Ho ho ho!
Well, this isn't exactly a gift... but I definitely can't call it a greeting card. So I thought I will just call it a gift.
Kiddo and I made some Christmas canvas boards today. Instead of giving her teachers at the art school a card, we made these holiday themed boards.
Whenever I spy these small canvas boards in Daiso, I will load them into my basket, knowing that they will definitely come in handy.
Before I go on to show the simple steps that is involved in this quick project, I wanna talk about this compass cutter that I found at Daiso. I have been wanting to get a circular cutter/puncher despite having circle dies for my Sizzix Big Shot machine as well as a Silhouette Cameo machine that practically cuts any shape in the world. This cutter is easy to use and very portable.
Here is a close up of the compass cutter. Using the mathematical compass concept, instead of a pencil, there is a blade - instead of drawing circles, you cut circles (",)
You get to cut a variety of sizes by simply adjusting the compass needle to the left or right.
Kiddo chose the patterned paper and I went ahead to cut out some circles. This $2 compass cutter worked fabulously! The only drawback with such cutters it that you will end up with a hole in the middle of the circle due to the needle point.
We gathered some sequin strips and bows...
and some colourful magazine pages.
Kiddo is allowed to use the hot glue gun under my supervision and we glued the sequin strips, circles and bows in place. For the holiday greetings, we cut out a rectangular background and proceeded to stamp out, 'Merry X'mas!' on a less colourful cardstock.
All done! (",)
Simple and quick and definitely not too shabby - Christmas ornament balls canvas boards.
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