O Christmas Glee, O Christmas Glee...

Good morning from a frosty England! A bit of chilly weather, boxes of decorations out the loft and a shopping expedition...Yes, I'm inching my way into the Christmas mood. I was all set to buy my tree yesterday except it rained so badly we abandoned ship! Today, come hell or high water as they say, I am going to festify my house... It's Monday and that means it's also time to share my new piece for Simon Says Stamp & Show! A star is born...

This week it's 'Through the Looking Glass. It's all about creating dimension, so I couldn't be happier. I decided to play with all my favourite products and techniques and also take a little inspiration from Mr. Holtz. I just haven't had time to play with the 12 tags party so this was my chance to dip a toe in the water.

I created my star using Ranger Metal Foil which I stuck to six strips of card. I embossed the whole strip with the Textile folder moving the folder along the strip to emboss the whole strip. Don't be ultra fussy matching the pattern, because once it's all inked, folded and glued, you won't notice the slight differences. Then it was a good session of splodging and pounding with Alcohol Inks.

The six strips were then folded, shaped and glued onto a cardboard circle with Glossy Accents. Then I started on the centre decoration. I stamped the sentiment from Joyful Song onto thick cardstock, painted over top with Rock Candy Crackle paint and then when dry, added Vintage Photo Distress Ink to enhance the cracks. Following Tim's idea, I pounced a mix of Green and Copper Alcohol inks onto Kraft Glassine Paper, scrumpled it up and swiped Distress Ink over the wrinkles.

I cut my own holly leaves by hand, added an off-cut of vintage lace and then created two hat pins.

I coloured a few of my pearls with Red Pepper Alcohol ink for a berry nice effect! I finished everything off with an old necklace chain and jump ring to be able to hang it. Here's a side shot to show you a bit more of the shape and metal detail... I really, really like how it came out. Simple but full of texture, colour and detail. You just can't beat a bit of vintage charm, especially at Christmas...

This weeks 'Through The Looking Glass' challenge theme is a really great chance for you to show off your Festive makes!  Think depth, dimension, things you can see through. It could be a special card, a full-on tag, a Configuration Box, Art Parts, a keepsake, an altered matchbox...

I'm sure you will wow us! Do take a look at the truly amazing creations from the Design Team - they are Fantabulous! The Top Three Tiara and $50 prize are out there for the taking...so time to be getting crafty, creative and a little Christmassy!
Thanks very much for calling by! I know these are busy times for us all...have a really great week in all you do. Sarah