More Tags

Hello friends.

These are the last of my tags for
Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends.

 First up was a die cut piece with the sentiment all stamped and embossed.

I can't find the sentiment in my collection so I'm not sure where it came from.

The poinsettia was all assembled and miraculously intact.

I stamped and heat embossed a flourish for the flower to sit on,
adhered the die cut design piece to a silver foil die cut tag, and tied a ribbon on.

The second tag is my favorite of all my tags this year.

The image was all stamped and colored.  It was a stamp borrowed from a friend

who had bought the set at a yard sale.  I believe it was made by Stampin' Up!

but I have no idea of the name of the set.

I believe the image was colored with Stampin' Up! Markers.

I die cut the image into a tag, then used a Zig glue pen on the pears

and sprinkled some glitter over it.

I added a thin strip of gold glitter paper on the bottom to 

hide the fact that the piece was too short for the pinpoints on the bottom.

In the light the glitter sparkles beautifully.  The camera doesn't want to show that.

Using stamping, marker coloring, heat embossing, die cutting and glitter.

This tag was backed with another die cut piece of whisper white for stability.

Now I need to start shopping to have something to put the tags on.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Tag Recipe (tag 1)

Stamps:  Sentiments (?)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:   Silver Foil, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  Silver EP (SU), Timeless Rectangles die (Spellbinders), Poinpoint Mainstreet Tags Die (PS), Poinsettia Parade Die (SSS)

Tag Recipe (tag 2)

Stamps:  Tree (?), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, Encore Gold

Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Basic Bookmark 3 (PTI), Zig 2 way glue pen, gold glitter

Mitten Tag

Hello, friends.

I'm almost late for the Tag You're It Challenge where my friend Hazel is
the Featured Artist and my friend Darnell is the Guest Designer.

Here's my tag

Here's Hazel's tag that inspired my tag.

I had this piece of mitten left over from last week's class and thought it would make a cute tag.

I die cut a snowflake from a piece of smooshed cardstock. 

To smoosh, I dropped some re-inker and frost paint on a split cellophane bag,

closed it and smooshed, opened it back up, put some cardstock in and smooshed again.

I actually put 2 pieces of cardstock for a twofer.

The picture doesn't show it, but the snowflake has a nice frosty look.

I was inspired by the pink and sweet bow.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Thick Vanilla (SU), Neena

Other:  Mitten Die (IO), Snowflake Duo (PB), Simply Scored, Basic Pearls (SU)

Snowflakes Tags

Hello, friends.

Another week has whooshed by!

Christmas will be here before we know it and we'll have presents
that need tags!

Here are two more tags that I have ready.

Friday was the twelfth day of
Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends

Fortunately we can join the challenge until the 24th.

Using stamping, heat embossing, Brushos and die cuts.

The rest of this piece was used on this card.  The back piece is Concord Crush.

It wanted to photograph in blue.

Using stamping, heat embossing, sponging and die cuts.

I found the design piece for this tag in the UFO box and die cut it.  I had a few little snowflakes

left over from last month's classes. It went together so quick.  Love it when that happens!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Tag Recipe (tag 1)

Stamps:  Dazzling Snowflake (HA)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Concord Crush, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Dazzling Details Glimmer,  Champagne Foil (SU)

Other:  Brusho Crystals, White EP (SU), Snowflake Die (IO), Greetings Die (PB), Sequins (LI)

Tag Recipe (tag 2)

Stamps:  Holiday Snippets (PB), Tin of Tags (SU)

Ink:  Encore Silver, Pool Party (SU)

Paper:  Pool Party, Whisper White, Champagne Foil (SU)

Other:  Pinpoint Mainstreet Tags (PS), Silver EP, Sponge Dauber, Rhinestones (SU), Snowflake Dies (IO), 

Tweet Christmas Wishes

Hi there.

I've still got some tags to share for
Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends

This one is one of my favorites

Using stamping, watercolor, die cuts, fussy cutting and marker coloring

A while back I took a whole sheet of  watercolor paper and randomly stamped 

with this Penny Black leaf stamp using green ink.

Then I spritzed the whole piece and let the colors run.

The tweet wittle bird was colored with markers.

and a twofer

Using stamping, sponging, marker coloring, dry embossing

This tag won Honourable Mention

I found these snowmen waiting for their wardrobes to be colored.

I kind of like the horizontal placement for a tag.  

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Tag Recipe  (tag 1)

Stamps:  Wondrous, Christmas Memories (PB), Christmas Treasures (wish.com)

Ink:   StazOn Timber Brown, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz (SU), SU Markers (Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe)

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore 140 lb. cold press), Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Other:  Pinpoint Mainstree Tags (PS), Woodland Branch (MB)

Tag Recipe (tag 2)

Stamps:  Frosty Friends (SU), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink: StazOn Black,  SU Markers

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Other:  Snowflake EF, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (ret. SU), 

Ornament Tags

Hello.

I'm sharing some more tags today.

I'm behind so I'm doubling up.

These are for Loll's Tag Event

Using stamping, coloring with markers, heat embossing, die cutting and fussy cutting.

This was done on a die cut stitched rectangle that had a sprig of holly stamped
and colored.  I believe the holly was colored by swiping markers on a
palette and picking up the color with a Blender Pen.

I went over the stems and some of the leaves with a Gold Gel Pen for a little
elegance.

The ornament was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink, smacked in the VersaMark
and clear embossed so it is shiny like the vintage glass balls
that are among my favorite tree decorations.

I stamped the sentiment crooked (as usual) and had to do another a put it on top.

I'd gotten behind so here's another tag.

Using stamping, heat embossing, punches, die cuts, watercolor and dry embossing.

I found this ornament that had been punched from a piece of watercolor. 

I'm thinking the coloring was done with Brushos...or maybe not.

I added a little silver joy to the center of the ornament and some twine

to hang it from.

The pine sprigs were stamped with white pigment ink and heat embossed

and the sentiment was also heat embossed, this time with silver.

To add a bit more texture, I used my favorite embossing folder on the larger 

background tag and tied it all up with some silver twine.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Recipe (Tag 1)

Stamps:  Ornamental Pines, Delicate Ornaments (retired SU), Holiday Snippets

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, SU Markers, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Garden Green)

Paper:   Neena

Other:  Stitched Rectangles Die (LI), VersaMark, Clear EP, Gold Gel Pen, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

Recipe (Tag 2)

Stamps:  Christmas Pines (SU)

Ink:  Whisper White (SU), Encore Gold

Paper:  Cucumber Crush, Glimmer Silver (SU), Neena, Watercolor

Other:  Brusho (?), Joy Die (Elizabeth Crafts), Main St. Pinpoint Tags Dies (PS), White EP, Silver EP (SU), Square Lattice EF, Ornament Punch, Silver Twine (ret. SU)

Rudolph for Merry Monday

Hi there.

I had some of these little owl punch Rudolphs in my UFO box.

The stenciled snowfall piece was in the box too and it just fit behind

this peek-a-boo window.

My friend Marcia is the hostess at Merry Monday this week.

and since there's glitter on the stenciled snow and Rudolph's nose,

I'll add this to the gallery at CAS Mix Up.

and I'm behind on my tags for
Loll's tag event

Here is tag #4

Using stamping, heat embossing (trees), die cut and Marker coloring

This tag won Honourable Mention

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Handy Christmas Greetings (Amy R.)

Ink:   SU Markers (Crumb Cake, Real Red)

Paper:   Neena, Crumb Cake, Textured Brown, Red Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Owl Punch, Circle Punch, Snowflake Punch (SU), Falling Snow Stencil (SSS), Peek-a-boo Window Die (MFT), Googly Eyes (Michaels)

Tag Recipe

Stamps: Holiday Home (ret. SU), Festive Wishes (PB)

Ink: Archival Black (Ranger), Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler (SU), SU Markers (Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Old Olive)

Paper: Soft Sky, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  White EP (SU),

Guest Designing for Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends

Hello.

Today I'm Guest Designing for
Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll & Friends

I've had fun finding bits from my UFO box to put on tags.

 I really liked the way the silver embossing looks over the stamped greenery
and the 25 die cut from Cherry Cobbler landed near this stamping when I took it
out of the box.  I love when my box shows me what to do!

This is the 4th day so there's still plenty of time for you to join in.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Pines (SU)

Ink:   Emerald Envy (SU), Encore Silver

Paper:   Emerald Envy, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Other:  Silver EP (SU), Basic Bookmark #1 Die (PTI), Min Reindeer and 25 Movers and Shapers Die, Tinsel (TH)

Tag of Trees

It's Day 2 of Loll's Tag Challenge

For this challenge, requirements for "Mixed Media" are stamping, plus two mixed media elements (techniques or products).  The theme is Christmas.  Tags only please!

Using stamping, watercolor, alcohol ink, die cuts, heat embossing with Frantage

The tag came from my UFO box.  I think I cut it last year then couldn't decide

what to do with it.  I believe it was colored with Inka Gold smoosh technique.

It has a bit of shimmer in spots.

I stamped some winter trees with gray ink then sprinkled Frantage

chunky embossing powder and heat set from the back.

The snowbank was also a UFO and I die cut the tree from a

leftover piece of alcohol ink.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  White Christmas (SU), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Smokey Slate (SU)

Paper:   Neena, Glossy

Other:  Ornate Tag Topper Punch (retired SU),  Frantage (Stampendous), Tall Trees Die (Frantic Stamper), Stitched Snow Drifts (MFT)

A Tag for Fall

Hi there. Happy Monday!

My friend, Marcia Hill, is the Guest Designer at the

Tag Your It! Challenge

From the looks of this tree, this little gal has her work cut out for her!

Thanks for the inspiration, Marcia!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sheltering Tree (SU), Happy Fall (Verve)

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Cajun Craze (SU), SU Marker (Soft Suede)

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Thick Vanilla (SU) 

Other:  Main Street Pinpoint Tags (PS)

Darling Viola Love

Hello stamping friends.

Today I have a tag.

I don't usually do tags, but I wanted to join in at the
poppy Challenge


I was the random winner there last month and I'm excitedly awaiting more Poppystamp dies!
THANK YOU, POPPYSTAMPS!

I used my NBUS Darling Viola and cut twice from mixed media paper.

I also used the Poppystamp Pin Point Main Street Tag die cut from a piece of
smooshed mixed media paper.

The flowers were painted with my Kuretake Gansi Tambi paints.

A light stamping of script gives the tag a little more dimension.

When the flowers were dry, I gently shaped them and attached them to
the tag with rolled glue dots and bits of dimensionals.

A stamped sentiment and some ribbon finished it off so it's ready for DD's birthday present.

I'm going to join in at tag Tag You're It Challenge too.

My flowers don't add as much dimension as her gorgeous flower, but I've

got dimension and pink.  I think I'm squeaking in just under the wire.

and it fits our 

CAS Watercolour Challenge

It closes the 24th.

Oops! It is pink and green watercolor but it isn't a card.

You can join in with a card though.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gift of Love (SU), French Script (Darkroom Door)

Ink:   Soft Suede, Sahara Sand (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Pin Point Main Street Tags, Darling Viola (PS), Kuretake Gansi Tambi Watercolors