Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #76

Today I'm playing with Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #76 with a project I've never done before!  Before we move on to my project, here's the great sketch for this week!

Inspired by the sketch, I decided to do a variation of a photo glass ornament.  

For those of you not familiar with these ornaments, they are made with the empty glass ornaments you can find at any craft store.  Here's the quickie version of how they are put together: Cut a clear piece of plastic (like a transparency) in the shape below (adjust the width to fit the size of your ornament).  Glue your image to the cut transparency.  Carefully roll the transparency and slip it into the top of the ornament (the tab part will stick out the stem and keep it from shifting).  Coax the rolled transparency open with a pair of tweezers.  Add the snow and pop the hanger back on.  

Instead of a photo, I used stamped, colored, and fussy-cut pieces from the WMS Cottage Home set.  The cottage seemed lonely so I added two Christmas trees from a PTI set.  

For coloring, I used traditional greens and reds.  

I couldn't decide which type of snow I liked best, so I used a mix of two types of snow that I found at Michaels.  One type is fluffy and the other type is flaky and iridescent.    

  

Because the stamped images are glued to a clear transparency, the back side was not looking pretty.  I could have left it blank, but I decided instead to stamp, color, and fussy-cut another set of images.  This time I used a completely different color scheme just for fun! 

To match the WMSC sketch, I added die cut holly leaves and berries on each side of the ornament.  This project is fairly easy, but be warned that the snow will get everywhere.  That stuff is worse than glitter!  I'm off to vacuum myself off and then it's to bed for me.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

{Aloha, jj}

Stamps: A Cottage Home (Waltzingmouse Stamps), Home for the Holidays (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Copics
Paper: White (Marks Finest Papers), Clear Cardstock, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy (PTI)
Embellishments: Frosty Snow and Snowflakes (Buffalo Snow), Glass ornament (Michael's)

Tools: Holly Leaf/Berry die (PTI)