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Plus a bonus ornament tutorial by our own Julie Kelley! Don't miss it!!!

Hybrid Ornament Carnival

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Glass Bulb Ornaments by chic mama
They are super fun to make and would be very easy to do with Digital products.

• You just print out the papers, cut into strips and roll them up. (I also added a little K&Co repositionable liquid adhesive to the strips before I rolled them up.
  
• Once all the paper strips were inside the ornament I added glitter, beads and sequins.
  
• The adhesive made everything stick to the paper.)

Christmas Card & Ornament by nmartin1
This is my first hybrid project! I used Andrea Burns' Cube Card template and her Winter's Grace Kit

Ribbon Spool Ornaments by Brynn Marie
Supplies:
Christmas Cheer and Paper Flakes by Bren Boone
Traci Murphy Drop Shadows
Paper Mod Podge
Glitter Mod Podge
Ribbon
Empty Ribbon Spools

Holiday Banner Ornament by ScrappinJana
This is an ornament I made for a swap I participated in using primarily Foofala papers. TFL!

Winter Wonderland Ornament by LindsD620
Created using a wooden thingy from a bag of sewing "stuff" from a flea market, lace, buttons, ribbon, and a silver tree cupcake topper. You can read more about it on my blog @ http://www.lindsd620.blogspot.com. TFL! :)

Pocket Kitty Christmas Ornament by josafeen
i'm in the mood to make some ornaments! This one is fun because you can tuck little treats into the envelope folded piece. tfl girls!
prima and IOD products wiht some stickles and perfect pearls

Holiday Ornament Feature

An easy, printable craft for you to make at home! The Christmas Ornaments come in three shapes - a circle, a tear drop, and a star. Simply open the template, add your own digital paper/photos/embellishments, print out on to white cardstock, and cut according to the directions. In addition to the layered Photoshop Files (PSDs), three PNGs are also included so you can print the pattern onto existing paper (it's a great way to use up those paste eating supplies). File Size: 3.0 MB

Free Victorian Dove Ornament Class Tonight Online

Free Holiday Craft Classes!

at Scrapgirls.com

Do you need a quick gift for a teacher or friend? How about a quick holiday decoration for that perfect finishing touch? Want to have fun chatting with your Scrap Girls friends at the same time? Then join us in the chat room for these free craft classes!

Keep checking back for new classes, photos, updates and information on our forum here.

Victorian Dove Ornament - December 5th, 9 PM ET

Class will be held here

Join Denise Doupnik for this free online class which will walk students through the assembly of their Victorian Dove Ornament with additional tips and tricks.

• Class will take place in the Scrap Girls Live Chat room, in the Free Craft Class room.
  
• Materials needed for the class; Victorian Dove Ornament, a favorite Holiday kit, computer paper, scissors, glue, tape, hole punch, ribbon for hanging.
  
• Optional materials: bone folder, round corner punch, eyes, feathers, decorative scissors.
• Please note: the Victorian Dove Ornament needs to be purchased separately.

While all software users are welcome to attend the class, the instructor specializes in PS & PSE.

Ornaments by Valerie Randall

How to Create a Darling Hybrid Chipboard Ornament Easily!

Hybrid Ornaments
with Di Hickman, Creative Team Member

I started out with a bunch of old chipboard pieces in various sizes, for this tutorial I chose the oval.

• I scanned the chipboard piece using my scanner @ 300dpi.
• Then using the elliptical marquee tool I created an ellipse a little larger than the chipboard piece
  
• and used a solid color to fill, this will be used as template later for a clipping mask.

Create a copy of the elipse fill by right clicking the layer, selecting duplicate layer and then clicking ok in the pop up box. Once you have the 2 ellipses merge the layers by pressing Ctrl E

• Open the paper you wish to use and drag onto the open document (resize if you wish).
• Then create a clipping mask by pressing Ctrl Alt G (in photoshop CS3). This links the layers together.

• Repeat the above steps with a smaller ellipse 1/4" inside the edge of the chipboard shape.
  
• Again open paper of choice, and create a clipping mask.
  
• For interest I added a stroke around the edge by right clicking the layer: blending options>stroke and setting a stroke in creme color at 7pixels

• Next add the year using the text tool, in the font and color of your choice, I chose a creme to compliment the stroke in the above step.
  
• Hide the chipboard scan layer and print onto white cardstock

• Once printed adhere to chipboard piece,
  
• trim and sand edges.
  
• Add buttons, stickers and penwork.
  
• Punch a hole in the top and thread ribbon through to hang from tree.

Supplies:
digital papers: sponsor Melothria "and then it was winter" kit
photoshop CS3
font: Sexsmith
Chibboard: Provocraft
Alpha stickers: American crafts
ribbon: Offray
misc buttons from craft store
pen: white signo uniball

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If you have any questions or comments, please send them to thedigitalproject gmail.com

Watch for a Coupon for This Printable Ornament In the Newsletter on December 8th

Printable Ornament Tutorial
by Sarah B. Meyer, Creative Team Member

Digital Supplies
* Sarah Meyer's Printable Ornament Templates (look for the coupon on Sunday)
* Digital Paper and Elements of your choice, Sponsor April Staker's Jolly Holiday used here

Hybrid Supplies
* Cardstock
* Color printer
* Scissors
* Adhesive
* Tape
* Twine or ribbon

Instructions and screenshots are for Photoshop CS3. Similar steps are followed for any Photoshop software. For other programs, use the png template and the jpeg preview for reference.

1. Open the psd template file and your designed paper.


2. Drag the paper on to the template file. Place the paper just above the template layer. Press Alt+Ctrl+G to clip the paper onto the template.






3. If desired, adjust the fill or blending mode for the edges and fold lines layers.

4. Digitally embellish as desired. Ensure that embellishments stay within the filled area of the template.



5. Save and print on heavy paper or cardstock.

6. First, crease on fold lines. Then cut ornament out exactly on the edges.




7. Prepare your ornament hanger.

• Cut and tie a loop of twine or ribbon to the desired length.
  
• Tape the knot to the INSIDE of the ornament--not on the printed side.
  
• The loop can be placed to hang at one corner or with an edge at opposite corners.

8. Place adhesive on skinny tabs and assemble your ornament. If desired, leave one side unglued to use as a gift box.



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