~Reindeer on the Road~

Clear Tin Holiday Gift Pail

Rita Ann Plummer

Intermediate Scrapbook Team
Off-Road Inksters
Supplies:

Stamps Happen “Santa’s Reindeer” # 20146 (Janlynn, Corp.)

1 Quart Clear Tin Pail with Handle (Stampendous!)
Onyx Black VersaFine Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Pearlescent Sky Blue Archival Pigment Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Pearlescent Ice Blue Archival Pigment Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Pearlescent Purple Archival Pigment Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
8 ½” x 11” Heavy White Cardstock (PaperTray)
Watercolour Pencils (Derwent)
• Cooper Beach #61
• Golden Brown #59
• Deep Vermillion #14
• Ivory Black #67
Ribbons (Michaels)
• Blue – varies of size for Clear Pail Hanger
• Blue and Silver – varies of size for Clear Pail Hanger
• Metallic Silver – varies of size for Clear Pail Hanger
• White – varies of size for Clear Pail Hanger
• Purple – varies of size for Clear Pail Hanger
Scissor (EK Success)
Paper Trimmer (Frisker)
Three 3” x 3” Post a Note (3M)
101 Light Artist Cement (USArt Quest)
Palette Knife (Dreamweaver)
Two Stencil Brushes - one for blues and one for purple (Unknown)
70% Isopropyl Alcohol
Paper Towels (Artist’s Own)
Water
Paintbrush (Unknown)
Small Cup with water for Paint Clean (Unknown)
Coluzzle Circle Template (Provo Craft)
Coluzzle Mat (Provo Craft)
Coluzzle Knife (Provo Craft)
3/4” Roll O-So Sticky Tape (Penny Wise Arts)
Small Red Pom Pom (Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts)
Elmer’s White Glue (Elmer's Products)
Xyron 510 Sticker Machine (Xyron)
Stickles Crystal Glitter Glue (Ranger Enterprises)
Stickles Gold Glitter Glue (Ranger Enterprises)
Purple Paper Tissues (Unknown)
Instructions:

Outside of the Pail

1. Cut 2 ½” x 11” and 2 ½” x 2 ¾” for both of the border on clear

pail.

2. Stamp “reindeer” with Onyx Black ink pad on white cardstock

and stamp six more times. Repeat the same process and stamp
three times on post it notes.

3. Trim the post it note papers to the outline of the reindeer and
place over the stamped reindeer on the white cardstock to
create a mask.

4. Using stipple brushes and three colors for the sky, stipple the ink
onto white cardstock.
5. Remove the post it note paper that was covering the reindeer.

6. Using a small water paintbrush and watercolour pencils, color

the reindeer and allow to dry.

7. Place 3/4” O-So Sticky tape on the inside and place ribbon on
top.

8. Place ¾” O-So Sticky tape around from edge back of the white
cardstock towards the bottom, top and both of the ends.

10. Remove the red liner of O’So Sticky tape from the back of the
border. Slowly and carefully place tape on the clear pail near
bottom edge.

11. Take the 101 Light Artist Cement and smear outside of the
white cardstock on the clear pail. Use a putty knife building the
cement up until it looks like snow and allow to dry.

12. Clean up the putty knife with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol and paper
towel.

13. Thickly apply the clear glitter glue to the “snow” cement.

14. Create the sky by thinly painting on a layer of clear glitter glue
fill on the “skies” with a paintbrush .

15. Apply gold glitter glue to reindeer antlers and sleigh bells;
allow to dry.

16. Glue on a red pom-pom for reindeer noses and allow to dry.
Top Lid of the Pail

1. Cut out a 3” circle using white cardstock with Coluzzle template.

2. Stamp “reindeer” with Onyx Black ink pad onto the center of the
white cardstock circle.

3. Take one post it note paper and place over the stamped reindeer
on the white cardstock circle to create a mask.

4. Using stipple brushes and three colors for the sky, stipple the
ink onto white cardstock.
5. Remove the post it note paper that was covering the reindeer.

6. Using a small water paintbrush and watercolour pencils, color

the reindeer and allow to dry.

7. Take the 101 Light Artist Cement and smear outside of the white
cardstock on the clear pail. Use a putty knife building the cement
up until it looks like snow and allow to dry.

8. Clean up the putty knife with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol and paper
towel.

9. Thickly apply the clear glitter glue to the “snow” cement.

10. Create the sky by thinly painting on a layer of clear glitter glue
fill on the “skies” with a paintbrush .

11. Apply gold glitter glue to reindeer’ antlers and sleigh with bell;
allow to dry.

12. Glue on a red pom-pom for reindeer nose and allow to dry.

13. Optional: String and glue in place a Metallic Gold cord starting
at the first reindeer’s bells until the last reindeer’s bells. Allow to
dry.

14. Tie on a variety of ribbons to the handle of the pail mixing

colors and sizes.

Inside of the Pail

1. Line the inside of the pail with shredded purple tissue. Place any
gift or handmade baked goodies inside the pail. Give to teacher or
a friend who is very special! Happy Holidays!

Rita Ann's Designs

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Holiday Edition 2009 Publication