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12 Tags of Christmas: Day 3

I’m playing along with Tim Holtz’s 12 tags of Christmas 2010.  This is day #3.

Hello Everyone and a very happy Friday to each of you.  I’m back with my second post of the day to share my take on Day 3 of the 12 tags of Christmas by Tim Holtz.  I had a chance to play a little bit this evening and was able to get caught up with Tim’s post.

Once again, I’ve improvised my way through another tag, but having a ball in the process.  My craft room was a wreck though after I’d finished the two tags today.

Here’s my Day 3 tag:

This was probably the most fun tag for me of the 3 so far.  I have found it to be a real challenge for me to copy-cat create.    The tags are outside of my normal creating style so it has stretched me; which has been fun.

One of the things I’ve improvised on was the use of Tim’s tissue tape.  I don’t have any, so what I did was stamp my musical note stamp onto vellum and once dry, I cut it into 3/4″ wide  by 11″ long strips.  It worked very easily to create the flower that Tim used.

I mentioned above that I don’t have Tim’s tissue tape.  If you followed his post for this tag, you know that he also used the tissue tape for the collage on the bird as well.  What I did to improvise on this was to stamp the musical note stamp onto glossy white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I then alcohol inked the sheet (4″ x 6″).  I cut the sheet in cattywampus strips and then adhered them onto a piece of chipboard in collage-fashion.  I die cut the bird and then added Stickles as per Tim’s tag.  The evergreen tree stamp that I’ve used is from Stampin’ Up!’s “Lovely as a Tree” set.  The little tag at the bottom is from the Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas sheet that I got this past summer.

Here is the man himself’s tag:

Thanks for stopping by today,  I really do appreciate it.   Can’t wait to see the next tag challenge. xx

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12 Tags of Christmas: Day 2

I’m playing along with Tim Holtz’s 12 tags of Christmas 2010.  This is day #2.

Hello Lovelies,

I’m back today to share my interpretation of Tim Holtz’s Day 2 tag for his 12 Tags of Christmas 2010.  This one was a pretty quick tag.

Here is my interpretation (well…actually my improvisation since I once again didn’t have several of the things he used).

I used just what I had on-hand to try and re-create what he shared on his blog.   I was reading a gals blog yesterday and for Day 1 she said she made 2 separate trips out to scrapbook stores to get the needed supplies and traveled several hours to several different stores to find just what Tim used on his tags – she wanted hers to be exact.  She did a great job on them.  That’s one dedicated gal!  :c)

Here’s Tim’s tag:

That’s it for today.  His day 3 tag looks pretty simple, so I’m hoping to have time to work on that later this evening.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  xx

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12 Tags of Christmas: Day 1

I’m playing along with Tim Holtz’s 12 tags of Christmas 2010.  This is day #1.

Thank you so very much to each of you who e-mailed or left a comment on my daughter’s birthday.  She was so excited to read each of your birthday greetings.  It meant a lot to me as well.  I truly appreciate each of you who take the time to visit my blog, but especially those of you who go the extra mile to leave a kind word.  They are such an encouragement and a joy to read.  (((Hugs)))

Well, to many of you who follow Tim Holtz’s blog, you know that on December 1 he started his annual 12-Tags of Christmas posts.   I finally had time this afternoon to play along by creating the “Day 1″ tag.  You can visit his site here to see what all the hubbub is about. :c)

Here is my interpretation of  Day 1′s tag:

I didn’t have a lot of the products that he used, so I simply improvised…and recruited my sweet hubby to do some drawing for me. :c)  He drew the house as well as the picket fence for me.  I wish you could see more of the house, he really made it looks like Tim’s die.  I distressed it and added white flocking as well as Polar White Flower Soft to make the snow on the house.  To the fence, I added textured snow-tex paint and added some Dazzling Diamonds on it to really make it sparkle.

I distressed the #8 shipping tag as per Tim’s tutorial.  I didn’t have his wreath, so I used my Martha Stewart pine needle punch and created my own.  :c)  He used a Prima trig for his tree; which I didn’t have so I raided a bush in my back garden. lol

I’ve used a Stampin’ Up! stamp set called “Winter Post” for the Dec 25 tag, and a set called “Snow Swirled” for the snowflakes.  The tag took a lot longer than I wished it would have.  There were a lot of different techniques and wait time for things to dry.  It was a lot of fun to create though.  I’m hoping to play along on as many tags as I can.  This tag also goes along with the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show – Tags, and a 12  tag challenge over at Artistic Stamper and Artyjen.

The tag created by ‘himself’:

Thanks for stopping by today.  I really do appreciate it.  Hope you’re having a good week. xx

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Noel Tag…

I have a crafty little project to share with you today.  It’s a #8-sized shipping tag that I’ve decked out using some gorgeous BoBunny Christmas papers from the Noel collection, and really pretty Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.

HELLLLO Lovelies!  I am so happy to say that as of last night, I am caught up on my must-do list!  Woohoo!  The 3 kids all had massive amounts of school work that we had to send to the States for their 9-week mid-terms, so on top of an already busy, busy time, this made schedules really hectic.  I was so glad to send of their tests, records, and things yesterday!  Whew, I can breathe easier for another 9 weeks. :c)  There are only about 3 of you that know of some really busy things that our family has been doing, all good, but crazy-busy!  Finally, I can say, “I’m back to my ‘normal’ routine of things!”

That being said, my photos went a bit darker on some, sorry about that.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Here is a little ‘update’ video:

I’ll be working on getting caught up on my e-mails over the next couple of days, thank you for your patience.  I truly appreciate you ladies.  Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend. :c) xx

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Vintage Christmas Gifts: Tag Album

Here is yet another Vintage Christmas little gift idea for your to create.  It is a tag mini book.  You can add photos, holiday wishes, special quotes, Christmas wish list…the ideas are only limited by one’s imagination.

I created it using the Nesties Label #14 die and simply cut out and decorate the card stock tags. You can use any binding you’d like to create a neat little customizable gift for Christmas or it can be adapted to suit any holiday or occasion.

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3-D tag…

I’ve created this 3-D tag using Prima papers from the Watercolor paper line as well as the Tim Holtz “Caged Bird” Sizzix die.  I used grunge paper so that I could made the bird cage dimensional.  More details below…

I haven’t posted a tag in a while (I don’t make that many really).  So, I thought this was a good week to share one with you.  I made it for my DT post.   This month’s kit was all about Prima and Tattered Angels!  Yummy!!   The tag is using the #8 (Tim Holtz fav. size) shipping tag; which I backed with chipboard to make it more durable.

First, I sprayed it with Pashmina, Pink Taffy, and Delphinium Glimmer Mist. Then I stamped and heat embossed a gold lace border using the Tattered Angels/Heidi Swapp Rockin’ Renaissance stamp set.  I also used a dictionary stamp from the same set  (behind the bird), and distressed the edges of my tag with my edging tool and randomly painted on Broken China Distress Crackle paint.  I added some gorgeous Prima papers from the kit across the center and top of the tag.  I die cut the birdcage using Grunge Board so I could make it 3-dimensional.  Can you see the cute  little bird?  He’s decked out in Prima paper and a matching feather with a gem for an eye.

I hope you like it and that it inspires you in your own crafting.  I know with summer here, it’s hard to stay inside!  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I am always grateful when you visit my little spot online. ♥

Have a weekend! xx

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