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Christmas Pringle Ornament

By Sue Smyth

Ahh Christmas time, my favourite time of year.

I love making little hand made ornaments and gifts

and the humble pringle tin is a great place to start.

As you know I have used just a little before lol.

Of course I have made a little snowy scene in the middle 

Couture Creations Christmas dies.

Add a pearl brad and lots of soft white ribbon to hang

your ornament and everyone who receives this

will be filled with the joy of the season.

Here is a little step by step for you to follow 

Step 1

Cut down a pringle tin, I use a small hacksaw and trim

up with Couture Creations scissors 

Step 2

Cover the outside and inside of the tube with

double sided tape.

Step 3

Trim patterned paper for outside to 3 cm, and

plain white cardstock for the inside to 3 cm.

Carefully adhere them both to the cylinder.

Step 4

Die cut 2 medium scalloped circles from

white cardstock.

Recut the second scalloped circle with a smaller 

nested circle die to create a frame.

Next cover with dimensional magic and 

drench with white glitter. 

Step 5

Use the cylinder to cut a circle from acetate. I find

that scoring on the acetate with the Couture Creations

pointed tool works a treat to create a guide for cutting.

Step 6

Die cut Reindeer twice from white cardstock.

Snip off one of the deer from both and glue together.

 

Step 7

Dab a small amount of brown ink to the rump of the deer.

Add dots of white ink or liquid paper over the brown ink.

Also add 2 mm and 4 mm red rhinestones to the baubles

hanging from the antlers.

Draw in eyes etc.

Step 8

Adhere pringle tin to the scalloped circle

with hot glue to hold in place.

Step 9.

Add a continuous line of PVA glue to to the outside

 and inside of cylinder to fill 

in any gaps, and avoid any glitter escaping from the ornament later.

Step 10

Scrunch up a tissue and adhere to bottom of ornament.

Paint the sky with a little blue or turquoise spray ink.

Add a few flicks of white ink for snow.

Step 11

Adhere a row of small pearls to the inside of 

the scalloped frame, and add 2 mm red 

rhinestones to the edge of the scallops.

Step 12

Build a scene inside the ornament, add glittery trees. to 

the background and place the deer in the front. 

Secure in place with hot glue. 

You can add a spoonful of white glitter and 

mica shards to the snow, to form a 

shaker ornament.

Adhere acetate top to ornament, again

use PVA glue to seal the edges.

Step 13

Adhere the decorated top over the acetate, and check

for any glitter leaks.

Add a strip of glittery washi tape or ribbon around

the outer edge, insert a pearl brad into it first.

Then tie a piece of organza ribbon around the brad 

to hang the ornament

Couture Creations Materials 

C0724427 Couture Creations Christmas Eve collection Santas Reindeer

C0724149 Couture Creations 2mm Maraschino self adhesive rhinestones

C0721986 Couture Creations craft-tools-accessories

Happy Crafting.

imaginarium

Christmas layout and 

Baby Boy mini canvas 

by Sue Smyth 

You may have noticed a tutorial earlier this year on how

to make a paling fence effect.

Here is a layout using the same effect but different colours.

This time I included a bright green, to team with a Christmas 

layout.

I have embossed the tree with gold embossing powder and added 

micro beads, see the little tutorial below.

To make it look larger I have cut it in half and placed

above and below the photo

I have added lots of Christmas red flowers,

to give them depth and shine, I have painted

the petals with red inka gold, added red glitter glue 

to the centres and also dipped 

the very edges of the petals into red dylusions.

This gives a really need dark edge to the petal.

Last year I found these really neat glittered foam balls,

they are just perfect for adding to layouts etc, as they

are light weight and flexible.

I simply painted the chip children with 2 coats of gesso, 

and dried off with the heat gun for a bubbled effect 

For the presents, I have painted with gesso and dried.

Then add dimensional magic and white glitter.

Allow to dry and then add red glitter glue for 

the ribbons and bow.

And I have simply painted the small ornament with

white gesso and tucked under the flower cluster.

This is the first 2 layers of the paling fence, using lemon and green paint

with petroleum jelly in between for the stripped

back  effect ...

to refresh yourself with the step by step check out

this link

http://suesmyth06.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/imaginarium-designs.html

For the gold tree, first I have embossed with

2 layers of aged gold embossing powder.

Sprinkle with gold micro beads while hot.

While hot spray with white dylusions, and continue

to heat for about 5 seconds, until the surfaces

fractures and bubbles and the white dylusions are dry.

Imaginarium Chipboard

Delightful Baby Boy 

Mini Canvas 

I made this little canvas for a friend who is expecting a little

baby boy, she can use this to decorate the nursery. Because

it is small it can easily tuck away when it is 

out grown.

The train is painted white and gently inked on the edges.

Then cover with a layer of dimensional 

magic and white glitter.

The sun is painted yellow, then cover with a layer of 

dimensional magic and sprinkle over

yellow flocking and a little yellow glitter.

The clouds have many layers of thick gesso painted over them

dry and blister in between each layer for a fluffy effect.

Imaginarium Chipboard

Happy Crafting All 

Couture Creations 1

Little Artist Layout

by Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers

we don't always think of using dies for mixed media, but 

I love using my dies to cut out light weight chipboard

and using them for texture in a mixed media piece.

The arty look suits my photo of DD who even at a 

young age would fill sketch book after sketch book

with drawings, and still does. 

Adhere die cut mini doilies all over cardstock and when dry

paint with gesso.

Spray with your favourite coloured sprays and dry again.

Wipe the raised areas with gold metallic paint to highlight 

the texture.

Add a few details, like sequins and beads, with some 

splots of ink for a painted effect.

When the glue was wet, I have added a light

sprinkle of micro beads for extra texture.

To make the cheery orange flowers, die cut several sizes

with Layered flowers dies, arrange in order of

size and fasten with a brad.

1. Then dry brush with gesso, allow to dry.

2. Then spritz with water and scrunch up, dry off again

3. Then spray with colour, scrunch and dry again.

4. Lastly spray with adhesive glue and sprinkle with white glitter 

Couture Creations Materials list 

C0724115 Couture Creations Everyday Essentials Strawberry leaf die

C0724159 Couture Creations Aster Floral Layers Intricutz dies

C0724162 Couture Creations Blue eyed daisy Floral layered dies

C0724142 Couture Creations Aspirational Perfectly Petite Doilies Collection Intricutz Cutting Dies

C0724141 Couture Creations Dandy Floral Perfectly Petite Doilies Collection Intricutz Cutting Dies

C0724140 Couture Creations Ebony Perfectly Petite Doilies Collection Intricutz Cutting Dies

C0724306 Couture Creations Amaryllis Ornamental lace die

Happy Crafting