Paper Hugs

Just a quick share of a couple of ornaments I made using SU punches.  The polystyrene tree and ball were bought from Riots Art and Craft, and to re-create the decorations I saw on Youtube, via Lia Griffith I used the two shapes in the bow punch for the 'leaves' of the tree, punching them out of metallic paper in bronze, gold, ivory and white.  The ball used the 3/4" punch and only gold.  The shapes are attached using hot glue.  Just another use for Stampin' Up! punches!!

I have just noticed a post from Less is More about a special challenge over at the Stamplorations blog, on the theme of Giving Thanks, and as a friend asked me yesterday to make a Thank You card for the musical director of her local choir, I had just the card to enter! Wendy's favourite colour is blue, so my watercolored background card is in soft blue, turquoise and pale green. Card recipe: Stamps - Stampin' Up!, including the letters for her name - from Brushwork Alphabet Die - Party Music by Memory Box Enamel dots by Ranger Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio

Welcome once again to  Scrapbook Boutique's  monthly challenge and blog hop.  You should have arrived here from  Angela's  amazing blog but if you didn't and want to start at the beginning, just click on the SBB blog link above and start again!  Today's challenge will be the last for this year, and fittingly, the inspiration board is very, very Christmasy! Christmas is such a fun time of the year for most of us, especially the dressing of the tree, with brilliant baubles, tinsel and decorations in abundance.  So for my card I have chosen to make a bauble 'shaker' - this time the shaker is on top of the card, not concealed between the card and the card front, and if it was not adhered to the card, could actually be hung on the tree, as it is a separate element. I have used the Kaisercraft stamp and die set called 'Merry Christmas' - stamping the tree and deer, spongeing the background and adding glitter, before the sequins and beads were...