming Chain with liquid glue.  When dry, tie a bow from the top loop of charming chain with Red and White Bakers Twine (this time I wiped the twine with black ink)

Card 7

Cut piece of French Roast Coredinations Cardstock,  Distress the edges of cardstock then adhere to card

Add strip of Brown Acrylic Chain with Rhinestones just above scalloped border on flash card

Adhere 2011 Christmas Bauble (I have inked my bauble with Spanish Olive VersaMagic ink, again its the white and cream thing!)

When dry, tie a bow from the top loop of charming chain with Red and White Bakers Twine 

Card 8

Adhere your cardstock to card

Colour in a present charm with stickles (I say do this first as stickles take a while to dry)

Draw a line around your flash card with liquid glue and sprinkle diamond dust over the glue.  Once dry (around 5 minutes) adhere to your cardstock.

Once both stickles and diamond dust is dry attach to layout

Card 9

Adhere cardstock and flash card to your card

Cut piece of red acrylic chain with rhinestones and adhere to flash card using liquid glue or 3mm tape

 Adhere 2011 Christmas Bauble (I have inked my bauble with Spanish Olive VersaMagic ink, again its the white and cream thing!)

Card 10

 Adhere your cardstock to card

Draw a line around your flash card with liquid glue and sprinkle diamond dust over the glue.  Once dry (around 5 minutes) adhere to your cardstock. (leave a gap without diamond dust at the top for your filigree)

Using liquid glue or 3mm tape add a piece of red acrylic chain with rhinestones to above the banner on the flash card

Add the filigree and one piece from the red acrylic chain with rhinestones

Card 11

Adhere cardstock and flash card to your card

Tie Red and White Bakers Twine around the bottom of flash card with our Christmas Sleigh Charm

  

Card 12

Adhere cardstock and flash card to your card

Adhere strip of brown acrylic rhinestone chain to just above the scallop on the flash card.

With red organza ribbon tie the extra dangle from the Merry Christmas Charming Chain around the reindeer charm neck and using liquid glue AND foam tape attach him to the card

If you don't want to bother with the cardstock backings, try the Simply Stories 4x6 Journaling Card Elements

Here is another quick one I did using our lollipop charm with stickles

Red and White Bakers Twine

and a piece of Melissa Francis Sprig 

Okay so 13 Christmas Cards done and I don't want to count how many more to go so.....

my solution was to get Cathy's Christmas Kit and make another 10!

You will received instructions and ALL materials (with leftovers) to create 10 more Christmas Cards (this includes the cards and envelopes) and 3 "12x12" Christmas layouts using the gorgeous Simply Stories Christmas Papers and Sticker Sets

SORRY THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 25% off sale

Please complete a new order for this kit

Here is a snippet preview of what you will create

and the layouts

all of this for only $49.95 this works out on average $2.00 per card and $10.00 per layout ... AWESOME VALUE for a jam packed kit

Christmas may only come once a year (so why do I have over 10 years of Christmas photos still to scrap!)  

Insert "happy dance" here because I got Cathy's kit

I now have most of my cards done and 3 Christmas layouts completed so now on to finishing my other "in progress " projects