The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 26 Bonus Tag

BONUS TAG, Tag 26

Well, I made it back for the last tag.  This is I believe the ending of Tracey McNeely’s-The 25 Days of Christmas Tags for 2019 .  A huge thank you again to Tracey McNeely for putting this event together, securing the sponsors, and maintaining the posting site and the social media access.  This is a tremendous undertaking and we cannot give you enough kudos and thanks.  Know that without a shadow of a doubt you are very much appreciated.   Thank you to the sponsors for the donated gifts and to the amazingly talented design teamers for the incredible inspiration day after day.  

The bonus day sponsor is HELLO BLUEBIRD!  And my inspiration came from Susie Lessard.
You have got to see the cute tags and some with matching cards, just click on her name.  Just so darn cute!   I took my inspiration from her pastel pink and white tag.  It too has a matching card.

For my last tag, I did a smaller scale version of a super-sized tag I did a couple of year ago.  Click here to see the super-sized version.   Here’s what I used to make Tag 26: Avery Elle’s Double Stitched Rectangles, Tim Holtz Scribbles & Splats, Holiday Greens, Reindeer & 25 Set, DCWV Glitzy Glitter 6x6 cardstock stack.  The patterned papers are scraps from the original tag, so I can't tell you the manufacture.  I used Silver embossing powder, Stampin’ UP! Come to Bethlehem (retired) stamp set- I only used the sentiment, STAZ-ON Opaque-Cotton White Pigment Ink, Acetate sheet, and foam tape.  

The theme of the tag is a Winter Wonderland.

Here is a close up of the sentiment.  

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 25

The day has arrived!!!

Tracey McNeely’s-The 25 Days of Christmas Tags is done!  Whoo-whoo! We made it!  I did it, I’ve crossed the finished line, arms are raised, doing the Rocky jump, I’m in tears, laughing, hugging the family and all those who supported me through this journey----What?! …pump-the-breaks sistah, she ain’t done?!?  There is one more BONUS day!  Today’s sponsor is Honey Bee Stamps and my inspiration came from…Tracey! Click on her name and scroll down to the last tag.  My favorite colour is RED and her tag is so pretty, I just love it.  So, I did a tag similar to hers.

I created my tag with my Cricut Maker.  I found the scalloped based, created a square mat layer, and used my new Deboss Tool to create the lines on the square mat.  I used some dark red smooth cardstock from JoAnn’s, a Versa Mark pad, some white fine detail embossing powder, some foam tape to pop-up the square mat.  The message is from a Firefly (Momenta Co.) Cut and Stamp set (Tuesday Morning find, TX USA, $4.99).  I used some dark red and ivory twine to finish it off.    

Well, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I think I’ll see you for tomorrow’s BONUS tag day. 

I had to lay the tag down to get a good shot of the debossing.  I'm lovin' it!

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 24

1 DAY LEFT!

Yes, folks it is Day 24 of Tracey McNeely’s the25 Days of Christmas Tags.  And if you are like me, you are trying to squeeze in a tag between cooking, putting up decorations, and mapping out the plan for the after dinner Black Friday run…lol.   It is late here in Texas, but I am determined to see this hop through til’ the end!  So, let’s get going. Today’s sponsor is Heffy Doodle. This is the first time I have heard them.  Heffy Doodle is based in the UK.  I went to their site, very put-together.  They have select teams like the Instagram Team, the Video Team, the Blog Team and so on.  They also have cute stamps, stand alone dies, card kits, etc. and they will gladly ship to the U.S.

There was so much inspiration from the Heffy Doodle design team, I could hardly make up my mind.  Since it so late and I am just exhausted, I chose to go with something with quick and simple prettiness.  I took my inspiration from Lindsey, click here to see her tag. Lindsey has this abstract bubble snow falling-vertical snow drift going on(my interpretation).   Well, that was something I could do...the abstract imagine this type of tag.   I decided on the cold North Pole Winter Wind Blowing and Ice (lol). 

To make my tag, I pulled out my Tim Holtz mini stencils (Set #10, stencil # THMS032).  I used this one because it looks like the winter wind blowing.  I used Distress inks Weathered Wood and Tumbled Glass to make the background.  Once the background was done, I used some double-sided adhesive (Elizabeth Crafts) as well as Elizabeth Crafts Silk Microfine Glitter-642 Cool Diamond and covered the tag.  This is supposed to make it look like ice.  I did the little tag first, then I realized that I did not have enough tag to do what I wanted, so I made the bigger tag and made the smaller tag the companion.  You can see more of the ice and wind on the smaller tag.  Both tag bases are made with Avery Elle Double Stitched Rectangles.  The snowflake cardstock is from my stash (could not find the name).  I used Tim Holtz's Holiday Words: Thin thinlit dies to cut out the message "Let It Snow". The letters on the small tag are from the negative space letters on the large tag.  The letters on the smaller tag are suppose to resemble falling snow (oh yeah, I was going there...).  I punched a whole in the top and added some Silver elastic cord.  Well, folks I gotta get back to preparing for Thanksgiving.  We’ll chat later.    HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE, I am thankful!   

Looks like the ice is starting to melt in the sun (lol)

This one looks really icy.

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 23

2 Days left!!

Good Evening Everyone,

It is Tracey McNeely’s the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, day 23.  I feel like I’m writing in a log like James Kirk on STAR TREK…Captain’s Log Day….lol.  Wow! Y’all, either I was just so excited to participate, or this really did go by fast?!  I hope you all are having as much fun with this as I am?  I am already gearing up for next year’s event (buying up some tags dies).

Today, the sponsor is Jillibean Soup.  My tag was inspired by our hostess Tracey.  Click here  and scroll down to the last tag. 

Here are the supplies I used to make my tag: White cardstock, We R Memory Keepers- Tag Board (Tuesday Morning find, TX USA $7.49), Tim Holtz Distress inks (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, and Salty Ocean), Sizzix Framelits-Christmas Star (Katelyn Lizardi), Hero Arts Poly Clear Holiday Messages and Frames, Versa Mark pad, white embossing powder, white Tulle, silver eyelet, 3 silver jingle bells, and silver elastic cord.   Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow!

Joyce

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 10

Hello and welcome back to my blog.   Today is day 10 of The 25 Days of ChristmasTags.  Click the link for details. The sponsor for today is SIMON SAYS STAMP!  The hop is hosted by Tracey McNeely.  Tracey has secure loads of sponsors to make this absolute blast! If you love making tags then this is where you should be.   I can’t believe I’m keeping up but it is so much fun creating these little gems on the fly; I am just lovin’ it.  My tag was inspired by our host…Tracey!  You can find her very cute tags here.  Scroll down to the bottom, I believe her tag is the 15th down. 
Tracey did tags with embossed backgrounds and so did I.  Thanks for the inspiration Tracey!  I used a Recollections (Michael’s brand) tag, some sage and light green cardstock, a retired Stampin’ UP! Background stamp called Tea House, some gold embossing powder, a whole puncher, a Martha Stewart punch, Sizzix’s Christmas Phrases, and some ¼” Satin ribbon.    Thanks again for stopping by and will chat tomorrow.

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 9

Howdy folks.  Tonight’s post is going to be super quick.  It is day 9 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags hosted by Tracey McNeely.  Today's sponsor...Pink & Main!  For more information on how to participate in the fun, click here!   My tag 9 was inspired by Kathy Schweinfurth’s Winter Village. Her little village almost looks like it’s interactive.  Once again, she is knockin’ it out of the park, so be sure to click on her name above to check out her tag. 

I wanted my tag to look kind of interactive too.  I did a Mason Jar with 

goodies.  Makes you think you can put your lil’ fingers in the jar and grab a 

cookie or piece of peppermint…lol. The supplies I used from my tag are as 

follows: Momenta Stamp and die set -Mason Jar.  I used small scraps of ivory, 

light brown, chocolate, and white card stock.  I used some acetate, some ivory 

string, JustRite Clear Christmas Mini Tags stamp set, Altenew Crimson Crisp 

Dye ink, a white Jelly Roll Pen, and Brown and Red Sharpie markers.  I cut the

acetate twice and sandwiched the tiny die cuts between the two and sealed it 

with some Glossy Accents.   Well my peeps, we’re off for the night! 

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 4

Good Day My Friends and welcome back to my blog.  It is Day 4 of Tracy McNeely’s The 25 Days of Christmas Tags hop and I am still hanging in.  The design teams are really puttin’-it-down for the hop!  There is no shortage of inspiration. This is really fun once you get a routine down.   My routine is to visit the site early in the morning check out the tags.  That gives me most of the day to think about a design.  I decide on a couple of tags and think about what I have in my craft room that I can use to make my tag.  If I have the stamp or die they used I’ll try to use that.  Most often I do not have the items they used, so then I go with whoever the sponsor was.  For example, for the first tag I did not have the background stamps used but I did recently purchase an Altenew background stamp (Pinstripe).   If I don’t have either…well that is just cause for shoppin’ in-deed!!! 

  

The sponsor today on the hop is UNIKO.  I have to say, I’ve never heard of them until this hop.  I plan to check them out.  The design team tags are crazy amazing!  They were all super good, no seriously ALL of them. It was kind of overwhelming…lol.   You know me, simple elegance, small statements speak loud; so I went with Wiebke Kommerell’s White Poinsettia. I love the white poinsettia on the kraft cardstock.  It almost looks like it is dancing across the tag…lol

I decided on a single Poinsettia as well.  My tag was made using some 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock , Gina K’s Amalgam Black Ink, Copic Markers (listed below), a Recollections (Michael’s) stamp and die set “Christmas” ( I think this was a 2018 stamp set);  I did not use the die, and looped in some red and white polka-dot ribbon.  The greeting is from the same stamp and die set. I used my Tim Holtz Bigz Die to cut out the tag form.   

I used quite a few Copic Markers to color the Poinsettia.  I wanted to make it look like it was dimensional and coming off the tag, even though it is colored directly on the tag.  A couple of other things helped like: the artistry of the Poinsettia drawing.  There is a lot of detail but not too much that you get exhausted trying to figure out where a shadow would be…lol.  Another thing that helps is using the right type of cardstock for alcohol markers; especially, when you are going to lay down a lot of color.  I didn’t bother with putting in any drop shadows or trying to ground it.   I’m pretty okay with it floating in mid-air…lol…that is for you Mema.  Well my lovelies, that is it for me today (tonight).  I’ll catch up with yins again tomorrow. 

 

Copic Colors

Poinsettia Bracts: R89, R59, R46, R29, R27, R24

Cyathia: Y19, Y15, Y08

Leaves: YG25, G28, G24

And just in case you wanted to know a little more, here is a resource for information aboutPoinsettia (this page is a keeper). 

Joyce

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019- Day 3

*Disclaimer:  MY apologies...I posted this last evening to run for today; however, the rough draft is what showed up and no pictures; instead of the final draft.  The post is correct now.*

Welcome back everyone.  Today is day 3 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags blog hop given by Tracey McNeely.  For details on the hop click here.

Today’s tag was inspired by Jennifer Jackson’s Shiny Deer Tags-they are soooo cute!  To see Jennifer's tag click here. 

I love the buffalo check with the red accent.  I used a Stampin UP! Stamp set called Tiny Keepsakes (150460) as my background, Tim Holtz’s movers and shapers Reindeer and 25 set, Tim Holtz Holiday Green, JustRite Clear stamp set Christmas Mini Tags, Die-Namics Stitched Basic Edges, the sentiment was stamped using Sweet Stamps White Dye Inkpad, and a piece of Jute added to tie it all together.  I was going for the vintage chalkboard rustic look.   I love, love, love the red on top of the check.   Well, that is it for tonight folks.  Chat again tomorrow.  Until then, here are a couple of pics of the final tag.  Correct email address: mepc99@att.net

Joyce

Winter Wonderland Christmas Tag

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas!
Today, I am sharing a tag that was so much fun to make!  It's a rare event for me when I have an idea and I can keep the project in that direction (lol).   I knew I wanted the tag to look rustic and have the colours of silver, blue, and white.   I am so happy with the way the tag turned out.  My inspiration for this tag came from Frank Garcia. His Christmas tags are so pretty.  I found many versions of his tags done by other crafters; however, none in the colours I had in mind. So I was somewhat on my own with this journey.  I purchased the papers at our local craft store in Waxahachie (Crafter Scrapper).  The paper is by Bo Bunny's TIS THE SEASON collection. The sheets I used were:Tis The Season Yuletide #20501706 and Tis The Season Peace #20501702. The darker print with the large snowflakes was some paper I had in the stash.  The largest tag (base) is a pre-cut chipboard tag from Heart of Texas Studio (they come 2 in a pack).  I used 2 different Tim Holtz dies to cut the other two tags out of the patterned paper.  I added some dimension to those smaller die cut tags by cutting out some 2mm Fun Foam in the same shapes (Fun Foam purchased at JoAnn's).  I used score tape to adhere the patterned paper to he fun foam.  The silver swirls were cut using Tim Holtz's Thinlets "Scribbles & Splats" and the branches are from Tim Holtz Thinlets "Holiday Greens". The deer is a Tim Holtz Alterations Movers & Shapers-"Mini Reindeer & 25 Set". I made the bow using Tim Holtz's Alterations die "Bow-Tied".  I used a Fleur-de-Lys mini background stamp on the deer and embossed with silver/gray embossing powder.  The poinsettia was cut using Spellbinders "Layered Poinsettia" #S5-055.  The bow, the scribbles, the 25, and the poinsettia are cut out of DCWV's 12 x 12 "Glitzy" Glitter Cardstock Stack (it's the smooth glitter cardstock). I used some silver 1/2" ribbon from JoAnn's and some silver flat back adhesive backed pearls that I got from Hobby Lobby.  The little blue cluster is from Michael's holiday stems.  I made the tag by using a Spellbinder's pennant die, transparent  card stock from Michaels, Staz On Opaque, dots/spots mini back ground stamp, and a (retired) Stampin Up Greeting.  And the last thing I did was to add some silver-gray seam-binding.   I absolutely love how this tag turned out. 

Here is a close-up of the greeting.  I used the STAZ ON OPAQUE die on the transparent CS,  the dots/spots mini background stamp to make it look like it was snowing on the greeting and inked the edges to give it a frosted look.   

I plan to enter my tag in the following holiday challenges:

Craft Creations Challenges #331 Any Holiday

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #102-Anything Goes

The Male Room Challenge #50 Christmas/December Celebrations/Winter Wishes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #31-Anything Goes Let It Snow

Words 2 Craft By: W2CB #36-Winter is the Time for Comfort

Joyeux Noel from Joyce