8th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Newton’s Nook Designs 8th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!  I’m sure you’ve seen some amazing Christmas inspiration!  Be sure you visit all of the hop stops and leave comments – there are 2 $25 gift certificates up for grabs!  There’s also a sale this weekend, the details of which are in the graphic at the end of this post.

Nutcracker ornament by Andrea Shell | Nutcrackers stamp by Newton's Nook Designs

As we’re getting ready to decorate our Christmas tree this weekend, I decided to make an ornament for it.  This would also make a wonderful gift tag, which the recipient could later use as an ornament.

We love nutcrackers in my house (hmm, wonder if that could be misconstrued), so I chose to feature one of the images from the Nutcrackers set.  I colored the image with my Zigs and cut it out with the coordinating dies.

Nutcracker ornament by Andrea Shell | Nutcrackers stamp by Newton's Nook Designs

To create a background for my nutcracker, I gold heat-embossed the Holiday Fringe stamp onto Bristol Smooth paper.  I blended the panel with Candied Apple, Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, and a touch of Black Soot Distress Inks.  I die-cut the piece with the Frames Squared Dies and gently buffed the embossed areas to remove any pooled ink.

Nutcracker ornament by Andrea Shell | Nutcrackers stamp by Newton's Nook Designs

Using the Frames Squared Dies, I die-cut two scalloped squares from white cardstock.  I knotted some gold cord and sandwiched it between the squares, securing everything with ScorTape.  I popped up the ink-blended panel with foam tape, adhered the nutcracker with dimensional adhesive, and finished with a few green gems.

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25 COMMENTS

  1. Christi C | 4th Dec 20

    SO COOL!! I love how the background “frames” the nutcracker (yes, nutcracker always makes me laugh, too) and the gold embossing just POPS 🙂

  2. Amanda Wilcox | 4th Dec 20

    This is gorgeous!!! I love those new nutcrackers and your design is so amazing! Just beautiful!

  3. Avra Williams | 4th Dec 20

    Cute tag!

  4. Sunshine HoneyBee | 4th Dec 20

    The Nutcracker ornament is wonderfully colored and shines.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

  5. Gail Scott | 4th Dec 20

    What a fabulous Nutcrcker ornament – and tag too- super duper sweet – love the coloring here – TFS

  6. Tina H | 4th Dec 20

    Beautiful!! I love the gold embossing!!

  7. Mary Holshouser | 4th Dec 20

    The nutcracker makes a great ornament.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  8. Lori Lehnen | 4th Dec 20

    Very nice Nutcracker tag!
    The Gold embossing really makes it stand out!
    Thanks for sharing.

  9. Mary-Anne V | 4th Dec 20

    What a great ornament to add to your Christmas tree this year.

  10. Meghan Kennihan | 4th Dec 20

    Darling Nutcracker! I love him!

  11. Dee Earnshaw | 4th Dec 20

    what a sweet tag – love the background

  12. BECCA YAHRLING | 4th Dec 20

    How fabulous! A great design. Love the gold
    embossed background.

  13. Fikreta | 4th Dec 20

    This tag is so beautiful!

  14. Amy Tsuruta | 4th Dec 20

    gorgeous. That gold embossing is beautiful!

  15. Kristen Snoozy | 4th Dec 20

    Nutcrackers are one of my favorite holiday icons and this is really lovely!

  16. Cindy Holmes | 4th Dec 20

    AWWWWWWW what an adorable ornament! Your nutcracker is just so precious!

  17. Marisela Delgado | 4th Dec 20

    Such a great tag! 💜

  18. Carla Hundley | 5th Dec 20

    This ornament looks
    so pretty and festive!
    Love the embossed
    background.
    Carla from Utah

  19. Lana Lepinski | 5th Dec 20

    Perfectly colored! WOW! Super ornament

  20. Donna Wakefield | 5th Dec 20

    Cute tag. Love the bright colors.

  21. Denise Bryant | 5th Dec 20

    Pretty background for the nutcracker image on your ornament! Love the coloring and the scalloped edge!

  22. Kelly Santi | 6th Dec 20

    Such a fun card shape and the gold embossing is gorgeous ! This is our family’s favorite holiday show to go and see! This year, on tv 🙂

  23. Kathy j in Ellicott City | 6th Dec 20

    I love that nutcracker! What a great tag!

  24. tina z | 6th Dec 20

    I love nutcracker and such clever design!

  25. roxanne tellini | 3rd Dec 21

    Great design. I love him paired with the diamond.

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