Saturday, November 9, 2019

25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 6


It's the weekend, and I hope you have "holiday tag-making" on your to-do list! It's Day 6 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event, and if you've been playing along, you should be seeing those festive tags starting to make a nice little pile, ready for gift-giving! For all the details of this fun event, check out the main post and link-up
Today we are welcoming guest and sponsor Avery Elle

Avery Elle has tons of cute stamps, whether for the holidays or year-round use. And while normally I'm drawn to the cute side, I decided to challenge myself a little, too, by picking the more rustic Alpine set. I also chose it because I thought the sled would make a fun shaped tag, so that is what I did: 


The sled is a two-step layering stamp, although I may have defeated that purpose a bit by stamping both the outline and the woodgrain in the same ink. :D I tried lighter browns for the filler stamp, but couldn't find a combination I liked. I also shaded the sled with a light brown Copic. As I was doing this, I realized a properly rustic look would be better achieved on natural, rather than bright white cardstock. Note to self: don't automatically default to white ALL THE TIME. :D Anyway, after colouring, I also stamped the wreath and coloured the berries using red glitter glue and a toothpick. I trimmed the sled closely and punched two holes at the top for my red cord. 
Of course, then I had to try the sled on some non-white cardstock: 


Which is when I discovered that using white cardstock for the first one was not such a bad idea after all - even with quick and light Copic shading, on the thinner natural cardstock there was bleed through to the other side. But that meant I could put this one on a festive red tag and add a sentiment! For added variety, I used an evergreen bough and a bow instead of the wreath. 
My talented tag teammates, Carol, Joyce and Kim, as well as members of the Avery Elle design team and of course Tracey herself, all have delightful tags to kickstart your creativity! I hope you'll join us - you might just win a prize! 

Our generous sponsors! 

Supplies: Neenah white, Stampin Up ruby red & (?) natural cardstock, Avery Elle Alpine stamps, Memento rich cocoa & bamboo leaves, Catherine Pooler rockin' red & Simon Says Stamp extreme black ink, CUTplorations manila tag die, Copic markers, Recollections red glitter glue Twinery cappuccino twine, scrap ribbon & red cord, foam tape

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27 comments:

Barbara Godden said...

Scrolling down I was looking for your cutesy card, scroll right by, wow something quite different but both tags are great, I love the sleigh and your fussy cutting is super. I think the sled stamping is great.

Isabel Z said...

This is such an elegant tag; I love it.

MadeByMeghanK said...

Beautiful sled! I LOVE the traditional look

Lauryne Cunningham said...

Cute tags- love the sled!

Beverly S. said...

CUTE! Seeing your sled tag made me realize I may not have a sled stamp. Surely that can't be right! :) If not, Ill have to remedy that....another excuse to shop! ;)

cm said...

How is it possible, given where I live, that I don't own a single sled stamp! After seeing your lovely rustic creations here, that may have to change! White is my default 99.9% of the time - and your use of it for your sled-only tag works perfectly! Love the greenery on both!
hugs~c

Joyce said...

Love both of your fabulous sled tags. It is refreshing to see something rustic. You did a great job, and I like how you made one of your tags a shaped tag. Reminds me of the sled I had growing up in New York.

Jeanne H said...

Somewhere I do have a sled stamp...love your sled tag. It's fun to remember that I used to love to go sledding.

Kim Heggins said...

So sweet...love your beautiful sleds! I have never been sledding, what time should I come over???

Bunny said...

I love the sleds, too. I really enjoy the one on the red card stock. If everyone is coming to your house I'll invite myself too [Bunny]

Karen Letchworth said...

This is DARLING, Lindsey. I have always wanted a sled stamp. What an adorable set. You did such a fab job, and I thank you for the inspiration. This one is on my wish list, and I'm feeling SO inspired!
Blessings,
karen L

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty tag! Love the cute sled and the way you colored it!

Arianna Barbara said...

Awesome sled tags!!! Really beautiful!!!

Kristie Goulet said...

I love these! That sleigh is so pretty!

JulieP said...

Yes, I'd like to go sledding again but only for about 10 minutes. LOL! Adorable!

Tracey McNeely said...

Love the two sleds, one shaped and one on a base--both fun! I think you did rustic quite quite well!

Mary Holshouser said...

Sledding is one of the perks
of the season. Both tags
are great. thanks for sharing
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Dawn S. said...

I love the way you stamped the sleds! The pretty wreath and boughs are the perfect accent.

Nox said...

That is a great little sled stamp - I love the tags you made with it!

Jen P said...

What a fun tag! Beautiful!

Gail said...

Fun fun sled and I did a sled tag as well - love yours!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love how you showed us two ways to use the image as a tag. Cleave idea Thanks for the inspiration

Julie S said...

What great sled tags!

Nandini said...

Very cute and festive! Thanks for the great inspiration.

Annette Reed said...

What a great sled. It's just like the one I had as a kid. No plastic ones back then. Your tags look great!

Sandy said...

Fun tags. It's interesting to see how it looks different to j=use the sled alone or mount it on a base tag.

Dana M said...

Awesome tags! I just love sled images and you've created such lovely tag designs with this beautiful sled.