12 Tags of Christmas 2010 Day 3

Well those 3 days went fast.... You know that I'm talking about

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas

Feeling a little under the weather but wanting to keep up my tags maybe a little like copy cats but I didnt want to fall behind and my creative muse is feeling like a cold coming on.

Anyway....

I love the way Tim works in layers on these tags. I keep telling myself I need to remember that when Im designing my own creations.

I did change up the embellishments a little. No ribbon, or tinsel.

I do like the way my gold trim nest turned out. :)

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 Day 2

Wow was day 1 intense or what??

Unless you haven't been paying attention you know I'm talking about

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas.

Day 2 introduced us or should I say re-introduced us to creating your own stamp pad.

Tim also used one of the stamps that I have just been looking for a reason to play with. As a lot of people, I don't always have everything Tim uses so you have to let your creativity take over.

I didn't have the clear embossing powder that he used for his tag but I did have some UTEE. I really like the way it bled around the pine needles leaving some of the un-inked background showing through. Looks just like snow edged branches.

I also loved that Tim used a metal embellishment on his tag. For my metal I used, are you ready for this, a shower curtain ring that I got a yard sale, 12 for a buck!

Im loving this years tags, How about you?

12 Tags of Christmas 2010

Yes, It's finally here....

Tim Holtz The 12 Tags of Christmas 2010

Day 1

Well, Lets just say all I had that Tim used was the inks, the ticket die, the texture fade and the stamp. I had to improvise the rest.

But hey, this is what its all about Inspiration!

No, you're not seeing double. Every year I make 2 of the tags each day. One to keep and one for an early Christmas present for my sister.

No Rickety House die, but I do have another Halloween House by Sizzix. That'll work!

I didn't have the picket fence die, but I do have the rosette die. Well what do you know it looks just like a white picket fence. Who Knew??

I also didn't have the Prima wire branch, but I do have the branch tree die. Run it through another texture fade and it looks great. Instead of the holly garland wreath, I used an ornament and my placement really made it stand out.

It also gave the tag weight it the front enough to make it free standing. How cool is that??

Thanks Tim, Cant wait for tomorrows challenge...

Simon Says Stamp and Show... A Tag

Ok, Ok, call me crazy... While everyone is busy making Christmas and other Holiday projects leave it to me to come up with a Valentine.

Well its never too early is is?

Anyway, over at the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog this weeks challenge was A Tag..

Could it be any easier for a self proclaimed tag fanatic?

Here is my offering in all its Victorian Glory. XO

Sunday Snowman Card

Hope your weekend was a good one. I decided to get in my craft room and finish up a few loose ends today. I also took some time to create another Christmas card.

Hey you cant ever have enough on hand right?

Here is what I came up with. I used 2 of Tim Holtz's Alteration dies. I combined the Branch Tree, which I covered in Picket fence Distress crackle with the Winter Wonderland snowman which I stamped his Carol Music stamp. I covered the snowflake with Frosted Lace Stickle.

A Hopelessly Tim card. LOL

Christmas Page Swap Pages Revealed

As I stated before Im hosting a 6 x 6 page Christmas page swap on the All Things Tim list on Yahoo. Below are my pages that I will be exchanging out with the players in the group.

What a fun way to get into the Holiday spirit.

I stamped my pages with Tims Holidays Past stamp. Cut tickets using Tims Ticket Strip die which I stamped and embossed using Tim's 100th stamp set.

Cut snowflakes using Tims Winter Wonderland die. Added ribbon and Vintage Santa ephemera.

Some got red snowflakes, others got green.

On the reverse side I used lots of miniature ornaments. Each page got a different one.

The same side got a die cut ornament that I embossed with Tims Swirls Texture Fades to which I added some silver foil wings cut with Tims Heart Wings die.

I hope everyone likes them

Thanksgiving Week Challenges

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hope your holiday was a great one.

As it is indeed a busy time of year for us here in the USA

I had to combine my challenges once again.

If I didn't know better I would think that

The Compendium-of-Curiosities-Challenge at Studio L3 (Double Distress)

and the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge (Show your Distress Inks),

were secretly combining their efforts for each week they seem to just go so perfectly together.

I used these challenges to create another Christmas card. I mean I have to get the most for my time right?

I used Distress Ink all over this project and actually used a watercolor technique to fill in the detail of the stamp. I love the way it all came together.