Ingenious Inkling

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.

 

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Kissing Santa Claus under the Mistletoe is the theme of Tag 3 of the 12 Tag of Christmas.  I chose to focus on the Mistletoe inspired by Ardyth's design.

 

I die cut the Flora & Fauna Mistletoe twice and used two sizes of pearls for my berries.  I went with a red tag, since I still had them on my table from this morning's Santa Tag.

 

I used the same tiny XOXO sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Small Sayings stamped & embossed in white.

Speech Bubble Santa

Ardyth's Speech Bubble Santa for day 12 of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags (inspired by Santa Claus is Coming to Town) was so clever, I had to make my own.

 

Essentials by Ellen Speech Bubble die is the perfect Santa Beard on the EBE Shipping Tag.  I embossed the sentiment in white instead of gold and used the Merry Christmas from Essentials by Ellen Mondo Holly (upper case instead of lower case).

 

I swapped a black pearl for the snowball button, added a little holly chipboard embellishment, and swapped out the ribbon at the top of the tag.  This was so easy and so super-cute ... love it.

 

 

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Last night I joined a group of co-workers, and we made 171 holiday cards to deliver to local nursing home residents.  I love sharing my supplies and seeing everyone have fun creating.

Tonight I'm back in my studio making more the Christmas Tags for the 12 Days of Christmas Tags ... for Day 10 I was inspried by Ardyth's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Tag ... only one problem ... somehow I never bought that stamp set (into my cart it goes).  

 

So instead, I looked through the bundle of Essentials by Ellen Stamps that I do own to see how I could make a bright, fun Christmas Tree.  I thought I might stamp some patterns and then cut triangles, but then I saw there were two tiny tree dies in the Essentials by Ellen Season to Sparkle Dies.  I used three fun Catherine Pooler Inks (Aquatini, Lime Rickey and Flirty Fuchsia) to stamp two of the patterns from Essentials by Ellen Pattern Play.

 

Instead of a masked circle, I made a circle tag using the Essentials by Ellen Alpine Snowfall Die on a scrap of designer paper and my 3" circle die cut.  One of the patterns I stamped shifted a bit, but I sort of liked the effect, so I die cut a third tree from the reject ... it's to remind me that things don't have to be perfect to be beautiful (a good reminder in all the chaos this time of year).

I finished with a bright ribbon and sticker sentiment.

 

I'm also linking-up at the Global Design Project where the theme is O Christmas Tree.

Rudolph

I went back to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags and made my tag inspired by this one by Therese Calvird.

 

 

When Ellen's Tag Challenge started years ago, it was in response to Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas where the designers would make a feminine version of his designs.  I sort of feel like I made a masculine version of Therese's design with this tag.

 

 

I started with two Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tags.  Next, I used two retired Essentials by Ellen Dies that I refuse to part with (Prize Stag & Laurel wreath) together with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Mondo Holly ... I like how Therese attached it as a separate tag.  A red enamel dot for Rudolph's nose and this one was finished.

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says: Traditional Christmas Challenge.

Let It Snow

Today's Christmas Carol at Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags is Let it Snow. 

I love living in an area where we have snow ... I don't always love navigating through it, but it's so pretty when it falls.  I chose Ardyth's snowy tag as my inspiration ... she used ebony for contrast and I chose navy. 

I love the Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tags.

 

 

I had this sparkly felt snowflake in my stash and it paired perfect with this sticker sentiment I trimmed into two pieces.  I topped the snowflake with some Eyelet Outlet Bumpy Bling.

 

I paired it with some Gina K. Designs Blizzard paper for a quick card design (we're making cards for the nursing homes at a work outing this week, so I'm getting a head start with these easy little tag cards).

 

Jingle Bells

One more Tag tonight for the 12 Days of Christmas Tags since I'm on a roll ... I really like working on the smaller shipping tag size. 

This is for Day 5 - Jingle Bells - pretty directly inspired by Lisa Spangler's Tag.

 

I used the same Sentiment Stamp from Essentials by Ellen Retro Holiday Greetings stamped in White Pigment Ink and embossed with Alabaster Embossing Powder.  I wanted to play with the water effect like she did, so I used two different colors of Catherine Pooler ink - Aquatini & Mint to Be.

 

I was a bit heavy-handed with the water splatters, but I still love the effect (I can't wait to play with this some more).  Since I didn't have any Jingle Bells in my stash to tie on my card, I die cut some from Gold Glitter Cardstock using Taylored Expressions Little Bits Jingle Bells (I sure do miss Ellen's Mix-It-Up Challenge ... I love combining products from different companies).  I finished with some metallic holiday cord.