SPARKLES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE - ORNAMENTS #109

Another new month brings us another new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge - this month we are focusing on ornaments.  I started off with some paper from Craftwork Cards called Festive Chalkboard.  I only have a few sheets of this paper left and have loved using it.  

My ornament dies are from Tim Holtz and are a set of three ornaments with various dies for decorating them.  I started off with white card stock then cut out the ornaments and sponged them in pale blue, pale pink and pale green.  I added some silver paper and glitter paper for the various decoreations.  I added some silver thread to let them hang.  I then added lots of rhine stones on the paper and on the ornaments.

 

TRY STAMPIN ON TUESDAY - # TS0T423

Our sketch this week at Try Stampin on Tuesday has the optional addition of using plaid or checks.

I chose to do a Christmas Card as I've recently bought the beautiful stamp set Holiday Style from Sunny Studio.  Being in the UK it is sometimes too expensive for us to order anything from the US as the postage is so expensive. I was delighted that this wasn't the case with this company and my parcel was here within a week!  I just adore these bells and they are so clever the way just using ink makes them look as though they shine.

I chose to use some black card stock as the base and a sheet of the gorgeous plaid paper from Festive Chalkboard - it's my last piece -eek!  I added a strip of black and stamped the bow from the set in Versamark ink.  I used Old Olive for the fir tree and SU inks in Basic Gray and Going Gray and Memento Black ink for the bell.  I cut out a bow in the same plaid paper and attached a sparkling rhinestone in the middle. The sentiment comes from the same set.