Non-Traditional 12 days of Christmas Swap

I participated in the non-traditional 12 days of Christmas swap on the cmb.  We could buy up to 4 of the 12 days, but that still left 8 projects.

My true love gave to me....
Day 1: A partridge in a pear tree - make a fruit themed item.  I went with simple but classic.  I made 3 by 3 note cards.  I used a white textured card stock base.  Layered black textured card stock and a light aqua print.  (Aqua is one of her favorite colors).  I used  the fruit from the Serenade cartridge and was going to do the layers but it just didn't look right.  I decided to go with cutting in black and making it more like a silhouette.  I finished off with black gems in the corners.  I made 6 of the cards and a matching tin to store them in.

Day 2:  Two Turtle Doves - I gave my partner the Damask cricut cartridge.  It was on her MQ and she loves the pattern.

Day 3: Three French Hens - paris or french themed item.  This wasn't the first project I came up with for this day.  However, I just wasn't over the moon with the finished project and end up making a small printers tray.

Day 4: Four Calling birds - feathers  This is my favorite project of them all.  I so wanted to keep this.  It is hard to tell by the pictures, but the centerpiece images are all raised with foam tape.  On the wings, behind the metal ones are feathers.  There TH gears on the center of the rosettes.  I used the tags from the paperline to intermix with the rosettes. This is my favorite line of paper - Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante..

 

Day 5: 5 golden rings - banner in jewel tones.  My partner requested a Christmas Banner in traditional red and green

Day 6 - 6 geese a laying - make 3 oval gift tags (they are pictured on the previous post along with the gift box.

Day 7 - 7 swans a swimming - an item in blue and green - bought partner blue and green lindy's stamp gang sprays.

Day 8 - 8 maids a milking - create a pearl themed project

 

Day 9: nine ladies dancing - fill an altered purse with candy

 



Day 10:  10 Lords a leaping - project using masculine colors

 Day 11 11 pipers piping: 2 trims - I filled the box in little aqua damask bags with the trims plus extras from my stash.  I read that she like Mica Flakes on her mq and I add a variety of colors, crystal pieces, and an altered key.

Day 12: 12 drummers drumming - although this is so not usually my style - this is my second favorite project.  I got the idea from a pin on her board and had to come up with my own version.

Tags

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted.  I made a ton of projects since the last post.  Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of one of the last swaps I did. This one I am finishing up, I am definitely taking pics of.  Here is one of the projects that I did.  We were to make 3 scalloped oval tags. 

Finished Tag

Cut from Alphalicious on the Cricut at 3 1/2 "  the scallop oval - 3 each, then cut again with the flip so I could back the tag.  Cut the regular oval at 3 1/2" - 3 each.

 Inked all edges in black ink.  then I went over in gold Inka Gold.

 Added flowers that I inked, bling, gears, tulle, and stick pins.  I added black sheer ribbon to the top of the tags.

I had made a little pizza style box for the presentation for the tags.

Box lids

So I posted earlier that I made the body of my apothocary out of two boxes and put the lids aside for another project.  I couldn't believe how much the craft store was selling wood planks for for subway art and other signs - they were 7 something a piece. YIKES.  I wanted to make two.  The boxes were in my stash - I had bought them previously on sale for 5 a piece.  I allocated the lid costs to $2 each - not bad of a savings. 

So story behind what I did with them.  My original plan was subway art.  I was going to be crafty with an idea I saw on pinterest.  I painted them both cream. Then over the top I did some random color blocking in fall colors.  I put down sticker letters (where I went wrong is on Pinterest they did this to a canvas).  Painted over the top with belended fall colors. Let dry and went to remove the sticker letters and oh was it a mess.  they did not come off cleanly.  So I tried to pain over it and that didn't work.  So instead of throwing them away.  I used inka gold to cover the plank, then I covered the front with paper and went from there.  I actually do like how they turned out...so in the long run it worked out.

fall wreath

This wreath has been a long time in the making.  I think I started this a month or two ago and just stuck it in the unloved box.  (It is a box I keep next to my desk with items I get stuck on or just don't quite love that I will get back to some day).  So I challenged myself to pull that sucker out of there this weekend and finished it up.  I think it looks so much better with the center and final details.

Witches Hat

I made a witches hat for a friend's daughter in a Alice in Wonderland theme....I may tweek it a little before sending it though....

Steampunk Pumpkin

I was in a bit of a crafting funk.  I had made two altered pumpkins that let's say didn't come out as planned.  I was kind of bummed.  I hate when things don't come out any where as awesome as you have it in your head. I saw this on  the Gentleman Crafter's website and was totally inspired to do my own.  His is completely awesome and you should go check his out.

Here is my version....

Apothocary update

Still have a ways to go...but here is a little of what is going on...it will look totally different when it is done  My favorite dtail I think so far is the hand made trim pieces.   I took metal foil tape and embossed with a TH embossing folder.  Then I painted it black and then slightly whiped off some of the ink so some metal showed and there were color variances.