3rd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop - Day 3

Welcome to the Third Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop!! 

The best crafters, designers, and makers have come together to create and share  a series of thoughtful, handmade gifts for the holidays during this 3 day blog hop. Our goal is to inspire you to create something from the heart this holiday season as well as share how to use our products in fun, innovative ways. We intend this hop to serve as a resource to you for this holiday season and for years to come.

Hop along to each blog in the list. Each day, from November 1 through November 3, 2013, we’ll be posting a brand new list of blogs to hop to. Comment on each blog, share your favorite posts over social media, and then use the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of each post to enter to win the Grand Prize, a gift basket filled with crafty swag from the companies on the hop! We’re ready to inspire, share, and create – are you ready to hop?

Today I'm sharing this girlie grunge Christmas Card Holder that I made using Smooch Spritz, Mix'd Media Inx and embossing powders:

And here are the instructions:

Begin by painting a piece of thin wood with acrylic paint. Add some texture paste using stencils. Want2Scrap bricks and a store bought stencil used on example.

Spray with a generous amount of water then add Smooch Spritz in Sea Breeze.

Use a paper towel to dab off the color.

Use a fan brush and Wood Stain Smooch Spritz to add a vintage look around the stencil texture.

Dab off the excess with a baby wipe.

lightly dab some Mix'd Media Inx in Honey across the top of the stencil texture.

Sprinkle Opalescent Clear embossing powder over the top tap off excess.

Use a heat gun to set the powder.

Use a fan brush and Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz to strategically add splatter.

Dry with a heat gun.

Add hooks to the top and tie a tulle bow. Cut lace and ribbon in various lengths and attach to the back of the wood. Add mini clothespins to the ribbon and lace to attach Christmas cards.

Here are the rest of the blogs on today's hop:

Clearsnap http://blog.clearsnap.com

Craft Attitude  http://www.jonathanfongstyle.com/blog/

Smoothfoam http://www.smoothfoam.com/blog/

Donna Salazar Designs You are here

Walnut Hollow http://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/

100 Proof Press http://www.100proofpress.com/_blog/Blog

Graphic45 http://g45papers.typepad.com/

ICE Resin http://iceresin.com/icequeen/

Stampendous http://stampendousblog.wordpress.com/

Sizzix – Eileen Hull Designs http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Jamie Dougherty http://www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com/#!blogger-feed/c12za

Nathalie Kalbach www.nathaliesstudio.com

Jen Goode http://www.100directions.com/

Kathy Cano-Murillo http://www.craftychica.com/site/

Tanner Bell   http://www.craftteen.com

Jennifer Priest http://hydrangeahippo.com

Jen Cushman http://jencushman.wordpress.com/

Adrienne Ford http://bry-and-i.blogspot.com/

Joanne Fink http://www.zenspirations.com/home/

Vicki O'Dell http://vickiodell.com/

Liz Hicks http://blogerisms.blogspot.com/

Denise Hahn http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/

Courtney Chambers http://www.alittlecraftinyourday.com

Tami Mayberry http://tamimayberry.blogspot.com/

Norma Rapko http://normarapko.blogspot.com/

I welcome you to visit this blog throughout the month of November for my
"Christmas Cards of 2013"
I'll be sharing a handmade Christmas card tutorial every week on my "Wednesday Webisodes" show and each week I'll be sharing a different technique using Clearsnap products.

Thanks for stopping by! Smooches ~D~

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