Tag-a-licious!

 

It's Christmas Time! And I'm bringing you some tags I created using The Greetery's 

All Wrapped Up release.

Today's post features the orange slices together with The Banner Gift Tag set.

The tag base is an oldie from MFT, wide and long enough to hold the design.

The base circle was die cut from PTI's Americana and so was the sprigs of 

Baby's Breath. I formed a kind of wreath onto the base also including leaves

from Big Branches Ruscus.

At this moment my craft room looks like it's hit by a tornado. No judging, it's how I roll.

I created an assembly line of die cuts for this tag, and several others. 

Stay tuned for more.

I plan to bring you a new set of tags every day. 

Merry Making, and Merry Christmas!

You

Hello! Hope you're enjoying summer's end, and are looking forward to cooler

weather. I know I am!

I'm playing along with a couple of challenges, Altenew's August Inspiration Challenge 

and, The Flower Challenge, Use your Favorite Flower.

My favorite flower at the moment is a new plant added to my yard, 

Midnight Rose Hibiscus.

I have seen hibiscus before, but never this size or color. When I brought home the plant

(I bought 3) it was about 2' high and had a couple of bud groupings. 

Honestly, would you ever believe these buds would open into such a 

magnificent bloom? 1st bloom measured 9".

So for today (only today, I'm fickle with favorites!) my favorite flower is the Hibiscus. 

Altenew's  Hibiscus Garden 3D was all cut from white cardstock, and Copic colored. 

I tried to keep as close to my Midnight Rose as possible. The die set comes with the greens

you see pictured here, and the smaller bloom I colored in purples to mimic the 

Allysum planted in the pots with the Hibiscus.

The background started out with an A2 sized card, white, covered with 

Altenew's watercolor washi. I added sprays and white paint droplets, then

cut the card with MFT's Wonky Stitched Rectangle.

'You' from PTI's Bold Borders: Arabesque. I doubled the diecut with gold for a little

glam.

The Hibiscus flower has gorgeous textured veins. I tried to add that look by streaking 

my die cut with the Copic pens.

Altenew asks us, 'how were you inspired by the photo?' 

Just about everything from the photo inspired me! Colors, soft fadeout greens, water

droplets... and May gave us a beautiful watercolor tutorial too!

2 challenges, one card. Love it when that happens!

Have a blessed week! 

How-to Video: August 2019 Inspiration Challenge with May Sukyong Park

The Flower Challenge #35 'Use Your Favourite Flower'

Two-fer Challenge #6 ~ Trees!

I'm so excited to be playing along at the latest Two-fer Challenge. It's Darnell's brain

child, where we're challenged to use the same stamp (or die) 2 different ways and 

create 2 different cards for 2 different occasions.

This month's key word is 'Trees'. 

I chose a die set from Frantic Stampers called, Lollipop Trees.

1st card:

I used my lollipop trees the traditional way, and set them in a window created with 

MFT's Jumbo Peek-a-Boo Circle die. Then framed the window with PTI's

Coverplate: Nesting. 

Have you ever worked with Lindy's Stamp Gang's Magicals? 

It comes in powder form, and when you apply water, the effect is well, magical!

The trees are die cut from a panel I made from 'hi Maintenance Magenta.'

Tree trunks cut from a wood look washi tape.

2nd Card:

On a PTI tag, I made the 'tree' into a triple ice cream cone, with lots of sprinkles. 

The cone is from PTI's Colorful Treats. 

Those cute little sprinkles are actually from a PTI die!

Below is a list of supplies I used. 

If you'd like to purchase something, my links take you to the Papertrey store and item.

Papertrey Ink - Cover Plate: Nesting Die

Papertrey Ink - Tag Sale #12 Die

Colorful Treats Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Colorful Treats Die

Make It Market Kit: Shakers + Sprinkles

Make It Market Mini Kit: Still Life: Summer (pattern paper)

Perfect Match Raspberry Fizz Cardstock (24 sheets)

Frantic Stamper, Lindy's Magicals, Catherine Pooler Inks, 

Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

You better hurry, only 3 more days to play! Ends the 24th.