Snowflake Hanger Tutorial

Hi everybody.....at long last the Christmas Hanger Tutorial as promised...sorry you had to wait so long but as this was a workshop piece I couldn't post until they were all done and dusted.   I decided to do a stamped version but you could use double sided papers and in that case you would miss out the stamping section from the instructions below.....
Edited to add:   For all those folks who have e-mailed about the template.....I don't have a PDF that I can send you but if you draw out a rectangle using the measurements below....you can then freehand draw your own template and cut it out.

Step 1...Trace the template onto White cardstock and you will need 8
Stamp snowflake image in Versamark and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder

Step 2...Colour with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China using blending tool and then buff with kitchen towel to remove any ink from the snowflakes

Step 3... Over stamp with Hero Arts Cling Music Background inked with Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy and the Fiskars Stamp Press is just the bees knees when you are working with these large Cling Backgrounds

Step 4...Stamp  the reverse with Hero Arts  Large Canvas Stripes Background inked with Brushed Corduroy I find the easiest way to do this is to lay each petal on the inked stamp and press

Step 5...Cut out each petal..ink the edges with Brushed Corduroy and roll together as shown...you will need 4 with the striped side outwards and 4 with the snowflake side outwards......then flatten the end and staple

Step 6...Trace the template again onto Kraft Cardstock and again you will need 8...cut out and ink the edges with Brushed Corduroy......cut 2 - 5" circles from cardstock

Step 7...fix the Kraft petals to the circle as shown....

Step 8...fix the stamped petals making sure that the button when fixed will cover the staples

Step 9...now the real fun.....decorate as you wish. To fix the ribbon and button securely.....hold button in place and pierce through two diagonal holes with a pokey or pricking tool.....feed wire through from the reverse.....place ribbon in between the wires and then feed them through the button and twist until held in place.  You can hide the wire with the cord bow.

Fix cord on the reverse side of the circle and place the other circle on top and you have your finished Snowflake Hanger.

Hope you enjoyed my little tutorial and I would love to see your finished Christmas Hangers...so leave a comment or e-mail me with a link so I can come visit you

Hugs Kath xxx