Day Twelve Of A Nontraditional Christmas

The directive for "Twelve drummers drumming" was to create a project using music sheet.  I made some notecards for my Secret Sister.  The cameo images are from the Heritage Cricut cartridge, cut at 2".   The music sheet for the notecards is from GCD Studio's Paris Nights paper line, while the one used for the bag is from Tim Holtz.  I added flatback pearls, Viva Decor Pearl pen faux pearls, yellow mini pompom trim, and a die cut from Spellbinder's Fleur-de-Lis pendant die.

Day Nine Of A Nontraditional Christmas

"Nine ladies dancing" made me think of clutches and purses that are an essential part of evening wear.  For this day, our directive was to make/alter a purse and fill it with candy.  I used the crackled paint technique for this project to evoke a feeling of shabby chic.  I stuck with my Secret Sister's color scheme for her crafting area and used creams, browns and yellows.  The designer paper is from Basic Grey's Cappella paper pack.  I used the Fleur-de-Lis Spellbinders Pendants die for the main design and added pearls using Viva Decor Pearl pen.

Day Eight Of A Nontraditional Christmas

I associated milky white pearls with the line "Eight maids a milking".  The directive for the eighth day was to make/buy an item with pearls.  My inspiration for this day was a beautiful wreath that I had seen at the Spotted Canary website.  I took an 8" styrofoam wreath and covered it with a wide cream-colored satin ribbon.  I added vintage buttons in browns and creams, pearl flourishes and Prima flowers to decorate the wreath.  The vintage lace is from my DT sister Charlotte. :-)  My Secret Sister said that this wreath is so her and it warmed my heart to hear her say that. :-)

Day Five Of A Nontraditional Christmas

I made a banner for "Five Golden Rings".  The directive for the day was for it to be jewel-themed, but my Secret Sister requested for something to match the colors in her craft room, which are creams/ivories, mocha, deep brown with yellow accents.  She also loves shabby chic and Victoria, so I kept both themes in mind when creating for her.  I used designer paper from Basic Grey's Capella and the Luxury Stack from DCWV.  I cut the pennants at 4"x6" and the letters are from the StoryBook cartridge, cut at 3 1/2".  The frames were cut using Spellbinders dies and embossed using the Textile Texture Cuttlebug folder.   I used vintage lace to connect the pennants.  I added tiny silk yellow roses to the frame to pick up the yellows in her craft room.   The buttons are from Basic Grey.