Vintage Retro Christmas Angel Ornament

Happy Tuesday Friends!! Today I would like to share with you my third  Really Reasonable Ribbon blog post. I'm in Christmas mode.  So today's creation is a  Vintage Chic Christmas Ornament. (I know you are thinking...she is always doing ornaments....lol).

I used some fabulous ribbon and trims from RRR. Red leaves, ivory pom poms, peppermint baker's twine and aqua organza ribbon, really add to my retro Vintage Christmas ornament. I used a two freebie Angel images from Gecko Galz.  You can find the original images on some of the other Gecko Galz DT blogs.  Leanne gave them to us for free to give to you, yesterday during our Cyber Monday sale.  I did some editing to it, then added it to a different background and shrunk it so it would fit with in my spellbinder die.  I used some candi foam pads to add a little dimension to the "letters to Santa" piece. Here are a couple close ups.

I used ivory card stock for my piece that I used with my spellbinder die.  Inked my edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I used Art Glitter Glue to add glue to my piece and I applied both red and crystal glitters (refer to photos for placement).

This is a super easy ornament that you can make.   Hope you have a great day! Thank you for visiting!! Here is the collage sheet that I created, a lot of work goes into these, I get rid of backgrounds, add things, there are many layers to my work.  Collage sheets are more work than they appear.  I normally don't tell you all the deets on the changes etc, because it would bore you...LOL.  Feel free to watch some of my youtube videos on working with GIMP.  You will see what all you can do to alter images, and the time that it takes.

I will be sharing with  Make it Monday:  Anything goes Paper project Graphic Fairy: Brag Monday Thank you for the visit!! Hugs!! Heather

Cyber Monday at Gecko Galz

Hello Friends

Happy

CYBER MONDAY!!

I just wanted to let you know that Leanne has some wonderful Cyber Monday deals for you at Gecko Galz.

Buy one Get one:  all regular priced items, when you buy one you get one of equal or lesser value for free.

$1 Collage sets:  selected collage sets will be only $1.00!!

Spend $50.00:  and get a Free Gift Pack:  this will be an exclusive gift pack which features a paper pack and collage set!!

$5.00 Gift Card:  when you purchase a gift certificate of $25 or more.  Give a gift, get a gift is what I say....LOL.

**It is important that you mention that Heather sent you.  I myself can get a little something :0)**

Leanne has given this fabulous Christmas image for me to share with you below.  Just so you know, some of the other DT members have free images on their blogs too, so you may want to pop on over to their blog and get their images too.

Isn't this just the cutest image ever??

To help you remember that Heather sent you, (lol) I have created this little collage sheet below using the image. I have it in the original size, and smaller.

Just click on the image, then right click and choose "save as"

Have fun Shopping at Gecko Galz!!

I will be sharing with

Make it Monday

(who doesn't like a free collage sheet)

Thank you for the visit!!

Hugs!!

Heather

Sugar Creek Hollow Week 39 Vintage Christmas

Happy Pink Saturday Friends!!

It is week 39 at Sugar Creek Hollow and this week our challenge is for you to create a Vintage Christmas Creation in the Vintage or Shabby chic style. 
I started out with a wood advent wreath that I picked up at
 Jo Ann. It has been sitting in my basement for a couple years waiting to be "beautified"  LOL.  
Here is a before photo

You can see how the original ivory color has yellowed and how  they had two doors for the 24th, instead of one for the 4th and 24th.  Obviously, I didn't realized this when I purchased it  (I bought it for $64.00)...LOL.  I had sold a few that I had painted (different style calendar, not as pretty) the year before for $224.00 on ebay.  I thought I would give it another try, boxed them up and forgot about it till this year...LOL.  
I gave it a beauty lift,  by painting it pink.  
I have it for sale in my ETSY.  
I have two actually, but the other one I will be hand painted all the doors, similar to the ones I did before.  This one is more Romantic and Vintage looking.

I added lots of fabby trim and ribbons and other embellishments to give it a great shabby vintage feel.

I did use some pom pom trims in green and ivory, some moss green leaves, pink leaves and white leaves  and a couple of the buttons have been tied with baker's twine in peppermint and cotton candy as well as teal, all from 
Really Reasonable ribbon.  I got the hand dyed seam binding from Debbie at the Shabby Tea Room.  I also used a lot of buttons and mica flakes.

I used a spellbinder die to cut out all my little pieces, then stamped on the numbers, which I then embossed with olde gold embossing powder. 

Here is a look at the top.  I did use a lot of my favorite embellies, and beads from my stash.  I think it has a great Vintage Shabby Chic feel.

So get creating!!  Come and link up your Vintage Christmas creations to our challenge at 
Sugar Creek Hollow.
Here is a photo with some of the doors open.

My other DT challenges you may be interested in playing in.
Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Anything but a card & Ribbon.


I will also be playing along with the following challenges
Shabby Tea Room : bingo
(embossing, seam binding and buttons)
DYSU: Numbers
Fashionable Stampers: Home Sweet Home
(shaped like a house, and Christmas decor for the home)
(all numbers were stamped) I will be sharing with 
Beverly's Pink Saturday
Make it Monday

Thank you for visiting!!
Hugs
Heather