While surfing online, I saw the cutest little ornament but didn't want to spend $ buying the kit when I had my trusty cricut sitting right next to me just waiting for me to do my next project. The ornament looked pretty easy to make so I pulled out all my cartridges and lo and behold I had everything I needed right on my Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge!
For this project you will need patterned cardstock, matching solid cardstock, 8 pop dots per ornament, a picture that you would like to use for the ornament cropped to 2 1/2" square, and a 6" piece of ribbon per ornament.
I started out by cutting a 3" scalloped square in a patterned cardstock and used the window button on my cricut, then I cut out a 3 1/2" rounded corner square in a matching cardstock and punched two holes at the top to run the ribbon through.
I started assebling the pieces by placing a pop dot at each of the four corners of the window of the scalloped square, then i placed the photo on top of the pop dots.
Next I placed another four pop dots on top of the photo above the original pop dots, and then placed the solid cardstock on top. I mounted the photo square slightly lower on the solid cardstock in order to accomodate the ribbon for my picture.
Simple and quick these make a terrific inexpensive Christmas present. I put a little note on the back of each telling the place and year the photo was taken. Now my DD can have a scrapbook on her tree when she has her first tree when she grows up!
Enjoy!
This is a great idea! TFS!!!
Posted by: Jackie | December 08, 2008 at 11:10 AM
These are lovely ornaments! What a wonderful way to share your memories.
Posted by: PAT(mspfd) | December 04, 2008 at 06:52 PM
What a great idea!! I just got these nestabilities a couple of weeks ago, I need to make some to these too!!
Posted by: Ellie | December 03, 2008 at 04:05 PM
You are so creative! I love these ornaments.
Posted by: jackie zepeda | December 02, 2008 at 05:14 PM
What a sweet idea!! TFS
Posted by: Darlene (SCS:akronstamperdpk) | December 02, 2008 at 04:16 PM
What a fabulous idea! Gorgeous project!
Posted by: Bagpuss | December 02, 2008 at 12:59 PM
great ornament. I love it.
Posted by: brenda | December 02, 2008 at 09:46 AM
Very cute ornament and great idea to make it yourself! Thanks for sharing it with everyone!
Posted by: Barbara Gault | December 02, 2008 at 06:54 AM
What a great idea. Love it
Posted by: Wendy | December 01, 2008 at 10:22 PM