Hello there,
Michelle Short here to share some inspiration using the
Nordic Ornaments Etched Dies from the
Winter Tales Collection by Zsoka Marko.
The whole collection is amazing, but I am focusing on the
Nordic Ornaments today to share three different ways to use them.
SEASON’S GREETINGS
For my first project, I wanted to go with a Nordic feel, so I chose a color palette of red and blue, with lots of white space. I die-cut the longer of the two
Nordic Ornaments twice from
Cosmic Sky,
Glacier and
Poppy Field Cardstock. The toppers were die cut using
Brushed Silver Cardstock.
I assembled and adhered them using
Bearly Art Glue, raising some of the areas with multiple layers of die-cuts for added dimension and interest.
I then took a panel of white cardstock and ran it through my
Platinum 6 with the
Ski Lodge Embossing Folder. I tied
Silver Metallic Thread through the ornaments and adhered them to the panel with thin foam tape. The thread was secured on the back of the panel using tape.
The panel was adhered to a mini slimline card base (3.5” x 6.25”) with tape runner adhesive. I tied bows at the top of the ornaments using the same silver thread.
Finally, I took the sentiment from the
Peace & Joy Clear Stamp set and stamped it on to white cardstock using
Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied
Silver Embossing Powder. It was heat set, cut into a strip and adhered to the card with foam tape.
To finish off, I added a few
Red and
Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems.
ORNAMENT TAG
The
Nordic Ornaments make perfect ornaments to add to cards and other paper crafting projects, but they also work well as a decoration/ornament in itself. You could even use it as a tag too! I die-cut the layers from
Amethyst,
Lilac Blossom,
Purple Mist and
Rainforest Cardstock. I die-cut some of the layers more than once to layer them up for some added dimension.
The topper piece was die-cut using
Brushed Silver Cardstock. I assembled and adhered the pieces together using
Bearly Art Glue. I tied
Black Twine through the top of the ornament and tied it in a bow.
I finished off by embellishing with a few
Red Mix Color Essentials Gems. Although this ornament is part of the winter collection, I think it would work perfectly for all year round too!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
For my last project today, I wanted to share how amazing the ornaments are just by die cutting the bottom layer/ornament shape and embellishing with other products that you may already have.
I die-cut the
Nordic Ornament from
Phone Booth and gold glitter cardstock. They were layered up two die-cuts thick for some added stability.
There are so many ways that you could embellish the ornament. I thought some foliage would work nicely, so I die-cut elements from
Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations and the poinsettia from
Christmas Blooms. I arranged them on top of the ornament and adhered in place.
I took a panel of white cardstock and ran it through my
Platinum 6 with the
Ski Lodge Embossing Folder. It was adhered to an A2 white card base with tape runner adhesive.
I tied
Gold Metallic Thread through the top of the ornament and tied it in a bow. The ornament was then adhered to the card with thin foam tape.
The sentiment from
Mini Christmas Sentiment Strips was foiled onto white cardstock with
Gold Glimmer Hot Foil Roll. It was cut into a strip and added to the card with more foam tape. To embellish, I added a few
Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing my projects today and I have inspired you with some ideas using the
Nordic Ornaments Etched Dies. Thank you so much for stopping by, have a great day!
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Thin foam tape, gold glitter cardstock.
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