Here is another tag inspired by a Christmas carol for Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 challenge. Day 3's song is "Here Comes Santa Claus", so I pulled out this vintage Santa image by Recollections and stamped it on kraft. The stitched oval dies are by Gina Marie, and I added two star eyelets and twine.
Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 challenge. Day 3 is "Here Comes Santa Claus"
When I saw the inspiration for Day 10 of Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas Tags 2020, which is the song "Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer", I was stumped at first. I started looking through my dies and when I found my VW bus die by Flora and Fauna, I knew what I would do. These little reindeer are the Whittle Deer dies by Poppystamps, and the sentiment is by Stampin' Up. I cut my VW bug out of glossy, candy apple red, upcycled packaging and popped on two silver eyelets as headlights. I also backed the windows with vellum, to mute the patterned paper coming through behind the reindeer heads. This was a fun one to make, and I can only hope these deer have driver's licenses!
Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas Tags 2020. Day 10, Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer
Die Cut Divas Dec. challenge, AG with dies
2 Crafty Critter Crazies challenge 45, winter critter
Poppystamps challenge 75, anything but a card
SSS Monday, ice Cold
SSS Wednesday, Let it Snow
Double Trouble challenge 73. I did all 3 Things and used my Sizzix Big Shot
Here is another tag that was inspired by a Christmas song. Day 12 of the Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 challenge showcases the song, "Twelve Days of Christmas", and this partridge in a pear tree was perfect for that. The stamp is a wood mounted design from 1999 that I've had forever. I colored the image with alcohol markers, and then colored the partridge with white colored pencil. Just for fun, I added a round eyelet at the tag top and a smaller star shaped eyelet at the bottom. It's been a lot of fun trying to figure out how to fit eyelets into my projects.
Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 challenge. Day 12, Twelve Days of Christmas
I have this old, wood mounted stamp in my stash that was just perfect for Day 11 of the Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 challenge. The inspiration for Day 11 is the song, "Deck the Halls", with its joyful Falalalala's all the way through. The tag is a manila tag that I inked with Distress Inks. Then I heat embossed the sentiment, and added die cut snowflakes by Spellbinders and Crafters Companion.
Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 challenge. Day 11, for Deck the Halls
Here is another tag that I made today for the Ellen Hutson challenge, 12 Tags of Christmas 2020. This one was inspired by Day 5, which is the song, White Christmas. I used a tag die by Sizzix, with a winter village die by Gina Marie. The embossed sentiment is from Close to my Heart, and I added snowflake eyelets and bakers twine.
Ellen Hutsons 2020 challenge, 12 Tags of Christmas
SSS Monday, favorite technique. My favorite technique is die cutting
I've been so busy that I hadn't even gotten started on my Christmas tags, so I took the time today to make a few that are inspired by the Ellen Hutson 2020 12 Tags of Christmas challenge. The tag challenges are all inspired by Christmas songs, and this one is inspired by Silver Bells, for Day 1. The tag die is by Gina K Designs, with a bell die that was given to me (so I don't know who makes it). The bow and holly dies are from a set by Helen Fitzjohn. I added some silver cord that was recycled from a candy box. The stitched circle is by MFT and sentiment is Just Rite Stamps. I always use my trusty Big Shot by Sizzix to cut my dies. Don't know what I would do without it!
SSS Monday, favorite technique.. die cutting!
Allsorts challenge 602, Christmas
Crafty Calendar December challenge
Double Trouble challenge 73. I did all 3 Things, and I used my trusty Sizzix Big Shot die machine
Continuing with my push to use some of those eyelets in my stash, I stamped these ornaments by SC Designs, and added an eyelet to each image. The cute little deer is the Whittle Deer die by Poppystamps, and the papers are are by DCWV. My trusty old Big Shot is my main die cutting machine and it's still going strong!
2Crafty Critter Crazies, challenge 45, use a critter
Bitten By the Bug December challenge, holiday season and a die
Die Cut Divas December challenge, die with AG
SSS Monday, favorite technique. I love stamping and die cutting!
ABC Christmas, Y is for Your Favorite things
I made several card bases awhile ago, using the fancy frame by Spellbinders, and heat embossed sentiments on black card. For this one, I used a Close to my Heart stamped flower and added a large flower eyelet. Trying to use eyelets on my projects this week, and especially the shaped ones that are often overlooked in my stash.
Word Art Wednesday 468-469
Cardz TV challenge 129
I made this card with the intent to use at least a few of these snowflake eyelets that have languished in my stash for years. Although I sometimes use the regular round eyelets, I always pass over the shaped ones. So, I pulled out a beautiful die by Paper Roses (Reindeer Scene Frame) that I won in the Rudolph Challenge , and heat embossed a sentiment by Close to My Heart (Framed). I also used a poinsettia die by Poppystamps, which I cut out of an old gift box that I found in my closet. The snowflake eyelets are by Stampin'Up, and the embossing folder is Parklane. Two snowflake eyelets down and 98 to go, haha!
Double Trouble challenge 72. I did all three Things!
2Crafty Critter Crazies, use a critter
Cut It Up challenge 214, die and Christmas
If you're like me, you still have a lot of eyelets, and use them every now and then...but don't really get very creative. Another crafter on a forum I frequent challenged us to use those eyelets this week...and so I made this. Although I use the regular round eyelets often, I always skip over these shaped ones. The santa hat is a very old wood-mounted Stampin' Up stamp, and the sentiment is by Posh Impressions (also very, very, very old). I replaced the hat pom pom with a star eyelet, and added small silver ones to the sentiment mat. The snowflake die is by Spellbinders.
Double Trouble challenge 72. I did Thing 1 and Thing 2 (linked up to Retro Rubber)
Retro Rubber challenge 149, Christmas and old stamp. I used a stamp by Posh Impressions, from 1995.
ABC Christmas challenge, Y is for my favorite Things...Santa!!
CHNC challenge 519
