Ode to Joy

This week, Simon Says Stamp and Show wants us to see Stars! Yet again, I was NOT going to do anything in my studio today besides clean up and get organized before Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas starts. Well...you know how that goes. One thing led to another and here we are.

A couple years ago I came across two cartons of vintage, never used zinc canning jar lids - the kind with the porcelain inside the cap - so cool! I wasn't sure what I would do with them, but I couldn't pass them up. Now, I know why I bought them; they make great ornaments!

To create my ornament, I covered the back with a piece of music-themed paper from the Idea-ology Lost and Found paper pack Next, I cut a star from chipboard and covered it with glitter. My little Reindeer was cut from Grungeboard with the Sizzix Mini Reindeer and 25 die set. This time, I decided to give her a little rest from the glitter and, instead, sponged her with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink. Over the top, I added a layer of Inkssentials Glossy Accents. I love the way it acts like varnish - bringing out the depth and enhancing the color of the inked Grungeboard. Pretty!

Tip! Did you know you can change the color of plain metallic chenille stems with Adirondack alcohol ink? You can! Just pounce it on with your Ranger Alcohol Ink Applicator. How cool is that? I made my little deer a silvery-green wreath to wear by tinting my silver stem with Bottle and Pesto inks.

I finished off my vintage ornament with a Faux Crazed Porcelain tag. You can find my tutorial for it here. The tag was cut with one of my new favorite dies - Sizzix Tiny Tabs and Labels. That is one of the most useful dies I have. I stamped my tag with a Joy stamp from Kaisercraft (sorry, not sure of the stamp set name). Love that stamp, though!

I have to apologize for my pics today. It is dark and grey and gloomy here. It's supposed to snow, but I haven't seen any yet! Update - it is allegedly snowing! Yay!

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