Christmas in July - Oh Christms tree

I've been enjoying using the Curvy Keepsake die to make favours/treats, but as you may have noticed I repeatedly use the shorter "handled" side. Well for the next couple of projects I thought the longer, pointy side would be a better choice.

First up is this sparkly Christmas tree.

 I used the thin slot cut into the die to tie the top of the front and back together with a pretty ribbon. The bow also serves as my tree topper.

An added bonus to using the longer part of the die is it now fits a gift card.

I slid one between two peppermint patties to help it stay in place. This would make a really great stocking-stuffer.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Mossy Meadow, Chocolate Chip -  SU
Die: Curvy Keepsake - SU
Punch: Tree Builder - SU
Misc.: 5/8" gold organza ribbon, gold sequins, rhinestones and pearls.

Fill instructions below:

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon for a few more Christmas inspired creations.

Bottle Cap Key Chains

For now, here's my last bottle cap creation (am planning on more for Christmas).
These are a couple of cute key chains I made for my youngest.

As before, I flattened the bottle caps using my Sizzix. The images were prinetd on white caed stock and punched out with a 1" circle punch. The have been covered with Ranegrs Glossy Accents for a nice shiny finish.

I punch a hole in the top using my handheld 1/16" hole punch (Fiskars). I the used 2 silver 3/8" jewellery rings and a key chain clip on each.

They'll look great hanging on the zippers of Josh's backpack.

 

Bottle cap magnets

My next batch of bottle caps is a pretty big one. I'm planning on making magnets out of most of them.

See any you like? These aren't quote done yet. I've only glued the images on and still have to cover them all with glossy acents.

Here are three that are completed (my kids all love dragons):

I'm thinking of making a few more like these and instead of magnets I'll turn them into key chains.

Bottle Cap Rosettes

I've been crafting with bottle caps for about 10 years now, and it never seems to grow old.
If you are ok with gold and silver and don't care about the little rubber liner, you can get them really cheap at any wine making store. A bag of about 200 is around $12.00.

They can be flattened using a rubber mallet, or if you have one, use your Sizzix. I flatten 3 at a time using my red Sizzix with the sizzlets adapter attached. It's fast and easy, and always flattens nicely.

I'm making several stocking stuffers with these this year so lot's to prepare.

Here's the first batch. I made little rosettes with them. These will be strung to use as ornaments. I plan on attaching them to cards I will send out.

 

 

I used silver bottle caps on these. The images are punched with a 1" circle punch from a Christmas tag. After gluing the images into the cap I covered them with Ranger's Glossy Accents and let them dry 24 hrs. Each rosette was made from a 12 x 1" strip of patterned paper. I scored the strips every 1/4" and folded them accordion style. The centers were glued onto a 1" circle punch out with my glue gun. I then attached a bottle cap to each centre, again with my glue gun.

 

Here is one more made from an old Christmas card (I have 4 more like this one)

 

 

This is a great way to recycle old tags and cards, and they look really cute. Use them to make cards, ornaments or as a bow on top of a gift box. They'd work great on a scrapbook layout as well.