Christmas in July! Notepads and Santa Cams!

 You have to see this!

This is Christmas in July! These are my first projects for my July paper pics for the #paperstashsmash project and I can’t wait to share them with you. In the video description you will find the link to Amy’s notebook tutorial and all of the links to the YouTube channels for all of the designers in this collab. I hope you like what I made. Have fun, and stay crafty! Notepad and Pen Holder tutorial The main channel links to the #paperstashsmash collaborators are below as well: Amy: @papermoonjournals Ang @lunnacreates4101 Bitty Penny: ⁦https://www.youtube.com/@BittyPenny Candy- @Apieceofme62 Carly Rose: @madebycarlyrose Heather: @coveredbygracecreations9586 Karolina: @KarolinasKrafts Letty: @PartyPlannerPaperie Michelle: @EastBayStampChickMichelleHale Michelle: {this is me!😎} @michelleallenacreativeoper6112 Host: Debbie- @Project39MiniAlbums

Let's Make Some Ornaments! #MerryMakersCraftyCollab

I love making these ornaments and I think you will too. These are easy and use up strips of papers you may have left over after making projects. You can also just let your creativity flow with different embellishments from your stash.

Merry Makers Crafty Christmas Collaboration

#MerryMakersCraftyCollab Hi and welcome to the Merry Makers Crafty Christmas Collaboration! Do you have Christmas Paper in your crafty stash? Well, we do too. In the next 4 weeks we are going to make several projects that we hope will inspire you. Here is the schedule: Week 1 Saturday November 9: Holiday Planner, journal, junk journal, mini album or folio Week 2- Saturday November 16:Tags, Atc’s Embellishments, Ornaments Week 3- Saturday November 23 Christmas Cards, Holiday Cards Week 4- Saturday November 30: Gift Card Holders

Each week at 1:00pm eastern we will share our projects. If you want to show your support, please hit the thumbs up and we would appreciate it if you subscribe to our channels! Thank you! Super bonus: We have an entire playlist where we will add our videos as they go live. All of this crafty goodness in one playlist! It doesn’t get any better than that! #MerryMakersCraftyCollab Don't forget to visit the collaborators on the list below, like and subscribe so you can see what we all have in store for you!

                                                 List of Collaborators:

 Your Hostess Debbie

Amy

Angela

Carly Rose

Heather

Karolina

Letty

Linh

Michelle

Michelle (this is me!)

Nicole

Tiffany

Here Comes the Bride Mini Ornament Album and Flowers!

 

I used some scraps from my previous tutorial and made a cute companion mini album ornament for the couple's Christmas tree and made some flowers!

Come check out the video and then head on over to Country Craft Creations for your papers, "Here Comes the Bride".  

A New Christmas Ornament

I was messing around with an idea, and this is what I came up with.

I wanted to make a ball type ornament for the tree with the rosettes.  I came up with this.  It uses two sheets of cardstock, some ribbon, two beads, one ornament hanger, and a dangle.  I don't have my tree up yet, so I hung it on my ivy plant.  I think it looks quite festive.

Here's how I did it...

You will need 2 sheets of 12x12" cardstock.  Take one and cut at 11 1/2", discard extra piece." Take the other and cut at 5 1/2", saving the extra 6 1/2" piece.  Out of the 6 1/2" piece, punch 14 circles that are 1" in diameter, and punch 2 scallop shapes (2" in diameter).  Punch a hole in the middle of the circle and scallop shapes.  I used my cropadile's smallest hole punch.

Take the cardstock, lining the 12" side to the top of your scoring tool, and score at every 1/2".

After scoring, take the 11 1/2" piece, and cut into the following strips for your rosettes:
     4 strips at 1 3/4" wide each
     3 strips at 1 1/2" wide each

Take the 5 1/2" piece of cardstock and cut into the following strips:
    1 strip at 1 1/2" wide each
    4 strips at 1" wide each

You should now have 4 strips of each width.  Adhere two of each width together so that you have 6 long strips, 2 of each width.  Make your rosettes, using the 1" circles to secure them on both sides.  I used a hot glue gun for this, it is faster and I am impatient sometimes!  You should have 6 rosettes, two in each width.

I used a bamboo skewer to adhere the rosettes together, so that the holes all lined up nicely...

I put the smallest rosette on the skewer, added glue to the circle, and slid the nest one down.  Repeat for all shapes until you get your ball.

Now, adhere the scallop shapes, one on each end of the ornament ball to cover the circles.

I put an ornament jewel onto a decorative ornament hook, I threaded ribbon through the top of the hook, then through a bead...then through the ornament, through another bead and tied a square knot.  I hung it up with my Snowflake ornament I made for the Christmas blog hop.  

I think it turned out very nicely.  I am seeing other colors in my future...

Stay Crafty My Friends!