Holiday Wishes - Christmas Tags

Pinterest is a wonderful thing when you're looking for inspiration - I saw this tag here and I had to make some!!  I loved how Santa's cheerful face jumped off the background.  

I cut the tags using the Simon Says Stamp Large Tags die set.  The stamp set is called Swell Christmas and came in the SSS 2016 Limited Edition card kit.  The snowflakes were embossed with Simon Says Stamp White EP.  I coloured Santa with copics and adhered him with dimensional stickers.  The Holiday Wishes was stamped onto vellum and heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold EP.  So so darn cute and I have a jump start on next Christmas ;)

Merry Christmas Gift Bag and Card

Hi there :) I created this Christmas card using this CZ Design HO HO Deer Circle die and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Ornamental stamp set.  The Merry is stamped in Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red ink.  The nose!!  I love the little red pom pom!!  The snowflake patterned paper is from a 6x6 set from Unity Stamp Company.

See the bag?  This was the inspiration for the card!!  I didn't make the bag but I think it's one of the cutest I've ever purchased!!

The inside sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Happy Christmas stamp set.

And lastly I'm sharing this table runner, a very special Christmas gift I received this year:

Happy Holidays and wishing everyone a happy & healthy 2021!!

Merry Christmas Gift Bag and Tag Set

I mentioned in my last post how I wanted to decorate some Kraft gift bags and tags.  This is the second set I made.

For these I used the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holt Christmastime 3 stamp set.  I love the different fonts in this set :). I stamped the bag in Fired Brick distress ink and Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink.  Super easy!!

For the tag I stamped the sentiment with Gina K. Designs embossing ink and heat set with Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder.  I stamped the snowflakes with the white pigment ink again and the holly leaves were stamped in Archival ink and coloured with Mowed Lawn distress ink and water brush.  The little berries are covered with drops of Autumn Red Nuvo Crystal Drops and match perfectly.  To finish I inked the tag edges with Fried Brick distress ink.  

I'll leave you with another of my favourite Christmas decorations:  Blue Mountain Mouse House :)

Seasons Greetings Gift Bag & Tag Set

Merry Christmas!!  So this year I really wanted to decorate a couple Kraft bags and I decided to make matching Kraft tags as well!!  I love how they turned out!  This is the first set. 

I used the cabin scene and the snowman from the new Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz stamp set Winterscape.  The sentiments are from the Tiny Text Christmas stamp set.  On the bag, I used Forest Moss distress ink and I used the splatter brush to apply picket fence paint to create a snowy scene.  

I stamped the snowman in Archival Ink and coloured them in with Forest Moss and Fired Brick Distress Markers and a water brush.  The white on the snowman is actually Distress spray stain.  There is a tiny snow stamp that I used for the snow on the tag.  To finish I sponged around the tag in Forest Most distress Ink again and then just around the edge in Black Soot.  

To finish I'd like to share a pic of Remi with his stocking and some of my favourite Christmas decorations:  

'tis the season - Christmas Card

I've had this Merry Moose die since sometime last year and I finally used him!  I love how Merry he looks trotting along.  He has gone to my step-son and his girlfriend to their first home.  I combined several techniques from ideas I found online.  

The background sky is Blueprint Sketch distress ink with a touch of Black Soot to the edges.  I sprinkled water on the background and then applied texture paste through the Speckles Stencil to create snow and interest.  

The trees were cut out of Classic Kraft paper and inked to darken.  I applied texture paste for snow on the branches and then applied some Sharpie white paint pen since the texture paste reacted the ink a bit on the boughs.  

The star of the show - Merry Moose!!  He was also cut from Classic Kraft paper, sanded for some more distress then I added some black soot to his hooves to darken them up a bit.  His antlers were super fun - I used the smooshing technique with oxide inks and then once dry I added some darker distress ink to the tips.  I love the little cut areas for his eyes and nostril.  

For the snow I die cut some hills and applied texture paste with a spatula so I could get a realistic look.  Love how that looks!!  After I adhered everything to the background I mounted it on a paper from the Yuletide paper pack.  To finish I added a few stars and a quote chip.  The inside sentiment is stamped in Vintage Photo distress ink using a stamp from the new Christmas release set Bold Tidings 3.  

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Produts:

Merry Moose Thinlits 663103

Speckles Stencil THS021

Bold Tidings 3 Stamp CMS420

Christmas Quote Chips TH93655

Distress Inks, Oxide Inks

Yuletide Paper TH93240

Classic Kraft Paper TH93585

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills Die

Oh Little Star (shine bright) - Unity Planner Journal

I finally coloured up these cute little deer from Unity Stamp Co.  I gave them shiny noses with Glossy Accents and the light bulbs and little hearts have some shimmer from Wink of Stella.  The snowflakes are Glitz glitter gel through a Tim Holtz stencil, Flurries.  The border is a couple washi tapes I've had for some time in my stash.

You can really see the shimmer in the Glitz glitter gel in the close up.

I Love Santa - Christmas Tag

Gnomes sure have been a big thing this winter in craft land.  I couldn't resist this little Gnome Santa from Unity Stamp Co., the set is called Joy & Blessings designed by Angie Blom.  I coloured the images with my Derwent Intense pencils.  It was fun, I love how you can use different pressure to get the deeper shades.  The tag is outlined in white pigment ink.

Merry Everything - Christmas Card

I've been adding some new to me products to my stash - like I need them!  This is a stamp set from Newton's Nook called Santa Paws and has the coordinating die set.  I coloured the images with copics.  But the real star of the show in my opinion is that background!!  I used various distress inks to blend this together, making the centre appear highlighted or glowing.  The sentiment was covered in gold embossing powder and I used Heide Swapp Gold Color Shine for a starry appearance.  I can't wait to try more backgrounds this way in other colour combinations.

Happy Holidays - Card and Tag Sets

I wanted to get a few Christmas cards done and I love making matching tags.  These cards were not my design, I cased them, but the matching tags are my idea :). 

I used the Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit 2015 which has been hardly touched all these years LOL and a Simon Says Stamp tag die set.  I love love love that rainbow sparkle embossing powder used over the sentiments in the first set.  The second set uses puffy stickers (included with the kit) for the sentiment.  And those sequins!!!

Special Delivery - Mixed Media Canvas

These two canvases came about by accident.  My daughter was experimenting with paint pouring and these were the two she made with reds and greens.  She left them to dry and then I started to see something......

I collaged some Tim Holtz Christmas ephemera on to them and covered everything with a matte medium.  I then added some silver paste through a word stencil, ran around the edges of everything to ground them a bit, added a couple acrylic stars and they were done!!

Now she has her own hand made Christmas decorations.

Merry Christmas

Some quick, very last minute Christmas cards lifted from Shari Carroll for Simon Says Stamp!  The sentiment is embossed with white powder and the pine bough strip is covered with distress glitter.

Christmas Cards

Just sharing a few cards I made this past Christmas.  I didn't get nearly as many made as I usually do. Busy with wedding plans these days.  I just can't seem to settle down in my craft room and get things done!!  I haven't even done my art journal page which was due at the end of December.

On to the cards:

For the first card I used Simon Says Stamps November 2014 Kit Winter Jubilee.  Those Lawn Fawn papers are just adorable!!  The ornament dies are from Stampin Up.

For the second card I used Simon Says Stamp January 2015 card kit Winter Wonderland.  My MIL loves purple so I thought these Bo Bunny papers were perfect.  I love the shimmer created using the Grape Purple Pearls.  Again the ornament dies are from Stampin Up and the Merry die is from Simon Says.  You can tell I was kinda on a roll with that ornament die :)

And the third was super simple.  A little water colouring with my Gansai Tambi Watercolor paints and some stamping and done!!  I fell in love with this pretty blue and it just so happened that it matched this paper from Doodlebug 'Frosty Friends' perfectly.  And those matching Sprinkles!!!  The stamps are from Unity Stamp Co.

Hopefully I'll be back in my crafty place again soon!  Happy New Year!!