Coffee Lovers 12 Tags of Christmas

 I am officially caught up with my 12 Tags of Christmas, Funkie Junkie style!  I'll be sharing the last few throughout this week.  Today I wanted to give you a double whammy with this coffee themed tag that I am sharing with the 2015 Winter Coffee Lovers Hop HERE.  I was so inspired by everything in Linda's tag, but didn't want to use the to go cup that I used in my June Tim Holtz tag HERE, so I used an old school "ceramic mug."  I found this free image from the internet, then colored it with Distress Inks.  Linda sells the original die in her shop, The Funkie Junkie Boutique along with so many other amazing goodies!  But if you read my last post, two semi formal dresses, one sweet 16, and Christmas for four kids has me BROKE!  ;0  But Linda has just put some amazing products on clearance, so do check it out if you're a bit more fortunate.

 I created the nordic knit background by embossing this great Stampendous stamp in white, then dipping my tag in pools of Evergreen Bough, Salty Ocean, and Chipped Sapphire DI.  I've found that Chipped Sapphire always turns purple when mixed with other blues - weird!  But I loved it here.

 My idea all along was to print the mug just big enough to use as a gift card holder, and it worked out.  I used a TH die to cut the word WISHES and mini alpha stamps to stamp the sentiment.  I topped my tag with some DIY Tattered & Torn Ribbon.  To see all of my 12 Tags of Christmas click HERE.

I'm linking up with the 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style HERE, with SSS for their Tag It challenge HERE, and with TioT for their Snow challenge HERE.  I was also inspired by Day 4 of the Ellen Hutchinson 12 Days of Christmas with a Feminine Twist.  Love that aqua!

Coffee Lovers Vintage Winter Card

 Hello my lovely bloggy friends!  I have so missed you, but been super busy with both Christmas, planning a sweet 16 for this sweetie on the right, and with getting these two ready for a semi-formal dance at school - WHEW!  Let's say that today, I REALLY enjoyed my coffee, and am going to stay in my PJs and drink coffee and create all day today - this mama's tired!  I do have a coffee themed card to share with you today and some ideas for making your own digi images.  I really wanted to do an altered style or grungy coffee card this time, but couldn't find just the right image, so I typed out these words and drew the little banner around them to create my own "digi stamp."  The coffee cup is an online image that I sized and printed.

I colored the images by dipping them in Distress Ink, then highlighting with colored pencils.  I layered the coffee image over a coffee filter doily from a MFT die.

 I cut the Tim Holtz wishes die from a cool scrap from a project gone bad.  I loved the embossing along the bottom, like snow.  I layered it over another scrap of inky paper.

 I used this gorgeous piece of vintage Basic Grey paper, which I've almost used up - boo!  Then I added some TH holly dies and a little brad on each side for the berry.  :)  To see all my Coffee Loving Cards click HERE.

I'm joining the fun at the Coffee Lovers Winter Blog Hop HERE, with A Vintage Journey for their Vintage Christmas challenge HERE, with SSS for their Tag It challenge (tiny tag) HERE, with Word Art Wednesday HERE, with HLS for their Mixed Media challenge HERE, and with Mixed Media Card Challenges for their Celebrations challenge HERE.

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Mixed Media Snowflake Card and Free Printable

Today I am sharing another mixed media card for my December guest designer spot at Word Art Wednesday.  I decided to go with a snowflake theme for this week's card.  I wanted to try a different version of blue than my previous mixed media snowflake tags and cards.  I embossed this nordic background in white and then dipped it in a pool of Salty Ocean Distress Ink, then repeated with small doses of Evergreen Bough and Frayed Burlap.  I really love the mix, even though it is bright!

I diluted the same inks more and dipped my printable Scripture the same way.  Isn't this the most beautiful verse and layout?!

I couldn't resist using another Tim Holtz snowflake rosette and layered it over a purchased glittery snowflake, with the tag tucked in.  For the background I used the Tim Holtz layering stencil in stripes and sponged Salty Ocean once, then turned it sideways and sponged again to create a plaid.  The final touch was splattering watered down gesso over the entire project.  

I'm sharing my card with Anything But Cute for their Happy Mail challenge HERE, with That Craft Place for their Christmas challenge HERE,  with Try it on Tuesdays for their Snowflakes challenge HERE, with Mixed Media World for their Anything Goes challenge HERE, with The Card Concept for their Let it Snow Inspiration challenge HERE, with Frilly and Funkie for their 'Tis the Season challenge HERE, with The Mixed Media Card Challenge for their Celebration challenge HERE, and with SSS WIW for their Holiday Card challenge HERE.

DIY Mixed Media Reindeer Christmas Ornament

I am so excited to be announced as one of the newest design team members of the Stamps & Stencils Challenge Blog today!  Head on over and see the announcement HERE!  I am over the moon!

 

Though I don't start until January, I just had to participate in this month's awesome challenge theme, Grungy Christmas.  I love me some grunge people!  I've still been on a DIY ornament kick, so I decided to make another mixed media creation for the tree.

My design was partially inspired by Tim Holtz December 2015 tag, but I love this tag so much I am sure I'll be creating another.  I picked up some oval dies at Tuesday Morning last weekend.  I really wanted to use them to cut some thin chipboard, so I tried it with my new metal plate in my Big Shot and it worked beautifully!  YAY!  It did not work with this Reindeer die, however.  On the oval I rubbed red pigment ink all over it, then embossed with red tinsel EP.  I LOVE THIS!  Will absolutely be doing this again and again.  For the deer, I used bronze pigment ink and black powder so that some of the bronze would peek through and make it look more dimensional.  I sponged the edges of my hymnal page and the burlap shape with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.

I added the greenery and some flowers, then used a Cosmo Cricket sticker, mounted over scrap sponged chipboard, as a focal point.  I added the two jingle bell brads for interest.

I really loved how Tim stenciled a pattern in red over this month's tag, but also loved the glitter on my oval frame, so I decided to try embossing a stamped image over the burlap.  I used a dotty stamp and the same tinsel powder and it worked!  The design isn't perfectly clear, but I love the look!  So much less messy than sprays.  I can't wait to try out some other designs.

I'm linking up to the Stamps & Stencils blog HERE, to Anything But Cute for their It's Ornamental Challenge HERE, to Tim Holtz December 2015 Tag post HERE, That Craft Place for their Anything Goes challenge HERE, Mixed Media World for their Anything Goes challenge HERE, Frillie & Funkie for their 'Tis the Season challenge HERE, and Emerald Creek Dares for their Holiday Creations challenge HERE.

Mixed Media Christmas Card Printable for Word Art Wednesday

Happy Wednesday to you from a very happy me!  During the month of December I will be a guest designer at Word Art Wednesday.  This week's free printable Scripture was a pleasure to work with.

I printed the verse to align in the bottom corner of my card panel.  I distressed the edges of the panel, then dipped it in Chipped Sapphire, Frayed Burlap, and Weathered Wood Distress Inks.

Next, I embossed this gorgeous Stampendous nativity silhouette in gold onto a die cut watercolor panel.  I dipped it in the same inks, only less watery.  I layered over a scrolly Penny Black die and some purchased glittered snowflakes.  My final embellishment was a Tim Holtz snowflake rosette.  I stamped some small snowflakes in gold onto a navy card base to add a little more gold.

Please let the girls at WAW know if you enjoyed my card!  I'm also entering Our Creative Corner for their Star challenge HERE, Emerald Creek Dares for their Bringing Bits of Cheer challenge HERE, The Mixed Media Card Challenge for their Celebrations challenge HERE, to Mixed Media World for their Anything Goes challenge HERE, to Scrappy Land # 31 HERE where I used their Penny Black die, and SSS Work it Wednesday for their Holiday Card challenge HERE.

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