Initial Christmas Ornaments

These Christmas ornaments are the first initials of my family members' names.  If you know my family, then you just realized that I'm missing the "C".  That's because Hobby Lobby was out of stock on that particular letter, but I'll get to it later.  I have a few more months before these babies adorn our tree, anyway.

Without further ado, here they are!  I plan to add some embellishments to these soon - maybe something that has each family member's whole name on it.  If you'd like step-by-step instructions for creating these, see below.  Now on to figure out that Subway Art project!

Steps to Creating Chip Board Items:

1. Paint the item's front, sides and back with acrylic paint that coordinates with your scrapbook paper choice.
2. Using your scrapbook paper, trace around the item and cut out.
3. Placing a thin layer of Modge Podge on your item with a sponge brush, secure your scrapbook paper cutout to the front.  Make sure to spend a minute or two smoothing down the paper to avoid bubbles and wrinkles.  I used both my fingers and the edge of a credit card for this job.
4. Let the item dry for about one minute.  (Yep, I said one minute.)
5. Using sandpaper, sand down the sides of the scrapbook paper to create that vintage, worn-out look.  If the scrapbook paper extends too far over the sides of the chip board, you can trim it away with scissors (or just go to town with the sandpaper!).
6. Using a matching stamp pad, stamp or sponge brush the sides of the item to really make it look worn and to make it pop!
7. Secure a coordinating ribbon to the back as a hanger, using heavy duty hot glue.

Have fun with this project - picking fun papers, ribbons and embellishments!