Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Holiday Hoopala -- #3


Good Morning!
I thought I would post a 3-D today instead of my usual cards to give everybody a break.  Yes, this one is a little different, but I like different!!  I got this idea from a picture I saw in the Country Living magazine of a blackbird in a jar.  So, I said to myself, why not try this for the Holiday Hoopla.  Well now that I have done one, and made all my mistakes, I can honestly say I will do another one and it will probably only take me ten minutes instead of about a total of 12 hours that I put into this one (gosh, I hate to even admit that in print).  Most of my time was spent figuring out what I was going to use for my tree (yah, I know -- if I would have had the Christmas Tree pop-up die it would have been simple and truly goooorgous, as Jan Tink would say).  After cutting up some fake tree greens and wiring them together I was almost ready to quit.  Then I had to figure out how I could add some height to raise the scene so you could see all the stuff above the curve in the jar.  Lightbulb again, cut up some old Styrofoam that I had laying around.  The good news is that the snow was easy -- cotton balls!!  Then it was another 3 hours trying to find something tiny to wrap up as gifts under the tree (looking through my grandkids' toyboxes for something/anything!!!).  Yep, the lightbulb finally went off again: folded little pieces of cardboard and wrapped in SU's gorgeous Christmas Cocoa Speciality Paper.  And of course, the Cold and Cuddly stamps embossed in black before cutting out a front and back image, with a toothpick glued in the middle.  Here are all of the supplies I used to make my Scene in a Jar: 



Stamps:  Cold and Cuddly; and Christms Punch
Paper:  Bashful Blue and W. White cardstock and Christmas Cocoa Speciality Paper
Ink:  Silver Encore, Black StazOn, Night of Navy (brushed on the dove)
Acessories:  Silver Cord, White Shimmer Paint, Black Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink Pad, Boho Blossoms Punch, 1 1/4" Red Stripped Grosgrain Ribbon, White Satin Ribbon, Holiday Windows Die (dove), large gallon jar, Styrofoam, glue, wire, toothpicks.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
Sandi

4 comments:

  1. Sandi,
    This is just amazing. What a fab. idea and what you did in the jar is so cute. You really are on a roll!!!

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  2. This is really a WOW project. Great Job Sandi.

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  3. Yes this is another GREAT. Nice case with your own out of the box use of SU products. Just love "Mr. Wally" he is so handsome.

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