Creative Charms Ornaments and Games

There are so many things  you can do with embellishments.  Today is my day to post on the Creative Charms blog and I decided to use some of the products for projects that are a little different.  If you haven't checked the Creative Charms blog lately, be sure to stop over to see what the rest of the Design Team has been sharing on the blog.

These glittered ornaments have been very popular for the past few years.  I usually see them with vinyl words or initials applied to personalize the ornament.  I looked around in my stash of Creative Charms goodies to find another way to decorate this ornament.  (If you don't know how to make the glittered ornaments check THIS POST).

The leafy ribbon comes with the Fuzzy Daisy Kit.  I used 1/8 inch ScorTape to adhere it to the ornament.  First, I wrapped the tape around the ornament.

 Then I started to peel off a small section of the protective backing.

I carefully worked my way around the ornament, placing the ribbon directly on top of the Scor-Tape.  Don't worry if a little bit of the adhesive shows - it will be nearly invisible when you are done.

 The ornament looks pretty with the leaf ribbon but it needs a bit more bling!  I added two shades of Gradient Gem Stickers in an alternating pattern around the leaf ribbon.

 Then I took some brown Velvet Ric Rac ribbon and wrapped it around the ornament hanger at the top.  I used Scor-Tape again to adhere the ribbon to the ornament holder.

 I cut a ten inch piece of ribbon and knotted it at the ends.  Then I threaded it through the ornament hanger and pulled the tail through the loop.

This is very quick and easy project to do.  You could try all sorts of variations for decorating the balls once you start exploring the items in your Creative Charms stash.

The ornaments look very pretty hanging in the tree - the gem stickers will catch the light from the tree lights and sparkle.

I also made a little holiday tic-tac-toe game using the Vintage Metal Frames.    These are very easy to convert into playing pieces.

 I punched 3/4 inch circles from watercolor paper and stuck the ornaments to the circles of paper.  You could always add adhesive to the base of a piece to use it in another project later.  You need ten pieces for a tic-tac-toe game so you will need two sets of the frames and you will have two extras to use for another project.

The game board is made with heavy watercolor paper (cut at 6 x 6 inches) as the base.   Next there is a layer of patterned paper to add some color.

This K & Company paper pack is a good match for the colors in the Vintage Metal Frames.  The second layer of the board is the red patterned paper cut at 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.  Next is another layer of the watercolor paper cut at 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches.  Finally, there are nine squares of the green paper cut at 1 1/4  inches and arranged in a grid.  Be sure to add plenty of adhesive around the edges of the squares so they will stay flat.  You can also cut a grid from the watercolor paper and layer it over a single piece of green paper - this is easiest if you have a die cutting machine.

You can store the pieces in a little bag like this one that came from Creative Charms with some butterflies inside it.  These sorts of bags are easy to find in craft stores if you don't have one.  You could also use a candy tin or something else you have around the house - just get creative!

I hope you will start thinking of some more ways to use your papercrafting embellishments for other projects - I'd love to see what you come up with.

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For those of you who use the Creative Memories Storybook program, there is a 30% off sale on holiday digital content.  This sale will end at 11:59 Central time on the 14th.  You can click HERE to go directly to the sale page on my Creative Memories personal website.

 
I hope you have a great day - I have plans to finish up a few projects around the house to get ready for company!

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Snow Day - and a little Valentine project

Happy Thursday - it is the next to last day of my time as Guest Designer at Everyday Cricut.   If you have arrived from the Everyday Cricut blog welcome!  If you are visiting my blog for the first time, I hope you will find lots of interesting and helpful information.  At the top of the right column you can click to subscribe by email or follow this blog if you want to keep up with my projects and tutorials. It has been a very busy week and I have so many more Valentine's projects on the go - I hope you will continue to visit my blog to see them in the coming weeks.

Today on the Everyday Cricut blog I posted another card...

...and a cupcake holder - both made with the Ornamental Iron cartridge.

I have a tiny pink tree that I will be decorating for Valentine's Day.  Last year, I saw these heart shaped ornaments at Michael's and picked them up to make some new decorations for my tree.  I used the "floor wax" method to make glitter ornaments.  These have been very popular and many of you probably know how to make these and have made some of your own.

If you are not familiar with the process you can read more about it at THIS POST.  It is fun and easy to do and the effect is magical!   I first heard about these from Joy and I have made many ornaments in the past two years.

I used two different shades of Martha Stewart glitter - the red is Garnet and the pink is Tourmaline.  The heart ornaments are fairly small and don't take as much glitter as the large ones I did for Christmas.

I cut the words "adore" and "love" from the Home Decor cartridge at one inch.  I used white "Wall-pops" vinyl and kiss cut it with the settings blade 4, medium pressure and medium speed.  You do not need the deep cut blade to cut vinyl - it actually cuts more easily than paper.

The words are very thin so the vinyl will easily wrap around the ornament and stay smoothly adhered with no bumps or bubbles.

I may add a few more words to the variety of hearts.  These ornaments just need a little dressing up to be ready for the tree.

When you make these ornaments it is a good idea to save the boxes they come in so you can pack them away safely.  All of the ornaments I have made are still looking great with no loss of glitter noticeable.

I am hoping to have a chance later today to record some video lessons on how to make a few of the projects I have been sharing this week.  It has been a very busy week and today we had the distraction of the huge snowstorm!  Fortunately we didn't lose power.  I hope you haven't had problems with the storms.

The TV weather map tonight was something to see - white nearly everywhere.  There is snow on the ground of every State in the lower 48 except Florida - now that's unusual!

The snow was wet and sticky on the side of the house.

The outdoor tress are buried halfway and the strands of lights on the deck are partly under the snow.

 You can just barely see the tip of the candy cane that marks our front walkway.

There are walls lining the paths through the snow - about 16-18 inches deep here.

 Fortunately we have a snowblower and my husband is an expert at clearing our paths and driveway.

The snow is piled high on the deck railings and clinging to the trees.

As long as we are safe and warm inside it is fun to see the changes this amount of snow brings.  I am planning to stay inside as much as I can and hope to spend most of the day crafting!

Have a great day and be sure to check back to see if I have posted any of the videos.  I have a few more things to finish up for tomorrow - one of them is very tasty!  I'll also have a little surprise to tell you about to finish out the week of Guest Designing on Everyday Cricut and I think you will like it!


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