Christmas Tag

I can't believe December is here....the past 11 months just flew by.  Time to bring out the holiday decorations and gather wish lists from the family.  I will be giving some handmade gifts this year....and this tag is for a Secret Santa Swap at A Lil Scrap of Heaven:

 I used TH tag die and inked the edges with festive berries(new holiday ink) and brown paint.  The winter white seam binding was dyed with the holiday distress inks (festive berries & iced spruce).  I love these colors!

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 I pulled the berry spray apart and glued a couple with some stamens.  The border is covered with Stickles.

 The bell punches are inked with walnut stain and covered with the liquid applique to look like snow. 

The word "joy" is adhered with chipboard to give some dimension and I added rock candy stickles.

Challenge: Stamp and Create

Supplies~
dp: MME 6x6 (Holly Jolly)
dies/punches: Sizzix (Christmas Set #3, Tag & bookplates); Memory Box (Frostyville border); Magnolia DooHickeys (poinsettia); MS (bell, ivy & berry)
inks: walnut stain, festive berries, iced spruce
misc: tinsel fibers, brown twine, seam binding, stickles (rock candy, frosted lace), liquid applique, SU jumbo eyelet(antique brass), berry sprays from Michael's

Spring Tag

So tired of the cold weather...I'm so ready for spring! Here's another swap I joined on Life on the{Scrap}beach.  I have to say I went out of my element here.  First of all, the nest I handmade. I wrapped the different colored sprays & flowers with floral wrap. The design paper is from K&Company{Life's Journey}.  I distressed the edge with my distress it all from Zutter...I luv it!
Now for the bird{punch from Stampin Up}...I first stamped it with SU{music note wheel} and then sprayed with GM{tattered rose}.  Then I used tissue paper for the wing-cut 1/4" strips and then stamped & misted with the music note wheel & tattered rose mist.  Then cut them into small squares. I took the end of a paint brush and twisted a tissue square to the end & adhered it to the wing with hot glue.  This technique I remember doing back in grade school...who knew it would come back to me after all those years! 

 

 

 

After making this tag, I felt like gardening....just waiting for the warm weather to arrive!

"The Element of Suprise" Tag Challenge

Ok, so I've been busy joining swaps this month at Life on the Scrap Beach.  I wanted to get my creative juices flowing because I've had this HUGE mental block for weeks!  I think it's from being sick over the holidays; I'm finally able to speak without coughing nonstop.

With that being said.....this is my first tag I've ever created using the #8 tag measurements{6 1/4 x 4 1/8}
from manilla folders.  Each person from the group was assigned a color and an element.  I was given the color green & charm(s) or dangle charm.  And this is what I came up with.....

Details:
I love doing the emboss resist technique when I'm not using pattern paper.  The background stamp is one of my favorites from Prima.  The edges have been distressed and inked.  The challenge/theme is "The Woman of 2011"...key words are compassionate, savvy, beautiful, timeless, nurturing, loving, courageous, etc. And I love this sentiment!  The flowers were misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Shadow Mist. I hand cut the girl out from a Hero Arts stamp.

handmade dangle charm

Supplies~
ink-peeled paint, bundle sage, vintage photo {TH}
mists-coffee shop, meadow green, wheatfields {GM}; golden doubloons{LSG-Shadow Mist}
stamps-documentary {Prima}; Woman need-sentiment {American Art Stamps}; Girlfriend {Hero Arts}
die/punch-curved rectangles{Spellbinder}; doily lace border punch {MS}
misc-beads, flowers & skeleton leaf{I Am Roses}, trim{American Crafts}, fibers{Moda Dea Eden}

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"Be Mine" Valentine Swap

These are the tags I created for a swap at Life on the {Scrap} beach.  I made the tag using a SU die, Two Tags.  You fold the top down to create the flap. I got the idea from my SU demonstrator & friend, Stamp Ink Diva.  I did the emboss resist technique for the background & used TH's distress ink.  I tried to make it pretty simple because I had to make 30!

Details:
For "You're So Sweet" sentiment, I curved the clear stamp to fit the top of the tag.  With clear stamps, they're easy to shape.

supplies~
cs-black, white, red Bazzill
Stamp set- hearts2love {The Stamps of Life}
stamps-soft swirl background{SU}; "to & from" (Hero Arts)
inks- tattered rose, aged mahogany, vintage photo {TH}
g. mist- wheatfields, vanilla breeze {GM}
dies/punch-Two Tags, Heart of Hearts, Designer Label {all from SU}
misc-feather, silver eyelet, black ribbon, Sweet Pea{FlowerSoft}, clear embossing powder

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