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With my latest order from Topflight Stamps they provided a recycled tag and request to create & post what I create with it.
I used my MISTI to stamp with Carabelle Stamps Mini textures & Doodl'Art and finished with a sentiment from Magenta #TopFlightTag ... my first valentine for 2019.
Since Lauren & I started Jingle Belles in 2010, I've been recapping my five favorite Christmas cards of the year (you can find 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 here) ... I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year.
Here they are in no particular order:
1. Layering Holiday Style Stamps from Sunny Stamps for the My Sweet Petunia (MISTI) Blog. I had fun figuring out the color combination to achieve golden bells (a lot of people had figured out silver, but I couldn't find anyone who had done them in gold). with my MISTI, the end result was perfection ... oh the magic of stamping.
2. This was a simple card using Christmas Washi Tape and landscape dies, but the end results was so clean and classy ... I want to make lots of these. Just proof that a card doesn't have to be complicated to be a favorite.
3. I always love making Christmas Tags ... this one for Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas really popped with the unexpected inspired colors for my bright purple poinsettia with the vibrant green.
4. This card for the Technique Junkies Design Team Blog was special because I seldom color cards. For this one, I colored the entire background (over several days) using my Spectrum Noir Markers. The original intention was to do a little spotlight coloring, but I was having so much fun I ended-up coloring it all ... a very relaxing and meditative process.
5. This Glue-As-I-Go Collage I made for Jingle Belles was so fun ... and the end result combines Vintage Sheet Music, Ideals Magazines (that always remind me of my Gran) and stamps from grocery store reward programs (which remind me of my other Grandma and filling in all of those books to redeem). Nothing like great memories to make a card a favorite.
As always, hard to pick favorites, but fun re-visiting all the holiday cards I made (and gave) this year. Remember, if you'd like to have lots of holiday cards ready when December rolls around, you can join us for our 9th year of Jingle Belles Mayhem beginning January 1st.
I'm always sort of sad when the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist comes to an end. Today is my final tag with theme of ... CLEAR.
I'm not much for shaker cards, so instead I used some snowflake acetate and made another double tag. I cut a shimmery snowy landscape using Sugar Pea Card Front Element Builder on a light blue tag.
Next I die cut lots of snowflakes from the same shimmery white paper using Essentials by Ellen Pop Up Mittens dies ... place them behind and on top of the snowy acetate. I finished with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Snow Days and some sequins. I added lots of snowflakes like on Lisa's tag.
I took my inspiration from today's SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge from Shutterstock and this snowy scene.
For the 11th Ellen Hutson Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist, the theme is Neutrals.
I chose Miriam's adorable peek-a-boo double tag as my inspiration. I used the de-bossed side of the Tim Holtz Texture Fades Poinsettia Embossing Folder on white textured cardsotck for my background tag, then I cut an oval from a piece of wood cardstock for the front tag.
I used one of my favorite MISTI tricks for stamping on my die cut pieces. I cut out my snowman, scarf and hat from Ellen Hutson Snow Buddies, and then placed the negative into my MISTI. You can easily position your stamp inside the space & pick it up with your MISTI lid.
After you pick-up the stamp, position your die cut inside the space ... and stamping perfection. I added a little blue marker to my snowman, some neutral snowflakes stamped on the wood paper tag, and finished with a sentiment from Ellen Hutson's Snow Buds.
Here's the adorable tag by Miriam that inspired my design.
I'm also joining the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at the House That Stamps Build (vertical right down the center).
The 10th Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is asking for non-traditional holiday hues ... aka No Red & Green.
I took my inspiration from Julie's Mitten tags and used Essentials by Ellen Snow Days Stamps. I chose Catherine Pooler Suede Shoes and Flirty Fuchsia for my colors.
I went with sort of a tribal / modern design and added wonderful Love from Lizi Pin-Stripe Peel-Off Stickers to grid-off my design (these are so versatile in their various widths & colors).
The 9th Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is Watercoloring.
I watercolored first using my interference, pearlescent, and iridescent watercolors that I got from my Daniel Smith Watercolor Split Facebook Group and then finished with more vibrant colors from my Jane Davenport watercolors (ladybug & mermaid).
I stamped Essentials by Ellen Mondo Holly in Nocturne Versafine Ink and Clear Embossed before watercoloring.
After the watercolor paint dried, I traced a tag on the back of the watercolor paper and cut out my watercolored tag. I finished by stamping the Merry Christmas from Mondo Holly in Mulled Wine Ink along the bottom and added a felt ribbon at the top.
My Tag for the 8th Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist was inspired by Emily's flowers & use of color.
I loved her poinsettias in shades of magenta and purple, so I started by using my Gina K. Designs Stitched Circles dies (they nest inside each other for a perfect border) in ombre purple and grey for my base.
Next I die cut the Perfect Poinsettia Dies from My Favorite Things in Magenta Purple & Lime Green. I finished with a sparkly flower center, some glittery ribbon & a perfect tiny sentiment from Flora & Fauna Holiday Word Party (love this set).
I love being inspired to try something new ... and how awesome it turned out.
The next theme at the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is Black & White.
This adorable Mini Dress Up Penguin from Flora & Fauna was just waiting for this opportunity to shine.
The Tiny Sentiment is from Flora & Fauna Mini Reindeer Love. I used a scrap of black & white snowflake paper that I downloaded & printed from one of the previous tag challenges and finished with polka dot ribbon stapled to the top of my tag.
Today's 6th Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is brought to you by ... Woodgrain.
I decided to go simple & rustic with my design. I had a bit of wood paper in my scraps, so I used it to cut my tag.
Next I added a Wood Vaneer Tree & Star from Simple Stories Claus & Co. I colored my Star with a new Gold pen from Uni-Ball (Mitsubishi Pencil Co) ... love how it worked. I finished by stapling on a piece of brown flannel ribbon.
Day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is back with more Sparkle Inspiration.
I took my inspiration from Therese's fun colors and the bundled up person on Nicole's tag ... and created my own Mix-It-Up Challenge combining Paper Smooches Snowman 2 and a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen's Snow Days Sentiment.
I die cut my snowman from white & pink glitter paper ... and what I thought was a Paper Smooches tag die for my glitter tag, but I'm unable to find it in the store. I free-hand-cut my speech bubble for my fun frosty sentiment. The finishing touch was a ribbon bow at the top for the Paper Smooches Ribbon Challenge (I was thrilled to be a winner at Paper Smooches last month ... can't wait to go shopping).
