25 Days of Christmas. Tags- Day 19

Day 19 at Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags brought adorable, whimsical designs from Paper Smooches! Who could resist that Santa tag by Teri Anderson?!

I used a sweet Santa from My Favorite Things and the Gingham Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps, and the impressed hills are made with a die from The Greetery.

I colored the Santa with Zig Clear Color Markers and a wet paintbrush, then a lot of clear Wink of Stella pen. Added dots with a white gel pen for highlights, then added white Nuvo Drops to his hat and beard. So fun!

Adding this to my set for Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at The Daily Marker!

2 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 17

Day 17 at Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags was all about beautiful designs from
Pretty Pink Posh!  I loved Eloise Blue's lovely wreath tag with the fun blue sentiment banner!

I used Reverse Confetti's "Fall for You" and "Bitty Banners."  Colored the images with Zig Clear Color markers and a wet paintbrush. Added Wink of Stella pen on all of the leaves, and Nuvo Drops for detail. These wreath shaped tags are so fun!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 12

On Day 12, Tracey took us on an exploration with Stamplorations! Being a lover of all things gingham, my eye went straight to Kim Heggins adorable gingham-topped reindeer tag!

I used the deer from "Folk Art Christmas Additions"and a sentiment from"Vintage Christmas," both from Waltzingmouse Stamps, and the "Gingham Backgrounder" from Cornish Heritage Farms.

I stamped the deer in VersaFine black ink then colored the folk pattern using Nuvo Drops in Autumn Red, Bottle Green, and Simply White. Added a little piece of wire with two jingle bells, and this tag is ready to go!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 10

For Day 10 of Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags, her guest was Simon Says Stamp! I was inspired by Lin Brandyberry's gorgeous die cut wreath with big bow!

I cut lots of the small leaves using The Stamp Market's "Holiday Greenery" die set, then colored with Copic markers. Placed them on a circle frame that I cut with Nestabilities. Added a big bow cut from October Afternoon paper with the L'il Inkers bow die.

I splattered some watered down white paint then added Crystal Snow glitter by Stampendous for a snowy look.

Adding this to Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at the Daily Marker. I can't wait to make more to tie on packages!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 13

Day 13 at Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags brought inspiration from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. I loved Larissa Heskett's sweet angel card in blue!

I heat embossed the angel from Papertrey Ink's "Love Lives Here: Holiday" using white embossing powder, then sponged over her dress and wings with Tim Holtz's "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink. The sentiment is also from this set.

I colored her face with Zig Clear Color Markers. For the background, I sponged Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Tumbled Glass and Broken China, then added splatters of Perfect Pearls mixed with water. Used Tim Holtz's "Hocus Pocus" star stencil to add glittery stars. So soft and serene in Larissa's color scheme!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 14

On Day 14 there was lots of sweetness at Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags with Paper Sweeties. I was inspired by the cute mug tag by Debbie Marcinkiewicz...

I used WPlus9 Studio's "Cookies & Cocoa." I stamped my mug then speckled it with white acrylic paint to mimic Stoneware. Love the little three dimensional cookies included in the set!  Dusted them with sugary glitter and used patterned paper from October Afternoon for the background. Thanks for stopping by!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 3

Taking it back to Day 3 of Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags with Newton's Nook Designs! I was inspired by Jennifer Jackson's fun deer card with the stenciled buffalo plaid background...

I used Newton's Nook Designs Buffalo Plaid Stencil for my background, too, but added a whimsical deer and his skunk pal from Hello Bluebird's "Cocoa Party" set. My deer must be a rare "piebald" cocoa-drinking deer! After starting to color with my Zig Clear Color Markers, I realized that I did not stamp my images on Bristol Smooth cardstock, so blending with water was challenging!

Adding this to Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at the Daily Marker!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 8

Day 8 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags brought sweet inspiration from Picket Fence Studios. I thought Ceal Pritchett's snowman tag with the kraft background, wooden tree rings, and snowflakes was so cute!

I used Papertrey Ink's "Fenceline Winter" snow scene elements, then added a woodgrain heart and sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps. I stamped over the top with an old favorite called "Filagree Snowflake Background" from Peddler's Pack. I also added snow. With Nuvo Drops and followed Sandy Allnock's advice to put it all over the scene and not just in the sky! 😅

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 15

On Day 15 of Tracey's 25 Days of Chritmas Tags , Concord & 9th was featured! I just loved
Kim Heggins' secret sliding message stocking card, and it made me think of Concord and 9th's"Mail Drop" stamps and dies...

I stamped the mailbox pieces then colored it with Zig Clear Color markers and a wet paint brush. Added some greenery from The Stamp Market's "Candy Cane Christmas."

Originally I was going to add a slider message, but then attached the mailbox lid so it could reveal a surprise when opened...

Stamped the little envelope and masked out the sentiment. Added a sentiment and mini holly from The Stamp Market's " Mini Ornament" set and bigger holly from "Candy Cane Christmas."

Adding this to Kathy's 30 Day Color Challenge at The Daily Marker, too!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 2

Day 2 at Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags brought the fun and adorable a plenty, with tags featuring images from Ellen Hutson!  I absolutely loved Carly Tee's sweet polar bear monogram cards!

I tried something similar with the bear from Hello Bluebird's new Cocoa Party" set.

First, I sort of masked out the cocoa cup (and some other lines, oops) when stamping!  My Exacto knife skills weren't quite good enough to cut out the little arms carefully enough, so there was some doctoring to be done... but hopefully my daughters Eva  and Claire won't notice! I colored the bears with Zig Clear Color Markers and a paintbrush. The letters are cut with PTI's "Headline Alphabet" die set and are colored with Copic markers and sparkled with Stickles!

Continuing my quest with Kathy at The Daily Marker with the 30 Day Coloring Challenge!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 11

Tracey featured Studio Katia on Day 11 of her 25 Days of Christmas Tags. I loved Laura Volpes sweet bear peeking over the pile of presents and her amazing coloring!

I thought of an idea to match using Avery Elle's "Peek-a-Boo Pets" and a basket and sentiment I had from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

I colored my images with Zig Clean Color Markers and a paint brush. I love how Avery Elle's little pets come with paws that you can stamp separately and place wherever you like!

Adding this to Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at the Daily Marker. I have been working on using a more cohesive color scheme, with less color choices, when watercoloring little scenes...and it really does make a difference!  🙂

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 5

Day 5 at Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags brought us Reverse Confetti! I chose
Olga Matyushevskaya's adorable mouse tag! I used Reverse Confetti's sweet "S'more Love" set for my tag...

I kept Olga's circular tag, blue gingham, black banner sentiment and sweet critter! I colored my penguin with Zig Clean Color Markers and a wet paintbrush. Added Stickles, Liquid Pearls, and Nuvo Drops for my accents.

I keep practicing my Zig Marker coloring for Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at The Daily Marker, but I still have a heavy hand and don't quite know when to stop 😄!

25 Days of Christmas Tags-Day 4

More tags for Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! Day 4 brought inspiration from Uniko! I chose Rahmat Gouse's lovely Christmas tree tag!

For my tree, I used The Greetery's "Fir and Foliage No. 1" stamp set and the Knit Wits Stencil...

I used white texture paste with the Knit Wits stencil for the background. The multi-step stamped tree is stamped in 2 green inks, then white for the detail. The sentiment is from The Stamp Market's "Candy Cane Christmas." Some little wooden stars like Rahmat's to finish the tag!

25 Days of Christmas Tags-Day 1

Went back to Day 1 to play catch up at Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags. Altenew was the sponsor, and I chose Lilith Eeckels' orange ornament tag.

For my tag, I used The Stamp Market's "Mini Ornaments" set...

Kept Lilith's fun citrus color scheme but switched to my favorite...yellow! Instead of doodles around the edges, I used Penny Black's Leafy Frame die. The sentiment is also from Mini Ornaments. I colored my ornament with Prismacolor colored pencils. Glossy Accents on the heart and Stardust pen on the topper. The ornament is hung from a swag cut with PTI's Rustic Wreath die!

25 Days of Christmas Tags-Day 7

Today at the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, Tracey is featuring products from Sunny Studio. I chose Leanne West's adorable "Merry Christmouse" tag as my inspiration.

I used Lawn Fawn's limited edition "Snow Bunnies" set created for Simon Says Stamp's Stamptember. I changed the mouse and cheese to bunnies and carrots, with a new punny bunny sentiment to match!

Colored with Zig Clear Color markers and a paint brush, so I'm adding it to Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at the Daily Marker, too!

25 Days of Christmas Tags- Day 6

I'm starting the first of my 25 Days of Christmas Tags with Tracey McNeely on Day 6!

Today's inspiration comes from Nicky Meek's adorable snowman and bird tag. I am a HUGE fan of her work and find myself staring at her blog, trying to gain her coloring skills through osmosis 😆. Her ability to create the most adorable scenes, from tall to small, astounds me!

I switched up the critters, but kept the shaker window and banner shape for a sweet snowy tag...

I used "First Snow" from Hello Bluebird and colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and a wet paintbrush. I'm finding I have better control when using a paintbrush as opposed to a waterbrush. I'm adding this to my collection for Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at The Daily Marker.

I can't wait to create more tags for this fun annual event, thank you Tracey and Nicky for today's inspiration!

Wham! Throwdown

Sometimes an idea sticks in your head until you just have to do it! At this week's
Color Throwdown, the color combination of brown, moss green, orange, and cream, had me thinking of bears and puns (I found this one online)...

I made a card featuring adorable new images from Hello Bluebird, and my trusty "Milo's Alphabet" from Lawn Fawn!

Sing it Wham! From the 80's song "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"... and the giggling bunny from Hello Bluebird's "First Snow" sealed the deal. The adorable bear from "Cocoa Party" stole my heart the moment I saw him!

I colored the images with Zig Clear Color and Tombow Dual Brush markers and a waterbrush. Die cut a circle for the sun and shaded it with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Dried Marigold and Scattered Straw. Added some Diamond Stickles, too, then brushed some Bundled Sage and Iced Spruce Oxide inks along the bottom.

I've been playing along with Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge at the Daily Marker when I can, and I am slowly learning to use a lighter hand (and less water!) as I layer colors 😉.

Now you'll be singing that song like George Michael all day! 😆

Thanks for stopping by!