The season of giving is upon us. I find that hand crafted gifts can be among the most treasured (baring electronic games 😉 I do have lots of boys you know) and love creating them for holiday gifts. This particular altered wood plaque is for my daughter this Christmas. She’s chosen a new bedding ensemble as her gift and I thought this coordinating plaque would be a nice surprise. Today I’d like to challenge you to create a holiday gift and share it to inspire others. To play along with this challenge, check out the CHF Forums.
If you’re looking for some fabulous ideas…these other designers from the CHF team have created some great gifts. Check out Julie, Kim, Dawn, Jen
Dream Gift Plaque
While this design looks more scrappy than “stampy”, guess how many stamps I’ve used here! Four! Can you find them?
I also used my new Urban Prairie paper pad. Didn’t I tell you I couldn’t put it down?! 🙂
Now when I painted the edges of the frame…it seemed a little dark and heavy in the Distressed Corduroy Crackle paint but I REALLY wanted the texture and I didn’t have anything lighter that would work. Check out how I made it not only lighter, added to the texture and tied in my Aqua color throughout the design.
Have a fabulous day!
Stamps:
–Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms
–Spanish Script Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Butterfly from Little Gal stamp set (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
–Motivational Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
-Black Stazon by Tsukineko
-Black Memento by Tsukineko
-Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger
Paper:
-Urban Prairie 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey
Other:
-Aqua Adirondack Paint dabber by Ranger
–Clear Card Sheet by Cornish Heritage Farms
-pin by Making Memories
-lace by Prima
-wood plaque from Michael’s
-Brushed Corduroy Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger
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