Reminisce

Cookie Cutter Ornaments...featuring Dear Santa...

Today, DT member Angela Ploegman is sharing her version of the popular Cookie Cutter Ornaments. These aluminum cookie cutters (some were nesting types) were altered with the vintage images from the Dear Santa collection.

These ornaments are very easy to assemble...

1. Coat the edges of the cookie cutter with a super tacky wet glue and lay over the desired image. Let dry.

2. Trim the excess paper with some non stick scissors.

3. Embellish with punched snowflakes, gems and sticker strips from the collection.

4. Punch a hole from the backside of the ornament. String ribbon and tie.

Here are some other examples...the ones made with two nesting dies have a neat kaleidoscope effect that the photographs can't really capture.

Thanks for sharing today Angela! Check back tomorrow for another day of Christmas paper creations courtesy of Reminisce!

On the first day of Christmas, Santa gave me....

Dear Santa and A Christmas Story WEEK on the blog! Welcome blog readers...if you missed the 'teaser' post last week, which was a fabulous video tutorial for a Paper Christmas Tree, check it out HERE.

Today, DT member Tami Sanders is sharing a tutorial for this fabulous Door Hanger using BOTH the Dear Santa and A Christmas Story collections-she needed to make one of these to ensure she could wrap the Christmas presents without interuptions!

1. Starting with a plain wood door hanger, adhere the papers and stickers. Use a file to remove the excess paper and ink the edges.

2. Adhere the Santa to a piece of cardstock and cuto out. Add some glitter to the Santa's hat and cuffs.

3.Cover a wood tag with patterned paper. Stamp the "stay out" phrase and hand write the remaining words on kraft paper in red pen. Distress the edges with ink.

4. Embellish with baker's twine, more glitter and jingle bells and YOU'RE DONE!

Here are some close up pictures of the project details:

Thanks for sharing today Tami! Check back tomorrow for another fabulous Holiday project!

Holiday Harvest Wreath

A Reminisce friend created this WONDERFUL Fall Harvest Wreath using the Harvest collection. Cheryl Moores sent in some photos of her creation that proudly hangs from her front door!

Love all the accordian fold paper rossettes that form the base of this project...ADORABLE!

Thanks Cheryl for sharing your project with us! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

A FANTASTIC fall banner...

This fabulous fall banner was created by Design Team member Tami Sanders. She chose the beautiful HARVEST collection for this creation.

Love how each piece combines more than one of the fabulous patterened papers in the collection and the paper seams are hidden by the Harvest border stickers!

Here's a close up of one of the banner pieces:

Some ColorBox chestnut roan ink on the edges of the leaves adds to the distressed look and the raffia bows and jute ties finish off the banner perfectly!

Thanks for sharing Tami!

Thanksgiving placecard TUTORIAL...

Today's blog post features a tutorial for handmade Thanksgiving placecards from design team member Lynne Forsythe. She first pulled out some of the BEAUTIFUL Harvest Collection papers, Autumn Harvest and Fall Harvest, and then let the creating begin!

Here are the step by step instructions:

1. Cut cardboard 4" x 6" and scored them at 3".  Fold the cardboard in half,

paint with Gesso and then ink with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink.

2. Diecut two flowers and a circle for each place card out of Autumn Harvest, run them through an embossing folder.

3. Sand the high spots.

4. Spritz the die cut flowers and a paper flower with Perfect Pearls Mist and dry them.

5. Assemble the place cards as shown.

The matching Harvest border stickers were a perfect addition to the place cards.

Don't you think these will be the perfect additions to a Holiday Table?

Thanks so much for sharing this project Lynne!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree!! {ornament tutorial}

Today, DT member Kim Holmes is sharing a christmas ornament mini tutorial.

The Dear Santa Collection with all its vintage images has got to be my all-time favorite holiday line from Reminisce!  The Santa & Snowman Collage sheets just make me happy inside.  They bring back so many memories of my Grandmother’s house at Christmas time that I can’t help but smile!  I knew right away that I wanted to add some of these images to my Christmas tree this year so I went with quick & easy! 
 
Supplies:
 
2 x 2 squares of chipboard
#DS-001 – Santa Collage Sheet
#DS-002 – Snowman Collage Sheet
Emery board
Liquid glue
Hole punch
Distressing ink and applicator
Matte Accents (Glossy Accents or Modge Podge would be fine too)
Foam brush
String
 
Step #1 – cut out random images from the patterned paper – enough to cover front and back of your chipboard
 
 
 
Step #2 – using liquid glue, adhere images to chipboard.  Then file down the edges with the emery board.  Repeat on other side.

 

Step #3 – Apply distressing ink to edges of both sides
 
 

Step #4 – Punch holes in corner of each piece
 
 

Step #5 – Using small amount of Matte Accents and foam brush, seal edges and both sides.  Let dry.
 
 
 
Step #6 – Add string for hanging!
 
 
 
These were quick & easy and are going to look so great on my vintage Christmas Tree this holilday!  
 
 

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing Kim!

An altered candy tin...

Today, DT member Angela Ploegman is sharing an altered Candy Tin she made with the I {heart} Candy collection of paper and stickers!

The tin was created by adhering the Candy Cornucopia patterned paper to the top and sides of the tin. The lid was then embellished with ribbon stickers from the 12x12 border sticker sheet. The gap between the patterned paper on top and the border sticker on the rim of the lid was painted black. The heart trim was colored orange and then stuck down. The center embellishment is a single, over sized sticker from the 12x12 icon sticker sheet.

Here's a close up of the side of the tin:

Thanks for sharing Angela!

ps. if you're feeling INSPIRED to create an altered home decor object, be sure to check out our current blog challenge....details are posted HERE!

A Harvest PUMPKIN!

Today's featured project is an altered pumpkin created by DT member Lynne Forsythe:

Lynne created her little table topper by covering a faux pumpkin with strips of Harvest papers. She then added leaf stickers around the stem and added a colored flower and seam binding for accents.

Love the look of the torn Harvest papers...and what a creative idea for a fall centerpiece! Thanks for sharing Lynne!