Nestled in the Christmas Tree...

Hello my lovelies!

Aimee here, hoping you're enjoying the holiday season!

 

I love this time of year.

 I like shopping for other people, the concerts

with my kids (choir, band, orchestra),

Christmas music, and putting my wiener dogs in cute sweaters.

 

As you will recall, last month the design team did a lot of

awesome projects with the December Daily plate.

I thought I wouls share with you one of my

spreads in my

"December Daily...and then some" book.

This is one of my favorites!!

 

You could easily use this technique for a scrapbook page

or holiday card.

 

Wanna make it?

OK!

 

You'll need:

card stock to stamp on (I used kraft)

2-3 green ink pads (mine are all from Ranger)

at least 3 green Stickles

scraps of card stock to stamp wiener and number on

Ink to stamp wiener and number with

scissors

miracle tape sheet

colored pencils/markers/whatever you like to color with

stamps: December Daily Plate, Pine Branch, Dachshund with Antlers

 

 Stamp around the edge and bottom of your page repeatedly using the pine branch,

making sure to move the stamp around to change the angle.

I stamped around the entire thing with Shabby Shutters distress Ink,

then again with Bottle Adirondak ink,

and then again with Library green Archival Ink.

 Stamp the wiener and the number on card stock.

Trim loosley around the wiener.

Remove the liner from a piece of Miracle Tape (I used the sheet),

and place wiener on top.

Fussy cut out the wiener.

Stamp the number on card stock and cut out.

Color both as desired and set aside.

 Now the fun part!
Go over some of the pine branches with Stickles.

I used Shabby Shutters, peeled paint, Green, and Holly.

Set aside to dry (mine took all night!).

Once dry, peel the liner off of the weiner, add a strip

of miracle tape to the number, and add them to your page.

 

And a little bonus....

 I made these tags for my family members to write their

Christmas wish lists on.

On a manilla tag, use Distress Inks

to create a back ground.

Put a little water on your hand and fling onto the tag to create water marks.

Dry with heat tool or just let it dry.

Ink up harlequin background stamp with one of the Distress Inks

that you used, and stamp on the tag.

Add names to the tags with little letter stickers.

 

Andddd....

here's your wiener!
Sammy getting into the Christmas spirit!