Day 1: Glitter Paper Globes

Holiday Ornaments – Glitter Paper Globes

Use these sparkly ornaments to decorate your tree or take this basic design to a whole new level! This is a great starting point to get really creative: Shimmer Sprays, assorted embellishments, double-sided papers, different punch designs and the list goes on!

Materials -

- 2.5” Circle Punch

- Assorted Glitter Paper -or- Stardream Shimmer Paper

- Glue Gun, Glue Dots or another quick-drying adhesive

- Ribbon

- Scissors

Optional Accessories:

- Beads, Brads or Embellishments of your choice

- Floral wire or fishing line

Step 1) Punch out circles with your Circle Punch from your assorted paper. You can be adventurous with the quantity of circles you use for your design; however, I have found that 10 circles total work best.

(Tip: Try using a Christmas double sided paper or adhere a fun holiday paper to a glitter paper to achieve a totally different look.)

Step 2) Fold the circle in half with the design side out (for glitter paper – glitter side out).

Step 3) Put a drop of glue at each corner. Line up and glue the folded edges together at the seam. Continue to do this until the last one; however, do not glue the ornament closed.

Step 4) Knot off the bottom of your ribbon a few times then glue the excess ribbon up. Tie a loop at the top large enough to hang on the branch of a tree.

(Tip: You could also place a bead or glue a brad at the bottom instead of knotting off ribbon.)

Step 5) Take your ribbon and place it into the center of the ornament’s seam. Place some glue across the center of the ornament - press to seal your ornament closed and to glue your ribbon in.

Step 6) Glue the each flap of the ornament together with a small bead of glue. Repeat until the entire ornaments open flaps are glued shut.

Happy Holiday Crafting!

- Stephanie

Glitter Window Holiday Cards

I have been stamping and card making for many years and today I would like to show you a fun technique that I learned a long time ago that is always a wow when giving a card.

You will need:

- Cardstock

- Punch - here I am using the Martha Stewart Anywhere Snowflake. I love this punch, because it is magnetic - you can place it anywhere on a piece of paper. You don’t have to worry if it will reach or not!

- Packing Tape

- Glitter

Cut your cardstock to fit the front of your card.

Place the punch in the center of the cardstock piece. To line this up nicely, I put the bottom of the punch on the back of the cardstock piece and make sure it is lined up evenly with the sides of the cardstock. Then you can place it on the top of the punch and the magnets with secure it together. Punch your shape.

Put your cardstock on a slick service, here I am using a glass mat. You could just use a piece of acetate or a plastic bag. The point is to not have the tape stick to your table. Place a piece of packing tape over the punched shape with the sticky part facing out the front of the card. Press into place.

Turn over the card and pour glitter on the tape. Burnish the glitter into the tape and pour the rest back in the bottle.

You can now mount your completed piece on the front of your card. If you don’t mind the tape on the back, you can do this technique on the front of the card so the recipient will see through the front to the inside of your card.

I finished my card by stamping a Christmas greeting. I love cards that are simple with that wow factor. You could definitely make 100 of these cards to send to everyone on your Christmas card list.

Happy Stamping!

Whitney

Tukwila Paper Zone

Layered Glitter Christmas Tree Card

Hi Everyone

This is the time of year is when time seems to be the one thing we definitely need more of. I seem to start out creating a Holiday card that I always think will take just a little less time than it actually does. After making a dozen or so, I turn my attention to making a card that is a little less complicated and simpler to make. That is exactly the case with this Layered Glitter Card.

I used a glue pad to stamp an identical image on top of my inked image and sprinkled glitter over the image. The result is a simple but elegant card.

To create this card, I used the following materials:

Tsukineko - Glue Pad

Colorbox Chalk - Warm Green
12x12 Jovial, Blizzard - Basic Grey cut to 4x5.25

Cardstock - Construction - Cement Green cut to 8.5x5.5 and 3x4

Stamp - Christmas Tree - Memory Box

Glitter - Stampendous, Crystal Snow

Paper Cutter

Scoring Tool

Adhesive

Step 1

Stamp your image on the smaller piece of cardstock. Let dry

Step 2

Using the glue pad, stamp an identical image on stop of the ink image. The second stamp doesn't need to line up exactly.

Step 3

Sprinkle glitter over the glue image and shake of excess glitter.

Step 4

Score the 8.5x5.5 piece of cardstock down the center to create an A2 size card.

Step 5

Attach with adhesive the small piece of cardstock to the 4x5.25 piece. Attach this piece to the scored A2 card.

As quick as that, you are finished with this card.

Happy Crafting

Sandra