Quick and Easy Embellishments - by Michele McKay

You will need:

1 6x6 wooden picture frame

3+ pieces of patterned paper

6” ribbon

3 decorative brads

1 unfinished decorative chipboard piece

Ink pad

Embossing powder

Embossing ink pad or pen

Heating tool

Mod Podge 

To begin, take your pieces of patterned paper and tear 4 pieces to be 3”x6”.  Adhere pieces of paper to frame one at a time with mod podge. It’s okay to have them overlap the edges.

With the paper scraps, tear 1”x2” rectangles (approx 10-12). Split them and arrange them into two hearts. (The “torn hearts”). Glue the edges together.

Pierce a hole into the center of the heart and attach brad.

Adhere to corners of the frame.

Put a light coating of mod podge over the hearts and paper layers. Let dry 10-15 minutes.

Wrap ribbon around the back side of the frame. Cross the ribbon over the front. Pierce a hole through the ribbon and attach brad. (You may need to use a glue dot or other adhesive to secure the ribbon and keep it from slipping.)

To make decorative embellishment: 

Take a plain decorative chipboard piece and color the top only by inking it with the ink pad. Color it as much as you want….there’s no such thing as too little or too much!

Once the ink is dry, use an embossing ink pad or pen and ink the chipboard where you want to emboss it.

Pour a little bit of embossing powder over the inked spots, making sure the ink is covered.

Shake off excess powder.

Heat up the powder until it’s shiny and has sort of a bubbly look.

Once the embellishment has cooled, use some glue dots or pop-up dots and place it on one of the corners of the frame.

And you are done!