Ingenious Inkling

12 Tags of Christmas - Silver Bells

This year for Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas she is using Christmas Songs are her inspiration.  Day 1 is Silver Bells.

I chose Ardyth's lovely tag as my inspiration.

 

 

I pulled out my favorite silver recycled material ... the inside of a Puffs Plus Vicks Tissue Box (seriously best silver cardstock) and die cut it with the same Essentials by Ellen Tag Trio Die.  rather than embossing, I used the Essentials by Ellen Twirling Flurries Die to impress texture into my tag.

 

 

 

Tonight I learned that you can stamp & emboss on glitter paper (I used Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and Clear Embossing Powder) with the sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Retro Holiday Greetings. 

I finished by die cutting a few Silver Bells with the Alexandra Renke Bells Dies.  I finished with metallic silver ribbon tied with a piece of Lawn Fawn Silver Sparkle Hemp Cord.

I always love joining in the 12 Tag Fun.

 

Peaceful Tapestry Snowflake Tag

This month's Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge is a Double Header.

 

The challenge is first to create a tag that goes on a card ... and second to use Red & White.

I started with Gina's Red Velvet Cardstock and stamped the new Holiday Tapestry Stamp in Cherry Red Ink for a tone-on-tone design.  Then I die cut it with the middle tag from Gina's Tag Trio Die Set.  I added some Cherry Red Ribbon to the top of the tag.

 

I topped my Tapestry with one of the new dies from the Snowflake Trio Die Set (I layered two snowflakes for a bit more dimension) with an Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Bling cluster in the center.

I finished with a sentiment trimmed from the trio of words stamp from Gina K. Designs Seasonal Greetings.

I'm also joining the 25 Days of Christmas Tags Challenge.

 

My card was inspired by Lisa Tilson's Picket Fence Tag on Day 17.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at Simon Says Christmas.

Butterfly Birthday Tag

The October #TEMakerChallenge is to use Blue, Stencils and makes something that is not a card.

I started with a Navy Tag that I stenciled with Mosaic Leaves using Garden Party & White Pigment Ink.

 

 

I stamped & die cut the butterflies from the Social Butterflies Stamp set we received for the Friday Class at Stamp Joy.  I topped them with Drip Drops and finished with a sentiment from If Balloons Could Talk.

I finished by stapling on some fancy sheer ribbon at the top of my tag.

Focus on Gloss

Today I had the joy of attending the Focus on Gloss Class by Dina Wakley.  I only had four colors of her Gloss Spray (Night, White, Lime & Fuchsia), but I made the best of them and had a lot of fun.

I used watercolor paper and mixed media paper ... but I think I had the most fun with some Ranger Kraft Tags. 

 

I used several stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, with my favorite being the Circles Make Circles ... I used both the stencil as well as printing from the negative from the paint on the top of the stencil which gave a punchinella effect.

 

I also tried spraying on top of my Karin Marker Backgrounds I made a few weeks ago, which also produced some fun effects ... I really love how opaque the sprays are.

 

After the class, I used several of my favorite tags to make sure cards.  The first one uses the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at Paper Craft Crew Challenges - Masculine, Thank You Card & Twine.

 

I used new stamps I got this week from The Greetery ... this one is from Sentiment Suite: Thank You Stamp Set.  

 

 

I liked it so much, I decided to make a second feminine version with Stamps & Dies from The Greetery Destination Stamp Set.

 

This combination of colors is just dreamy.

Spiral Circle Flower

The May Challenge at Jaded Blossom is Flowers ... just one little problem ... I don't own any of their flower stamps (yet).

So I did what any good papercrafter does ... I looked at the Jaded Blossom stamps I do have in my collection and thought about how I might be able to turn one of them into a flower ... and sure enough, I found my solution with the Jaded Blossom Spiral Circles Stamps.

 

I used Lobster Ink to stamp two different Spiral Circles on two different shades of coral cardstock and then punched them out using a Scalloped Circle Punch.  I used 3-D glue dots to attach the layers and a piece of Eyelet Outlet Bling for my flower center. 

I positioned my bloom on the smaller Jaded Blossom Rounded Tag Die (I love tags with stitching and pieces) and then added a sentiment from Jaded Blossom Supersized Birthday Greetings.

A piece of coral striped ribbon and my stapler finished the tag before I attached it to my polka dot card base with foam tape.

 

I'm also joining the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge where it's Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist.

Little Red Wagon is all about Flowers too.

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

The February Challenge at Jaded Blossom is a Color Challenge (the color combination that embodied most of my junior high wardrobe) - Pink, Black & Grey.

I started with a piece of designer paper in those colors ... and then die cut the smaller Jaded Blossom Rounded Tag Die in Grey & Pink.

 

I had to extend the tag a bit to fit the sentiment from Sugar Coat Everything (I just attached the bottom ruffle hanging off the end).  I added some bling & black ribbon to complete the birthday design.

Snow Time

The current Impression Obsession Challenge is Snow Time!

 

I started by die cutting Impression Obsession Snowflakes Die Set from Silver Glitter Foam ... I used two of the three snowflakes on my card.  

 

I attached them to the Impression Obsession Plaid Tag cut from a blue shimmer cardstock.  I finished with a peace sentiment from Impression Obsession Express Yourself.

 

I added some Eyelet Outlet Bumpy Bling to the center of the snowflakes and some silver & blue ribbon at the top of the tag to finish the design.

White Christmas

My final tag for the 12 Tags of Christmas comes from Day 11 - White Christmas.  I took my inspiration from Emily's Snowflake Tag.

 

I started with an Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tag cut from snowflake paper and white cardstock and then added some chipboard snowflakes from the leftover chipboard pile on my studio table.

 

 

I finished with two sizes of pearls and a sticker sentiment.  As always, I enjoyed making my way through all the Christmas Carols this year ... so much inspiration.

Dashing Through the Snow

Day 9 of the 12 Tags of Christmas was to make a tag inspired by the song Sleigh Ride.  Ardyth's Belly Flopping Penguin made me smile.

 

 

I die cut two Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tags ... one from a scrap of blue snowflake paper and a second from white cardstock to create my snowy landscape.  I decided my penguin needed a friend to cheer him on, so I stamped & die cut two of the Penguins from Essentials by Ellen Arctic Pals ... I used a sentiment from the set too.

 

I finished with some navy and yellow ribbon and a little yellow marker highlights on the Penguin beaks and bellies ... these little guys are just so cute.

Deck the Halls

Day 4 of the 12 Tags of Christmas is all about Deck the Halls.  I chose Sandy Allnock's Christmas Tree Lights to inspire my design.

 

I had some chipboard Christmas Lights from Carta Bella's Merry Christmas Collection, so I used papers from the same collection (with Holly Leaves) to build my tag with the largest Hero Arts Infinity Tag Die.

 

 

I added another chipboard sentiment, tiny chipboard holly leaves ...  and then I finished with a sentiment from by Essentials by Ellen Retro Christmas Greetings.