Comfort and Joy: Snowman Ornament

 Hi everyone! Today I share a how to video on Eileen Hull's Fan Club of how I created this snowman ornament. If you aren't a member of Eileen Hull's Fan Club you can join HERE. Be sure to fill out the questions when you joining or it won't be approved. I hope I see you there!

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It's Throw Back Thursday! Snowmen and Trees Home Decor Piece

 Hi everyone! I am "revisiting" a project I created in 2021. I altered an empty can of wax and turned it into a Christmas/Winter home decor piece. You can find the link to that post HERE. 

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Holiday Snowman Slimline Card

 Hi everyone! I have a slimline card I created with my Sparkles Snowman Stamp Set that can be found over on Blank Page Muse's website which can be found HERE. 

You can find the how to on how to create this card HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Little Snowgirl Wishes Mini Book

Hi everyone! How are you all holding up this month? I know a lot of places still have restrictions and if you live in the south it is HOT! Like upper 90's with a heat index of over 100 HOT! My husband and I have been trying to stay as cool as possible whether right next to the air conditioner or in the pool..which the water is starting to feel like bath water...ugh! 😎

Well, I am finally sharing the complete reveal of my project that I did a sneak peek for Eileen Hull's Chapter 3 Christmas in July blog hop. If you missed out on that post you can find the blog hop HERE.

I used a wide assortment of diecuts, Eileen Hull's: Snowman Christmas Box, Bookmark, Tag and Pocket, Bookplate, Hinges and Label (retired), and the Credit Card Sleeve and Tags (retired) Diecuts. Tim Holtz: Christmas Diecuts and Embossing Folder (used the embossing folder on a tag) and the Holiday Words Diecuts (retired) to create the inside pages, outside cover and spine of this mini book.

I started by applying an Adhesive Sheets on the front and backside of a piece of Chipboard along with patterned cardstocks (for the book, scarf, hat and nose and the pink vellum for the snow girl body...I cut two of those) placed on top of the Snowman diecuts and run through the Diecut Machine. I cut the tabs off of the box diecut and folded to create the base for the book. I also put the snowgirl's front and back together and I used black gems for the eyes instead of using the diecut eyes.

The pages inside of the book I cut from the assortment of diecuts that I mentioned above. There are three signatures with three pages and one pocket per signature. I cut a piece of cardstock slightly smaller than the inside spine and measured and poked holes in all the pages, the flaps of pockets and the piece of paper.

I tied off each signature on the back side of the piece of paper and then adhered the flaps to the back side of each pocket.

I adhered the pages to the inside of the spine and used binder clips to hold them in place while the adhesive dried.

I lightly decorated with embellishments from my stash, scraps of wrapping paper, lace, pom pom trim, and packaging. 

Don't you just love the little jingle bell hanging from the side of the mini book?

I decorated the spine with the "wishes" from the Holiday Words diecuts. I placed an adhesive sheet on a scrap of cardstock before running through the diecut machine and the adhesive sheet makes it so much easier to place each letter onto the spine.

I used the reverse of the 25 diecut for the cover of the book and I added a mini snowflake ornament, sequin and flatback pearl to the cover. There you have it! If you haven't checked the latest projects by Eileen's Inspiration Team you can find those posts HERE and HERE. As always if you have any question about this project please let me know.

Supplies

Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Snowman Christmas Box Diecut

Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Bookmark, Tag and Pocket Diecuts

Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Bookplate, Hinges and Label Diecuts (retired)

Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Credit Card Sleeve and Tags Diecuts (retired)

Sizzix/Tim Holtz: Christmas Diecuts and Embossing Folder

Sizzix/Tim Holtz: Holiday Words Diecuts (retired)

Adhesive Sheets

Chipboard

Diecut Machine

Beacon Adhesive: Zip Dry Adhesive 

Paper Cutter

Scissors

Christmas Cardstock

Pink Vellum

Needle and Thread

Various Christmas Embellishments

Binder Clips

Black Gems

White Pom Pom and Trim

(Products listed above are Affiliated Links for your convenience)

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This blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with each manufacturer, provider, or party in question.This blog contains affiliate links, clicking and shopping through these links helps to support and run Tonya Trantham Designs - Creative Addiction to Paper Blog at no additional cost to you. Today's features are Sizzix, Eileen Hull and Scrapbook.com Products. 

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Snowmen and Mittens Chapter 3 Release Party Blog Hop with Eileen Hull!

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to share a peek at my project for Eileen Hull/Sizzix Chapter 3 Release Party Blog Hop! Full reveal /blog post of my project will be later this month.

Be sure to check out the creative ways the Inspiration and Education Teams have used the Mitten and Snowman dies! We hope that you will be inspired too and share how you use the dies in the Eileen Hull Fan Club.

But wait- there’s more- the Release Party continues! You won’t want to miss the Facebook Live at Eileen Hull Designs at 12:00 noon Eastern time on Wednesday, July 1! Join the chat- and a random commenter will win the Snowman die. We are so glad you joined us to celebrate the Chapter 3 release.

Please hop with us through all of the projects and leave comments on the different designers' blogs. A lucky commenter will win the Mitten Box die…

Thanks everyone!

Blog Hop Participants

 Madeline Arendt

Julia Aston

Jennie Atkinson

Debbie Bankston

Karen Bearse

Susie Bentz

Pam Bray

Sue Eldred

Anna-KarinEvaldsson

Annette Green

Maggi Harding

Lisa Hoel

Anita Houston

Sarah Lizzie

JennyMarples

Elizabeth Robinson

TonyaTrantham

Cheryl Waters

Mitsyana Wright

Nicole Wright

Eileen Hull

Supplies Used

Eileen Hull/Sizzix: Christmas Box Snowman Diecut

Diecut Machine

Adhesive Sheets

Mat Board

Beacon Adhesive: Zip Dry Adhesive

Patterned Cardstock

(Products listed above are Affiliated Links for your convenience)

DISCLAIMERS

This blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with each manufacturer, provider, or party in question.This blog contains affiliate links, clicking and shopping through these links helps to support and run Tonya Trantham Designs - Creative Addiction to Paper Blog at no additional cost to you. Today's features are Eileen Hull, Sizzix and Scrapbook.com Products. 

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Wednesday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Little Birdie Crafts: Snowman Snow Globe

Hi everyone! Are you ready for Christmas??? Me? I am almost there...I still have some shopping to do, wrapping presents and crafting also...not enough hours in the day for everything!
I want to share a snow globe I created from a wine glass and paper tart pan. For more photos and the how to's you can find the blog post HERE.

If you have any questions about this project please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is awesome and enjoy creating!

Little Birdie Crafts: Altered Snowman Box

Hi everyone! I am super excited to share that I have been asked to be a part of the Little Birdie Crafts design team! I'm so in love with all the beautiful flowers, trims and paints the company has to offer...plus there is so much more! You can find the website HERE.

For my first project I decided to alter a cell phone box that I had lying around...actually I have several boxes laying around...and create a retro style Christmas themed gift box. For the full tutorial you can find my blog post HERE. 

 Thanks for stopping by hope your day is awesome and enjoy creating!

Magical

Hi everyone! With thoughts of cooler weather around the corner I wanted to share a winter card I had actually created for a magazine call and since it wasn't selected I thought why not share.  :-)
I started out with a folded 6"x6" piece of Blue Bliss Thickstock from Canvas Corp. It prefect for all of the heavy embellishments I used on the card since it is thicker than normal cardstock.  

I layered a variety of different wintery cardstocks on the front of the card and then added an actual snowflake Christmas ornament along with this adorable chipboard snowman from Canvas Corp. This set of 49 wintery chipboard pieces are in the shop for only $2.25. Love me a good bargain!!! :-)

I finished it off with tulle, tiny felt snowflake and other embellishments. The magical banner was from a rub on that at the moment I can't remember what company...this is what happens when you start getting old...if I do I will update. ;-)
If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Wednesday is awesome and enjoy creating!

The Robin's Nest: Snowman Sleigh Ride

Hi everyone! I'm here to share this month's projects I created for the Robin's Nest using the Winter Collection. I cut a sleigh (Sleigh Favor Box die from Brenda Walton) out of the Winter Retreat Swirl Cardstock and put together according directions. You can find the how to video on YouTube here.

For more info and photos on both projects please hop on over to the Chattering Robin's blog!

Supplies Used:

Robin's Nest: Winter Retreat Swirl Cardstock, Winter Snowflake Glitter Chipboard, Deer Glitter Cardstock, Snow Angel Glitter Cardstock, Silver Glitter Cardstock, Irredescent Classic Glitter Cardstock, Beach Dew/Tear Drops, Goldenberry Dew Drops, Hillside Mini Dew Drops

Other Supplies: Sizzix: Brenda Walton-Sleigh Favor Box, Tim Holtz-Reindeer Flight Diecut and Snow Flurries and Dot-Matrix Embossing Folders, Martha Stewart Punch, Sequins, Buttons, Twine, Lace, Tulle, Wire, SmoothFoam 1/2" and 1 1/2" Balls, Silver Tinsel, Pearl Spray, Mini Bottle Brush Tree, Pipe Cleaner, Sculpey Clay, Antique Mod Podge, Acrylic Paint, Chalk Ink, Glitter

If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Christmas Time Snowman

Hi there! I'm here to share a quick little snowman that created using a 1" SmoothFoam ball. I love making these little guys. So much fun and easy too! All I had to do was sand a little of the rough edge off of the ball, gesso and once dry I painted with a combination of off white and white acrylic paint. Once that dried I painted two black dots for eyes, a pink dot for the mouth and I "pounced on" some pink paint for the cheeks.

I had baked up a nose from orange Sculpey clay which I followed the direction on the packaging. I adhered the nose to the snowman and then applied Antique Mod Podge all over and then sprinkled with glitter. A way to make applying the glue and glitter easier I stuck a pin in it.

I drawed out a hat on copy paper and then traced out on cardstock which I then cut out and rolled up to create a hat. I ran a small line of glue on the edge of the hat and held until it was dry. Also be sure to leave a tiny hole in the top of the hat so you can run a pipe cleaner through. I curled the top of the pipe cleaner and the end that is inside of the hat I glued to inside of the hat. I finished off with tinsel around the hat and a small felt snowflake for the base. This can be used as a table decoration or it can be hung on the tree. The choice is yours. :-)
If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Santa's List File Folder Album

Hi there! I'm here to share a project that I have been working on and off for the last several week in-between design team projects, magazine calls and everyday cleaning and such. I created this 8"x8" album from four file folders using the Holiday Style collection from October Afternoon. This collection I bought last year from Peachy Cheap but never got around to using it. I thought it was perfect for an album or my case a December Daily…fingers are crossed on that because last year I started one and never finished it. lol :-) My goal is to at least take one photo a day for the month of December and do a blog post about it…again fingers are crossed. :-)

There is 31 spots for journaling and photos in this album. 

The clasp is from Hobby Lobby which I just love!

I created a pocket on the front of the album to hold cards or odd bits.

I am submitting this project for the Eileen Hull's Art with Heart Favorite Recipe Challenge and Paper Wings Productions Anything Goes Challenge.

If you have any questions about this project please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Sunday is wonderful and enjoy creating!