Having more holiday fun in the studio tonight with the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist … this card is inspired by Jennifer Maguire's tag for Day 4.
I knew I wanted to incorporate a bird like she did … and luckily, I just added this Tim Holtz Christmas Cardinal to my die cut collection. I cut it in three colors … layered on the pieces (offsetting the leaves slightly for a bit of shadow) and added the facial features and hand-cut wing (attached with a tiny glue dot at each end so I could bow it out for a bit of dimension). I sponged Old Paper Distress Ink on the entire die cut once everything was attached.
I wanted text along the top with a contrasting color below the branch like Jennifer used in her design … I used a vintage hymnal page (I thought the Snow Prayer was good for a holiday theme) and some kraft cardstock for my tag design … I finished with red pearl berries and bold SRM Sticker sentiment and holiday star from Quick Cards Peace (with a bit of blingy sparkle).
Here is Jennifer's tag that inspired me:
I'm also joining the Holiday Tag Challenge with the Challenge Chicks … and the Winter Holiday Challenge at Shopping Our Stash (all of the papers were from my scrap bin & I've had those SRM stickers for a long time just waiting for the perfect opportunity to shine).
these are just gorgeous!!! I love the fresh color combo of the second card so much!
Really loving your tags!
Your tags are beautiful – thank you so much for playing along with our 12 Tags and sharing your work with all of us!!! -Ellen
oh holy ♥WOW♥ you are soooooooooooooo totally ROCKIN’ the xmas tags, these are BEYOND gorgeousness and surely will be finalists!!! (wow, wow, WOW!!! ♥♥♥♥♥!)
Thanks for joining in the “holiday” challenge at Shopping our Stash this week! These tags are just fabulous! I love everything about them!
Lovely tag! I wish I had the bird die for my tag attempt.
love this, hope you don’t mind but I pinned this tag on Pinterest