Lovely projects Carole, that lady has style! If you came from Carole's blog you know what I am referring to because you will be following the blog tour. If you have just started here then welcome...
Well there is no escaping it...Christmas is just around the corner. To give you some Christmas inspiration, myself and 11 other demonstrators are taking part in this blog hop - The 12 blogs of Christmas.
I love to decorate at Christmas and for me one of the most important things is a beautiful dinner table...after all we do spend much of our time here on Christmas Day! My projects today are quick and easy to make but add a little something special to the dinner table.
I am spending Christmas at my Mum's this year and have taken inspiration from her Christmas colour scheme of Teal and Silver.
Not the best pictures but it has been so grey here for the last few days.
I have used the stamp set Wondrous Gift and the colours are Taken with Teal and Whisper White.
All images were heat embossed using Silver Stampin' emboss powder.
The favour box is a very simple triangle box. The bottom trim was made with the pretty eyelet border punch. I just need to find some yummy chocs to fill it with now.
A tutorial for the candle can be found here, although it is very hard to find wax paper as the manufacturer has stopped producing it. Greaseproof paper will give a similar effect.
A trick that I found out purely by accident, if the image is looking a bit wrinkled after using the wax/greaseproof paper, just heat directly to the candle only for a split second and this will smooth out the surface again.
Here is a close up of the place card and you can see the colour alot better in this picture.
I just stamped and heat embossed the squiggly tree in silver on Taken with Teal card stock. I then cut around the image and embossed the image on the back.
Repeat this step again until you end up with two double sided squiggly trees.
Cut a slit into the top of one of the trees to halfway down, and do the same but from the bottom of the other tree. Then slot them together to make your 3D place card.
I used the star punch for the name tag, and edged it using a Versamarker the heat embossing in silver.
Again just make a slit on the botton of the star and slot into place.
I may look for some pretty glass beads to add at a later date.
BLOG CANDY ALERT!
Leave a comment and you will be entered into my blog candy to win the same set that I used for the above projects - Wondrous Gift. (Your set will be new and unmounted...not my used grubby one LOL!)
You will also gain an extra entry if you link to this blog hop. (Candy will close next Friday).
OK next stop on the hop is the talented Debbi Taylor. Click on the icon below to be taken to her lovely blog - I am off to take a look now.....
Thanks for stopping by
P.S. A big thank you to Carolynn for organising the blog hop while she has been very ill. You are a star!
Wow I love it. Such a different colour to use. Love the cristmas tree place names especially. Your christmas table is going to look stunning.
Hugs Debbie xx
(ILWS vivaldi)
Posted by: Debbie | November 21, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Fantastic projects Michelle - love the place setting trees - may just have to have a go at that :-D
Posted by: Bekka | November 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Lovely projects Michelle. I really like the idea of the placecards ! Will use that this year. Thanks so much for the hard work. Off to Debbi's blog.
Lorraine
Posted by: Lorraine | November 21, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Love the colors! Very different and striking. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Wendy Morden | November 21, 2009 at 01:27 PM
what a great colour to use for christmas would never have thoought of it! great projects x
Posted by: debbi taylor | November 21, 2009 at 01:52 PM
Ok, so youve inspired me! I have that stamp set and never really liked it but I LOVE what you have done with it. I think blue might have to be my colour for christmas this year!
Thanks for joining in on the hop!
C xx
Posted by: Carolynne H | November 21, 2009 at 02:45 PM
Fabulous colurs - what an inspiration! Thanks
Posted by: peggie | November 21, 2009 at 02:49 PM
Ohh Michelle, love these colours, so bright and shiny. Love your placecards, a great idea. I need that stampset now. LOL
Carole x
Posted by: Carole | November 21, 2009 at 03:03 PM
Hi Debbie,
love the silver and blue together had never caught my eye before this set but may have to invest!
great job
Suzie Qx
Posted by: Suzie "Q | November 21, 2009 at 03:14 PM
Michelle I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 3D trees. I don't have that stamp set so I will keep my fingers crossed for your amazing blog candy :D
All your projects are really lovely and the way they co-ordinate you Christmas table is going to look fabulous!
Posted by: elizabeth | November 21, 2009 at 03:46 PM
Michell this one blow me away, the colours are so yummy, love it, never liked this stamp set until now seeing your project.
Shaz xxx
Posted by: Shaz | November 21, 2009 at 03:48 PM
I love those Christmas tree as place name holders - what a fantastic idea!
Posted by: Vannessa | November 21, 2009 at 04:15 PM
I just love that name place holder - what a fab way to use that stamp - now I am just going to have to get hold of one of those sets!! (perhaps I might even win one!!) ha ha!
Posted by: Sam | November 21, 2009 at 05:28 PM
Love the colour you have chosen...funky. The tree name card idea is super and the candle and favour box look fab love the new punch. Thanks for inspiration. Keeping everything crossed.
Posted by: Alison | November 21, 2009 at 05:56 PM
This is fabulous and I really like the colours. x
Posted by: judith | November 21, 2009 at 07:20 PM
Love the colours they are really different. Zoëx
Posted by: Zoë | November 21, 2009 at 08:24 PM
never thought of that as a xmas coocur scheme but it works really well! they are great
Posted by: sam | November 21, 2009 at 08:25 PM
Beautiful place cards and what an amazing colour scheme!
Love your box and candles too! (i got my wax paper from lakeland a while back - they still do it under the name 'food saver paper' £7.39 a roll)
Posted by: Jo | November 21, 2009 at 08:28 PM
i am loving this blog hop. loads of fab ideas thank you
Posted by: Tracey Doorbar | November 21, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Oooow love the colour scheme you have used, the tree is a fab idea, so clever!
Hugs
Vicki x
Posted by: Vicki | November 22, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Very pretty! I am jealous we do not have this set in the US catalog!
Posted by: Rhonda L. | November 22, 2009 at 07:15 AM
Wow Michelle, i love the colour combinations and will be trying this myself! thanks for the inspiration and sharing!
hugs Michelle...xxx (the other one!)
Posted by: michelle | November 22, 2009 at 08:25 AM
Not sure if my comment worked
Lovely projects, we really like the Christmas tree place names. I have put a link on my bloghttp://clareslittleblog.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Clare | November 22, 2009 at 11:10 AM
3 gorgeous projects, I really must have a go at the candle one :0) fab colours too,
Hugs Sarah-Jane xx
Posted by: Sarah-Jane Rae | November 22, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Michelle - what a bright and cheerful colour that teal is. Will certainly brighten any christmas table and a change from the tradition. Will certainly be giving those place names a go - Helen xx
Posted by: Helen | November 22, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Oh wow! What an amazing colour!! I absolutely love the candle - your table will look amazing. Thanks for the inspiration
Posted by: Amanda Bates | November 22, 2009 at 03:21 PM
Gorgeous colours Michelle!
Posted by: Alison-lee | November 22, 2009 at 03:37 PM
Well i was bound to like these now wasnt I ??? lol only "MY" colour - seems me and yr mum have great taste haha They are lovely!!
Posted by: Jane Hunt | November 22, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Michelle what gorgeous projects!! I also love the different colour scheme and the place card trees are inspired. hugs M xxx
Posted by: monica | November 22, 2009 at 09:05 PM
New to your blog. I love the taken with teal color for your projects. I would love to win the stamp set and get to try the candle project for myself. Thanks for the chance to win. tdharris1@cox.net
Posted by: Diane | November 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Lovely projects as always. I would love to own this stamp set & I promise to take very good care of it, if I'm lucky enough to win & you can see them when ever you like. HA HA
Posted by: shaz m | November 22, 2009 at 11:54 PM
Michelle, I just love the colour Teal and have been looking for a project for a while! Now I have found just the one and will be making the place settings for my table this year. Love it! Peg
Posted by: Peggy Coombes | November 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Yay! I forgot about this until now... have to chase around looking at the sites to get loads of fab ideas!
Thanks ladies for all your hard work!
Posted by: sara | November 23, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Wow these tree's are just stunning. Thanks for sharing with us. Donna x
Posted by: donna | November 23, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Hi Michelle!! I love the place card and the candle is gorgeous. Fantastic work on both projects =)
Posted by: Ginette | November 24, 2009 at 04:54 PM
great projects, great inspiration too, thanks Cath
Posted by: Cath Chapman | November 24, 2009 at 09:12 PM
Wow Mum, having such a gorgeous colour scheme to inspire such lovely projects!
Posted by: Abi | November 25, 2009 at 12:17 AM
I love my table decorated at Christmas too, thanks for sharing, what a lovely blog.
Posted by: Jo B | November 25, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Gorgeous Michelle, I love the bright colours.
Met some of your lovely downlines in Frankfurt.
Posted by: DawnSilver | November 25, 2009 at 07:05 PM
Love these colours! I've always been a bit of a red and green Christmas girl, but I think I'm now persuaded to be more adventurous! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Sally Bowman | November 27, 2009 at 08:29 AM
Aww these are fab! x
Posted by: Steph | November 28, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Wow, this is lovely. Great colours.
Posted by: Claudia | December 08, 2009 at 11:56 AM
The hope of green fields, we yearn for the dream!
Posted by: Ajf 6 | July 14, 2010 at 04:19 AM
Interesting site, always a new topic .. good luck in the new 2011. Happy New Year!
Posted by: Realestate | January 11, 2011 at 08:02 PM