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Hi friends! I was a in a purple mood recently after having reorganized my glitter and colored cardstocks, which refreshed my memory as to the utterly spectacular rainbow of cardstock in my stash. I was organizing them into ROY G BIV color gradient, saw these gorgeous purples next to each other, and knew that I wanted to create a project with them. My second project actually started with leftovers from my first project, so let’s get started on the details!
The beautiful Elegant Ornament die (which I’ve used HERE to create a simple and elegant slimline card in a similar color palette!) is so easily customized; you can create tons of different combinations by switching up your colors and which dies you choose to layer. For this first project, I used only the large background die and one of of the detail dies to create this elegant shaker tag. I die cut the more solid background die twice from deep Eggplant cardstock. When making tags, I like to cut two of the same die to layer them and keep the scratched backside of my die cuts hidden. This tag takes that a step further by adding acetate behind the open windows! Because there is no solid ornament die for this set, I simply used a sharpie to trace around the die cuts onto some acetate, then used my Everyday Scissors to cut the shapes out. I adhered the acetate to the back of each purple ornament using some super sticky double sided adhesive, added foam tape, then filled it with sequins to create a shaker tag.
To adorn this pretty ornament, I die cut some of the extras included in the Elegant Ornament die in a complementary muted magenta glitter cardstock from the Altenew Pink Brilliance Glitter Gradient cardstock pack. I added these sparkling detail die cuts to the front of my tag, then added a few coordinating gems from my stash. Finally, I added a twine loop and a custom-colored bow, which I created by coloring a silk ribbon with a matching Copic marker. I love how the tag has the sparkling shaker bits in the transparent window! Such a unique project for me, and it makes my jar of Christmas chocolates for my kiddos’ teacher so much prettier!
My second project features some of the leftovers from previous tag! I love when you can use leftovers as a jumping off point to create an entirely new project. I assembled the center medallion of the Elegant Ornament die using the reserved die cuts from the previous project, adding the outer layer cut from Concord and 9th Fig cardstock. I love the monochromatic feel to this ornament!
For my background, I die cut the new Florence Plate from Concord and 9th Eggplant cardstock and backed it with an A2 panel of Purple Rain cardstock. The iridescent shine peeking through the die cut windows of the Florence Plate is absolutely smashing! I popped up the ornament die cut using some foam adhesive, then added a fluffy coordinating bow for even more texture.
For the greeting, I die cut the background layer of the Large Joy die from more Eggplant cardstock, then the detail layer from more of the Rhodolite glitter paper in the Altenew Pink Brilliance Glitter Gradient cardstock. I also heat embossed a greeting from the Good Cheer stamp set onto a strip of Eggplant cardstock using Copper embossing powder. I popped the greeting components up with a double layer of foam adheisve, then added a few shimmering color coordinated gems for even more sparkle and shine! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Christmas is the perfect opportunity to pile on the sparkle!
Well, that’s all for my projects today. I love when leftovers can spark a completely new project! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
