I really hope that you enjoyed my last post on Tuesday, because I decided to carry on the snowman theme by creating a snowman paint can gift container with a detachable, wearable pin.

 This project is fabulous for a few reasons. The first one being that I saved money by using the same rubber stamp on all the projects. Who doesn’t want to save money around the holidays? The second reason is the paint can is the perfect gift container to put your card and ornament in to give to your loved ones. And the last reason is by creating the snowman pin as part of the decoration on the paint can, you can give your loved ones an additional gift with the wearable snowman pin! On top of all of that, it is so darn cute, it’s bound to make your loved ones really happy. What could be better than that?!

 If those aren’t reasons enough for you to create this project for your loved ones, let me give you one more. It’s fast and easy to make, and I don’t know about you, but those are two words that I love to hear during the holiday season.

 I hope that I have inspired you to try to stop the madness of the holiday season by sitting down, picking up your rubber stamps and scrapbook supplies, and create something fun for your loved ones. You are sure to put a smile on your family’s faces and I guarantee that it will put a smile on yours.

 I hope that you enjoy the holidays with your family and friends, and I wish you lots of love, good health and happiness for the holidays and all year long!

 Merry Christmas!

 Lisa

Stampin’ Queen Creations

Snowman Paint Can & Wearable Pin

 Snowman Paint Can & Wearable Pin

 Materials

•  Paint can- gallon size
• Pattern paper- two different types
• Ribbon- 2” wide
• Basswood- 3/32” wide  
• White card stock
• Vivid! dye based inkpad-Black by
• Watercolor pencils
• Wire- 24 gauge Silver & White
• Shake-On Beads
• Paper, Rock, Scissors glitter paint by
• Aleene’s Paper Glaze
• Aleene’s Memory Glue
• Aleene’s Platinum Bond Glass and Bead Slick Surfaces Adhesive
• White acrylic paint
• Wire cutters
• Scissors
• Exacto knife
• Paintbrush
• Pin back
• Hole punch
• Rubber Stamps:
• Snowman with Heart
• Hanging Ornament

Snowman Paint Can & Wearable Pin- Close Up

Instructions

1.   Cover entire paint can with two different pattern papers. Stamp snowman once and ornament six times on white card stock with black inkpad. Color images with watercolor pencils. Cut out images.

2.   With silver wire, make six small loops. Adhere to the back of ornaments. Cut white wire and shape into six ornament hangers. Attach to ornament loops.

3.   For the pin, stamp snowman on white card stock with black inkpad. Color with watercolor pencils. Cut out. Lay image on wood. Trace with a pencil. Cut wood with Exacto knife. Paint wood with white paint. Let dry. Adhere stamped image to wood.

 4.   Apply a thin layer of Paper Glaze over stamped image. Let dry for 24 hours. When dry,    adhere green glitter paint to holly leaves. Add red and white beads with Glass & Bead     adhesive. See picture for placement if needed. Adhere pin to back of wood image.

 5.   Tie ribbon around paint can. Adhere ornaments to paint can. Attach snowman pin to     center of the bow.

Hi Everyone, Happy Holidays to you all! After dealing with some issues with my Crohn’s Disease, I’m back writing for my blog. You know, I don’t know about you all, but I hate getting sick during the holidays. It totally throws me off my game and I get behind on everything. Thank goodness I have a wonderful, loving husband who is always there for me to pick up the slack. Thanks Honey! I love and appreciate you more every day.

 While my husband is busy taking care of the things I didn’t get done for the holidays, I have been busy working on some projects to share with all of you. The first project being a card and ornament set that I made a few years ago for my family that I updated a little bit for the current holidays.

 I absolutely love making cards for the holiday season for my family and friends, and if times allows I also love to create ornaments that match my cards. Your cards and ornaments don’t need to be elaborate unless you have the time and if that’s the case, I say go for it! Since my time is usually limited around the holidays, I like to keep my projects fairly simple, but always something fun! Snowmen are my favorite holiday characters and I wanted to create something with these cute snowman rubber stamps that I have. They were just perfect for the projects I wanted to create.

 I hope that you’ll consider creating an ornament that matches your cards, because your card may get pitched out with the Christmas tree, but the ornament will be saved forever!

 Thank you for joining me. Until next time…

 Scrap & Stamp Happy,

 Lisa

Stampin’ Queen Creations

 Tip of the Day

When mailing a card with lots of embellishments like brads and eyelets, cut a piece of cardstock slightly larger than your cards. Place it over the card in the envelope. This will make it easier to go through the post office equipment.

 Christmas Card and Ornament

 Materials

•  Cardboard
• Card stock- White, Blue and Purple
• Pattern paper
• Wire 24 gauge- Blue
• Eyelets- Blue
• Snowflake brad
• Various fibers
• Ribbon- Blue
• Watercolor pencils
• Trim- Silver
• Slot punch
• Hole punch
• Aleene’s Memory Glue  
• Paper, Rock, Scissors white glitter paint
• Vivid! Dye Based inkpad- Black
• Rubber Stamps:
• Snowman with Heart
• Snowman Banner

 Instructions

 1.   For the card, fold blue card stock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. Cut papers as follows: White card stock 4” x 5 ¼”, Purple card stock 3” x 4 ¼”, and Snowflake pattern paper 3 ¼” x 4 ½”. Use slot punch on all four corners of white card stock. Attach pattern paper to white card stock. Adhere papers to blue card.

 2.   Cut white card stock 2 ½” x 4”. Cut white and purple card stock in tag shapes.  Stamp snowman on white tag with black inkpad. Color image with watercolor pencils. Adhere white tag to purple tag. Punch hole in top. Add various fibers. Adhere to card front.

 3.   For the ornament, cut cardboard and blue card stock 3 ¼” x 4 ½”. Cut pattern paper  3” x 4 ¼”. Cut white card stock 2 ½” x 4”.  Stamp snowman on white card stock with black     inkpad. Color with watercolor pencils. Layer papers and adhere together. Adhere silver trim around the edges.

 4.   Punch two holes at the top and one hole at the bottom. Attach eyelets. Tie fibers through the bottom eyelet. Attach snowflake brad. 

5.   For the top portion of the ornament, stamp snowman banner on a scrap piece of white     card stock with black inkpad. Color image with watercolor pencils. Cut out image. Lay     image on cardboard. Trace image with a pencil. Cut out.

 6.   Adhere stamped image to cardboard. Punch two holes in the bottom of the image. Attach eyelets. Cut two pieces of wire 6” long. Wrap around a small paintbrush. Attach wire to both stamped images.

 7.  Make a small loop with ribbon. Adhere to the back of snowman banner to form a hanger.

Hi Everyone,

Lisa is going on hiatus for a little while. Don’t fret, loyal readers–she’ll be back soon! In the meantime, be sure to check out the other blogs on the Memory Keeping Collection site.

Thank you all for your support!

Best wishes and Happy Holidays!

–The Memory Keeping Collection Team

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