Join Ranger Ink Signature Designer Wendy Vecchi as she shares how to create this fun and colorful wooden holiday ornament using Ranger Archival and Distress products. This ornament can also be used as a gift tag, a gift for a hostess or teacher, or as a place setting decoration for holiday dinners.
Supplies:
- Surfaces: Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi studio 490 Clearly For Art- Clear; wood craft ornament; vintage dictionary page
- Stamps:Stamp-it Stencil-it (holly) Holiday Icons
- Stencils: Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi studio 490- Stencil Polka Dotty
- Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi studio 490- Holiday Art SCS127 (sentiment) , Say it with Art SCS126 (flourish), Seriously Art LCS034 (polka dots)
- Embellishments: Tim Holtz Idea-ology- Letterpress, Red/Cream Trimmings
- Wendy Vecchi Designer Series Archival Inks: Fern Green, Red Geranium
- Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black
- Tim Holtz Metallic Distress Stain: Tarnished Brass
- Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains: Peeled Paint, Broken China
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Gathered Twigs
- Tool: Ranger Inkssentials- Blending Tool with Foam, Mini Blending Tool with foam, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Heat-It Craft Tool, Brayer; masking tape or Post-it note
- Adhesive: Ranger Inkssentials Adhesive Foam Black, Multi Medium Matte, Glue N Seal matte
Shake the Tarnished Brass stain then stain the ornament top.
Place the polka dotty stencil over the ornament and use the mini blending tool to stencil with Red Geranium. Sprinkle with Red Geranium embossing powder while wet, Heat to melt the embossing powder.
Mask off the ornament top with masking tape.
Spray over the ornament with Peeled Paint Distress Spray Stain & then Broken China Distress Spray Stain and dry.
Ink the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress ink, using the blending tool.
Swipe the Tarnished Brass dabber along the edge of the ornament and dry. Use Watering Can Archival Ink with the polka dot stamp to stamp over the ornament top.
Use Jet Black Archival to stamp the sentiment at the bottom of the ornament.
Swipe the Letterpress onto the Fern Green Archival ink pad, then sprinkle with Fern Green Embossing powder and heat to melt the powder.
Use Jet Black Archival to stamp the polka dots over the Letterpress and dry.
Paint a thin layer of Glue N Seal over a piece of Clearly For Art (CFA) cover with vintage dictionary page, brayer and dry. Use Jet Black to stamp the holly on the paper side of the CFA.
Place the coordinating stencil over the stamped image.
Use Fern Green Archival with the mini blending tool to ink the leaves.
Reposition the stencil and use Red Geranium Archival to ink the berries.
Cut out holly. Heat to soften the CFA & shape the leaves.
Test drive the holly placement to determine where to stamp the flourish two times, using Jet Black Archival.
Add adhesive foam to the back of the holly and glue over the stamped flourishes.
Use MultiMedium to glue the Letterpress above the sentiment. Lightly ink a piece of the trimmings with Gathered Twigs. Tie a small bow and glue to the top of the ornament. Sign and date the ornament on the back.
This ornament can hang on your tree or can be used as a holiday gift box embellishment for a special someone.
Want to see the same wood ornament done another way? Pop over to my blog at www.studio490art.blogspot.com I have another tutorial thereto share.
Things to note:
- Embossing powders can be used on any surface that can take the heat.
- Glue N Seal is THE BEST adhesive for gluing paper to any surface.
- Use archival inks to stamp OVER embossing powder & heat to make permanent.
- Distress Spray Stains make it super easy & FAST to ink bare wood.
Wendy
Wendy Vecchi is a Signature Artist for Ranger Ink. Her designer series archival inks and embossing powders take inspiration for a vintage country garden color palette. Wendy also designs a line of stamps, stencils, Art Parts, and Clearly for Art with Stamper's Anonymous. You can learn more about Wendy on her blog Studio 490 Art. You can view upcoming classes and events with Wendy on our events page.
