25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 23

Today is day 23 of Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm still making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.  As of today, I have one roll of wrapping paper, two gift bags and a candy tin that I haven't made tags for yet.

Today's guest is Jillibean Soup.  The blog is full of fun and creative tags.  I decided to use Patty's striking red, white and black poinsettia tag (here) for my inspiration.  It's so pretty, and I had a poinsettia gift bag that I wanted to make a tag for. 

I don't have any Jillibean Soup products, so I got out my Essentials by Ellen (Tracey's day 2 sponsor) Mondo Poinsettia set.  Since my gift bag has lots of red on it, I decided to make a gold poinsettia so it would stand out more.  I die cut one poinsettia in gold sparkle card stock, and another with a piece of tiny dots vellum, and layered them.  All of the supplies are listed below.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a closer look at my tag.  And many thanks to Jillibean Soup and all the designers too.

Twenty-three down, only two more to go!

 

Supplies:

Essentials by Ellen Mondo Poinsettia stamp and die

Pretty Pink Posh Pine Sprigs dies

MFT:

Blueprints 4 Tag Builder die

Snow Globe Sentiments stamp

Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pack

Card Stock:  Black Licorice, Cherry Crisp, Gold Sparkle and 

Brushed Gold

Paper Pizazz Vellum Dots

Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder

Versamark Onyx Black and Watermark ink

Pretty Posh Pink Clear 4mm sequins

Michael's/Celebrate It ribbon

25 Days of CHristmas Tags 2019 - Day 22

We are approaching the end of Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags. Today is day 22, sponsored by Birch Press Design.   You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm still making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.  I'm down to two rolls of wrapping paper and two gift bags that I haven't made tags for yet, so it's getting a bit more challenging to tie all the elements together.

The design inspiration for today is really beautiful.  Birch Press Designs has some very intricate dies that the designers have used to make gorgeous layered tags.   I don't have any of their products, but my Ellen Hutson/Essentials by Ellen (Tracey's day 2 sponsor) Geo Tree die was a great alternative to make a tag inspired by Jeanne's pretty geometric pattern tag.  You can see Jeanne's tag here.

I made my tag to coordinate with a roll of silver wrapping paper.  I used charcoal gray glitter paper for the background of my tree, and silver sparkle paper for the star and mini-tag reinforcement ring.  It's so pretty in person, but the picture doesn't reflect it.  I decided to put the sentiment on a mini-tag rather than the tree so the tag can be used as an ornament if the recipient chooses to.  All of the supplies are listed below.

Many thanks to Birch Press Designs for being a sponsor, and to Jeanne and all the designers for the beautiful inspiration.

Twenty-two down, just three to go!

 

Supplies:

Essentials by Ellen:

Geo Tree dies

Bear Ware 2 sentiment stamp

MFT Stamps:

Tag Builder 4 hole reinforcement and star dies

Rectangle STAX Set 2 die (for the mini-tag)

Pure White, Black Licorice and Silver Sparkle card stock

 

Versamark Watermark ink

WOW! Opaque Bright White embossing powder

Sunny Studios Sliding Window die (reinforcement for the mini-tag hole)

Glitter card stock(charcoal gray) from my stash

Michael's/Celebrate it ribbon

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 21

Hello, and thanks for stopping by.

Today is day 21 of Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm still making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.  I'm down to two rolls of wrapping paper and three gift bags that I haven't made tags for yet, so it's getting a bit more challenging to tie all the elements together.

Today's sponsor is Lawn Fawn and the blog is full of adorable and creative tags for inspiration.  I had forgotten that I had Lawn Fawn's Tiny Tags set until I saw Lindsey's cute tags (here).  I decided to use those as my inspiration.

I have a roll of wrapping paper on hand with an unusual combination of Christmas colors, and I have no matching card stock. The background is brick red, the stars are peach, and the trees are mint green.  I thought a white and red Tiny Tag would work well for it.

This tag evolved as I was making it. First I die cut a white star and stamped a red ink sentiment on it.  Not much too it, so I stamped two more, with the plan to thread them together with baker's twine.  Still looked too plain.  So I die cut three black stars and attached them to the white ones. See the photo and notes below on how I assembled the tag.

I really like the way this tag turned out.  And an added bonus, I got a gift all wrapped and ready to go under the Christmas tree.

Many thanks to Lawn Fawn, Lindsey, and all the designers for the sponsorship and inspiration.

Twenty-one down, just four to go! 

 

Assembly

 

First I threaded all three white stars on a looped piece of baker's twine through the holes from the back to the front.  The loop at the top should be on top side of the first star.

Next the twine was glued to each black star to hold it in place in between two pieces of foam tape. The distance between each black star was measured before gluing the twine to it to keep them evenly spaced.  I rotated the black stars one turn so the tips would be visible behind the white stars.

Finally, the white stars were slid down and attached to the black stars with the foam tape and an added dab of glue.  The twine and foam tape are the same thickness, so the white star lays flat popped up over the black star for added dimension.

 

Supplies: 

Lawn Fawn Tiny Tags Die

and

Tiny Tag Sayings Stamps

MFT Black Licorice and Smooth White Card Stock

MFT Cherry Crisp Ink

Michael's/Celebrate It Baker's Twine

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 20

Today is day 20 of Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm still making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.

My supply of wrapping paper and gift bags is dwindling down, so it's getting a bit more challenging to tie all the elements together.  Today I used a gift bag that will be perfect for a bottle of sparkling wine for a friend.

Today's sponsor is Jillian Vance Design.  There were several tags on the blog post that I really liked.  I decided to use Rosemary's pretty red and gold foiled snowflake tag (here) as my inspiration.  I don't have any Jillian Vance products, so I used an Ellen Hutson (day 2 sponsor) set that coordinates with my gift bag.

I used embossing glitter on eggplant colored card stock and added a tiny rhinestone to the center of each snowflake.  Of course it's hard to see all the sparkle in the picture, but it's really pretty in person.  My choice of sentiments is tied to my idea of putting a bottle of sparkling wine in the gift bag.  Not sure the recipient will catch-on, but I think it's a cute tie-in :-).  All of the supplies are listed below.

Many thanks to Jillian Vance Designs for being today's sponsor, and to Rosemary and all of the designers for their inspiration.

Twenty down, only five to go!

 

Supplies:

CAS-ual Fridays Tag Trio die

Essentials by Ellen Season to Sparkle stamps

Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware 2 stamp (tiny gold snowflakes)

MFT card stock:  Eggplant and Gold Sparkle

Versamark Watermark Ink

WOW! White Twinkle Embossing Glitter

Ranger Liquid Gold Embossing Powder

Michael's/Celebrate It ribbon and rhinestones

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 19

Today is day 19 of Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm still making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well. 

My supply of wrapping paper and gift bags is dwindling down, so it's getting a bit more challenging to tie all the elements together.  Today I used a gift bag that I have several of.  This is the third tag I've made to coordinate with the plaid bags.

Paper Smooches is today's sponsor.  There are lots of really cute tags on their blog.  I used Carol's tall JOY tags (seen here) for inspiration.  I don't have any Paper Smooches products, but I was able to use some from Altenew and Ellen Hutson, the day 1 and 2 sponsors.  To make my tag slightly different from Carol's, I made the "O" a shaker.  All of the supplies are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by to take a closer look at my tag.  And thanks to Paper Smooches for being today's sponsor, and to Carol and all the other designers for the terrific inspiration.

Nineteen down, six to go!

 

  

Supplies:

Altenew:

Bold Letters dies

Forest Glades and Ruby Red ink

Ellen Hutson: 

Bear Ware 2 stamps

MFT:

Tall Tag Duo die

Mini Circle and Window Frame dies

Circle Trio Shaker Pouch

Whipped Cream, Field Day and Elf Green card stock

Michael's/Celebrate It

sequins and ribbon 

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 18

It's day 18 of Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm still making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.  My supply of wrapping paper and gift bags is dwindling down, so it's getting a bit more challenging to tie all the elements together.

Today's sponsor is Neat & Tangled.  The designers made some really great tags for inspiration.  I especially like Koren's beautiful tag.  The image is adorable, the background is subtle, and the color combination really says winter holidays.  You can see Koren's tag (here).

I don't have any Neat & Tangled holiday sets, but I found a way to use the little lamb in the Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee set for my tag.  I did some masking to remove the grass and leave the end of the banner open.  I used a Micron 08 pen to connect some lines and draw the Santa bag.  After I colored the bunny and bag with Copic markers, I made another mask of the completed image and stenciled on a brick  background.  A Santa hat, sentiment and some ribbon finished my tag.  It didn't turn out exactly as I had planned, but I'm glad that I was able to use products from the sponsor for the main image.

Many thanks to Neat & Tangled for being today's sponsor, and to Koren for the inspiration as well.

Eighteen down, seven to go!

 

 

Supplies:

Neat & Tangled Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee stamp

Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware 2 stamp and die (Santa hat & sentiment)

CAS-ual Fridays Tag Trio die

Neenah Classic Crest Colar White card stock

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Micron 08 pen

Copic Markers:  C00, C1, E0000, RV00, R14, R17 R29 & R59

MFT Brick stencil

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Hickory Smoke

Versamark Watermark Ink

Wow! Opaque Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Clear Wink of Stella  (hat)

Michael's/Celebrate It black card stock, ribbon & baker's twine

 

 

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 17

Hello, and thanks for stopping by.

Today is day 17  of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 hosted by Tracey McNeely.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  It's been a fun twist to tie all the elements together.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.

Today's sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh.  There are so many beautiful inspiration tags on their blog today.  I have a few PPP holiday stamp and die sets, and decided to use pretty Carol's ornament tags   (here)  as my inspiration.

I had several gift bags to choose from, but chose one that has been passed back and forth between my sister and I for several years, it's our little tradition now.  The bag has holly leaves that are similar to the holly on one of the ornaments.

I used Copic markers to color the ornaments after heat embossing them with Princess Gold powder.  I know using Copics with heat embossed images isn't recommended, but last year I made many Christmas cards doing so.  I  keep the marker nib away from the embossing as much as possible, and when I finish all the coloring, I replace the nibs on the markers since they get slightly sticky if not clogged a bit.  Coloring just one or two ornaments, as for this tag,  doesn't require that the nibs be replaced though.

Many thanks to Pretty Posh Pink for being a sponsor, and to Carol and all of the designers for all the beautiful inspirations.

Seventeen down, eight to go!

Supplies:

Pretty Pink Posh:

 Decorative Ornaments stamps and dies

Elegant Holly stamps

Happy Snowman sentiment stamp

4mm Sparkling Clear sequins

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CAS-ual Fridays Tag Trio die

MFT Whipped Cream card stock

Versamark Watermark ink

Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder

Copic Markers: E41, Y23, YR23, YR24, G19, YG45,

R05, R14 and R17

Ranger Glossy Accents

Nuvo Drops white

DMC E3821 gold embroidery floss

Michael's/Celebrate It ribbon

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 - Day 16

Today is day 16  of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 hosted by Tracey McNeely.  You can read about Tracey's fun event and play along here.

I'm making tags to match  holiday wrapping paper and gift bags that I have on hand.  It's been a fun twist to tie all the elements together.  My goal is to each day find a tag that I'm inspired by (not hard at all with all the beautiful and creative designers participating), pick a wrapping paper or a gift bag, and when I can, use the  sponsor of the day products as well.

Today's sponsor is Waffle Flower.  There were several tags by the designer's that I was drawn to, but after looking at my limited Waffle Flower supplies, and the wrapping paper and bags on hand, I decided to use Lindsey's cute bird tag (here) as my inspiration.  I was able to make the tag using other various sponsor products for most of the main design elements of the tag except the card stock.

For the base of the tag, I used the Waffle Flower Lacy Layers 5x7 set.  I tried to keep the tag fairly simple since my wrapping paper has a small, busy print.  This tag came together quickly, and I think it matches the paper nicely.

Thank you to Waffle Flower for being today's sponsor, and thank you to Lindsey and all of the designers for the festive inspiration.

Sixteen down, nine to go!

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Lacy Layers 5x7
Ellen Hutson Bird Shapes die
Uniko Peace on Earth sentiment stamp
CAS-ual Fridays Leaf Vine die
Darice Woodgrain embossing folder
 Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder
Versamark Watermark ink
MFT Card Stock;  Smooth White, Kraft,  Wild Cherry
and Brushed Gold
Michael's/Celebrate It ribbon and twine