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Monday, 21 November 2011

Baubles!

I have a couple of baubles to show you today...I bought a pack of  'photo ornaments' in the sale at Boots after last Christams...thinking that they'd be good to decorate and give as gifts...well, I finally got around to decorating a couple yesterday.


I used the template inside (meant for cutting your photo to the correct shape) to cut a couple of pieces of white card for each bauble. On the ones for the front, I embossed a Hero Arts cling stamp called 'Snowflakes' in white, then blended 'Tumbled Glass' and 'Faded Jeans' Distress Inks over the top. I added a snowman (from the 'Holly Jolly' set by Penny Black) to one, and 'Winter Pup' (by Hero Arts) to the other. On the others, I stamped my Penny Black 'wishes ornament' sentiment stamp in black, embossed some more of the Hero Arts snowflakes around the edges, before blending the same Distress Inks over the top. Before I assembled them, I poured in some 'Polar White' Flowersoft for 'snow'.


I found these quite difficult to photograph...as the light was reflecting off the plastic...and I had to stand them in little tealight holders to keep them upright! Here are some close-ups:



Challenges for these baubles:
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17 comments:

  1. Welkom bij Happy Stamper21 November 2011 at 07:21

    wooooow what a lovely baubles, they are great!!!!.

    hugs
    angelique

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  2. Hanneke21 November 2011 at 07:48

    They look so nice! Great ornaments for a pretty tree. Hugs, Hanneke

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  3. Dorte21 November 2011 at 07:52

    Lovely idea, Helen.
    Dorte,xx

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  4. Joey21 November 2011 at 08:52

    Just stunning Helen! great effect will have to look out for those baubles. Joey x

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  5. PinksyDoodles21 November 2011 at 09:17

    These are gorgeous Helen!
    Clare x

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  6. Riet21 November 2011 at 19:22

    This is so beautiful Helen.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  7. Vicky21 November 2011 at 19:45

    They are fantastic Helen...!

    hugs Vicky xx

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  8. Claire21 November 2011 at 19:55

    WOW these are just amazing Helen, love the images, so cute. Thanks for joining in with An Oldie But A Goodie this fortnight. Hugs, Claire x

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  9. Helen21 November 2011 at 19:59

    WOW these are really gorgeous.

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  10. Josephine21 November 2011 at 20:36

    Those are absolutely fabulous!

    Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week, and good luck.

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  11. Kat21 November 2011 at 20:56

    Gorgeous baubles Helen, really effective.

    Kat xx

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  12. Caroljenks21 November 2011 at 23:55

    Helen these are amazing - What a fantastic idea!

    Carol x

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  13. Janice22 November 2011 at 20:44

    ...& I was in Boots today too! Wish I'd read this post last night, these are brilliant. Love how you've used them. Thank you so much for entering An Oldie But A Goodie. Hope to see you back next time, Jx

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  14. Helen Laurence22 November 2011 at 21:48

    awww how cute are they??!!!
    Thank you for joining our last challenge. Good luck x

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  15. Teresa Arsenault23 November 2011 at 23:02

    Oh my sakes, Helen, you are so clever! What a fabulous idea. Your baubles look adorable and absolutely perfect. Wow. I am so impressed.

    Thank you for playing at Ellephantastic this November. It will be our last challenge for a while.

    Blessings,
    Teresa

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  16. Julies Crafty Creations26 November 2011 at 21:14

    Wow these are fantastic, what a great idea. Will have to look out for those in Boots this year, thanks for the idea. Thanks for joining in with our Anything Goes challenge over at OSAAT and good luck. Julie DT

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  17. Francesca28 November 2011 at 08:53

    Great creation,

    Thanks for joining us at OLDIE BUT A GOODIE Challenge and good luck!

    Hugs
    Francesca

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x