Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

Hi There!

Have you still got your

bells jingling?  I have

hung a few from my

twiggy tree and when

I pass it quickly, the

jingles can be heard...!

.........it doesn't take much

Here's Louise Thomson

spreading the love....

"This post comes with a 

'fake snow disclaimer!'

 Hold on to your woolly hats folks, 

it's time to get Christmassy! 

I started out with a wooden heart.

I gave it a coating of gesso, some

 grunge paste for a 'rough around the 

edges' look, and then a coating

 of Fresco chalk paint

I blended a few distress oxide inks over 

the edges, wiping back some of the ink

 with a wet baby wipe for a soft look. 

You might notice from this picture

 I had stencilled on some snow however,

 I later sanded this off as I wanted a 

bigger area for stamping.

I used paper artsy set HPXM08EZ and 

stamped the single tree and the tiny stars

 (from the top of the three trees stamp)

 in iced spruce ink.

I layered on a few more trees in a dark blue,

 then added the reindeer, embossing them 

in a sparkle embossing powder.

On the other side of the heart I stamped

 stars and snowflakes from PaperArtsy 

and one from a new woodware set.

I also added a little more ink around

 the outside. I rubbed the whole outside

 edge in clear embossing ink and used the

 sparkle embossing powder to coat it

Using the clear embossing ink again, 

I dabbed patches of ink over the heart

 and sprinkled with chunky white embossing

 enamel before heating to emboss. 

Finally I added die cuts from Find It Trading Dies

 and Sizzix and increased the glitter content

 just a little further using some stickles glitter. 

I wish the camera showed up sparkle a bit better!

The reverse side was finished with a 

sentiment from Woodware (and maybe,

 just maybe, some fake snow!!) 

Hope it's inspired you to start feeling festive, 

I could definitely settle down in front

 of the fire with a hot chocolate and a 

chunky knit blanket now!!! "

Materials;

Wooden heart

Gesso

Grunge paste

Fresco paint - chalk

Distress oxides

Paperartsy HPXM08EZ

Clear embossing ink

Blue sparkle embossing powder

Woodware stamps - little festive branch

Woodware sentiments -Christmas cheer

Chunky white embossing enamel

Sizzix winter greens die

Find it hanging stars die

Stickles glitter glue

Heat gun

What a delightful Christmas Ornament

Louise, Thank you for a great project

Certainly made me feel jingly!

Not sure about the cocoa but I

could really do with a 

chunky knit blanket!

'Till Tomorrow

Mickie xx