Ingenious Inkling

All the Joys of the Season

I wanted to go back and make a card for Day 3 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  I loved the contrast of the black, red & gold on these wonderful tags by Jennifer Jackson.

 

I went hunting for a black plaid, but instead used this black poinsettia paper paired with red cardstock & white embossing.

 

I added a wrap of white metallic twine and finished with a Golden Stag.  The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti's Joys of the Season.  I paired my tag with a plaid paper from the same paper collection and turned it into a card, so I could join the Reverse Confetti Holiday Card Stock Your Stash Challenge.

 

I needed a few more masculine cards this year, so this turned out perfectly.

 

Christmas Mitten

Yesterday was spent replacing my desktop computer tower.  Apparently it decided to try to do its own Windows update in the middle of the night and crashed mid-update leaving me in an endless blue screen loop.  I knew the time was coming eventually, but I was forced to just deal with it.

Thankfully setting-up a computer has improved tremendously since the last time I did it, so I was up and running quickly.  While I went to pick-up my computer, I also stopped at Michael's which is nearby and picked-up their glittery Christmas Tags for this year.  I always like to stock-up on them because they are perfect for non-cardmakers to create when when we do our annual Christmas Card party at work (we make cards to give to local nursing home residents ... always fun for me to help a big group make cards).

So, when I saw today's Day 14 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags post, I knew exactly what I wanted to make with one of the glittery Mitten Tags in my stash.  I was inspired by Carol's adorable Mitten Tags.

 

I started with my Mitten Tag and added a gem to cover the hole at the top for the string.  Next I went searching for some cute designer paper to use for my tag.

 

Instead of a snowflake, I used a couple of Christmas stickers to decorate my mitten and then finished with some coordinating ribbon.

Wreath Joy Tag

Today's tag is inspired by Lin Brandyberry's Tag from day 10 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  I loved the idea of making a leafy wreath.

 

Rather than using a bunch of die cuts of the same leaf shape, I used the My Favorite Things Wild Greenery Die-Namics and cut them multiple times from one of my bright green Gel Press Prints ... and then used a variety of leaves to build my wreath.  I made my bow shape by assembling the pieces from a Stampin' Up Bow Builder Punch.

I finished with some Christmas washi tape on the top and bottom and JOY from Essentials by Ellen Classic Block Alphabet cut from a remaining scrap of Gel Press Print.  

 

Sunny Studio Jingle Bell

Day 7 of the 25 Tags of Christmas is sponsored by Sunny Studio.  I challenged myself to use stamps from my Sunny Studio stash for my tag.  I chose this lovely little wreath by Juliana Michaels for my inspiration.

 

I started with a die cut scalloped circle like the inspiration tag.  I stamped the evergreen branch from Holiday Style in vibrant green.

 

Instead of berries, I added a Jingle Bell stamped in shades of grey and one of the tiny sentiments in the set.  I stapled coordinating maroon ribbon to the tag and then used a glue dot to attach a tiny gold bow (inspired by the bow on Juliana's tag).

Peace, Love and Eggnog

Today's Christmas Tag is inspired by Lindsey's adorable Sled Tags on the 6th day of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

 

Only one problem ... I don't have a sled stamp.  However, seeing these tags made me remember a sled tag I had made in 2015, so I revisited that concept. 

I stamped Essentials by Ellen Rustic Woodgrain in Dark Brown ink on kraft cardstock & cut out my "Sled". Next I attached 1/2" pieces of maroon cardstock for the runners.

 

 

I used two retired Essentials by Ellen dies (that I refuse to part with) to decorate my sled and then finished with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Retro Holiday Greetings and an epoxy dot for Rudolph's nose.

 

'Tis the Season

Yep ... more Christmas Tag ... I'm having fun catching up with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Today's inspiration is from Day 5 filled with Reverse Confetti (which is perfect since the Stock Your Stash this month is Holiday).

 

My inspiration came from these adorable little round tags by Kelly Lunceford.

I haven't done any round tags yet ... and I took my inspiration from the vibrant color design with some black baker's twine.  I went with Catherine Pooler Party Dress & Reverse Confetti Snowflake Magic.

 

Rather than scattering little hearts like Kelly did, I scattered two types of bling on my snowflakes and finished with a bow of bright pink baker's twine.

 

My card is a quick little cutie with a silver metallic card base for a bit more shine.

 

Glittery Christmas Wishes

I skipped ahead to Day 4 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, so I could start my day with some Uniko fun ... I just adore their stamps.  I chose this lovely card by Kim to inspire my design.

 

I used the Uniko Block Party Christmas Clear Stamp for my background.  Since it is larger than the one Kim used, I used my Oval Cutter to make a slightly larger tag and layered it with a second glittery layer like she did.  

 

I also finished with a sheer ribbon bow.  And to take further inspiration, I added a second layer of glittery paper for my card base.

 

Having lots of Christmas tag fun this weekend.

Snow What Fun!

Time for my 2nd Tag of Christmas inspired by this adorable Kelly Griglione Tag from Day 2 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

 

I loved the double tag, the tone-on-tone woodgrain stamping and the fun little critter with a Christmas Tree.  Instead of pink-on-pink I went with green-on-green for my second tag using Essentials by Ellen Rustic Woodgrain background stamp stamped on some Christmas Tree designer paper die cut with Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tags.

 

 

I added a chipboard penguin and Christmas tree from Simple Stories Freezin' Season and a stamped sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Snow Buds.

 

For my card, I couldn't resist going pink-on-pink for the Rustic Woodgrain Background.

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Take 1

I must have been sleeping under a rock, but somehow I did not know about Tracy's 25 Days of Christmas Tags ... but I'm not missing out this year.

I started with Day 1 and made a tag inspired by this Tag by Laurie Willison.

 

I started with a Tag cut using the Shipping Tags Dies from Essentials by Ellen on Watercolor cardstock.  Then I used the same Stamping Village Holiday Seals Stamp Set, but used the Circle Sentiment by Gina K. Designs

 

Since my tag was smaller, I only used one row of washi tape ... I liked the combination of pink and deep red.   I was also inspired by flipping the sketch at the TGIF Challenges.

 

 

I added a single piece of pink bling to the center of my Christmas bloom and finished with my favorite pink ribbon.

 

And since we don't really give or wrap Christmas gifts, I turned the sweet little tag into a Christmas Card that can send love across the miles.  The floral embossing folder reminded me of the pattern of the flower on the tag.

Gel Print Tag Fun

Lauren and I have spent the weekend Gel Printing pretty much anything we could get our hands on.  I thought one of my prints would be perfectg for the Make Your Own Background Challenge at the AllSorts Challenge Blog.  I made this background from a single pull using a 5x7 Gelli Plate (sometimes you get lucky like that).

 

The background was made with the cool Texture Plate from Carabelle Studios called Jamboree.

 

 

I put a tag together for the TGIF Project Challenge - Make a Tag and added it to my card using the Sketch from Try Stampin' - or Not - on Tuesday.

I did some *shopping* in Lauren's stash and found some stickers to create my tag (always fun to look through someone else's studio) ... and a quick card was done.  Simple Ordinary Moments pretty much summed up the joy of being able to craft in person with your crafty besty.