The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 19

TGIF Everybody!

It is also day 19 of Tracey McNeely’s The 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Today’s sponsor is…(drum rollin’) Paper Smooches!  We are pretty far along on the tag train; however, if you have the drive and ambition, you can find all the details of the hop here.   My tag 19 was inspired by Savannah from the Paper Smooches DT; check out her tag here. 

 

I used the following items to create my tag: My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad-Christmas, Neenah #80 Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Avery Elle-Stitched Postage Dies, Crate Paper stamp set- SNOW and COCOA (item #355528).  I purchased this stamp set just a few days ago at Tuesday Morning (TX, USA, $2.99…what a bargain for Joyce).  I used Copic Markers to colour my little red bird (R46, R29, R27, R24).  Yes, I got all those colours in that little bird…lol.  The sentiment is from my favorite Christmas stamp set-JustRite Clear Christmas Mini Tags. I grounded the image by drawing some snow under his little feet and I finished off the tag with some 1/8” Black Satin Ribbon. I just love this little tag.  Thanks for the inspiration Savannah! 

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 18

Hey peeps,  

  

The posts from here on out will probably be very, very short.  It seems I am coming down with an upper respiratory situation…of course right before Thanksgiving.   Nothing like a Thanksgiving meal you can’t taste or smell (mercy).  But I must count my many blessings and praise HIS Holy name anyway, Amen!  Right now, I am grateful for being able to keep up with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags hop hosted by Tracey McNeely and today’s sponsor Neat and Tangled.  Tracey, you know we love and appreciate all your hard work!!!  I am also grateful for some quick inspiration for Carol, click on her name to see her tags.  Thank you Ms Carol, because I am draggin’ right about now and your red tag was just what I needed (that’s all I had energy for…lol).   

So..., my tag tonight, was made using Avery Elle’s Postage Die, Bo Bunny’s 6x6 paper pad-Blitzen Collection (very old paper pad), Just Right Clear Christmas Mini Tags stamp set, some Versa Mark, white embossing powder, and some brown 1/8^th Satin Ribbon.  This was a quick and super simple tag but still just as pretty as the ones that took me a couple of hours to create.    Nighty-nighty folks…

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 17

Welcome back my friends.  I hope everyone had a pleasant day or perhaps your day is just starting, and it too will be a pleasant one.   Today is day 17 of Tracey McNeely’s 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  This train is really moving along, can you believe we are on day 17?! (and I’m still hanging in there).  I know…right!  Well, today the sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh, another goody.  My tag(s) are inspired by two of Pretty Pink Posh’s designers- Jeanne Jachna and Caly Person.  Click on their names to see their precious tags.  I was so inspired; I did three tags.  Well, one tag design, three different colours.   


Here is what I used to make my tags: Recollections (Michaels brand) #65 white cardstock, Avery Elle’s Postage Stamp Dies, Tim Holtz (Sizzix) Christmas Circle Words, Disney Frozen A6 Stamp (Tuesday Morning purchase), Altenew Crisp Dye Inks-Morning Frost and Limestone, and I also did one tag using Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Antique Linen and I added some 1/8” Satin White ribbon to complete the tags.   Now how easy was that?   Thank you so much for coming by to see me today and I hope to see you again tomorrow.   

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 16

Good evening my crafty friends.  We are on day 16 of Tracy McNeely’s The 25  Days of Christmas Tags.  Today’s sponsor is one of my favorites-WAFFLE FLOWER! Some of my inspiration came from design team member Carol, who did a series of tags.  Click here to see her adorable tag sets.  I really like the Polar Bears with the patterned background paper.  Try as I did, I could not find anything in my craftlab that would even come close to Carols cutesy Polar Bears with the patterned paper.  I decided to create my own “sort-of” background patterned paper…  I made a couple circle wreaths on piece of paper but didn’t like it as a whole-it was a fail (sad face).  I put a die down on the newly made patterned cardstock and like the little part of the wreath that fit into the die borders (super happy face) …and from there a tag was born.  So, thanks Carol for getting my creative juices flowing!

This is a tiny little tag.  The dimensions are 1 5/16^th x 2 9/16^th, really tiny, but cute! These are the supplies I used to create my tag: Recollections white cardstock, Stampin’ UP! Tiny Tags (flourish), Just Rite Clear Christmas Mini Tags (sentiment), Avery-Elle’s Double Pierced Rectangles dies, DeNami Designs Petit Fours, My self created circled design template,  Altenew’s Crisp Dye Inks-Crimson, Bamboo, Parrot, and Olive, I punched a hole with my Crop-A-Dile, and used some red twine to finish the job!  

Joyce 

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 15

Alrighty,  welcome, welcome one and all,

Today is day 15 of Tracey McNeely’s The 25Days of Christmas Tags.

Today’s sponsor is Concord and 9th.  My tag was inspired by a special guest designer- Laurie Willison.  Several elements in her tag caught my eye.  One of which were the colours- Red, Black, Green, and White and using the silhouette trees.  You can find her beautiful tag here.


Here’s what I used to create my tag: White CS, My Minds Eye 6x6 Christmas paper pad, Tim Holtz (Stampers Anonymous) stamp-Reindeer Flight CMS 052, Gina K’s Amalgam ink, Jute, and twine.

Have a good night everyone, chat tomorrow...

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 14

Howdy folks.  
Let get it started with Tag or Day 14 of Tracy McNeely’s The 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Click here to find out all the details.  Today’s sponsor is Paper Sweeties and my tag was inspired by Lindsey from the Paper Sweeties DT.  Click here to see her tags.

I really like the gold and silver embossing on the black tags she did.  I created my tag base using my Cricut Maker.  I used Our Daily Bread Designs’ Flourished Alphabet (Item #H675).  I believe Our Daily Bread Designs is now Divinity Designs.  I stamped the alphabet using Color Box white pigment ink, then heat embossed one in gold and one in silver.  I made the ribbon opening using a retired Stampin’ UP! Punch.  Of course, you can use any punch that makes a hole big enough to insert your ribbon of choice.  I just used that one because I saw it a couple of days ago when I was looking for something else…lol.    I added some black Chiffon ribbon and there you have it! Silver and Gold just like Burl Ives sang about in the Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Claymation…which be coming up soon.   See you tomorrow!  

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 13

Hello All,
It's Day 13 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Thank you again to Tracey McNeely for putting this event together and to all the supporting sponsors and design teams.  For information on how you can participate click here.  The sponsor for today is CAS-ual Friday Stamps. 

For my day 13 tag, I was once again inspired by Carol.  A pretty little Christmas Tree stamped on a plain white background, one in red and one in green. You can find her tags here.

The supplies I used for my tag- Avery-Elle’s Stitched Rectangles, Stampin Up retired stamp set Evergreen, Stampin Up ink Handsome Hunter also retired, Color Box white pigment ink, and some white seam binding ribbon.   I stamped the tree, then used my pigment ink to stamp the Silent Night overlay, then I heat embossed it.  Quick, clean, simple, precious…works for me.  Well, mon amis that is it for tonight.   Thank you for stopping by and I hope you’ll visit again soon.   

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 12

Hello my friends, thank you so much coming back to see me.  We are on day 12 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags hosted by Tracy McNeely. We are half-way through and I am still hanging in there posting a new tag each day!  There is still time to jump on board and just in case you are interested in doing so; you can click here for the details.  Today’s sponsor is STAMPlorations! 

My tag was inspired by Carol from the STAMPlorations design team.  Carol did two cute tags, just click on her name to check them out.  Tag 1-Stitched Snow Hills Reindeer and Tag 2 she called a Majestic Deer.  Both are really, really nice.  I especially liked the Majestic Deer.
  
My tag was made using the following supplies: Base tag is Craft cardstock cut with an Avery-Elle’s Double Stitched Rectangle Die, I used Basic Grey’s Jovial 6x6 pattern cardstock, and Hampton Arts #SC0712-Reindeer stamp and die set, The sentiment and the background are from the same stamp set.  The back ground is stamp with Versa Mark.  All edges (base tag, deer, and sentiment) are inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink, I used Gina K’s Amalgam ink to stamp the sentiment.  I completed the tag by punching a whole with my Crop-A-Dile, adding a 1/8” black eyelet, and adding some natural Jute.  Note: to make the Reindeer stand out, I cut  him out 2 times in Craft cardstock and once in the patterned cardstock and layered them together.   The sentiment is popped up on foam tape.  I love the rustic feel.  So pleased with this one!   I believe that is it for tonight.  Thanks again for stopping by.  

Here is a side view showing the dimension on the Reindeer

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 11

Hey everybody, it’s late here in Texas and I need to get to bed asap.  So here it goes...  This is day 11 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  You can find Tracey McNeely’s information here. 

Today’s sponsor is Studio Katia and my inspiration came from Laura Volpes’ one layer alcohol inked gift tag.  You can find her tag here. 

Things I used to make my tag- Recollections white cardstock, Distress Inks (Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, and Broke China), Momma Elephant stamp and die set, Momma Elephant dies Ocean Waves, Clear Star Jelly Roll pen, Sharpie Markers, Copic Markers, Just Rite Clear Christmas Mini Tags stamp set, Versa Mark, white embossing, Maya Road Clear Shimmer spray, and watered down white acrylic paint.   Well, gotta go...See y’all tomorrow. 

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 8

Alrighty Party People, it is Day 8 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags and we are moving right along.  Stop by Tracey McNeely’s Blog to see all the details; you can just click right here!  Today’s sponsor is Picket Fence Studios.  My inspiration for today’s tag came from both Erica Anderson and Lisa Henke.  Both of these ladies did tags with a rounded tops.   Click on their names to see their tags and show them some blog luv. 

I created a tag base using my Cricut Maker.  I cut the tag out on some #80 pound Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock.  I use #80 when I’m not going to use a lot of color. If I’m doing heavy colouring or laying down multiple shades of a colour then I used #110.  The image I got from Michael's.  It's a wood mounted stamp by Stampendous called Country Snowman, the number is M318. My alcohol marker of choice is COPIC! I don’t even own another type or brand of alcohol markers. This image had some pretty tight spaces so I used a couple of Sharpie Ultra Fine Tip Marks to fill those areas in ( red for the berry on the hat and brown for the tips of the tree branch). I got the Ultra Find tip markers in a 24 pack from Office Depot. 

In making this tag, I was really feeling the moment…I used “glitter”.  Oooh wee-wee I do not like glitter!!! But this tag called for just a little bit to give him some oomph (the struggle was real)…   The sentiment was made using a Sizzix Thinlits die set called Christmas Phrases and some (very) thick coarse glitter cardstock.  It was tough to cut, especially because the dies were thinlits but we sure gotter done! I used my Silver Jelly Roll pen and some Wink of Stella for the ban around his hat.  My little snowdude was just adorable until he got a smudge on his cheek (from his coal nose, eyes, or buttons). But it’s okay, the snow where I am is never pristine white anyway.  It’s always mixed with a little Texas dirt…lol.  So, that is it for tonight’s tag adventure.  We’ll holla at ya tomorrow.   Great news! Finally, e-mail has been corrected to my g-mail account.  All is good now.

Here is a close-up of the glitter I used to bring in some frost.

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 Day- 7

Greetings to All!  And welcome to day 7 of The 25days of Christmas Tags hosted by Tracey McNeely.   Today, my tag was inspired by Anglea Conrad who is designing for Sunny Studio. You can check out her tags here.  While all of them are so very cute, it was Tag set #4 that inspired me the most.  Most of the colours in that tag set are non-traditional…pink, light green, light blue.  I don’t think I’ve done too many Christmas projects in non-traditional colours so I thought I would take on the challenge.  OMGosh! And a challenge it was!  It was a challenge because I had to create many of the elements/items.

First, I did not have the base she started with, but I liked the look, so I had to create one, almost from scratch.  And so, it began… To make my base tag I used Spellbinders (SB) scalloped and classic squares.  I used my Stampin’ UP! (SU) retired “Mat Pack”  to do all the piercing. Yep! I pierced each hole.   I took some Recollections (Michael’s brand) blue/green polka-dot paper and attached it to some white cardstock to make it sturdy. I used my Cricut Maker to create my hat, mitten, and the little wave on the cap. I used a SU ¾” circle punch for the sentiment. The sentiment is from…you guessed it…JustRite Clear Christmas Mini Tags stamp set. I used some Altenew Sea Glass crisp ink to stamp the “Let It Snow” and popped it up with a pop dot.  To finish tag #7, I added Wink of Stella to the sentiment and the snowflakes on the mittens, placed a pearl in the center of the snowflake, punched a hole at the top, and added some 1/8” satin pink ribbon.  This tag took my most of the day, but that was because of trial and error before I got things the way I wanted.  I really like how it turned out.  Would I do it again…YES! It was worth it.  I will say good evening and I hope you can find the time to join in The 25 days of Christmas Tags.  Chat tomorrow.    Correct email: mepc99@att.net

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 6

Good evening my crafty friends, 

We are on day 6 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags hosted by Tracey McNeely. 

Click the link above to find out how you too can join in on the fun.  My day 6 tag was inspired by, wait for it…Joyce!  Noooo, not me but another fabulous person named Joyce!  That God is something else, isn’t he?!  Like I always say, all good things begin with “J” … Jesus, the Joyces, and Jack (Tennesse Honey Jack Daniels that is), lol.  The sponsor for today is “Avery Elle”! Joyce is on the Avery Elle DT.  She made this adorable little snowman tag, which you can find right here.  You are going to just love him.

Okay (handclap), so to create my tag I used some Neenah Classic Crest Solar White #80 cardstock (Copic friendly), my Avery Elle Postage Stamp Die (D-05-12), a Sun-Bonnet Sue digi stamp (from Bugaboo), a Clear Star Jelly Roll Pen, and of course my JustRite Clear Christmas Mini Tags stamp set.  I’ll use this stamp set a lot during the hop because the tags are small and there is not a lot of real estate for stamping sentiments.  Additionally, I used my Copic Markers, some gold elastic cord, and Gina K’s Amalgam ink. I have posted a couple of pics below for viewing.  I tried to capture a good angle to show the Clear Star Jelly roll sparkle on her bonnet, apron, shoes, and the dots on her package.  All done for tonight. Have a good night and see you tomorrow.   Please use e-mail: mepc99@att.net

Copic Markers

Skin- E13, E11, E01

Bonnet and Dress-W5, R89, R59, R46, R29

Berries-R27, R24,

Leaves-G99, G85, G20

Outline-W3

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 5

Happy Friday! and welcome back.  It is day 5 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags hosted by Tracey McNeely and friends.  For more information and to join in on the fun click here.  Today’s sponsor is Reverse Confetti (RC).  The RC DT tags are so darn cute!  My tag was inspired by Kathy Schweinfurth, Lisa Henke, and Olga Matyushevskaya. Click the their names to go to their shaker tag post.  These ladies did “shaker tags”, just cutie-cute overload!  I think I’ve only made one shaker anything in my crafting career, so I thought it would be a good tag to try.   The supplies I used to create my little tag are: Michaels (Recollections) white cardstock and clear acetate, JoAnn’s red cardstock, JustRite Clear Christmas Mini Tags stamp set, Spellbinders Heirloom Reflections Ornament dies, silver trim (sticker), Stampin UP ticket punch (retired), silver elastic cord, micro-beads in red, green, and white, Silver Detail embossing powered, and a little Wink-of-Stella.  The micro-beads are very staticy (is that even a word? Noooo it is not!), so I created the well using foam tape plus I added some glossy accents.   Check out my little sparkling shaker tag below. Let’s go to the Hop! (showing my age…lol).   Chat tomorrow my friends… Oh yeah, until I can figure out how to correct my e-mail address when I link my tags, I'll have to put in my post manually...now that's a bummer-drag!  For any questions feel free to e-mail at mepc99@att.net.

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 1

Hey Everyone,

Thank you so much for coming back to visit my blog.  Today, I want to let you in on some sure fun, over at the In My Creative Opinion blog.  Tracey McNeely has teamed up with 20 plus sponsors to host the 2019- 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Sponsors like (my favorite) Altenew, Simon Says Stamp, Lawn Fawn, Honey Bee Stamps, Waffle Flower, Neat & Tangled, and more… have all pitched in to make this a great blog hop! Each sponsor’s DT will be Tracey’s guest’s designers for the hop. This will be my first time participating in the blog hop (or at least I’m going to try).  If you are like me and this is your first time, you can find information here.

In addition to the daily inspiration from the design teams, you can find more inspiration from past Christmas Tag Hops here. 

There will be many opportunities to win great gifts and prizes and to be inspired.  My tag was inspired by Jennifer Jackson's deer themed tags, you can find her post here. The supplies I used to create my Tag 1 include: Altenew’s background stamp “Pinstripe”, Altenew’s Crisp Dye Inks-Crimson, Heart Beat, and Vineyard Berry.  I cut out a simple tag, a layered wreath, and the Ho Ho Ho using my Cricut Maker.  The sentiment “Merry Christmas” I embossed at the bottom using some fine detail white embossing powder.  The sentiment came from the Stampin’ UP!  Come to Bethlehem stamp set (retired).  I popped the Ho Ho Ho up with some foam tape, added some red blingy flat-back pearls for my berries, and finished it off with a little ribbon from the stash.  I love, love, love how the tag turned out.  See you at the hop…lol.  Unfortunately, when I enter the challenges it will not allow me to change my e-mail address.  The correct e-mail address is mepc99@att.net.

Here are a couple pictures of my finished Tag 1.

Joyce