♥ Christmas Spool Photo Holder ♥ {JRC#087}

Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is here!! And Christmas is right around the corner! My kids are so excited. They can't wait for the man in red to slide down the chimney and bring them some toys but most of all to spend Christmas Day with Grandma and Grandpa!! I think my oldest would trade in all of his toys just to be with them both everyday! He loves them so much! Are you ready for Christmas?

I was inspired to make this shabby not so little photo holder by the current challenge at the JustRite Inspiration Blog. It is called "Picture This" and it is to use a photo in your creation.

I just LOVE this new Christmas Set by JustRite called Christmas Vintage Labels One. Just adore the vintage look the stamps have. Would just love to spend 1 Christmas back in the 50's! Love that era. And this stamp set brings me there! Love it! One of my fave JustRite Stamp Sets!!

I used an old, large vintage spool that I picked up awhile back on Ebay. I decorated it with some OA Make it Merry papers, pom pom trim, a maroon seam binding (even though it looks black!) and lots and lots of glitter and mica flakes! I wanted it to have an icy look to it.

I stamped that adorable stamp onto some white cardstock, cut out the center and then added some glitter and pearls to it. I then adhered the pictures behind it. I also used the JustRite/Spellbinders Vintage Label and Banner Dies.

I also used some vintage stripe straws, buttons, pearl pins, twine, mini spool and a Pink Paislee Wooden Spool top.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Don't forget to check out my 2 Giveaways I have going on! You have until Dec. 31st for both of them! :)

♥♥ ETA: My heart and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends and relatives of the horrific school shooting in Connecticut.  Such a senseless and tragic event. Just the thought of what those parents are going through, makes me sick. So many little lives lost. God bless them all. Just heart broken.  

hugs...

♥ Simon Says...Anything Goes! ♥

Woo-Hoo! It's that time again...Anything Goes at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! As long as it is some type of paper crafting, we want to see it! Cards, scrapbook layouts, altered creations, gifts, etc. So much fun!

This week the Simon Says DT is featuring products by Hero Arts. I just love this Guest Check Clear Stamp set by Hero Arts. It has so many versatile and fun stamps in it. I decided to make a little photo holder with the set.

I first adhered some paper by Kaiser Craft from the Vintage Timeless Paper Pad to a Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Spool Set. Ever see these before? They are so fun! Each package comes with enough "parts" to make 3 spools. (They are made from a Kraft colored material similar to a thick chipboard.) So many ideas for these!!

I then printed out a 4x6 sepia photo of my kids and just trimmed it down a bit and distressed the edges. I then ran the larger die from the Romantic Rectangles set by Spellbinders through my Cuttlebug with some vanilla cardstock. Adhere photo to die cut. I then added the stamped tag to the side using a Hero Arts Little Clothes Pin as well as some stamped "flag banners" to the rear side of the photo and some Hero Arts Accent Pearl Hearts directly onto the photo.

To make the actual photo holder, I simply hot glued a little clothes pin to a mini Maya Road Wooden Spool and then adhered that to the center of the large spool. And then to finish it off, I added some seam binding, lace trim, a Maya Road Ruler and a stamped spool of thread image from the Guest Check Set. This was so much fun to make! It would make a great gift for someone and it only took about an hour and a half to make.

And, don't forget, Heidi will generously give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

Next week we will be having a fun Blog Hop at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog along with giveaways you won't want to miss!! ;)

Have a wonderful day!

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