25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 24 Inspiration

Day 24 at Tracey's blog featured Sunny Studio Stamps! I just loved Francesca Vignoli's sweet baking supplies all stacked on a sleigh, with a touch of red plaid at the top of her tag

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I got out some oldie but goodie sets for my tag, Made with Love by Hero Arts and a gingham set from Waltzingmouse Stamps. I didn't have a sleigh, so I piled my bakery items on a heart cut with the Primitive Hearts die from Sizzix.

I colored the images with Copics and fussy cut them. Francesca's coloring always inspires! Hope to color like she does one day 😉!

25 Days of Christmas Tags: Day 13 Inspiration

Tracey's Day 13 inspiration came from Technique Tuesday! I loved Jill Dewey Hawkins' sweet Christmas light tag that she stamped and colored on dictionary patterned paper.

I chose a patterned paper from two collections from an old favorite October Afternoon, and used a recipe for "Frozen Creams" for my background...

This may be my favorite tag so far. The snowman was cut with a Sizzix Bigz die that was for Basic Grey. The garland was left over from another tag. It's made from pieces cut with PTI's Rustic Wreath die and the Hearts & Stars die from Simon Says Stamp. The holly die is from PTI. Stamped Merry Christmas from a Sizzix stamp set and colored over it with Copics.

The best part? When I went to color his nose, I noticed the perfectly die cut word "frozen" on it!  😮

Starry Night Challenge

Playing along with the Monday Challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog. This week was the theme "Starry Night," so I chose to make a winter night scene using Sizzix products.

I got the snowman dies and stamps from SSS, and the stitched hills were from Lawn Fawn.

Made the background using a Sizzix "Primitive Star" as a stencil, and Distress inks in Tumbled Glass, Wilted Violet, and Seedless Preserves. Cut some mini stars from the leftover background pieces. Had to finish it off with some white glittery snow!

Round

I'm participating in my first ever challenge round at CASology!  This week the theme IS round!

I thought a snowman made with its three round snowballs would do the trick...

I used PTI's Stitched Circle Tag die and a snowman die and mini stamp set by Sizzix, which I got last year from Simon Says Stamp.  I couldn't pass up some big polka-dotty paper for this challenge!

I stamped a sentiment from one of my favorite sets of all time, "It's a Wonderful Life" by A Muse Studio, then embossed it with silver powder to match his silver hat.  Keeping with the round theme, I added pom pom snowballs for my embellishment.

I will definitely be back to play another round at CASology, so much inspiration to be had there!

Red Truck Sketch

A fun "photo" sketch from Rita at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

I used the pick up truck from PTI's new Make It Market Holiday kit "Wonderland" and a polaroid die from Mama Elephant for my card...

The background is made with a backgrounder image from Cornish Heritage Farms, a snowy embossing folder from Sizzix, and the Scene It mountain and tree dies from PTI.

A little sentiment from Verve Stamps and some wooden stars and Crystal Snow glitter.  The "road" is made with an old Close to My Heart stitched set.  Snow much fun :)!

Extra Hour to Stamp!

With an extra hour to stamp, I got quite a bit accomplished ;)!

Another set of snowman tags using the Sizzix Framelits Snowman and Tag set from Simon Says Stamp.  The first also uses WPlus9's Be Merry stamp set and banner die.

This one also includes a "joy" die from Carta Bella, also from SSS.

This was my attempt at watercoloring and also this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches...except I forgot to include a center panel.  Decided to post it here anyway.  Uses the beautiful WPlus9 set "Be Merry" again.

Two More for the Road...

It was "paper doll" fun with the Sizzix Framelits Snowman and Tag set that I got from Simon Says Stamp!  So much fun to play around with different patterns and color combinations!  Here are 2 more that I made this weekend...

This one stamped on Stampin Up's Woodgrain background in grey, with a sentiment included in the set.

Then this one is stamped on kraft, with L'il Inker snowflakes in the background, and a sentiment from Verve.  So much fun!

Pink Snowman Sketch

Another fun sketch by Kim Singdahlsen for Freshly Made Sketches!  I chose to use a sweet new Sizzix Framelits Snowman & Tag set (stamps and dies) that I ordered from Simon Says Stamp.

I also used a Woodgrain background from Heidi Grace inked in pink :).  Stamped a much loved Filagree Snowflake Background stamped over the top, from a company called Peddler's Pack. The snowman is stamped on a piece I stamped in pink with the Hardwood background from Stampin Up.  Last but not least, a banner cut with the awesome new sentiment and coordinating die set "Be Merry" from WPlus9!