Angels .... we made angels

At our Downline Holiday Party this year we made the beautful little angels you have seen all over the net.  They are so cute, and easy and look lovely on the tree. I used leftover printed cardstock from the Thanksgiving kit - I think it looks really elegant.  Here's the chart we used for punching.

You can see the little angel completed and hanging in the frame below.  I made up several and they look lovely on my tree.

The next pictures are of some of the Crazy Stamping Ladies making their angels and enjoying our party.

 

 

Nothing brings a smile to the face like playing with punches :)  Stop back soon!  ~Maureen

Advanced Cards Class with Heidi

Recently I was able to go to Heidi's Stamp Camp and just STAMP!! How fun that was - I rarely just enjoy the time stamping without having to do the prep.  So this was great.  It was her Advanced Card class - so the cards had a bit more going on.  The first card was a shaker card -  and I loved it.  How fun would this be to get in the mail.

The second card was this ornament card made with the Festive Flurries set.  The ornament actually hangs in the open circle and pulls out to be hung on your tree.  Fun!!

To see more of Heidi's great stamping you can go to www.stampinking.blogspot.com.  ~Maureen

Quick and Easy Christmas Ornament

Today I want to share a quick idea for Christmas ornaments you can make in a jiffy.  Use plastic ornaments, and its great to do with the kids.  All you need is 20 - 1/2" x 3" strips of DSP (designer series paper).  Just take each strip, wrap tightly around a pencil, slide off the end of the pencil and push into ornament - keep doing till all 20 are done and voila!

And here's what I use for my ornament hangers - colored paper clips.  Just bend them from their original shape at the bottom into an "S" shape -

Slip bottom portion of "S" onto ornament and bend to close -

 Then hang on your tree - fun!!! If I get a chance later this week - I'll add some ribbon bows to kick them up a notch - but they look great on the tree just as is. 

Have fun making some of your own!  ~Maureen

Vintage Ornaments

Just a quick post today - but I wanted to share these adorable ornaments.  My brother-in-law brought them back from a trip to Wisconsin over the holidays.  They were made by my husband's Aunt Louise a long time ago - maybe the 50's.  I think they are adorable - and a wonderful example of a vintage handmade creation.  Hope you enjoy seeing them!  ~Maureen