Hello crafty
friends, Marine here, I'm so happy to be back
on the blog with this shaker ornament showcasing Bells
& Baubles. As you can see, I kind of went out of my comfort
zone with this gold and black color palette, I'm more of a
let-throw-all-the-colors-on-one-single-card kind of girl, but I was actually
inspired by my friend and fellow crafter Bobbi Lemanski who
recently shared a beautiful set of black +
gold + white tags, and I thought it would be a fun
challenge for me.
So I started off
by stamping five baubles on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Lawn Fawn
premium dye inks. I stamped each image twice to get a nice impression, and
then used the coordinating dies to cut everything. Here are the color combinations
I picked:
• golden
baubles: butter + sunflower + no. 2 pencil
• black
baubles: manatee + hippo + black licorice
• toppers:
no. 2 pencil
I cut a scalloped
oval frame out of black cardstock using the largest die from Scalloped
Oval Mat 1 and the largest die from Stitched
Oval 2. I also cut an acetate panel using the largest die from Scalloped
Oval Mat 1 again, and attached that acetate panel at the
back of my black scalloped frame using liquid glue. I stamped my "Merry
Christmas" greeting from Bells
& Baubles at the bottom of the acetate panel using
white stazon ink.
I attached the
baubles directly on the acetate using 1mm foam squares, and added golden
threads that I secured and stuck at the top back of the frame using thin pieces
of tape. I added foam strips at the
back of my frame, all along the oval shape, and poured my shaker material
inside the acetate window: golden sequins from my stash, and White
Snowflake Confetti.
Next I created the
handle for my ornament. I cut two black pieces using the smallest die from Stitched
Arch, and attached both elements back to back using liquid glue.
I also cut two gold mirror eyelets using a die from Sliding
Window, attached one of them on the front of my handle, and the
second at the back.
Using the largest
die from Scalloped
Oval Mat 1 again, I cut a panel out of a Classic
Sunburst black paper, and attached my handle piece at the
top back using liquid glue. I cut another scalloped panel out of black
cardstock that I glued at the back of the other,
and then stuck that panel to the foam strips to totally close my shaker
ornament.
To finish my ornament, I added golden thread
on the handle, tied a bow using ribbon from my stash and attached it at the top
of the frame using liquid glue. And that's it! I had a really good time making
this ornament, and I think it would look amazing with traditional colors like
red + green + gold, or even with wintery colors like teal +
blue + silver.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!
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