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 Poinsettia washi tape.
Next I stamped & die cut Santa & his List from Essentials by Ellen Santa's List. I attached them with foam tape for dimension and finished with a sentiment from the same set & a stapled ribbon.
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 Box Jingle Bell Border.
I used the My Favorite Things Stitched Tag-Corner Rectangle STAX Die-namics from a panel that I smoosh painted with Dylusions Shimmer Paints and a scrap of my favorite pink ribbon.
Now go forth and poop some Jingle Bells.
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, particularly since I don't travel home for the holidays.
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I decided to create my Christmas in my dreams by starting with the Essentials by Ellen Speech Bubble (or Dream Bubble in my case). I then die cut it with the Essentials by Ellen Tag Trio and extended the height of the tag, so I could include more memories in my dreams.
My memories come from the Essentials by Ellen Made This For You stamps and Dies. I stamped Essentials by Ellen Voices in my Head at the bottom and used a green marker on her eyes to create my hazel tone.
The finishing touches were a velvet holiday ribbon in her hair, snowflake bling from Eyelet Outlet on top of the Snowflake Die Cut, tiny bling by the sentiment and a sparkly enamel dot for the pom pom on the hat.
I love how it turned out.
I'm also joining the International Art & Soul Challenge to use Dies or Punches. It's also an Anything Goes Christmas Challenge at the Country View Challenge.
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 together for dimension).
I die cut some Bokeh designer paper with the largest Essentials by Ellen Hexagon for my Tag and added Silver Ribbon at the top. I finished with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Merry Little Christmas and a scattering of gems.
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 Essentials by Ellen Love and Light. Then I used Black Ink to add one of the tiny sentiments from the same set. I die cut it into a tag shape.
I finished with some glitter tape at the top of the tag and punched several hearts from the tape to bring in the bottom of my heart lyric from the song.
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 a scrap of Gel Press Print for the center of my Tag.
I stamped the puppy from Essentials by Ellen Clever Sausage on kraft cardstock and then cut his sweater from a scrap of the painted paper.
The sentiments are from Essentials by Ellen Love and Light.
Another week of blogland adventures:
Have a tremendous Thursday!
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 Joy Clair Snow Fall and some gems to finish the design. I took my color inspiration from the Joy Clair December Mood Board. #joyclairdesignsmoodboard
I am also linking-up at the Make the Cards Christmas Challenge.
The current Seize the Birthday Challenge is all about Hobbies and Pastimes. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that seeking out locally brewed craft beers (and the good food the corresponding brewery restaurants offer) is one of our pastimes.
I started with this fun yellow alcohol ink panel that was made with lots of bubbles from blending solution ... it reminded me of the carbonation you see in a glass of beer. I cut it into 1 1/2" panels for this week's Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday Sketch.
I used an unmarked wood-mounted stamp from my vintage stash for the sentiment together with the fun DoodleBug Doodle Pop Be Hoppy Stickers.
With my little smiling Pretzels, I'm also linking-up at the Food Challenge at The Male Room.
I'm embarrassed to even think about how many products I have in my crafty stash that have not been used, particularly in my Taylored Expressions products. I like so much of what she makes, but my making doesn't keep-up with my buying.
When I was looking through my stash for stamps that would work for Jennifer Maguire's latest resist technique (I've yet to find them), I instead found this Taylored Expressions Build a Scene - Nativity (which has apparently been discontinued, but here are other options) that I knew would be perfect for one of the holiday cards I wanted to make.
I decided to die cut it in dark purple (with the star cut from a scrap of gold glitter paper) to work with one of my Gel Press Prints.
I framed it with teal & purple cardstock on a kraft card base and used a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas ... I love how it turned out.
