Day 8 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is Sleigh Ride. I seriously spent more than an hour hunting through my studio for a sleigh. I found a couple of Santa in his Sleigh, but that's not really what this song is about. Finally, I found a vintage photo of a sleigh … Read more
Day 7 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is all about the man with the bag & the list – Santa Claus is Coming to Town. I started by die cutting Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tags from white cardstock, and then I covered one of the tags with Erin Condren … Read more
The 6th day of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is the classic Christmas Carol Jingle Bells (not to be confused with the fabulous Jingle Belles who will be back on January 1st). I couldn't resist pulling out My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Holiday Sentiments and pairing them with the Memory … Read more
Day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas is I'll Be Home for Christmas. The first thing I do before I start a tag is pull up the lyrics of the song and read them through for ideas. When I read these lyrics the phrase "if only in my dreams" is what triggered for me, … Read more
It's Day 4 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson – Let It Snow. I started by die cutting the largest Essentials by Ellen Snowflake from white felt. I didn't quite like the look, so I die cut it a second time from Silver Glitter foam (and then ultimately stacked them … Read more
Day 3 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is Feliz Navidad. I never realized the song only has only 2 lines sung over and over again. So in keeping with that theme, I used my MISTI and two colors of Versafine Clair Ink to stamp the Feliz Navidad sentiment from … Read more
For Day 2 of of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson the carol is Puppy for Hanukkah, another new one for me. I started with the Ellen Hutson Essentials by Ellen Tag Trio cut from a piece of cardstock that I smooshed with Dylusions Shimmer Paint. Next I cut … Read more
Today is Day 1 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson, which is a tag inspired by the holiday carol, Christmas in a Coffee Shop. I started with Joy Clair Christmas Coffee, which I paired with a scrap of Gel Press Print for my tag. I added snowflakes from … Read more
It's always weird to try to get back into the creative swing of things after being out of the studio for a week plus. It reminds me of the importance of trying to make something (anything) every day to keep that creative muscle in shape. I decided to warm-up with the current Stay … Read more
For this week's card prompt at Jingle Belles is Neutral Noel where we're asking you to create holiday cards which embrace only the neutral color palette – white, cream, ivory, ecru, black, gray, charcoal, obsidian, brown, tan, kraft, camel, oatmeal, sienna (you get the picture). There's also burlap, jute, paper bags, cork, chalkboards, sandpaper or … Read more