Just Us Girls #656 - Holiday Gift Tags

Hello everyone!  It's getting to be THAT time of the year!  The holidays are literally right around the corner.  Carol Mc has the perfect Wild Card challenge for us over at Just Us Girls...Holiday Gift Tags. 

I love making tags, but I hate when I see them get thrown out with the crumpled wrapping paper!  I don't usually put this much time into them, but I got carried away!  This is a Papertrey Ink tag set that I've had forever.  I'm not even sure it's still available.  I die cut it from white card stock and colored the ornaments with copic markers.  Then I had the idea to make it into a flat shaker, so I die cut another from white for the back and the top from white glitter card stock (which you can't see in the photo).  On the top one, I cut out the ornaments.  I added the clear pieces to the bottom and middle layers and added diamond dust glitter in between and adhered them together.  Then I adhered the white glitter piece on top.  I added the ribbon and die cut sentiment to finish it off.

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our October guest, Lynne Jardine, on the JUGs blog.  This is Lynne's last week sharing her beautiful designs with us.  Thanks Lynne!

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Paper:  White, red, white glitter

Ink:  Copic markers

Accessories:  Christmas Cut Tag die (PTI), Winter Words die (Reverse Confetti), diamond dust, ribbon

Just Us Girls #564 - Photo Week

 Hi friends!  This is the last Just Us Girls challenge for 2020.  The JUGs design team is taking a break for December...we will be back in January 2021!  But for this Photo Week challenge, Cecile chose this photo of a tower of gifts. 

I immediately thought of this very cute Presents Stack tag die from Simon Says Stamp.  It's only about three inches tall.  There are two dies in the set.  One cuts the base of the tag and the other cuts all the present details.  I die cut the detail one four times:  three times from different pattern papers and once from the silver glitter cardstock.  To put them together, I used the negative from one of the pattern papers as a guide to inlay all the different pieces.  I added black and white baker's twine to complete the tag.  I saved all the pieces left over so I can create three more tags

You can see more from our JUGs design team and our November guest, Joyce, on the JUGs blog.  This is Joyce's last week with us and we'd like to thank her for joining us and for her beautiful cards the month!

I hope you have safe and happy holidays!

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Paper:  Recollections white, silver glitter cardstock, pattern paper scraps

Accessories:  Present Stack Tag die (SSS), baker's twine

Just Us Girls #561 - Word Week

Hi everyone!  It's Word Week over at Just Us Girls and Vicki chose the word TRIANGLE.

I got this boxed set from Gina K and Thermo Web recently and the picture on the front of the trees caught my eye when I was trying to determine how I was going to use a triangle on my card.  Perfect!  The insert had pictures of tags (and I love tags!), so I cased that picture.  I started by stamping the mountains on the tags then stenciled the clouds in the background.  Then I die cut all the pieces.  The set comes with a stencil, so I used it to decorate the trees and the gnomes' hats.  I added red stickles to the ornaments on the trees and star dust stickles to the tops of the mountains.  I stamped the sentiments on the tag and added twine to finish it off.

You can see more from our JUGs design team and our new guest for November, Joyce Mehrberg, on the JUGs blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Stamps:  Gnome for the Holidays (Gina K/Thermo Web)

Ink:  Versafine Claire, sand castle, over coffee, tumbled glass, broken china, festive berries, pine needles, unicorn white

Accessories:  Gnome for the Holidays dies and stencil, infinity tag die (Hero Arts), mini cloud stencil (MFT), twine, red stickles, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Time Out #169 - Theme Challenge

Hi friends!  The new Time Out challenge is our theme challenge.  The theme is SEASON, which can be interpreted any way you want!

 

 I went the traditional way...seasons of the year.  Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and made tags.  I've had these seasonal wreath stamps from Taylored Expressions forever.  In fact, they were in my purge box because I've never used them and I've had them so long.  But they are so pretty, I had to pull them out and use them.  All of the tags were created similarly.  The tags were die cut from white cardstock and ink was blended onto them.  On the tops of the tags, I added matching pattern paper.  All the wreaths were stamped with black ink, colored with copic markers and die cut with the coordinating die.  A sentiment representing the season was stamped below the wreath.  Ribbon, twine and crystals finished them off. 

 

This one is a Valentine's wreath and represents Spring. 

Summer is represented with this strawberry wreath.

This one represents my favorite season...Fall.

 And finally Winter is represented with this Christmas wreath.

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team on the Time Out blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 Recipe

Stamps:  Wreath of Love, Strawberry Wreath, Autumn Wreath, Wreath of Joy (all Taylored Expressions)

Paper:  Recollections white, various pattern paper

Ink:  Amalgam ink, copic markers, various distress oxide inks

Accessories:  Seasonal wreath die (TE), Treat tag die (MFT), ribbon, twine, crystals, dimensionals



Just Us Girls #515 - Photo Week

Hi friends!  This week is Photo Week over at Just Us Girls and Maria chose this really sweet photo for us to be inspired by.

I went through my holiday stamps and found this set from Avery Elle that I believe is retired because I could not find it on their site.  I decided to make another tag with it because I love the small landscape tags offer on which to create.  I stamped the tree and sentiment directly onto the tag and the snowman and bird on a separate piece and die cut them.  They were colored with copic markers.  There are faint blue snowflakes stamped directly on the tag as well.  I added a red glitter piece around the hole in the tag and tied the ribbon through it.  There is stardust stickles on various places too.  In hindsight, I wish I would have added a red offset tag behind this.  I may do that later!

 

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our November guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Woodland & Wonder (Avery Elle)

Paper:  X-Press It, red glitter

Ink:  Amalgam (Gina K), copic markers

Accessories:  Winter Woodland & Wonder dies (Avery Elle), Infinity Nesting Tags dies (HA), stardust stickles, dimensionals



Just Us Girls #513 - Trend Week

Hi friends!  It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls and Carol chose for us to make anything but a card!  Easy enough!

 

I have lots to share with you today.  I was asked by one of my retired teacher friends to purchase bottles of wine for our retirees Christmas party.  I couldn't give her "naked" bottles of wine, so I decorated them!  I saw a picture on MFT's email newsletter of the elf wine tag on the left and I had to copy it!  I ordered the elf and wine tag dies as well as the snowman die, and when I received them, went straight to work! 

 

I die cut all the elf pieces from different colored cardstocks as well as red glitter cardstock and adhered them together.  Then I die cut the wine glass and created the shaker and adhered that to the elf.  The sentiment was stamped and embossed in white embossing powder.  This was then adhered to the wine tag.  So cute!

 

I did the same with the adorable snowman.  He was easier to put together because there weren't as many parts to him!  These are so cute and sparkly in person and looked adorable on the wine bottles.

 

 It's also that time of year when we need all the gift tags.  I recently purchased the Speed Tagging stamps and coordinating die set from The Greetery.  All these different tags are on one 6x6 rubber stamp, and the dies for it are all attached onto one die.  So all you do is stamp, place the die over the stamped piece and die cut all the tags at once...speed tagging!  I stamped them twice.  Once in black ink and once in red. 

Once the tags were stamped and die cut, I stamped the various sentiments in various inks on them.

I also added some of the foliage and bells on the tags to spiff them up.

I added the twine and shimmer to each of them as well to finish off the tags.  This is such an easy and fast way to create tags!  I think there are seven different tags on the one stamp.  So fun!

 

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our November guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by! (Pictures are not the greatest!  They were taken in my kitchen as opposed to my photo box!)

 

Recipe (Wine Tags)

Stamps:  Sassy Pants Holiday Too (MFT)

Paper:  Recollections white, black, kraft, red glitter (SSS)

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Christmas Crew Snowman and Elf Girl dies (MFT), wine tag die (MFT), wine glass shaker window and frame, wine glass shaker pouch, star glitter, white embossing powder

 

Recipe (Tags)

Stamps:  Speed Tagging Sentiments (The Greetery)

Paper:  Recollections white

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, wild cherry, gum drop green, razzleberry, sauna

Accessories:  Speed Tagging die (The Greetery), twine, shimmer



Tag You're It! Challenge #97

Happy Monday!  Today I'm playing along with the Tag You're It! Challenge.  The challenge is fun with flags.

 

I have had this very old Simon Says Stamp set called Flag Friends (retired) and I just can't part with it.  The coordinating die cuts out the tag and the little flag opening where you can stamp various flags.  I've chosen the thanks flag stamped in a dark pink.  The flower and leaf were die cut from the same pattern paper as the background, Over the Rainbow (MFT).  I punched a hole in the corner to add the twine bow.  I covered the center of the flower and the leaf in liquid stardust and added some sequins for more shimmer and sparkle.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Flag Friends (SSS)

Paper:  Recollections white, Over the Rainbow (MFT)

Ink:  Party dress (C. Pooler)

Accessories:  Flag Friends die (SSS), stitched flowers (MFT), sequins, bakery twine, dimensionals, liquid stardust 



Just Us Girls #427 - Trend Week

Tags for Trend Week at Just Us Girls!  I love tags!

 

Well, mine is a little different than the regular shaped tag.  I just got this beautiful die and thought it would make a pretty tag.  I die cut it from white card stock and mounted it on this pretty pink polka dot paper.  Then I cut another piece of cardstock for the back.  I spritzed it with shimmer spray, added the pearls, and twine.  The sentiment was stamped on black with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.

 

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our February guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Beautiful Inside (Altenew)

Paper:  Recollections white, black, Bitty Dot Basics

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Mum Flower Frame (SSS), white ep, shimmer spray, twine, pearls 



CAS-ual Fridays #189 - Dreaming of a White Christmas

Hi everyone!  The challenge this time around at CAS-ual Fridays is "Dreaming of a White Christmas".  This is my last post as a design team member.  I'd like to thank the CAS-ual Fridays team for having me these last six months!

 

 I needed some tags so I pulled out the scallop tag dies and on the larger one, stamped and embossed the "falalalalala" stamp on the entire tag (it's hard to capture in the photo).  Then I die cut the smaller tag and stamped the sentiment and some snowflakes on it.  I sprayed that small tag with shimmer spritz.  I tied the two together with some dotted ribbon and was done!  I made a few of these to add to my tag stash.



 

You can see more from the CAS-ual Fridays design team on the CAS-ual Fridays blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Mistletoe & Holly (CF)

Paper:  Bristol smooth white

Ink:  Versamark, cornflower blue (Hero Arts)

Accessories:  Scallop dies (CF), white embossing powder, shimmer spritz, ribbon 



25 Days of Christmas Tags

Hello crafty friends!  I was having a crafty day yesterday afternoon just playing around and also getting some DT work done.  But it was cut short because I received a call from my mom's assisted living place that she had fallen and hit her head.  There was apparently lots of blood and they couldn't stop the bleeding, so they took her in an ambulance to the emergency room.  We were there for four hours while they checked her out.  They right away knew that it was just a contusion (a break in the skin) and that she didn't require stitches or anything.  So she had a good night's sleep and she was fine today, thank goodness!

 

Anyway, I did manage to make two tags for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge.  I love tags!  I don't know what it is about them, but I just adore making them.  On Day 1 of the challenge, Tracey made a tag with a wreath stamped on it, and it reminded me of some PTI stamps and dies I had that I could use to create one too.

I think I've purchased all the Enclosed series stamps and dies, and guess what?  They've never been used (of course!).  So I had to use them for this challenge.  The one on the left was die cut in white then stamped in green ink and red for the berries.  Then I stamped the sentiment in the center with red in as well.  Red stickles were added to the berries and a die cut bow at the top.  On the right one, I did the same, but added the Peace overlay and omitted the bow. 

 

If you haven't checked out the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, check them out!  Tracey has guest artists and prizes too!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Enclosed Wreath (PTI)

Paper:  PTI white, real red

Ink:  Real red, garden green

Accessories:  Enclosed: Basic folded tag die (PTI), Enclosed: Wreath die (PTI), Basic bow embossing (TE), red stickles

 





Christmas Card Challenge #7 - Inspiration Photo: Santa Hats

Hi everyone!  The Christmas Card Challenge this week is an inspiration photo. 

Here's a close up of the photo!  Don't those cupcakes look delicious?

 

I decided to make a tag this week (I just love them!), and I knew exactly the stamp set that would be perfect for this challenge.  This set is from My Time Made Easy.  I stamped and colored the Santa hat then cut it out.  For the furry parts, I used a Versamark pen and sticky embossing powder then added the Star Dust Stickles glitter.  It's really sparkly!  The sentiment and snowflakes were stamped in red and I added silver pearls to the center of the flakes.  I matted it offset on another tag in red cardstock.  Gingham ribbon and a snowflake button finished off the tag. 



 

You can see more from the design team on these blogs.

 

Alanna  

  Carol  

Donna  

 Gail  

 Heather   

 Jessica  

 JoAnn  

 Margo    

Marsha  

Monica  

Shirley Anne   

Tenia

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Secret Santa (MTME)

Paper:  Recollections white, real red

Ink:  Real red

Accessories:  Tag Sale #3 die (PTI), sticky embossing powder, Stickles star dust glitter, silver pearls, snowflake button, gingham ribbon

 



Winter Wonderland Tag

Hi everyone!  Today is the last day for my four days of tags!  I saw a tag on Pinterest that Laura Bassen did with the Polka Dot Parade #10 House set.  I pulled mine out and made a Christmas tag using it.  This one is my favorite!

 

I die cut the tag and then die cut just the bottom of the tag two more times.  I did that so I could die cut the snow drifts.  I adhered them to the bottom of the tag and then adhered the house.  The door and roof were stamped, and the base of the house die cut from pattern paper.  I added the little snowman and tree to make a scene.  After stamping the sentiment, I made some dots with glue and added glitter to make it look like snow.  I think this is just so cute!

 

Thanks for stopping by again!  I hope to see you again soon!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Polka Dot Parade #10, On Ice, and Winter Hills (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, Merry & Bright dp (Pink Paislee)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, real red

Accessories:  Polka Dot Parade #10 die and tag sale #8 (PTI), stitched snow drifts die (MFT), glitter, dimensionals

 

Houndstooth Holiday Tag



Hi friends!  Today I have another tag that I cased from Pinterest (you can see it on my Tag Board).  I just love black and red together, so this one really caught my eye.

 

The tag is actually a tag card that I cut in half (I made another one of these with that part).  I started by stamping the sentiment on the bottom and worked my way up.  Then I sponged around the tag with brushed corduroy distress ink.  The holly leaves were die cut from pattern paper and a button tied with twine was added on top.  I added another button to finish it off.

 

I'm having so much fun making these tags!  They are just little canvases that are so adorable!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Bells & Boughs and 2008 Holiday Tag Collection (PTI)

Paper:  The Papercut Scallop tag cards - milkweed, Love Letter and Holiday Treasures dp (SU)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, brushed corduroy distress ink

Accessories:  Holiday Button Bits die (PTI), buttons, twine, ribbon

 





Doily Tags

I'm back with more tags.  I made a bunch today!  I think I got a little carried away!

 

I started making them in Christmas colors.  I saw one on Pinterest (I pinned it to my Tag Board) and just fell in love with the simple doily design on the bottom.  I pulled out my Mendhi Medallion set and went to work.  I stamped half the medallion on the bottom in Versamark along with the to/from and another medallion for the hole then embossed it with white powder.  I thought they looked so elegant!

So, I started pulling out cardstock scraps and tried different colors. 



Then I went a little crazy!  I made about 25 I think!  I'm thinking some of these are going to be gifted!  That's a lot of tags!  But I was having fun and they were so pretty!

 

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back tomorrow with another cased tag from Pinterest!

 

Recipe

Mendhi Medallion and 2008 Holiday Tag Collection (PTI)

Paper:  Several!

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Tag Sale #8 die (PTI), white embossing powder, ribbon