Saturday, December 10, 2011

Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style--Holiday Decor

It's time for Holiday Decor...Stamp Simply Style! Our Ribbon Inspiration is featuring items to dress up your home for Christmas...



My holiday decor project is Kaisercraft's "Beyond the Page Standing Word--Joy." This is one quick way to add a decorative touch to your home for the holidays...just cover it up with some pretty paper, and add a few special details! I also have the "Noel" and "Peace" that I am currently working on. You can see all of the "Kaisercraft Beyond the Page" alterables HERE.



K and Company's 12 X 12" "Visions of Christmas" paper pad (marked down NOW!)was used, along with the shiny gold "Mirror Cardstock" that Sharon stocks for the store.  Spellbinder "Stars Five," decorated with Webster's Pages "Trim Card Traditional Tinsel" and jingle bell, become the bling for this design.




Here are a couple of other Kaisercraft ornaments that I made last year using the "Bauble Album."


ALL supplies used today are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.




AND...This is a Mystery Blog Candy (pictured above), meaning the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs, so leaving a comment on each blog will greatly increase your chances of winning, but only one comment per blog, please. The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, December 13 and will be posted on Sharon's blog on Wednesday. You must check back to claim your prize if you are the lucky winner! Good luck!

Sharon Johnson-- The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Barb Schram
Deb Saaranen (you're here...thanks so much for stopping by!)
Holly McMillen

Hope we inspired you in YOUR holiday decorating! See you back next week!

Edited to Add:

You know, I'm sorry to say that I just realized I could and should have mentioned how to actually cover the JOY...one gal commented that it must have taken some fussy cutting getting it covered, but that was not really the case.

I traced the JOY onto the decorator paper, then cut it out carefully. Then I ModgePodged it onto the JOY word with a small brush, rubbing it with my fingers to be certain that it adhered nicely.

I used a emery board fingernail file to file the edges of the paper smooth to the letters. Then I sponged some Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink to all of the edges of the letters. Voila! That's it!
My apologies for not including this earlier!

46 comments:

Marlene (cards4u) said...

This is simply beautiful!! Need to check these out :)

Mara Adkins said...

I love both the JOY beyond the page and the ornaments - gorgeous!

Sherry Phipps said...

JOY is just gorgeous! I think I need to go shopping!

Sherry Phipps said...

JOY is just gorgeous! I think I need to go shopping!

Janet L. said...

Absolutely gorgeous!! You've outdone yourself with this one!!

Caryn S said...

Love those MDF alterables! you can do just about anything with them. I really loved how you decorated them with just a few supplies and made them look fantastic!

newfiecrafter(Marilyn) said...

Just simply beautiful ,love the soft neutral paper you used and like the saying goes --Less is More . Love the ornaments too
Marilyn

Stacey said...

I love your version of "JOY"!! I putting "Joy" on the front of my Christmas cards this year and was trying to find a way to decorate with that word---your version is perfect!!! Thanks for sharing!

Darlene G said...

What a beautiful decoration, very elegant. TFS.

Bev J. said...

Love the paper you used on the Joy-will be a very pretty set with the other pieces. tfs

Rosemary said...

both projects are just gorgeous!!

Carol L said...

What an elegant and festive centerpiece! The gold colors and sparkle look amazing, and so do those ornaments with all the fabulous details! Gorgeous projects!

Sabrina said...

Some of the items on this blog hop I was unaware were available. Looks like I need to check this MDF Alterables out! Joy is one of my favorite Christmas holiday words! Your's is beautiful! I love the blues in the blog candy and already have ideas to use it up; especially the gorgeous ribbon!

teepee said...

Wowzers...love the Joy piece. It's gorgeous. And the ornaments are charming. You do such good work!

Marisa said...

Love the JOY sign! The added star is perfect. Lovely circle decorations too :)

jean w. said...

Great projects! Thanks for sharing them with us!

meemee48 said...

Gonna have to make this one. Beautiful!

meemee48 said...

Gonna have to make this one. Beautiful!

Cat Tidwell said...

OOooo how stunning! I love the JOY, and your ornaments from last year are just as gorgeous too!

Nancy Curtis said...

LOVE the J-O-Y!!! Gorgeous paper and embellishments.

Queen Mary said...

I love that JOY thing. I also need to go shopping!

Carole said...

Simply outstanding! I'm loving the MDF alterables going to add them to my "wish list."

Carla S. said...

I love your JOY sign, Deb! Gorgeous paper and the embellishments are beautiful! Love your ornaments, too!

Unknown said...

simply gorgeous!
I love how you created this beauty with only a few supplies.

kathy s said...

i love your "JOY" and the baubles- had seen these and couldn't think what to do with them so thanks for the inspiration

Sharon said...

Wow, beautiful projects. It must have taken some time to fussy cut around the Joy letters, and your rosette ornaments are very pretty too.
Sharon

Angela T said...

I love "words of art". JOY is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

nana_4x said...

Your JOY is absolutely beautiful, but that is par for the course with all of your projects. I just love this one!

Anonymous said...

This is joyful. So many ways to use this. Joy could be used at a bridal shower, baby shower. How about Easter. Love it
Sharon L

Karen McAlpine said...

Really pretty "joy". Love how you added the star with that mirror paper-so festive.

Laraine R said...

Just beautiful!!

Barbara said...

OMG! I love this. Beautiful joy and beautiful "baubles". Thanks for sharing.

Nelda said...

The Joy is beautiful. Need to get busy with something similar as I was given huge N today! Nelda

Unknown said...

Deb,
JOY to the world!! Your JOy is so gorgeous, these alterables are really nice looking and they look like they would be great to work with!! Going to have to give them a go, hope mine comes out as nice at yours.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Happy Holidays.
And thanks for the chance at winning some wonderful blog candy.
Hugs
Donna

Tina said...

Both projects are beautiful.

Tina
aurathentic@gmail.com

Becki B said...

Such a beautiful decoration! What a great job of decorating.

Becki B said...

Such a beautiful decoration! What a great job of decorating.

Ravengirl said...

This is so beautiful! Thanks for the additional information about the how to part!

Rebecca Ednie said...

How beautiful! When I cover chipboard like you did, my biggest problem is remembering to trace on the right side of the paper! Works great though!

Kathie said...

LOVE the JOY you add to our lives!! :) Very well done. And the Christmas ornament I am privileged to have one of those and if possible it is even prettier IRL! TFS

Judy Inukai said...

JOY was really a joy to see. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for editing your post to tell us how you did it.

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful! I love that gold tinsel trim!
DeniseB

Linda Carson said...

Your JOY is awesome! The star adds the perfect touch! Love the ornaments! Your tree will look festive!

Anonymous said...

Simply stunning! I gotta check out these words! Who would have thought ModPodge would still be a big hit after all these years! Love the chipboard ornament album decorations. So much fun!

Chris R. from Iowa

gobarb26 said...

The ornaments are beautiful and I just love the standing Joy piece. It is simply elegant!

Serviced Apartments London Lady said...

Your JOY piece has brought me a lot of JOY!