Deck the Halls with Annie's Paper Boutique!

Hello Trendy Twine fans!

Today on the Trendy Twine blog we are super excited to jump start the Christmas season with a group post featuring Christmas ornaments. Now is the time to get working on those fun seasonal projects that you may not have time to complete later on in the season. Not only would these ornaments be beautiful gracing your own home, they would make fantastic handmade gifts! Without further ado, here is the project I made to share with you today:

I made a fun little reindeer ornament. I'm in love with this little cutie. I started with a reindeer die cut and made a shaker out of the die.

There are quite a few pieces to this die so I had lots of options to make this little cutie even cuter. I added some enamel accents to the eyes and some stickles glitter to the red nose.

I filled up his little belly with  APBs  Delightful Sequins a beautiful blend of bold metallic colors --  red, light green, and gold. There are even some pretty stars to get you in a festive mood. Use these lovely embellishments to add a bit of sparkle and shine to your holiday crafting. 

I added a sentiment from the Be Merry stamp set a collection of funny sayings to put you in the holiday mood.

And last but certainly not least, I used Candy Cane Trendy Twine to top off this adorable ornament. Candy Cane is a festive twist of red, green, and white. Use our beautiful bakers twine twine to add a pop of color to your Christmas crafting and packaging.

Do you want to see what I used from Trendy Twine/Annies Paper Boutique? Just click on the links below:

Candy Cane Trendy Twine

Be Merry stamp set

Delightful Sequins

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Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Happy Tuesday!!

It's time for another Die Cuttin Divas Challenge. Today's challenge is Anything Goes. I know this is a fan favorite! Come join us and show off your creativity!
I have been wanting to try one of the ink splattered technique cards that are so popular right now. I LOVE the CAS look of these cards so I tried it out, and tried it out, and tried it out :) Well it is super easy.... except when you want to have the splatter only in one area.  So I quickly learned that I needed to mask off the parts that I don't want the splatter :) Oh and I used ink and a little bit of paint watered down, and here is how it turned out.

I used a large paint brush and a very thin brush. I added a GREAT die cut from Paper Trey ink and it was complete.

If you want to have some fun or let the kids have some fun.  Lay some newspaper or plastic down, cut a bunch of card bases and let the kids have a blast. Use small and large brushes for different size splatters.  Make sure they wear gloves :) My boys fingers were orange for days :) 

Please pop over to Die Cuttin Divas Challenge and check out the DT and join us for the challenge! We would love to have you.