A Christmas Ornament

I know I told you all several weeks ago in THIS post that I would be showing you all what you could do with your left over Decor Elements Block after making the three block calendar for 2010. Well I have finally finished it and wanted to share what I made with all of you. I know Christmas is over but I did get this done on Christmas Eve so it actually made it to our Christmas tree for us to enjoy.

It is a picture ornament!! It is really beautiful in real life and SPARKLY!!! Before adding the pictures I sprayed it with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint. Just take a small spray bottle, fill it with rubbing alcohol, add several drops of any of our Shimmer Paints and you have a sparkly spray you can spray on about anything. It is really hard to capture this sparkle in the photos below but believe me in real life it is really SPARKLY and BEAUTIFUL!!

First thing I did was paint my block with white acrylic paint. I let this dry and gently sanded all the edges with our Sanding Blocks. I then glued on my Soft Suede Cardstock with Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive after distressing the edges with my Distressing Tool from the Cutter Kit. I then glued on my Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP. After all the sides where done this is when I sprayed the whole thing with my mixture from above. I let it dry and then got started on decorating each side of the block. The above side I used the stamp set called Yuletide Christmas, Wide Oval Punch, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon and the Pretties Kit.

Kaitlyn's side I used the Scallop Square & 1 1/4" Square Punches, Silver Elastic Cord, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Frost White Shimmer Paint and my Big Shot with the Stampin' Up! Tree Decorations Sizzlits Die.

Jordan's side I used the Scallop Square & 1 1/4" Square Punches, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads and my Big Shot with the Stampin' Up! Merry Details Sizzlits Die.

Griffen's side I used the Scallop Square & 1 1/4" Square Punches, Clear Rhinestone Brads and my Big Shot with the Stampin' Up! Merry Details Sizzlits Die.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and before long we will be welcoming in a brand new year!! Please let me know if you would like to order any of the above items before they are gone when the Holiday Mini is over Janurary 4th, 2010.

Have a great day!!