Winter Wonderland

Today I've got Day 2 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson – Winter Wonderland with Jeannie Lieu.

Once again I went to the lyrics to build my design.  It says "gone away is the blue bird, here to stay is the new bird" – I wasn't sure what color the new bird should be, so I went with a Pink Bird from Ellen Hutson's Essentials by Ellen Backyard Bird Friends.  "Sleigh bells ring" – I didn't have any bells, but but I did have a sleigh from Ellen Hutson's Bear Wear 5, so that was next.  Finally, I needed the Snowman, so I used one from Essentials by Ellen Snow Buds (I decided my "Parson Brown" is a female in this updated version, so I dressed her in the same pink as the bird).

Finally, I created my tag using a Gel Press Print that reminded me of a wintry sky at dusk, and I Die Cut it with Essentials by Ellen Twirling Flurries, backed with white cardstock.  I found a Christmas Tree in a bag of unidentified Ephemera that i added to finish the layout.

The sentiment is a tiny vintage wood block stamp from Hero Arts on Essentials by Ellen Tiny Tags.  I finished with a pink pearl at the top of the tree & some checked ribbon.

I had fun piecing it all together using different elements from the song.

I'm also joining the International Art & Soul Winter Challenge.

With my cute little decked-out snowman, I'm also joining the Time Out Challenges Winter / Holiday Season Challenge.