Thursday, September 17, 2009

Impression Obsession DT challenge: Christmas gifts

I store my ribbon on cards (don't be too impressed - the cards are cut from old cereal boxes!), and I've saved my smaller ribbon spools, thinking "ornaments". The Impression Obsession challenge this week gave me the perfect opportunity to try out my idea! The spools I used are about 2-1/4" wide.

I started with a stamped image - all these are from Sarah Phelps' Christmas release and can be purchased in clear sets or mounted/unmounted rubber. All images were colored with Neopiko markers and Prismacolor pencils, with gel pen highlights added here and there, and sponging around the edges. On the ornament above, felt rickrack is glued around the inside of the rim. A round of ribbon covers the spool, and a coordinating patterned paper covers the back. I cut my circles with a Coluzzle template.

These 2 ornaments have Diamond Dust (crushed glass glitter) around the edge. The Reindeers' ornaments were colored first with a glitter pen, then covered with Crystal Lacquer.
Be sure to see what the rest of the team has created, for holiday gift inspiration! Their links are to the left.

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10 comments:

  1. Oh wow, brilliant recycling idea. Great job.

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  2. these are fabulous! great way to recycle packaging and great deco for your tree or as a gift!

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  3. How clever you are! VERY cute ornaments.

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  4. Cuteness!! You are so darned creative!!

    ~ dana c

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  5. Oh My Gosh, Dina!!! what a creative and wonderful fun idea. Hooray for you lady. I love your sense of humor on the 'Don't be too impressed, and the cereal boxes. Ha! Getting these into your album right away too!

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  6. Love your ornaments...really great idea!

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  7. Oh WOW!! I love that idea to re-use, re-purpose! How inspirational! Adorable ornaments Dina!

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  8. These are adorable! Love them...great job!

    Melanie

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  9. What a great idea! Nice way to use them.

    Swedie

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