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Acrylic Angel Tag Christmas Ornament

By Mary Shoebridge
Magic Stampin’ Bus
Beginners Stamping Team Designer

This project combines stamping with a bit of paper crafting and a use of acrylic craft items which are popular now.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets (TAC):
   Just Dream
   Whimsical Greetings Stamp Set
Acrylic Mounts (TAC)
Jardin Moss and Burnt Umber palette Hybrid Ink Pad (Stewart Superior Corp)
Red Magic Versa Magic Chalk Ink Pad (Tsukineko Inc.)
Galaxy Gold Brilliance Pigment Ink Pad (Tsukineko Inc.)
1 Acrylic tag from a 3” x 5” Acrylic Album Scrapworks Exposed Albums (As You Wish Products LLC)
1 Sheet 8 1/2” x 11” cream colored cardstock
1/2 sheet 8 1/2” x 11” dark green cardstock
Gold, Green, Red, Brown, and Light Blue Prismacolor Pencils (Sanford Corp.)
Scotch Glue Stick (3M)
Paper Hole Punch or Crop-a-Dile (We R Memory Keepers)
Red organdy ribbon, approximately 8” (Jo-Anne’s)
Basic Tool Kit: Scissors, pencil, X-Acto knife, ruler, pieces of sponge

Directions: 

1.  The first step in this Holiday Ornament project is to remove the protective coating from the acrylic tag.  Then, trace the tag shape with a pencil on cream colored cardstock. 

2.  After the tag shape has been traced, color the tag background by taking a piece of sponge and pick up some of the Galaxy Gold Ink and color the entire tag.  Let it dry for a few minutes. 

3.  Stamp the angel image on the tag with the Burnt Umber Ink leaving room for the

4.  “Rejoice” saying at the bottom.  Stamp the saying with the Red Versa Magic Ink.  Stamp the scroll image along the edge with the Jardin Moss Ink to make a border.  Apply a little of the green ink on the tag’s edge.  Punch a hole in the tag with the hole punch. 

5.  Color the angel image with the colored pencils.  Then color a little light blue around the angel.  Set the tag aside. 

6.  Using the stamped tag as a template, trace it onto dark green cardstock and cut the tag out.  Punch a hole in the tag. 

7.  Assemble the tag ornament.  Using the glue stick, completely coat the stamped angel tag.  Then, take the acrylic tag and carefully press it on top of the paper tag.  Be sure to align the edges of the paper and acrylic tags. 

8.  Tie the red organdy ribbon trough the hole. This completes the Holiday TAG, and you are ready to hang it anywhere!

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