{ 12 TAGS OF CHRISTMAS WITH A FEMININE TWIST }

I am so happy to be joining Ellen Hutson and team this year for the 12 Tags of Christmas with a feminine twist. This is my first year participating and I am super excited.
Each day, December 1-12,there will be two designers sharing tags created on a similar theme, technique, color palette, etc. with the same company focus. Todays theme is color.

Here are the colors for my tag.

For my tag I started with Deco Foil Transfer Gel and Deco Foil Transfer sheets in Emerald Watercolor. I used a laminator to add the foil to the transfer get. The tags are created and cut with my Silhouette Cameo.
For The stocking, I used Prismacolor pencils to color the images. For my touch of gray I added some washi tape and twine.  

We hope to motivate you to get creating and join in the fun by offering a $150 gift code to Ellen Hutson store (imagine being able to shop for items on your wish list for free)! Visit Ellen Hutson Classroom blog to get all the details on how to participate.

Supplies:

Impression Obsession Clear Stamps, Stocking Stuffers by Pink Ink
Impression Obsession Dies, Stocking Stuffers By Pink Ink
ltenew Stencil, Tiny Bubbles
Deco Foil Transfer Gel
iCraft Deco Foil Transfer Sheets, Emerald Watercolor
Thermoweb Sticky Tape Mini Runner
Thermoweb Zots Singles, Small
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Set of 150
Avery Elle Hemp Twine, Sugar Plum
Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour Grape, 25 pk
Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Foil Applicator, 6 -inch

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 8 and 9 }

I know these are not the best tags you have ever seen, but I am running out of creative options. Tim's tag Day 8. I had nothing, but the tag to work with. I made my own ornaments and I thought I would use a wrapper from a chocolate Santa that arrived from Germany last week. I used the gold stars since I did not have any gold flourishes. I was going to use a stamp, but I forgot to stamp it and later it was too late. The background stamps are Stamp Camp and the sentiment "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" is from The Paper Studio. Tim's tag Day 9. I have only ONE Santa stamp and it's not even cute. I thought of everything and couldn't come up with anything so I used the not so cute stamp. When I was completely done with the tag I did not like the stamp so I downloaded a photo from the internet. I cut it out after printing and tried to "blend" it in the tag. It didn't work. The Santa is so much better than what I had originally. Stamp Camp and Impression Obsession stamps (key, branches). I wasn't able to achieve the "distressed/icicle" paint look because I missed a step where I had to wipe it off. I know, it's late. I am still 2 tags behind. I hope I win something in the next day or two so I have some real stuff to play with.

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 7 }

Are you getting tired of my tags yet? I am not getting tired of making them, but I am slowing down some. Here is Tim's day 7 tag.

My snowman came from Scrapbooks Etc. January issue (template). Perfect timing. My "snow" alphas are felt, by American Crafts, that melt under the heat gun. I used Liquid Applique for my snow. It puffs up if you apply heat to it. I had it for a while so it didn't work as well as it used to. I added glitter to it before heating. I wish I had that white crackle paint...I only have pink and yellow that my friend Ember gave me.

I have started on day 8!

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 6 }

Sorry I didn't get to post this last night. It didn't take me long once I figured out what to do. Here is Tim's tag. I stamped my image on acetate (old wrapper from a stamp set) with StazOn. The stamp is from Michael's dollar bin. I painted it with acrylic paint. My background wash wasn't as bright as I wanted. I did paint the back with white acrylic paint just like he did. I did not have any glitter alphas so I used those orange chipboard ones by Heidi Swapp. I peeled the top layer and painted them with green acrylic paint and while the paint was still wet I dipped them in glitter. I really liked his splatter stamp, but I used one from a Stampin' Up set and white acrylic paint. The stamps on the background tag are by Impression Obsession. I hope to finish day 7 and 8 tonight!

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 5 }

This tag was really fun to create. I love, love, love the paint and embossing technique that Tim explains in steps 1 - 12. I think that mine looks like yellow paint, but it is green. I used regular craft paint. I used a make up sponge to apply it. I printed my reindeer on paper, traced it on grungeboard and cut it out. I did emboss it and it was as easy as he says. He has a VIDEO on how to do that. I did not have the flourish so I stamped mine with Impression Obsession stamp in gold ink. The gold wasn't as bright and I used a gold pen to add some more color. I was not happy so I applied gold glitter glue, just like on the stars. They are Tim's grungeboard, I did not have any snowflakes that small. I made my own holly leaves and I had the beaded trim. I stamped "Noel" with white craft ink, but it was dull so I applied 3D paint over it. I have to work on Day 6 tag. This one had so many steps that I did not have time to finish it last night. The one from today is so pretty. Tim's tag. I wanted to share with you some photos of my little helper. We decorated the outside with lights today and worked on the tree last night. Alex loves playing with the ornaments.

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 4 }

I was looking for a vintage "photo with Santa" like the one Tim used on his tag. Well, this is the only one I have. I know that Santa has his eyes closed and I know that the girl in the photo is crying...but, it's ME. I scanned the photo and changed it to black and white, cropped it and printed it on white cardstock. As usual, I don't have any of the supplies that Tim uses so I am using what I have. This is my first time stamping on the flower, I really like it. The stamp I used is by Stamp Camp. The little December stamp is a calendar that I have from Purple Onion Designs, and my little alphas are from Michaels dollar bin. I used Heidi Swapp chipboard (orange) alphas. I removed the top layer and applied vintage music sheet and some red ink. I omitted the DEC stencil type since I didn't want to cover ME or the sleeping Santa that is why I added the star to the left side. I think the photo is still awesome. Tim's tag.

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 3 }

This tag was a challenge. I really had to improvise. No Santa Stamp or oval fragment or any of the inks. What do you think? Tim's tag. My background Santa is patterned paper from Die Cuts With A View. I had this square acrylic embellishment from One Heart One Mind. I traced the square on the part of the paper I wanted to color/highlight. I colored it using Prismacolor. I stamped my background with stamp script from Stamp Camp and flourishes from Autumn Leaves. The green stamp on the left side (if you can see it) is Fontwerks. I added a brad to the acrylic square because it had a hole at the top and that is how it's attached to the tag. I hid a glue dot behind the "believe" tag to hold it in place. I did have the trinket pin and I applied white paint to color the word...cool technique. I needed something red at the bottom so I added Making Memories flower and button. I hope you are enjoying my tag creations. Make sure you visit Tim's blog for awesome prizes.

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 2 }

Here is my tag for day 2. You have to see how awesome his tag is. Tim Holtz 12 tags of Christmas. I did have glossy paper and I love it. I bought it at a stamp show and I think I used one sheet since then. I do not have black embossing powder so I stamped my trees by Fontwerks in Walnut Stain and embossed with iridescent embossing powder. Background snowflakes are Martha Stewart and The Paper Studio, Tinkering Ink white rub-ons, Sizzix die cut tag, Impression Obsession "peace" word stamp, Inkadinkado bird stamp. The top of the tag looked bare so I added KI Memories lace cardstock. Have a great Wednesday!

{ 12 tags of Christmas - Day 1 }

Tim Holtz is doing 12 tags of Christmas. Each day he shares a new technique and is giving away daily prizes. This time I am playing along. I do not have any supplies that he uses except couple of his ink pads. I am using what I have in my own stash. Here is my Day 1 tag. I am using Avery large tags. Heidi Swapp mask and alphas. I peeled the top (orange) layer of the chipboard letters, inked them and then applied glitter glue. The Sheet Music and the branch are from Impression Obsession. Let me know if you are doing the tags so I can come and see. Big sale going on at Impression Obsession --- receive 25% off your entire order just by entering the coupon code "8SALE" at checkout. Remember that this sale runs one week only and will end next Sunday, December 7 at midnight. Friday free for all challenge at Embellish-Online is leftovers - Make a card or layout using scraps you would normally toss. Everything is from scraps, some I even picked out of the trash. Stampin' Up cardstock, Paper Salon and Teresa Collins patterned paper, Autumn Leaves stamp, Making Memories mini alphas. Here is my little family on Thanksgiving. I made a huge meal and my first turkey. It turned out great! December Daily by Ali Edwards started yesterday. My little album is ready to go. I am going to be doing my pages late at night or the next day...but I want to do them daily. Who else is doing one of these?