On the 8th Day of Christmas . . .

 

Shelly's Images shared a fun & yummy holiday CANDY BAR POUCH tutorial using Shelly's Images Full Colored Candy Cane digi image!

Hello everyone!  Team member (and Elf in Training), Darlene here, and anxious to share this fun & easy project with you!  It's a great item to have on hand during the holidays when unexpected visitors show up at your door and you'd like to have a little something to give them to let them know you appreciate them.  Let's get started!

 You can use either solid color cardstock for your base or designer paper ... the choice is yours!  Depends on how clean & simple ... or how fancy you want to make your pouch!  Cut your paper 6 1/2" x 7 1/2" then score along the 6 1/2" side at 3" and 6" ... leaving a 1/2" margin for your adhesive.  I suggest you use a strong adhesive like Red Line Tape or Scor-Tape.

 Simply fold along your score lines.  Add your adhesive along the 1/2 margin and a small piece at the BOTTOM inside to keep your candy bar from falling through.

 Next you'll want to punch a hole where your ribbon will slide through.  I've used a 1/2" circle (that's what I had on hand) but you can use an oval punch or an elongated slit punch ... what ever works with the size of ribbon you choose to use.

 Next comes the fun of embellishing the front of the candy pouch.  I am using a piece of scrap Christmas design paper I had in my scrap bin for my background.  This panel is cut at 6 1/2" x 2 3/4".  The QUICK & EASY part comes by using Shelly's Images Pre-Colored Candy Cane digi image which (if you hurry) you can get for FREE today through the end of our 12 Days of Christmas Party!  Check out yesterday's post for details on getting your FREE candy cane image.  My only other embellishment is the Merry Christmas sentiment which is a die from Cheery Lynn Designs.

After printing out several Candy Canes on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock, I did a little fussy cutting to have enough candy canes available for all my holiday candy pouches.  You can adjust the size of this image to suit your needs (wonderful thing about digis!!!).  Also, please take note that these measurements are for the FULL SIZE PLAIN HERSHEY BAR.

 

 Once you choose the ribbon you want to use, you will need to cut a strip about 30" long.  Push the ribbon through both holes at the top and pull up until the ends are the same length.  Next you push the Hershey Bar down into the pouch, between the ribbon, all the way to the bottom, pushing down the ribbon with the Hershey Bar.  Then tie a pretty bow at the top.  

Pull up with bow and SURPRISE!

Not only do these make a wonderful little gift treat for friends and neighbors, but they are also an awesome stocking stuffer!  Who doesn't like a Hershey Bar???   I hope you've enjoyed this little tutorial and will give it a try!  

Please be sure to come back tomorrow for another FUN DAY at the Shelly's Images 12 Days of Christmas Party!  I'll be here ... hope you will be too!

HAVE FUN!

Elf Darlene

A proud member of the Shelly’s Images DT!

Tutorial Tuesday! Let's Have A Ball For Christmas!

Hello everyone! Are you ready to have a ball?! If so, then I have the tutorial for you!

Today, we are going to make a fun christmas ornament using digi images! How fun is that?

Are you ready to get started?!  Okay, let's go!

Supplies You Will Need

One clear glass (or plastic, if you prefer) Christmas ornament

Scissors

Acetate Sheet

Digi Image

Markers

Fishing Line

Tiny Hole Punch

Ribbon

White Glitter (Optional)

Funnel (If Using Glitter

Pic Of Supplies Assembled

The first thing you want to do, is to color your image, then cut it out, using fussy cutting.  Next, cut out a piece of acetate, to fit inside your ornament.  TIP: If you want your image not to move inside the bulb, cut the acetate only slightly smaller than the bulb.  If You'd like your image to dangle and swing freely inside the bulb, cut your acetate 1/4 - 1/2" smaller than the bulb.

Once You have colored your image and cut your acetate,  adhere your image to the acetate piece.  Be sure you use a very sticky adhesive!  I used glossy accents, as I have found this works best, since you will be manipulating this piece a bit, later.  Allow image to fully dry to the acetate, before completing the next steps!

Once your image is fully dried to the acetate, take a tiny hold punch and punch a hole in the center of the acetate, near the top edge.  now, run your fishing line through the hole, and tie it off to hold the image securely onto the line, as in the pic below:

Now, carefully roll the acetate up into a tube, small enough to fit the opening in your ornament.

Gently slide the rolled up acetate into the top of the ornament.  Be very careful to make sure the ends of the fishing line do not slip down into the ornament.  You want the ends of the fishing line to stick out from the top.  (I suggest leaving the line very long, to avoid the ends slipping down into the ornament.

Once the acetate is inside the ornament, it will still be partially curled up. You will need to take a long thin object, such as tweezers or the blade of a pair of scissor, and slide down into the ornament to straighten out the sides of the acetate, so that it lays flat.

At this point, now you may add glitter to the inside of your ornament, if you choose.  I have chosen not to add glitter inside this one, so that the image can be the main focus.  However, if you choose to use glitter inside yours, simply take a funnel, slide it inside the opening of the bulb and pour glitter in.  It looks best if you put glitter both in front of, and behind, the image.

Now, we are ready to cap our ornament.  Remove the metal hanger from the ornament cap.  Run the ends of the fishing line through the holes in the ornament cap.  One end in each hole.  Once the fishing line is in, pull it all the way though and tie it off in a knot, on the outside of the cap, to secure the acetate inside.  far you pull the fishing line through, will determine how much "wiggle" ability your image has inside, so play with it and decide the look you like, before tieing the fishing line.

Easy so far, right?! Oh and wow, we are almost done!

Take the metal hanger and slide it back into the holes in the cap, so that it fits securely into the ornament.  Once the hanger is back in place, add your ribbon through the hanger, tie it off in a bow, and voila! Your have a cute customized Christmas ornament!

So cute and Simple to make and everyone will love them! 

Every year, it is a tradition to make ornaments for my coworkers, for Christmas.

Of course, I can't give them the same thing every year, so I'm always on 

The lookout for new ideas for something different.

I think they are going to love these, and I hope YOU will, too!

Thank you so much for stopping by, today, and viewing my tutorial!  

I hope you've enjoyed your stay here and I'd love to

hear what you think of the tutorial!

Please stop back, on Thursday, for a new challenge and your chance to win

a digi prize from Shelly's Images!

Have A Wonderful Day!

TERRIFICALLY THRILLING THURSDAY: SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT - Christmas Edition

Welcome back everyone!  

Before I tell you about today's Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge, I'd like to remind you that our challenges at Shelly's Images are now FORTNIGHTLY!

Our challenges will now be offered on the 

1st and 3rd Thursday 

of each month.

In our sidebar you can still see our upcoming challenge themes/dates and NOW you can also see the dates for the upcoming Tutorial/Technique Tuesday postings.

We have another exciting announcement ... we are celebrating

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

with a fabulous  40% off all Christmas digi stamps... see the advert below

NB : You will need to type in the code "ChristmasInJuly" when checking out to receive your sale price.

Now onto today's challenge

 (which will run through August 1st).

SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT! Christmas Edition

(which is our way of saying 'ANYTHING GOES' only for this challenge we are asking that you make a Christmas project)

 and today's featured image is 'NATIVITY'

I am proud to announce the Special Invited Guest Designer for this challenge ....

 

 In a nutshell, Margy is a Christian, widow, mom to 3 beautiful daughters, and granny to 4 absolutely delightful, grandchildren. She was born in the UK in a small town called Tunstall, one of the 5 “pottery” towns in Staffordshire.  Her dad made a bold decision just after she was born, to emigrate to South Africa, and she therefore considers herself as a South African, with British and Dutch blood lines.

Her crafting life took off just after she was married, and Margy has probably tried every new craft that has hit the South African scene! However it was only after she turned 55, that she attended oil painting classes. Apart from painting, her other interests/hobbies are genealogy (already traced her family lines back to the 1600’s), scrapbooking, restoring wooden furniture, mosaic, and now card making and digistamp designing.   Her day job is a locust researcher (yes, the insect with 6 legs), as well as the Project Office Manager for a South African research organization.

You can visit Margy's blog here

  Now let's see what Margy and the Design Team have created to inspire you . . .

MARGY created a little stable scene 

  

AMANDA created this beautiful card with perfectly matched DP's

DARLENE created this masterpiece with the gorgeous festive DP's and embellishments

 

SAMMIBUG created this skillfully coloured card, certainly a study in elegance

and finally, JEN (that's me) created a card using the Tuesday tutorial on the SI blog here

We hope you'll come join in our Show us What You got! Christmas Edition challenge fun this week.
You will have from July 19th through August 1st to submit your entry and
all winner's will be announced on August 2nd

AND ... don't forget ...
Besides a $6 Shelly's Images Gift Voucher to one lucky challenge participant ...

You can also win a $3 Shelly's Images Gift Voucher by leaving a comment at 

MARGY'S BLOG

and

JEN'S BLOG

You can find our rules in the sidebar but here's a quick summary:

• DIRECT Link to your blog posting
• Shelly's Image NOT required
• Follow the theme
• FIVE entry limit
• No backlinking
• Entries for this challenge must be submitted
  by 12:00 noon CST on August 1

Now it's YOUR turn!

READY ... SET ... LINK

Spotlight On....

 Christmas

Here is a fantastic project by Darlene using Shelly's Images "Christmas Garland" digi stamp.

 We hope this beautiful project inspires you.  Be sure to click on our "Spotlight On" category in the side bar for more great projects.  Or click on the specific Holiday or project type that you are working on for more great ideas and inspiration.

Spotlight On....

 Christmas

Here is a fantastic project by Jen using Shelly's Images "Christmas Garland" digi stamp.

Jen made a beautiful card and wrapping paper using Christmas Garland. We hope this beautiful project inspires you.  Be sure to click on our "Spotlight On" category in the side bar for more great projects.  Or click on the specific Holiday or project type that you are working on for more great ideas and inspiration.

Spotlight On....

Christmas

Here is a fantastic project by Sammi using Shelly's Images "Snowman Set" digi stamp.

Sammi made a beautiful gift card holder using Snow Man Set. We hope this beautiful project inspires you.  Be sure to click on our "Spotlight On" category in the side bar for more great projects.  Or click on the specific Holiday or project type that you are working on for more great ideas and inspiration.

Spotlight On....

Christmas

Here is a fantastic project by Jen using Shelly's Images "Santa's Old Faithful" digi stamp.

 We hope this beautiful project inspires you.  Be sure to click on our "Spotlight On" category in the side bar for more great projects.  Or click on the specific Holiday or project type that you are working on for more great ideas and inspiration.

Spotlight On . . .

Winter

Here is a fantastic project by Shelly using Shelly's Images "Snow Lady Set" digi stamp.

 

We hope this cute scrapbook page will inspire your projects.  Be sure to click on our "Spotlight On" category in the side bar for more great projects.  Or click on the specific Holiday or project type that you are working on for more great ideas and inspiration.