October 25, 2012

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - October & CFC75


This month it is all about breaking out of your comfort zone and trying out some non-traditional color schemes for a holiday card or tag!  There were six non-traditional colour palettes to choose from to springboard our creativity.  I chose this palette to create some non-traditional coloured Christmas tags:








I am also linking this up to CAS-ual Fridays Over the Edge Challenge.



All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry
Patterned Paper:  Simply Chartreuse, Melon Berry Paper Packs
Stamps: Snow Globe, Tiny Treats Christmas
Ink:  Sring Moss, True Black (PTI) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Dies: Limitless Layers Circles, Doily Details, Love Lives Here, Snow Globe, Tag Sale #4 (PTI) Sentiment Flag (Lil' Inkers)
Other:   foam dots, jute

68 comments :

Lynn said...

Wow! What a gorgeous set of tags! You are on a roll Tracey...I love them all! so glad you could play with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Mary Pat Siehl said...

just totally awesome!! love the soft colors

Arlene said...

LOVE these tags...brilliant Tracey!

Laurie said...

These are darling! I love how you used the colors! I used this same combo and it was hard but I think they make for fun non-trad colors! Great job!!

Janet's Joy said...

These tags are adorable!! Will be so cute on your Christmas packages!

JJ Bolton said...

Oh my goodness, such yummy cuteness! I love pink for the holiday:^) Each tag is adorable. And I love how you mixed and match stamps and die cuts! Thanks for the inspiration!

Lisa Elton said...

Tracey these are DELIGHTFUL!!! Love the mix you've put together here, so fun!!!

Joyce said...

These are so adorable. Kudos to you for making that challenging color scheme work so well. I love how you used that stitched sentiment flag, too. Filing that one away for myself.

Marybeth said...

Love the tags,Tracey ! The colors are great ! I have been using that same tag for weeks for my Christmas tags. I love all the pretty layers you added to these,they are going to be so cute on gifts.

Cecilie @ ancema.dk said...

These tags are ADORABLE! The colours are perfect for the style you've chosen.

www.ancema.dk

samantha's cards said...

darling tags, each and every one has so much detail.

craftmates said...

Those tags are cute. Esp love the snowman one. - Irma

Nancy Penir said...

Tracey, your tags are just precious. Thanks for the inspiration!

Kelly Griglione said...

What a great collection you made!! Love them all!

Rhonda said...

The perfect touch for some beautiful packages. Love the layers.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic tags, Tracey. ;-) I love all the fun elements you used, and you did these colors beautifully. Great job! ;-)

andie smith. said...

I just love these tags...but especially adore the tag with the snowman...too darn cute!

Anonymous said...

These tags are all pretty! Love to have them all.

Nancy Guse said...

Tracey your tags are adorable!!! SO sweet!!

Inkyfingers said...

These are so sweet Tracey and it is great that they all look so different! Gorgeous.

Audrey said...

Such adorable tags!! I can't pick a favorite, they are all so cute!

carol (krillsister) said...

Tracey,
These tags are so cute. I love that die for the background of Christmas tags. How did you manage to stamp thoose trees so nicely on the die?

jen said...

These are so fun! LOVE how bright & cheery they are!! :)

Veronica Z said...

I just LOVE your adorable tags!

Terri said...

They are all great. I hope to try that color combo in the future too.

Scrappin4kim(Jennifer) said...

Well, you've inspired me to get going on my tags, these are precious. I hate
scrambling when I need a tag and throwing something together from scraps on my desk!!

Michelle said...

Really cute tags love all the different coloured layers !

Marilyn M said...

Love your tags, Tracey! I especially like the cheery colors.

Marilyn M said...

How cute...Love the doily backdrops!

Stephanie said...

Your tags are so cute!

Anonymous said...

Very cute tags-great combo of elements.

Nancy said...

What lovely tags! So pretty!

Pamela said...

Such cute tags!

victoria h said...

super cute tags- as fab as the inspiration picture.

Helen F. said...

Such a fun set of tags, Tracy! Love these non-traditional colors too :)

Carolanne said...

These tags are adorable!

Carolanne said...

These tags are darling!

Unknown said...

OMG!! Super cute tags!! I love every detail ;) Thanks for your sweet comment ;)

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Such cheerful x-mas tags! Fabulous job Tracey....

Nina Yang said...

super adorable tags!! So cute!

Amy Kolling said...

ADdorable tags! I love how you embellished all of them!

Kara said...

beautiful tags!! love them!!

Dana said...

Oh so cute!!! These colors really work for Christmas! Love the the tags!!

Sue Lelli said...

Tracey, these tags are so CUTE and creative - I don't think I could part with any of them if I were you!

Jacquie Southas said...

Love the ornament base - you did a great job with this color palette!

Karen C. said...

This was one colour scheme that really had me thinking ... and scratching my head!! (hehe) But you've made such a delightful set of tags with a very different colour scheme. I especially love the look of the Christmas trees and snowmen. So sweet!!

Meredith MacRitchie said...

Oh these turned out so wonderful in those colours! I think the snowman is my favourite... beautiful set!

Luanne said...

Wow! These are all fabulous! I can't pick a favorite, cause they're all so cute!

Renee said...

Tracey these are all fabulous!!!
I love them all...
and the colors are perfect!! :)
I agree with the above poster...
I don't think I could give them away...
they're too adorable!! :)

Carissa said...

Really adorable!

Cindy H. said...

Your tags are adorable and I love how you put these pretty colors together!

Michelle said...

Love these beautiful tags, Tracey! They are so sweet!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

These are so cute! I love them and their layering!

Unknown said...

OH MY GOSH....THUD! Just fell off my chair - how cute are THESE?!?!?!?! Love each and every one of them! All of the layers, the sweet petite images...ack! :) Thanks for the inspiration

Monika/Buzsy said...

These are so sweet and pretty Tracey. Love the doily and the other layers. Pretty colors too!

LEG Studios said...

A totally gorgeous set of cheery tags!

Darnell said...

These are so delightful, Tracey! Each one is cuter than the next!! I thought at first you had made keepsake ornaments for the tree!

Angie Tieman said...

How sweet are these! So cute and creative! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays this week!

Marlena M. said...

These tags are awesome Tracey!

Greta said...

Darling tags! Thanks for leaving me a comment!

Kim Heggins said...

Amazing, sweet, adorable, and just so cute! Your tags are just to die for, so beautiful and so perfect!

Jean said...

They are wonderful! I would have guessed that you would pick these soft pastel colors. I think the third one is my fave ~ love the snow globe!

~amy~ said...

a-dorable....seriously.

Unknown said...

These are so adorable. Love how you used the color scheme here.

Jen W. said...

Your little tags are adorable, Tracey! Such a fabulous set!

Victoria said...

These are darling tags, Tracey! You rocked the color scheme!

Lee said...

Beautifully done. Such 'happy' tags!

Jill Norwood said...

I just love each and every tag! So wonderful!