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Christmas Gift Tags - Echo Park

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hi everyone,
Anita here Sharing a fun idea for creating Chrissy gift tags for Christmas

using  Echo Park - CHRISTMAS CHEER



started by cutting a A4 bit of white cardstock 
up into mini tags and sniping off the corners 


Next I placed them on a bit of plastic and misted them with water


Then I flicked the tags with Distress Stain Spray Mowed Lawn


Then sprayed it with a bit more water and then heat dried


Th...

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Christmas cards - Echo Park

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Hi everyone ,
Anita here sharing some fun easy cards you can make using patterned paper 
And stickers

I started off my covering my card with Christmas Cheer Cozy Quilt Paper
Leaving a border around the edge and I repeated the same with the Christmas Cheer Christmas Ornaments Paper leaving a part unglued to wrap some twine around a few times and added a little twine bow then I glued it down and added...

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Christmas Tag Banner - Echo Park

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Hi everyone,
Anita here sharing a fun decoration you can hang on your wall for this Christmas  

I started with a 12x12 bit of patterned paper I cut 2 4x12 inch strips then divided it at 2 inches 
So I had 9 bits of patterned paper

Then I cut 2 strips of patterned paper at half an inch
Then at 2 inches

To add the tabs to the top of my tags

Then I cut all of the corners of one end of my tags 
and punched...

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moodboard layout and mini book

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hi everyone,
Anita Here sharing a layout i created for this months moodboard
using Echo Park -  CHRISTMAS CHEER
 
don't ya just love all these festive colours 
 
 
 

here is my take on the moodboard for this month
 i wanted to keep it simple for lots of white space with a few flicks of bo bunny sugar glimmer spray and distress spray stain mowed lawn
i used my cameo to cut my title jolly using the HO HO...

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Christmas Gift Box - Echo Park

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Hi everyone,
Anita here sharing a fun little homemade gift box simple and easy using your silhouette
I opened a mini gift box cut file in silhouette studio
And used some light green cardstock matching the light green colour in the collection


I decorated the box with stickers and patterned paper


I added a layered  poinsettia with holly leaves on top 
with bobunny glitter paste twine and some bling


I hope...

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