Day 8 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is – I'll Be Home for Christmas with Tiffany Pryce Russom. I decided to combine it with the December Taylored Expressions #TEMakerChallenge of Tag You're It with Cilantro & Cherry Pop Inks. I stamped the Taylored Expressions Winter Village Background in … Read more
Day 7 of Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas is – (It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus with Heather Meeson) I loved Heather's Ho Ho Ho Shaker Tag, which is also perfect for the Shake It Up Challenge at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero. I used Spellbinders Die-Lites … Read more
Day 6 of Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas is – Let It Snow with Angela Simpson. As I looked through my stamps for ideas, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to combine this challenge with Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday Challenge. I pulled out my favorite and much-loved Frosty Stamp from Penny … Read more
Day 4 of the 12 Tags of Christmas is Deck the Halls with Vera Kuprick. I started by stamping the Holly from Reverse Confetti Joys of the Season in Deck the Halls ink on coral cardstock and then die cutting using the Essentials by Ellen Holiday Tag Trio. I used Reverse … Read more
Day Three of the Twelve Tags of Christmas is Mele Kalikimaka with Therese Calvird. I'll confess, I hate sweating, so tropical images aren't something I collect, but I did have the same Essentials by Ellen It's a Jungle Set, so I built my tag around that. I stamped, die cut & colored two … Read more
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 … Read more
It's one of my favorite times of the year – the Ellen Hutson Twelve Tags of Christmas. I've played along with all twelve challenges since this challenge first started (it was originally the Feminine Tags of Christmas as a counter-point to the Tim Holtz Twelve Tags of Christmas). I love how it has morphed to … Read more
The November Challenge them at Jaded Blossom is Anything Goes. It had been a while since I broke out these stamps, so I went shopping through my stash for an idea – and this quirky idea was what my mind saw. The Inspiration came from the current Caffeinated Christmas theme of Coffee & Holly. … Read more
This weekend I had fun playing with the new Taylored Expressions Woodland Squad Dies. I die cut them out of a lot of different Gel Press prints and neutral cardstock colors, and then had fun piecing together different color combinations. I initially stamped the eyes, but couldn't resist coming back in with some … Read more
Today's design started with the Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge to use a Tag. I went hunting through my Gel Press/Inky drawers looking for tags. I chose the tag at the top left that I made with Dina Wakley Gloss Spray, because I thought it would have nice contrast with some Autumn leaf colors. … Read more