Fill Your Home With Joy

JOY Ornaments Created by OMC Designer Whitney


 
Supplies Used:

Oh My Vinyl : Olive, Cherry Red, Almond, Ivy, Brushed Gold
Sizzix : Eclips Cartridge - Decorate Your Life
Tulle


Instructions:

1. Cut
Use the Eclips Machine to cut the following:

Image	Feature	Size (height)	Color of Vinyl	Quantity
Alphabet letters: “JOY”	Original	4 ½”	Cherry Red	1
Shapes: Circle Medallion	Solid	6”	Ivy	3
Shapes: Circle Medallion	Shadow	6”	Almond	3
Shapes: Circle Medallion	Outline	6”	Olive	3

In addition, use scissors to cut a 1 ½” x 1 ½” square of brushed gold vinyl.
 
2. Layer 
Layer from bottom to top the ivy, almond, olive to create the ornament and add a letter to each ornament. Do not peel of the backing to the ivy vinyl unless you are going to stick the ornament to a wall.  

Stick the gold square behind the ornament so it pokes out an inch. 

3. Tie 
Punch a hole in the center each gold square, thread tulle through and tie into a bow.


Happy crafting!

Hope, Peace, and Cookies, Oh My!

Hope, Peace, and Cookies Card Created by OMC designer Whitney



Supplies Used:

Sizzix : Bigz Die - Gingerbread by Tim Holtz
Doodlebug : Mega Christmas Kit
Bazzill Basics : 12” x 12” Grasscloth Cardstock - Avalanche (white) and Walnut (brown)
Oh My Vinyl : Cloud White
3L Foam Squares


Instructions:

1. Cut a 6” x 12” white rectangle and fold in half.
2. Cut a 5 ½” square of red dotted paper from Christmas Kit and adhere to front of card.
3. Die cut gingerbread man with light brown cardstock and add the glitter sticker trim from the Christmas Kit to the legs and arms. Adhere to card.
4. Adhere two red jewels from the Christmas Kit to the gingerbread man.
5. On white vinyl, place stickers from Christmas Kit to spell “Hope” and “Peace.” Trim around the borders. Adhere to top of card at an angle.
6. Cut out 7 white ¾” squares, and on each square add a letter to spell “COOKIES.”
7. Use foam squares to adhere “Cookies” to the bottom of the card.


Happy crafting!

Contest time! 7/14/11 LOVE NOTES!

Everybody loves to be loved! Today we are spreading the love and want you to spread it with us. Take a picture of you or someone else holding up your love note! Make it simple, make it fun, make it fancy! Just make sure it says Ohmycrafts somewhere in your note. Post it anywhere you'd like, on your blog, on your facebook page and send us the information on where you posted your wonderful love note. 7 lucky winners will be randomly selected to win a $5.00 gift card to Ohmycrafts.com  plus a paper/embellishment goodie bag! Yes...... we really do love you :) 

Contest ends July 17th and winners will be announced on Monday! 
Important: Email contest@ohmycrafts.com where to find your love note! 

Where the Tree Tops Glisten

Pop-up Christmas Tree Card Created by OMC designer Whitney



Supplies Used:

Sizzix : Bigz XL Die - Tree, Christmas 3-D (Pop-Up)
K&Company : Glad Tidings - Designer Paper Pad
K&Company : Glad Tidings - Poinsettia & Holly Layered Accents
Bazzill Basics : 12” x 12” Smoothies Cardstock - Kraft
Bazzill Basics : 12” x 12” Criss Cross Cardstock - Kisses (red) and Saguaro (green)
Bazzill Basics : Perfectly Pleated - Pinecone
Sizzix : eclips Cartridge - Christmas & Traditions (Phrase “Merry Christmas”)
Our Craft Lounge : Sparkly Fluff - Sugar (white)



Instructions:

1. Die cut tree with green cardstock and assemble according to Sizzix instructions. Dab the tips of the tree with a little bit of glue and then sprinkle Sparkly Fluff on the glue to make it look like snow. Set aside to dry.
2. Cut 10 ½” x 5 ½” of Kraft paper and fold in half.
3. With patterned paper cut a 5” x 5” square and 10” x 5” rectangle. If desired, ink the edges. Adhere the square to the front of the card and the rectangle to the inside of the card.
4. Cut 4 ½” x 4 ½” square of red cardstock and adhere to the right side of the card.
5. Cut 4” x 4 ½” rectangle of kraft cardstock and adhere on top of the red cardstock.
6. Cut out “Merry Christmas” with the eclips Machine and red cardstock at size: 1 ½” and adhere to page.
7. Adhere the Christmas tree to the inside of the card across the fold.
8. With the card closed, wrap the brown pleated paper around the card and adhere it together so it will keep the card closed but slide off easily. Trim off any excess pleats.
9. Adhere a poinsettia to the right side of the pleated wrap.



Happy crafting!