Tuesday, November 19, 2019

25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 16


It's Day 16 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! If you're not already familiar with this festive event, you can get all the details here. Today we are welcoming guest and sponsor Waffle Flower


I've made three tags today, the first two using the cute Thankful Mouse


First, my little red scarf mouse. This tag has a story...


Of course, all the tags we make have a story. ;) A few days ago, I stamped a sheep wearing a Santa hat. In masking the Santa hat, I lost track of the little pompom at the end. It showed up when I stamped this mouse, leaving a blotch on the right hand plume of steam. Ack! Eventually I came up with adding the little die cut hearts. I rather like the end result! 
My second one in blue:  


I wasn't covering any blotches this time, so could go with my original plan of adding the "for you" sentiment, masking off the first word, "thankful". 
I used another partial sentiment on my third tag: 


This sentiment comes from the set Holiday Hugs. The full sentiment adds "& mistletoe kisses", but it's a little long for a tag. I added a bird and branch from Always - not a Christmas set, but birds work for Christmas! 
I've done both some watercolouring and Copic colouring today for Kathy Racoosin's The Daily Marker 30 Day colouring challenge. 
My tag friends Carol, Joyce and Kim have more inspiration for you today, as do some of the Waffle Flower designers - visit Tracey's blog and be inspired! 

Thank you to our 26 sponsors!


Supplies: (mice) Ranger & Canson watercolour paper, Waffle Flower Thankful Mouse stamps, Versafine smoky grey & Memento Luxe Danube blue ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, meridian Twikling H2Os, Zig markers, Winsor & Newton iridescent medium, stash heart die cuts, Offray ribbon, Divine Twine; (holiday hugs) Neenah white & scrap buff cardstock, Waffle Flower Always stamps & dies, Holiday Hugs stamps, Versafine onyx black & Stampin' Up garden green ink, Copic markers, Paper Smooches stitched tag die, The Twinery peapod twine

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25 comments:

Barbara Godden said...

Those little mice are adorable, I have said many times, there are no mistakes just opportunities to embellish, love the little hearts. The tag with the bird on it is lovely as well, birds are for Christmas too, Now to get my thinking cap on and keep up.

Bunny said...

We've all made those boo boos. Thank goodness yours was fixable. I love this little mouse. The bird is lovely with the Holiday Hugs sentiment. There are so many people that could use a good hug when the holidays come around. [Bunny]

Lauryne Cunningham said...

Cute tags and beautiful coloring! I love your CAS designs!

Gail said...

Inspiration was given - use a bird on a tag! TFS - each of your art works displayed are delicious and that is a good thing! Have a blessed day!

MadeByMeghanK said...

The mice are the CUTEST! I love their little mugs!

Nox said...

The mice are so cute - love them - but that blue bird is wonderful!!!

Isabel Z said...

These are SO cute!!!

Mary Holshouser said...

Cute tags with the matching mice
but different sentiments.
The blue bird is great.
thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

Nandini said...

So sweet and cute! The images are adorable!

Joyce said...

All three of these are wonderful. I especially like the red scarf tag, because I am always a fan of a good story, especially if it involved saving a card or tag from an accidental smudge. Good save!!

Karen Letchworth said...

I love the mice drinking coffee, and the sweet bird image is lovely as well. You really showcased this sweet Waffle Flower stamp set so beautifully. Thank you for inspiring us all once again with your creative tags. I'm loving each one, and I thank you for sharing your talents again today.
Blessings,
Karen Letchworth

Jean said...

So simple and sweet!!

Beverly S. said...

I love birds so your tag really appeals to me. Love it.

Kim Heggins said...

Adorable...just adorable. Love your sweet festive holiday tags, darling!

JulieP said...

I love that mouse! (let me know about the no reply thing. I logged out and then back in. LOL!)

Christine said...

What a cute trio of tags! Love the little mouse and the story of how you found your missing stamp. I like the little hearts mixed with the steam.

Dawn S. said...

I like both versions of your mouse tags! The bird is a sweet addition to your third tag.

Denise Bryant said...

Love the way you colored the mice and the bird! Darling tags!

Julie S said...

Really cute tags. I love the shape of your last tag.

cm said...

Adorable mice and the design innovation for the first works wonderfully! Your bird has me smiling; I've even used a bird or two on a couple of my tags!
hugs~c

Annette Reed said...

Great tags. I love the little mice and your bird with that sentiment. That's a great sentiment.

Tracey McNeely said...

So cute! Love the mice having a "mice' cup of tea--Lol!

Chandhini said...

Love the cute mouse with scarf.

Susan Renshaw said...

Great covering of blotches!!

Dana M said...

Sweet and lovely tags. Such beautiful watercoloring and fabulous designs.