The Twelve Days of Gift Tutorials: Day 6

Hello G45ers,

We're continuing to deck the halls with amazing handmade holiday ideas from our 12 Days of Christmas collection! Welcome to another magical day of gorgeous crafts, superb inspiration, tutorials, prizes and fun! Today we're going to share another brilliant holiday card by Gloria Stengel. Then Denise Hahn is going to share some delightful cone ornaments and video tutorial that you're sure to love! During this incredible blog event, we're giving you 12 days of incredible holiday inspiration and amazing tutorials from our design team. We're making it our mission to inspire you to create gorgeous crafts that are inexpensive and super fun with our 12 Days of Christmas collection! Let the holiday bliss begin!

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And not it's time for another one of Gloria's gorgeous 12 Days of Christmas cards! This bright and beautiful treasure commemorates the 6th day of Christmas. Just look at how those gorgeous colors stand out in this festive work of art! Some pretty paper layers and a few beautiful fussy cut elements help to give this card fantastic depth and texture! Gloria even has some helpful tips on how she created this amazing card! Take it away, Gloria!

I admit that this card is my second favorite of the series! I love the goose and the banners! Plus, the blue print on the reverse of the Ladies Dancing sheet is beautiful.

I created a fancy banner by cutting bits of paper with a banner die cut template. I added some sparkly ribbon and a few blue roses to really spice it up. (You could use the Cardstock Banners instead of die cut shapes.)

I fussy cut the goose from the Golden Rings paper and used foam adhesive to pop her off the page.

I decorated the inside of the card with another banner and a strip from the Joyeux Noel paper. I added a bit of pop by adding a sticker button.

Supplies:

Graphic 45 The Twelve Days of Christmas papers:

Graphic 45 The Twelve Days of Christmas Cardstock Stickers

Graphic 45 The Twelve Days of Christmas Cardstock Banners

Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Original ColorMates Light Totally Tan, ColorMates Caramel; Bazzill Basics Lakeshore

Ribbon: May Arts

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Die cut templates: Papertrey Ink banners; Spellbinders Ribbon Banners

Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares; Scotch 3M ATG tape runner; Beacon Fabri-trac; Aleene's Tacky Glue

Next we have a fun and family-friendly tutorial by Denise. She created this gorgeous piece of home decor that would also make an amazing handmade gift! Behold her gorgeous cone ornaments! This is the perfect way to add breathtaking vintage style to your holiday decorating! Plus these amazing ornaments are a breeze to create! Follow along with Denise's amazing tutorial to create these fabulous ornaments this holiday season! You're going to love them! Take it away, Denise!

"This is an easy project that you can keep simple for kids, or really doll them up for yourself or your crafty friends. All you need is a 12 Days of Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad, some adhesive and your choice of embellishments! If you want to make a tree topper like in my tree, you just need to flip a cone over and embellish upside down." -Denise Hahn

Video Tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmd_JFvYa1E

Supplies:

Graphic 45 12 Days of Christmas 6x6 Solids and Prints Paper Pad

Graphic 45 12 Days of Christmas Stickers

Graphic 45 12 Days of Christmas Tags

Scor Tape ¼ Inch

Petaloo Flowers Dahlias and Botanicas

United Ribbons Seam Binding

Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punches

That's all for today, G45ers! The holiday inspiration continues on tomorrow's blog as we bring you more gorgeous cards and fabulous holiday tutorials! It's going to be so much fun. We hope you'll stop by and see us! Thank you all so much for joining us today! Big thanks to Gloria and Denise for their splendid work. We hope today's blog helped add some extra holiday cheer to your day! We wish you all a very happy, crafty day!

With Love and Pretty Paper,

Your Friends at Graphic 45