25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 22

Here we are at Day 22 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! Waffle Flower is our guest and sponsor today.

I was starting to notice that my tags have been lacking in a couple of areas... cats and music. Waffle Flower gave me the chance to fix that! 

Dancing cats! These two cuties are from a set called Hello, while the sentiment is from A Homemade Christmas. My little kitties are coloured with Copic markers for Kathy Racoosin's The Daily Marker 30 Day colouring challenge. 

While the stamps were out, I made another quick tag:

I can't be sure that the very small line and the hook were meant to be used to turn this joy stamp into an ornament, but it certainly worked for me. I may have been a little less careful than usual when I embossed the ornament in sparkly embossing powder, so I simply dabbed some Stickles on the panel to make it glittery all over. 

Lots more festive inspiration on Tracey's blog today, and of course everything you need to know about joining us to put yourself in the running to win a prize from one of the generous sponsors below. 

Supplies: (merriest wishes) Neenah white & Stampin' Up real red & garden green cardstock, Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas patterned paper, Waffle Flower Hello & A Handmade Christmas stamps & dies, Versamark, Versafine onyx black & Catherine Pooler grass skirt ink, Wow/Catherine Pooler Wanderlust embossing powder, Copic markers, CUTplorations stitched tag, Memory Box mini holly leaves & Paper Smooches stitched dies, May Arts ribbon, Hemptique red & silver baker's twine, foam tape; (joy) Neenah white & scrap red cardstock, Waffle Flower A Homemade Christmas stamps, Versamark, Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler rockin' red & grass skirt inks, Wow gold & Wow/Catherine Pooler wanderlust embossing powder, MFT Blueprints 24 stitched circle & Spellbinders scalloped circle dies, small one hole punch, icicle Stickles, Offray ribbon, May Arts twine

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25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 21

Wednesday! Day 21 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event, and what better way to face hump day than with the cuteness of today's sponsor and guest, Lawn Fawn! 

For me, Lawn Fawn stamps are the epitome of cute, without going overboard into cutesy... if you know what I mean. They also offer some really innovative dies! My first tag uses the festive set, Holiday Helpers: 

I thought the Cheers sentiment would be perfect for these two little elves to be toasting each other with their hot beverages. I stamped everything on a watercolour tag base, using Twinkling H2Os for the sky not only for some subtle shimmer, but also because it tends to *move* less once it has dried. That made it easier to watercolour the elves without worry that the colours would bleed. I added white glaze pen to the marshmallows, whipped cream, and their hats. Stickles make the snow sparkle. 

I couldn't stop there, not when Lawn Fawn had also sent their fun new bookmark sets! 

Could these be any cuter? (Truth be told, I say that about pretty much every new Lawn Fawn set.) The dies take all the work out of these fun bookmarks, although I'll happily take the credit when I give them with books this Christmas. :D Check out the reverse sides! 

While I was at it, I made a non-holiday one for an upcoming family birthday...

Sloth! 

Lots of colouring today for Kathy Racoosin's The Daily Marker 30 Day colouring challenge. 

I would have happily continued making things with these fun sets all day... but sometimes one has to return to real life. ;) For lots more cute inspiration, be sure to visit Tracey's blog, where you will also find everything you need to know about the different ways to participate, and perhaps win a prize! 

Our incredible sponsors!

Supplies: (cheers) Strathmore watercolour paper, Lawn Fawn Holiday Helpers stamps, Versamark & Versafine onyx black ink, Ranger clear & Wow ultrafine white embossing powder, Twinkling H2Os, Zig markers, CUTplorations manila tag die, Gelly Roll white glaze pen, icicle Stickles, May Arts ribbon; (bookmarks) Neenah white & scrap coloured cardstock, For You, Deer & Slow Dow & Enjoy stamps & dies, For You, Deer & Slow Down & Enjoy add-on dies, Versamark & Versafine onyx black inks, Ranger clear & Wow ultrafine white embossing powder, Copic markers, Lawn Fawn mistletoe lawn trimmings, Divine twine & Hemptique cord

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25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 20

It's Day 20 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! For me, that means another month before I really panic about Christmas. :P At least I'll have lots of tags made. Today our guest and sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! 

CAS-ual Fridays sent the design team a fun sentiment stamp from their Short and Sweet collection. I decided to go for a change of pace and pulled out my Perfect Pearls and some black cardstock: 

I also realized my tag buddy Joyce was getting way ahead of me in making wine tags! ;) This is biscotti Perfect Pearls, which on black gives a lovely pale gold sheen. Of course, once I had one successful tag made this way, I had to try another...

This time, confetti white Perfect Pearls, which in real life has a lovely silvery sparkle, so I matched my panel up with silver glitter paper as well as silver ribbon and elastic cord. 

Now I want to pull out every large Christmas sentiment I have and give them all the same treatment. :D

Lots more inspiration on Tracey's blog, where of course you'll also find everything you need to know about how to participate - and perhaps win a prize! Today you'll also find an extra little good news from CAS-ual Fridays, so don't miss out! 

Supplies: Stampin' Up basic black cardstock, American Crafts silver glitter paper, CAS-ual Fridays Most Wonderful stamp, Versamark ink, biscotti & confetti white Perfect Pearls, Avery Elle Cheers die, Mary-Uchida corner-rounding punch, May Arts silver ribbon, silver elastic cord

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25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 19

Hello, Monday. A new week is easier to take when there are tags to play with! It's Day 19 for Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event, and today's sponsor and guest is Jillibean Soup. 

I used one of my very favourite embossing powders (and you may have noticed, I use embossing powders a LOT :P) and a pretty Christmas tree from the stamp set Winter Wishes: 

Verdigris embossing powder... meant to replicate the patina of weathered copper, but I love it for Christmas trees! There are ornament stamps in this set as well, but I decided to go a little more blingy with some bright and festive "confetti" from Studio Katia. To accommodate the size of the tree, I made my own tag from watercolour paper... I used a circle die to partially cut the top, hand cut the top corners, and used a corner-rounding punch for the bottom corners. 

There's a variety of tag styles to admire and perhaps be inspired by on Tracey's blog today! That's where you'll also find all the details on how to participate and maybe even win a prize! 

Our generous sponsors!

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Strathmore watercolour cardstock, Jillibean Soup Winter Wishes stamps & dies, Versamark & Versafine onyx black ink, Wow verdigris & black twinkle embossing powder, Twinkling H2Os, Spellbinders circle die, Memory Box winter tiny snowflakes stencil, Dreamweavers glossy white embossing paste, Studio Katia classic Christmas confetti, small hole punch, Creative Memories corner-rounding punch, foam tape

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25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 18

Here we are already at Day 18 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event! Today we welcome Neat & Tangled as our guest and sponsor. 

Neat & Tangled sent the design team a fun stamp and die set called Snow Fun, and it was a delight to make a couple of tags with them! Here's the first one: 

I like the way the little bird nestles into the snowman's arm/branch. And the way the snowman's looking at the bird! Clearly they're good friends, and so the sentiment works perfectly. I sponged a little distress oxide ink onto the tag base for a hint of sky, and of course had to add glitter to the hats and snow base. The various elements are coloured with Copic markers for Kathy Racoosin's The Daily Marker 30 Day colouring challenge. 

I made one more tag, this a quick and simple one: 

For some reason, I think this tag is hilarious, but no one else in the house seems to agree with me, so I guess it's just me. This time I used Twinkling H2Os on the tag base for a sparkly sky, and puffy snow to the top of the sign. 

As always, there is a ton of tag inspiration to be had on Tracey's blog, from the Neat & Tangled team as well as my tag team friends! You can also find out the different ways to participate in the event, and perhaps win a prize! 

Our fantastic sponsors! 

Supplies: (snow one) Neenah white cardstock, Neat & Tangled Snow Fun stamps & dies, Versafine onyx black & tumbled glass distress oxide ink, Ranger clear embossing powder, Copic markers, Neat & Tangled Classic Tag 1 die, Stickles frosted lace & Tonic Nuvo white blizzard glitter drops, May Arts ribbon, grey Divine twine, foam tape; (Brrrr) Neenah white cardstock, Strathmore mixed media paper, Neat & Tangled Snow Fun stamps & dies, Ranger clear embossing powder, Copic markers, Twinkling H2Os, Winnie & Walter Katherine cutaways dies, Marvy snow marker, scrap silver ribbon, foam tape

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At Home with the Snarky Sisters

Happy Saturday! Edna and her snarky crew are back with another fun challenge for you... H is for HOME. An appropriate sentiment for American Thanksgiving next week (Canadians gave thanks WEEKS ago...), and appropriate for me, as with the weather outside right now, I just plan on staying home as much as possible. :P And that leads me to my card...

I'm sure I could have printed at least part of this sentiment out on a computer, but no, I decided I had to *craft* it all. Patterned letter stickers, Thickers letters, an alphabet stamp set, and a wine glass stamp set all went into the making of this. I used a pale grey panel so the wine letters would really pop. 
Many more interpretations of our new theme can be seen on the Snarky Sisters blog, including that of our newest Queen and guest designer, Donna! Stay at home, make a card or two, and join us! 

Supplies: Papertrey Ink soft stone & Recollections red cardstock, Lawn Fawn Claire's ABCs & Paper Smooches Free Spirits stamps, MFT extreme black & Memento Luxe rhubarb stalk ink, Ranger clear embossing powder, Dear Lizzy Petals Thickers, American Crafts Paige Evans Sticker Book stickers, Winnie & Walter Katharine cutaways die

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