Category: cardmaking

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist – Day 4

Today, I’m sharing another tag as part of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist series in the CLASSroom at Ellen Hutson’s. My tag is inspired by Kittie Caracciolo’s. Her work with die cuts is amazing. She’s now a regular contributor in the CLASSroom.

2013 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist – Day 4

For my tag, I tried to replicate some of the texture and depth of Kittie’s tag. She had more elements on her tag that really added to its overall depth.

I used embossing paste on a stencil to replicate snow, and I cut the birch trees from woodgrain for some texture. Kittie uses a crimper to add texture to her snowbanks; I’ve got a crimper on my list of “tools to buy” as I can totally see its value! When I laid the die cut sled on the tag, it seemed a little blah, so I stamped the die cut with the Versamark, shook on the sticky embossing powder, heated the powder and sprinkled with the Stickles Dry Glitter for a little sparkle.

Penny Black Christmas Joy

Today, I’m sharing a holiday card created with Penny Black die cuts and a Penny Black background stamp. I had in mind the “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” tree lighting while making this card. Tonight, the tree will be lit for the first time this holiday season!

Penny Black Christmas Joy

I paired the Penny Black Xmas Tree [51-012] die cut, cut in silver and green cardstock and pieced together, with the “Joy” sentiment from the Love & Joy [51-021] die cut set. I cut the “Joy” sentiment twice, once in silver and once in the red cardstock. I adhered the two together in order to give the sentiment some depth so that it would lay on top of the tree die cut. I positioned it so that the swoop of the “J’ intersected with the curved line encircling the tree. I stamped the card base with the Circle & Lines [40-084] background stamp and heat embossed it with silver powder. As I explained in an earlier post, showing a card made with the Xmas Tree die cut, I really like adding metallic accents to my cards at this time of year!

Neat & Tangled Documenting the Holidays

I’m over on the Neat & Tangled blog today sharing my Holiday Memories Album project. I created a variety of  3” x 4” filler cards for my Holiday pocket-page album with Neat and Tangled stamp sets. For my album, I’m using the Simple Stories SN@P! binder with their photo protector inserts, along with patterned papers from Echo Park’s ‘Tis the Season.

Neat & Tangled Documenting the Holidays

 

Head on over to read more about my stamped filler cards and my approach to the project.

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist – Day 2

Have you been following the amazing tags shared in the CLASSroom at Ellen Hutson’s? It’s all part of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist series.

I’m sharing a tag inspired by Julie Ebersole’s. Her video was an absolute delight to watch – she’s funny and provides great explanations of her steps.

2013 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist - Day 2

I made some modifications to use what I had on hand. And I learned a lot in making the tag. I made more than one mistake, but I learn the most when I make mistakes. The patterned paper is from last year’s (year before last’s?) My Mind’s Eye holiday release. One of the things I learned is that the Tim Holtz tag die is longer than a 6″ x 6″ pad, so I used 12″ x 12″ scrapbooking paper, which put some limitation into my choices.  The sky is dry embossed with one of my favorite Sizzix embossing folders.

Happy December!

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Poppystamps Tag Blog Hop

Welcome! If you are following along the blog hop you should have arrived at my blog from Ira’s.

I’m sharing two seasonal tags created with Poppystamps birdhouse and bird dies. I like having tags available that can be used for gift giving throughout the winter months. I also designed these tags with male recipients in mind – I’ve got two sons and a husband, so I’m always in need of gift-wrapping supplies that aren’t too girly.

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The first tag pairs the Carolina birdhouse with the Peaceful bird. I cut the birdhouse several times and then pieced it together as I wanted the roof to be white, as if snow had fallen on the top. The snowflakes are the center of the small poinsettia die set. I finished the tag with a stamped sentiment, ribbon and baker’s twine. The tag measures 3″ wide x 5″ tall.

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My second tag, which measures 2 1/2″ wide x 4″ tall, pairs the Evanston bird house with the Nestled bird, along with the “snowflakes.” Again, I finished the tag with a stamped sentiment, ribbon and baker’s twine.

Be sure to leave comments on all of the blogs – there’s hidden candy along the way. There will be three winners, who will each receive a prize. You have until December 8 to leave comments. Winners will be announced on December 9. You can get all of the details about the hop, including information about the prizes, on the Poppystamps Blog.

Head next to Jeanne’s blog. For your convenience here’s a list of all the designers with projects today:

Yvonne Dunlop
Chunyuan Wu
Diane Barney
Ira Huberts
Jean Manis
Jeanne Jachna
Kimberly Coleman
Lezlye Lauterbach
Mary McMillan
Michele Henderson
Patty Tanuz
Rudlis / Irena Kowalczyk
Sherry Eckblad
Sherry Hester

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