Showing posts with label 12 Tags of Christmas. Show all posts
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Dec 27, 2017

12 Tags of Christmas Mittens and Embossed Tree


It's a two for one post today, because time is getting away with me!  I trust you each had a very merry Christmas.  We certainly did!  My first project today is my number 11 tag inspired by Linda of The Funkie Junkie's brilliant tag HERE.


I was so lucky to get to use my friend Bonnie's new stencil for this one.  I made the background with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide and Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink.  I inked through the stencil with Chipped Sapphire DI and clear embossed.


My favorite part of Linda's tag was the mittens, so I used this tiny cheapy die and punched snowflakes from the centers.  I used DecoArt Snow-Tex over the white and layered over a second cut of navy.  I don't have any Distress markers, but I tapped my pads onto my surface and used a watercolor brush to dye my seam binding to get this two-toned effect.  :)


I had this crackled snowflake in my leftover pile and added some Snow-Tex to the center to make my words pop.  I piece-milled the words from several Quote Chips and inked with Cracked Pistachio DOX.



For my final tag, I was inspired by the amazing use of vintage imagery in Linda's tag 12.  I had this handmade chipboard embellishment leftover from my canvas project I posted HERE.


I layered it over a background using a new stencil from my friend Madelyn.  First I lightly scraped DecoArt crackle paste over my tag, then used texture paste for the stenciling.  I inked with Antique Linen DOX and Frayed Burlap DI.


The crackle provided a beautiful resist.  I embossed the edges with Stampendous Frantage and embossed a chipboard tree as well.



I added the mixed media thinlet, inked with Festive Berries and Aged Mahogany to give the background a bit of contrast. I thought it resembled the beautiful background in Linda's tag. 


A few weeks ago I hung this awesome metal thingie that I have been saving for years and years on my art room wall.  I used tiny clothes pins to hang some of my favorite tags.  It has been a great source of inspiration throughout this 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style challenge!


My local friends and I each bought this spinner thingie and I hang their beautiful works on it.  What do you do with your tags? 


Next year, I aim to fill this little tag book I made.  Have you seen the tutorial?  Do check it out HERE.

Visit each of my 12 Tags of Christmas posts HERE.


Make sure to visit the challenge sponsor, The Funkie Junkie Boutique, where you'll find these and many other amazing craft supplies.



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Dec 12, 2017

12 Tags of Christmas Tattered Poinsettia and Tim Holtz Paper Stash


Today I'm sharing two more tags made for the Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas.  This first tag was inspired by Linda's Tag 8.  I loved it so much, the layout was perfect for using a large bloom.


I created an inky background with Weathered Wood DI, then repeat stamped the snowflakes from an older Tim Holtz set (thanks Madelyn!) and embossed it with Stampendous Frantage EP.  The sentiment is from PaperArtsy: Ink & the Dog Collection (A6) {Noel Plate 3}.


I made several of these flowers last year and never used them.  They were cut with the Tattered Poinsettia die from Basic Grey paper and crinoline.  The centers were an experiment.  I dabbed a brush in my Mod Podge to get a nice glop of glue, then dipped in my Art Stones and moved around on my mat to make sort of a ball.  I carefully added these to the centers of my flowers, then when they were dry came back in and painted with Distress Ink.  Fun!  Lots of splashes and painted gesso finished the tag.


I was proud of myself here for moving outside of my monochromatic tendencies.  :)  The ribbon was hand died and gifted to me from my sweet friend Carol.


My next card was taken from Linda's Tag 7.  I was inspired by her plaid background, use of the oval frame and sentiment focus.  I chose to use plaid paper from Tim's new Christmas pad as my background.


I embossed my frame in red, then tried to add Stampendous Frantage to it while it was hot, but it didn't stick, only the glitter did.  So I heat set again to make the glitter melt into the frame.  I made an inky panel from VP DI, then stamped one of my favorite Christmas sentiment stamps in Versafine and quickly embossed with clear EP.


I finished with a seam binding bow, some metallic kraft core greenery and a beautiful bells charm from the shop.  I added an eyelet to the top and twine, so not to compete with the bow below.

Click HERE to see all of my 12 Tags of Christmas.


I hope these inspire you to play along for a chance to win a $50 or $25 gift certificate to the sponsor the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  You can find many of the products below.




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