Each year Stampin' Up! selects a handful of demonstrators to win an Artisan Award. Any demonstrator can enter. But, only a few are chosen out of hundreds who submit fantastic cards, scrapbook pages, and 3D projects.
Throughout the year, the Artisan Award winners create projects to inspire us. I'm always amazed at what they come up with. Just recently some new projects were posted for demonstrators. One immediately caught my eye. It was a framed home decor item made by Fran Sabad. I immediately set out looking for a similar frame so that I could recreate it. I failed miserably at locating her exact frame, but I think I like the one I found even better! Fran's frame had seven openings. Mine had eight. I was very uncreative and copied (or at least tried to) her rectangles exactly as she created. I only had to create one. No, I won't tell you which one - but it's definitely my least favorite of the eight! I cannot wait to display this in my home this holiday season!
The majority of the components are from the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit and the Merry Moments DSP. Other accessories used were:
- Real Red Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
- Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon
- #2 Snowflake Die
- Big Shot
- 1 1/4" Square Punch
- Dimensionals
- Scallop Edge Punch
- Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware
Now, since I CASEd most of this project, it came together quickly. Would you believe that I made it in under an hour! My husband couldn't believe it when I carried it out of my classroom this evening. The hardest part might have been prying open all of those little metal things that hold the glass in place. By the way, I removed the glass since I used ribbon and hardware. Besides, I broke one of the panes taking it out of the frame!!! But, what I love is that I can easily change out the pictures in the frame throughout the year.




















