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Life Long Friends

December 22, 2017 by Diane Leave a Comment

Twenty-some years ago when I started my first full-time job after college, I met some amazing ladies and made some dear friends. We’ve been through engagements and weddings, starting families and raising children, and so much more. These ladies are so very special to me. 

For the past several years, I’ve been making handmade ornaments for each of them for the Holidays. Here is this year’s ornament. The ornaments are made from plastic ball ornaments that I get at a local craft store. I use only one half of the ball for each ornament so I end up with a 3D dome with a flat backside. To make these winter scenes, I stamp and create each element separately. The mini trees were covered in embossing paste to make it look snowy. The night sky was created using Brusho. The house was die cut using the Hometown Greetings Edgelits and then watercolored with ink pads and my Aqua Painter. Once all the individual pieces were dry, everything gets glued to the base. The tree is glued down using a hot glue gun for extra strength.

Once the base is set and dry, I glue the plastic dome to the front and trim any excess cardstock sticking out. Then a scalloped circle is hot glued to the back side of the ornament. Once that cools down, I glue a length of ribbon along the seam between the plastic dome and scallop circle. This gives it a nice finished look. 

Here is a close up shot of the inside of the ornament. I add in a little bit of fake snow in the bottom of the ornament to enhance the 3D look.On the backside of the ornament I include the year that it was made. Making these ornaments has become a really fun tradition. Sometimes I have them planned out really early and other times not. The ladies really seem to enjoy receiving them every year. And I really enjoy making them. If you want to see some of the ornaments from year’s past, check out this post here. 

The Year End Sales Event is still going on and you can get a good deal on some stamps. Items on the retirement/clearance list are while supplies last ONLY. Don’t wait if there is something you really wanted to get. 

146065
Hearts Come Home Wood-Mount Bundle* – 146065

Price: $54.75

146068
Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Bundle* – 146068

Price: $47.50

145413
Hearts Come Home Wood-Mount Stamp Set – 145413

Price: $29.00

145416
Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 145416

Price: $21.00

132622
Gold Foil Sheets – 132622

Price: $4.00

100730
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730

Price: $9.00

119686
Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119686

Price: $8.00

126966
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126966

Price: $6.50

144085
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad – 144085

Price: $6.50

126975
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126975

Price: $6.50

126974
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126974

Price: $6.50

102283
Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $8.50

109132
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109132

Price: $5.00

129053
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) – 129053

Price: $30.00

144101
Brusho Crystal Colour – 144101

Price: $30.00

103954
Aqua Painters – 103954

Price: $17.00

144627
Green Sprigs* – 144627

Price: $5.00

141979
Embossing Paste – 141979

Price: $8.00

144636
Mini Tinsel Trim Combo Pack* – 144636

Price: $9.00

144674
Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies* – 144674

Price: $30.00

138293
Medium Star Punch – 138293

Price: $16.00

134583
Gold 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Ribbon – 134583

Price: $5.00

143263
Big Shot – 143263

Price: $110.00

144108
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

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