Winter Wonderland Ornaments... NINETEEN

Good morning! Hope you are having a wonderful start to your week! Today's ornament was fun to create... very out-of-the-ordinary-color-pallet for me when it comes to Christmas {I was inspired by my dear friend - wink, wink!} so I challenged myself to stay in the blue! I used the darling WINTER FOLLY paper with all the snowflakes for the medallion and then wiggled my way with my circle punch to find an all blue spot on the SNOWFLAKE VALLEY paper which served as the anchoring center piece of the ornament. The alphas are non-other than MARSHMALLOW SPRINKLE GLAZED ALPHAS dusted with blue chalk to make them blend the blue and the white together. The snowflakes were made using different sized punches and then the silver glitter border was made with the help of Martha Stewarts Sterling glitter and Glossy Accents.



For the back side of the ornament, I decorated the #19 of the COUNTDOWN paper with Stickles and Glossy Accents and then adhered it to the center of the medallion. It is simple but brings together all the colors from the "B" side of the WINTER FOLLY PAPER.



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Winter wonderland Ornaments... 17 & 18

Again, my apologies for missing yesterday... and barely making it by today! Yep, it's that time where your "to-do" list is getting so long I decided to stop putting things on it... or worse, put things on it that I already did just for the pure satisfaction of checking something off! I know, it's crazy... but it is what it is!

A little bit about #17:
This ornament was inspired by last year's creation using WINTER WONDERLAND papers. My dear friends Pattie and Rocio taught a group of us how to make these beautiful medallions and I must say that make pretty little ornaments in a pinch!

These pretty medallions were so very much fun to make and they were super easy!
{a great thing if you have to make 38 ornaments in 3 days... just saying!}

A little bit about #18:
The picture on this ornament was taken the day our first official weekend in Missouri. It was chilly {again, coming from CA anything below 70 is chilly!} and the girls were just itching to weather their new coats. Each morning they would wake up and check outside to see if it snowed. It hasn't yet, except for the "non-stick" kind but the point is they can't wait to get out there when it really snows! The Cardstock Sticker was perfect for this ornament... showing what the girls are anxiously waiting for!

For the COUNTDOWN side I used the Unity Stamps with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Diamond Stickles to add to the ornament without a lot of bulk. The Glitter is always a great way to spice things up for the holidays!

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Winter Wonderland Ornaments... SIXTEEN

Good morning! Hope you are having a wonderful day - remember, it's friday!!! This weekend will be jam packed with activities, holiday get-to-gethers and good food! It also means it is time to clean and the one area of the house that does not have to get swept into a big grey tub {shout out Davey!} is my scrap desk. This is the first time I can just leave my creative goodies out and when the time is right be able to pick up right where I left off. I am spoiled, this I know! So... for this ornament I wanted to highlight the fact that my desk is the center for all creating... and I feel truly blessed!

The border is a pretty vintage pink color from Martha Stewart's Glitter collection and courtesy of Glossy Accents it added that special touch to the border. The flower was made using the EK Success punch and the STARBURST paper.

The leaves of the flower are stamped with the Unity Stamp using the Vintage Photo Distress ink - the sweet little message pops through which starts to melt my heart a little!

The journalling on the back side reads "Nothing says "loves to scrap" like a messy desk" and it is true, the messier you are the more fun you are having. The GLITTER ALPHAS and the MINI ALPHAS added nice dimension to the ornament and it was fun to mix and match.

I love to create! In fact, I will fess up that after a long night of crafting, I half-heartedly scrubbed the adhesive/glitter mixture off of my hands and went to bed. Sure enough, the next morning I woke up and my hands were stuck together! Moral of the story... have fun, make a mess... just THOROUGHLY wash your hands before going to bed!

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Winter Wonderland Ornaments... 14 & 15

Dear Blog Readers,

Please forgive me for missing yesterday's post... honestly I have no excuse, just too plain busy! I have to say I was sorta proud of myself for making it this long {don't worry, I still have PLENTY more ornaments to show you because yes, our tree was virtually bare before this handy dandy little project!} without missing! Yes, the blog experienced "technical difficulties" last week however yesterday I just dropped the ball! I promise the ornaments are done, I have yet to photograph them. I thought about turning the Christmas lights on and trying to fake good lighting just to show you however the chances of waking up the munchkins is too great - it is almost like they can sense when the Christmas lights are on, it is that time of year!!! So... today will feature 14 & 15!!!

A little bit about 14...The picture for this ornament cracks me up! It was taken at the tree farm where we went to pick out our famous Charlie Brown Christmas tree {Tony still isn't over those looks he received from strangers for picking out the scrawny tree - it had character!!!} Anyways, Avery got a real "taste" of our little adventure!



The picture side of the ornament has a Martha Stewart Glitter border courtesy of Glossy Accents. The journalling side of the ornament was stamped with the Unity SNOWFLAKE stamp and then the #14 from the COUNTING DOWN paper was embellished with a little Glossy Accents.

A little bit about 15...Oh sweet Addison, this picture was taken on her first day of Kindergarten in California. A lot has happened since this photo was taken however it makes me smile seeing our first born take those big steps... uniform, special lunch box, memorizing bible verses, etc. It is amazing how quickly she is growing up - it seems like only yesterday she was a little toddler with red sparkler piggie tails!


To embellish the picture side of the ornament I used the Marvy Star Punch on the STARBURST paper and then distressed the stars using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The #15 from the COUNTING DOWN paper is wrapped around both sides of the ornament and then distressed. I used the SNOWFLAKES Glitter Alphas to spell out "star." For the other side of the ornament I used the journalling stamp from Unity and stamped the whole tag. The STARBURST paper was punched with the 3in scallop punch and then trimmed to fit on the tag. The pretty blue snowflake rolly flower added a nice touch to this side of the ornament.


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Hoping to see you all for #16!!!
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Winter Wonderland Ornaments... THIRTEEN

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today has just flown by... literally! For today's ornament I turned to one thing that is 100%, guaranteed to get even Scrooge in the holiday spirit - MUSIC! There are too many songs to name {Jingle Bells, Winter Wonderland, Little Drummer Boy, etc...} So for the 13th ornament I chose the very warm, comforting lyrics of Silent Night. This is by far my favorite Christmas song... it is the one I really, really looked forward to hearing at our church's midnight service {plus there was the cool-let's-light-the-candles-oh-I-forgot-to-mention-I-am-a-bit-of-a-pyro!} Getting back to the WINTER WONDERLAND ornament... the song is a gift, therefore it seemed fitting to have this ornament be a present!

Simple, yet pretty because of the darling designs on the WINTER FOLLY paper. The silver ribbon from my stash-o-ribbons just added so much to this gift!

The poinsettia was created using the EK Success punch {trimmed the petals to be a bit more pointy} and the SNOW FLAKE VALLEY paper. The leaves were hand cut using the STARBURST paper, then distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The pearls were on an old princess dress of the girls and adhered with Glossy Accents!

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Winter Wonderland Ornaments... TWELVE

On the twelfth day of Christmas I created just for me...

A sweet little WINTER WONDERLAND ornament filled with giggles and glee!!!

I heart the SNOWFLAKE Stamp from Unity and for those of you following you are seeing it everywhere! It is so versatile and makes these ornaments pop! For this one, I distressed the cardstock tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, then stamped it using the Unity Stamp and the blue chalk. The flower was created using an EK Success Punch {trimmed the petals to be more pointy} and then edged them with a cranberry-like chalk. Again, wish I had the name of the chalk however between my constant use of them and my girls... well, their label is long gone! To highlight the COUNTING DOWN number 12 I used Diamond Stickles on the white border to make it sparkle!

For the other side of the ornament I chose this photo from our summer trip to the cabin. Grandma had so much fun having all the grandkids under one roof so they played, and played, and played their little hearts out! I was so happy to capture this sweet moment - this is why I take pictures! The flower is made from the same EK Success punch {without the petal trimming} and the pearl is from one of the girl's old princess dresses. For the ornament's title I chose the SNOWFLAKE Glitter Alphas from My Little Shoebox.

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Hope you have a happy Monday and looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow!

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Winter Wonderland Ornaments... EIGHT

Hello all! It is Thursday, December 8th and time for another WINTER WONDERLAND ornament! As some of you already know, I am a wee bit obsessed with every.single.color of MLS MINI ALPHAS! I find them inspiring and it fun trying to come up with new ways to play with these little gems! For this gift tag, I kept it pretty basic. I trimmed a semi-square out of the PEPPERMINT minis, covered it in Glossy Accents... waited for it to dry and then attached pretty red polka dot ribbon to make the present!

This is one of those photos that just melts my heart!

Yes, it is somewhat blurry because of course they wouldn't hold still...

I love it... blur and all!!!

I trimmed the number 8 off of the COUNTING DOWN paper and then layered it with one of the delicate snowflake cardstock stickers.

Sweet, simple... very meaningful!

Thanks for popping by today!

Tomorrow is another great ornament that is just flower-ific!!!

{p.s. do you like all my made up words???}

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