25 Days of Christmas Tags '13 - Day 22

Welcome back to Day 22 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

Today my guest is Kelly Schirmer of  Gingham Girl! Kelly designs for Waltzingmouse, The Challenge Chicks and she is one of the 12 designer of The 12 Kits of Occasions. She is so talented and a really sweet girl. She has a way of adding glitter and/or shine to her projects in all the right places. I was so pleased that Kelly wanted to create a tag for today and I hope you pop over to her blog to leave her some love and of course have a look around.

My tag for today:

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Tag kit you can enter each day following the same guidelines...become a follower and leave a comment, if you are already one of my followers let me know and if you want another chance to win follow my tag Pinterest Boards and leave another comment.  On December 12 I will draw one random name from all the comments.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink)

Pattrerned Paper: Home for the Holidays (Doodlebug)

Stamps: Reflections, Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Ink: New Leaf, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko))

Dies:  Tag Sale #5 (Papertrey Ink)

other: twine

25 Days of Christmas Tags '13 - Day 21

Welcome back to Day 21 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

We are on the home stretch now with five days of tags remaining.  I really hope that you are getting some inspiration for your own Christmas tags!

Today Amy Kolling from Stamp-n-Paradise is joining me as my guest! Amy is a super sweet friend, we are up often up late chatting on Facebook when we are working on projects.  I guess we are both night owl's.  Amy has a fabulous CAS style that I just want to COPY or wish that I had thought of that design. I find her cards so inspiring.  You will love Amy's blog if you haven't been there before, please pay her a visit and leave some love for her tag! Don't you love that twine?

detail of the glitter:

My tag for today:

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Tag kit you can enter each day following the same guidelines...become a follower and leave a comment, if you are already one of my followers let me know and if you want another chance to win follow my tag Pinterest Boards and leave another comment.  On December 12 I will draw one random name from all the comments.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Tinsel n' Trim (Reverse Confetti)

Ink: New Leaf (Papertrey Ink) VersaMark (Tsukineko))

Dies:  Tag Me Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti)

other: enamel dots, twine

25 Tags for Christmas '13 - Day 20

Welcome back to Day 20 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

Today I have the lovely Laurie Willison from Soapbox Creations joining me as my guest. Laurie creates the most fantastic drool worthy CAS cards! I have have learned so much from her inspiration. When I wasn't sure what type of designer I was, but I did know that I was drawn to her creations, I would study her cards and look at mine to try and figure out what I was missing. Most often it was more like what I had too much of. I am still in awe of her cards and today I am in awe of this fabulous tag that she created for me!  I hope you pop over to her blog today and leave her some love and definitely have a look around.

To create my tag today I die cut two identical size ornaments, embossed and stamped on the white ornament and then offset the red ornament behind it.  I put in on to a kraft gift bag, I love kraft and red together.

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Tag kit you can enter each day following the same guidelines...become a follower and leave a comment, if you are already one of my followers let me know and if you want another chance to win follow my tag Pinterest Boards and leave another comment.  On December 12 I will draw one random name from all the comments.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cardstock: Rustic White, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Ink: Real Red (Stampin' Up)

Dies:  2011 Heirloom Ornaments (Spellbinders)

other: ribbon

25 Days of Christmas Tags '13 - Day 19

Welcome back to Day 19 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

Today my guest is the fabulous Virginia Lu! Virginia's blog is Yes, Virginia and if you haven't been there before you are in for a treat.  She embraces new techniques and creates the most stunning pieces of art.  Virginia and I were on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps design team last term and I have had the pleasure of meeting Virginia a couple times and was actually dining this past summer in her dining room.  Her food is every bit as good as it looks!  She is so sweet and would do anything for you.  Today, for me, she created this fantastic paint chip tag.  I hope you get over to her blog to leave her some love and have a look around, you won't be disappointed.

Today I used the the Lil' Inker folding tag die to make two sweet tags. If you haven't figured it out I love Christmas and I love jingle bells.  My first tag has two sequin embellished Holly Jolly trees and the second tag the smallest holly from the Holly Jolly with a sequin for the berry. I love making some tags in non traditional holiday colours.

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Tag kit you can enter each day following the same guidelines...become a follower and leave a comment, if you are already one of my followers let me know and if you want another chance to win follow my tag Pinterest Boards and leave another comment.  On December 12 I will draw one random name from all the comments.

Thanks for visiting today!

Patterned Paper: City Sidewalks (Recollections)

Dies:  Holly Jolly (Lil Inker)

other: sequins, pink ribbon, jingle bells

25 Days of Christmas Tags '13 - Day 18 and a Treat

Welcome back to Day 18 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

Today I have a treat for you not one but two guests.  Christina Maclaren of SeaGlass Papercraft and  Jeanne Jachna of A Kept Life. Both of these talented ladies have blogs just full of inspiration.  

Christina was actually my first papercrafting crush! Her designs are always clean and beautifully executed. Christina and I are both on The 12 Kits of Occasions and the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge together.  She is such a sweetheart too. Visit her blog and leave her some love for this fabulous tag and if you haven't been there before have a look around too.

Jeanne Jachna is amazingly talented. She always has the most beautiful bows on her cards and lots of fabulous die cut layers.  Now I don't think there is a die cut out there that Jeanne doesn't have. She is another sweetie, I got to know Jeanne when we were both on the The 12 Kits of Occasions together and now we just chat for fun. Here is her gorgeous tag for today and when you visit her site to leave her some love have a good look around.

Now these are two tough acts to follow. Today's tag uses the 'new to me' Lawn Fawn Winter Owl stamp set.  I am pretty sure that I may be the last one to get this set, but once the matching die came out I had to have them. 

Tip: when creating a tag with patterned paper I always die cut a back out of cardstock.  It gives the tag more strength.

I am submitting this card to Lawnscaping Challenge #71 to create tags or treat bags.

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Tag kit you can enter each day following the same guidelines...become a follower and leave a comment, if you are already one of my followers let me know and if you want another chance to win follow my tag Pinterest Boards and leave another comment.  On December 12 I will draw one random name from all the comments.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Peace Joy Love (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Tag Sale #7 (Papertrey Ink) Winter Owl (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tusikineko)

other: silver sparkle Lawn Trimmings

25 Days of Christmas Tags '13 - Day 17

Welcome back to Day 17 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

Today my guest is Lisa Elton of My Paper Tales. I got to know Lisa very early on when she nominated my then very new blog for the Leibster Award! That was the beginning of getting to know Lisa and her fabulous style. There have been many conversations off line since them about cards, and family and four legged fur friends. She is absolutely the sweetest and she often is the first too comment on a post.  Lisa and Ii are now on the colourQ together so even more reasons too chat. Today she has a beautiful tag to share with us, so please pay her a visit and have a good look around.

Today I have a masculine Christmas tag to share. Yes ladies, guys can do sequins and embossing too! As long as the sequins and the embossing are mat--it's okay, right?

Thank you Virginia Lu for suggesting the Recollections mat gold powder, very nice!

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Tag kit you can enter each day following the same guidelines...become a follower and leave a comment, if you are already one of my followers let me know and if you want another chance to win follow my tag Pinterest Boards and leave another comment.  On December 12 I will draw one random name from all the comments.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cardstock:  Simply Chartreuse, Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Christmas Bits (Lil Inker) Tag Sale #6 (Papertrey Ink)

other: twine, sequins, gold embossing powder

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The current CAS-ual Friday's challenge is to create with 8, any CAS project that has to do with 8 or has 8 elements.

My card features the Star of David which is made up of two large triangles and 6 small triangles. That is my 8! Super simple, super CAS.

Cardstock:  Enchanted Evening, White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps:  Menorah Medley (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inker) Menorah Medley (Papertrey Ink)

other:  foam tape