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Page created with Noel Mignon DEAR SANTA kit. The buttons and glittery, floral sprigs are from my stash.
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Scalloped accent tag is misted with the Shimmerz Spritz included in the kit for a bit of shimmer! :)
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Our tree in the basement (where we open gifts from Santa) is filled with the ornaments we've collected and made together as a family over the years. As I was decorating that tree, I realized that my very favorite ornaments are the ones that show my children growing each year . . . you know, the ones that include a picture of them, a handprint, their writing, etc.
Keeping this in mind, I thought it would be fun to make ornaments this year with my children's handprints on them. I had them "stamp" their hand onto red cardstock using white paint. Next, I traced a mitten shape around their handprint and cut them out. I traced this shape onto chipboard, cut it out and then decorated the other side with patterned paper. I added their name, the year, and how old they are . . . I'm thinking I will add a photo of them opening their presents this year on the backside. :)
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Ornaments created with the Noel Mignon DEAR SANTA kit, except for the Zva Creative Pearl Snowflake from my stash.
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These should be fun to look back on several years from now and see how much they have grown. I hope you enjoyed this idea!
For more ornament and tree trimming ideas, come see what we are doing in Santa's Workshop" in the Noel Mignon forum." :)
Happy Tree Trimming!
Jana
This is so beautiful Jana! I love the leaves you found at Michaels! They are perfect for scrapping!
ReplyDeleteI am so making the hand print ornaments! What a great classroom activity too!
These are sooooo cute! What a creative idea! Take it from the mother of big guys, you will cherish these forever. I have scrapped for many years and I have always traced my boys hand on their birthday and cut it out for one o their birthday pages. This is much better but they are far too old now!
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