CCC #5: Noel Wall Art

The theme for our fifth two-week Creative Cutting Challenge is "Christmas - Not a Card".  Click here to join the challenge.  Even if you don't use SVG files, be sure to check out the creative inspiration from our Design Team...these are some talented ladies!

For my design team project, I created a Christmas collage on an 8 x 10 canvas using The Creative Pointe's "Christmas Headings" SVG set.  It combines some of my favorite things...glitter, vintage images, and lace...yum!

The Details:

• Noel is cut from recycled cereal box cardboard and glittered with two colors of red for depth.  

• I just LOVE vintage images (as if you haven't noticed)!  A gentler, artistic, more beautiful time in advertising...not like today!  I layered up an angel and a winter scene perfume ad along with a glittery felt snowflake and holly cut from Christmas scraps.

• The holly leaves were accented with Distress Inks and frosted with chunky crystal glitter.  The berries have a layer of Glossy Accents and are accented with Fired Brick Distress and Platinum Stickles.

• The whole piece has spatterings of Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint and chunky crystal glitter for an  overall icy effect.  The edges especially have heavy layers of paint and glitter...so frosty!  Pieces of lace and vintage buttons tied with baker's twine accent one corner.

Other Challenges:

Eclectic Ellapu: Challenge # 4 - It's a Vintage Thing

Pile It On: #45 - Make It Sparkle

BasicGrey Challenges: #80 - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C161 Anything But a Card

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: #31 - Christmas

Happy Campers: Challenge #3 - Shabby Chic

Anything But a Card: Challenge #5

Supplies:
Patterned Paper:	Basic Grey Figgy Pudding ‘Festive’, ‘Glee’; scraps
SVG:	The Creative Pointe ‘Christmas Headings’
Image:	Crafty Secrets; Vintage Feedsacks ‘Vintage Perfume Labels’
Inks:	Distress Ink ‘Barn Door’, ‘Iced Spruce’, ‘Crushed Olive’, ‘Old Paper’, ‘Frayed Burlap’; Distress Stain ‘Bundled Sage’, ‘Pumice Stone’; Distress Crackle Paint ‘Clear Rock Candy’
Embellishments:	Glitter; buttons; K&Co. border stickers; Hobby Lobby lace; Darice baker’s twine ‘Red / White’; Glossy Accents; Distress Stickles ‘Fired Brick’; Stickles ‘Platinum’; doily; Make It Christmas ‘Glitter Snowflake’; JoAnn glitter ‘Crystal’
Tools:	Foam brush; Tim Holtz paper distresser; SCAL; Cricut Expression; spray adhesive; Glue Dots
Misc:	8x10 canvas