Christmas Project #1: In Progress
On Saturday I had a chance to start working on one of my holiday projects while hanging out at Scrapbook Fever in Salem. This one, a Night Before Christmas card spinner, was a great one to work on during a crop because I only had to focus on one small area at a time. I am about half way done...
So what in the heck is it? The base is an Altered Trading Card holder from 7gypsies that you can find here. I used these cards and decorated the front and back of each one with some of my Christmas supply stash (a little bit of this + a little bit of that) and adhered a line or two from Twas the Night Before Christmas (googled it and printed out this one).
Here's a close up look at the ones I have completed so far (font for poem is Adler):
In addition to the cards I added in some transparent pages that I just cut to size.
Played around with red embossing glitter.
Fun project - totally something that you could work on bit by bit as we get closer to the holiday season. It's also a great way to play with all those little pieces of stuff in your holiday stash or your scrap box. I will show more samples as I finish it up.
Can't wait to have it completed and put it up with the rest of my holiday decorations right after Thanksgiving. Merry. Merry.
Very Cute!!! The trading card holder is a little pricey but very cute to display during the holiday season. What other things can you do with the holder?
Thanks, Jane
Corona, CA
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ali, that is the cutest thing i've ever seen! your creativity never ceases to blow me away. thanks so much for sharing. i have one of these that i picked up at pottery barn last year, and have been sitting on, waiting for the right project to use it for.
thanks so much for sharing it, i love it!
beth
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too stinkin' cute - love it !!!
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Ali, I bought the 7Gypsies base & cards to use for your Daily Something idea...but now, I'm thinking I REALLY love the Night Before Christmas. Maybe I'll just have to buy more of those cards and do BOTH! Thanks for the ongoing inspiration! Kim
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That is so lovely. As I saw it, I thought, that it might be fun, to make new cards each year, and after christmas, just add some cards with photos from the holidays and your Christmas-Mini-Album is complete!
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SO cool!
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Wow Ali, this is such a great project! I have been so inspired by you and always lurks around your blog. I am finally out of the closet! LOL.
I just want to say that I LUV your work and you have been such an inspiration to most of us.
Keep up the great work!
Luv,
Jojo*
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ALi -this is a gem, I love it... you are an evil enabler, as I now NEED one of those 7G's card spinners!
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ALI! you are killing me!!
that is the best thing I have seen in a long time.
THANK YOU for the inspiration!
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OK, Ali... I LOVE this one. I have been wanting one of these 7 gypies ATC holders for a while, but now I am totally ordering one! Your work is beautiful! You always inspire me so much.
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Way cool Ali!
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Ali, you are so inspirational! I am heading to my LSS to purchase an ATC wheel like this! I bought your new book and had it read, cover to cover, in 1 day. I so appreciate your willingness to share how your process works. You've just GOT it, girl. I thank you SO much for sharing your talents, it makes me a better life artist!
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this is a totally cute idea! love it!
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Ali
This just too cute! Please do tell what/how have you done the 'Ho Ho' page? It's looks like it's covered in Diamond Glaze?
Your book should be with me anyday now, I can't wait!
Chantille
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AGH! I love this. Now why didn't I think of that? Seriously, this is a fantastic idea for saving, but USING all my favorite old Christmas cards. It will give them a throughline as a mini-book... thanks.
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Love it Ali! I can't wait till Christmas gets here, because I love all the excitement in the air and the giving hearts of people around the world.
Keep up the GREAT work Ali. I love seeing what you create.
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Oh wow! That is sooo cool. I totally LOVE your work!
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Super cute!
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great idea! I was planning to use mine for my Shimelle's Christmas Journal class this year!
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i love this *so* much! love the nostalgia of your cards... simply darling :)
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Fabulous idea!!! I LOVE it!!!
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wow, add me to the list of ten million that love it!hmmm I might have to try my hand at that one!
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*sigh* I want to be like you. This is KILLER.
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i am so doing this!
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i collect the night before christmas items - this is wonderful - could you put it in a format that could be printed or copies for those of us that would never make it to any of your classes? thank you
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