12 Tags of Christmas 2015 - Week 12

Whew,  I made it.  My last entry for this challenge was a fun one.  A very vintage looking gate fold card.  You can find all the details for this awesome challenge HERE.  Linda , owner of Funkie Junkie Boutique is the sponsor of this challenge and is offering some great prizes to those that participate.  Be sure to check out her boutique for all your stamping, scrapbooking, mixed media projects.

This weeks tag was a complete Wendy Vecchi inspiration.  I loved the style, but most of all loved the holly stencil and distress techniques used on the inside of the card.

 

I used 2 Wendy Vecchi stamps for the backgrounds of front and back.  Gotta love those polka dots in Geranium Red!  For the inside, I used Pine Tree Distress Ink pounced through the Holly Stencil.  I used Red Stickles for the holly berries.  The saying is from a Tim Holtz Christmas set.  I cut some holiday greens using the Tim Holtz Die, covered it with Distress Paint in Pine Needles, sprinkled with distress glitter for shimmer.

I hope everyone had a great time seeing the cards I made and learning more about Funkie Junkie.  You really need to check it out to see the great products and amazing prices.  You won't be disappointed!

12 Tags of Christmas 2015 - Week 11

I am really cutting this close....I simply lost track of time finishing up my tags.  I hope I get them in before the deadline.  Here are the details of the challenge:  12 Tags of Christmas 2015.  Linda's boutique, Funkie Junkie Boutique, is sponsoring the challenge as well as offering some great prizes to those that play along.

This weeks tag had such beautiful colors.  That is definitely what inspired me when I was putting the elements of my tag together.  I used Broken China, Tattered Bronze, and Salty Ocean Distress Stains over the Crackle paint background.  I love how the cracks are accentuated by the colors.    I used Tim Holtz's Layered Snowflake die and texture fade for the focal point.  I rubbed Salty Ocean Distress Ink over the high spots of the snowflake and added some sparkle.

12 tags of Christmas 2015 - Week 10

I think week 10 is now my favorite...Gold and White are such a wonderful combination.  I was inspired by everything on Linda's tag this week - so I stuck very close to her design.  Linda, over at Funkie Junkie Boutique, is sponsoring the 12 Tags of Christmas 2015.  The boutique is also awarding some awesome prizes to folks who contribute to all 12 weeks of tags.

I am such a fan of gold and white.  I used texture paste to make the dimensional background.  Everything was really pretty simple.  I cut and texture embossed the snowflake using Tim Holtz Layered Snowflake die and texture fade.  I rubbed embossing ink over the high spots and embossed with Judikins Egyptian Gold embossing Powder.  I had some gold netting in my stash that I crumpled and bunched up under the snowflake.  I also tucked in a little piece of Holiday Greens cut out of shiny gold paper.  Lastly - I used Tim Holtz Holiday Script words to cut out Peace on Earth.  I edged the card with Champagne ink from Encore.

12 Tags of Christmas 2015 - Week 9

We are rockin' and rollin' now.  Only 3 more weeks to go.  I loved, loved this weeks tag.  I am a long time coffee drinker, and the new die cuts by Tim Holtz have been so fun to use.  I definitely used them as my inspiration for this week, although, I pretty much copied her tag completely.  To see Linda's tag, hop on over to her Blog.  Her online shop, Funkie Junkie Boutique, is generously sponsoring this 12 week challenge, and offering amazing prizes as well.  I am having a blast creating each week as well as waiting with anticipation every Monday Morning to see what Linda has created to inspire us.  A BIG shout out of Thanks to Linda!

This card just looks like Christmas Cheer to me.  What better than to celebrate with a Peppermint Mocha.  I followed Linda's example almost completely.  I used the Tim Holtz holiday words stencil and texture paste to make the background.  Once it was dry, I sprayed it with Barn Door and Mowed Lawn Distress Stains.  I also rubbed Treasure Gold over the top for some sparkle.  I cut the mini fresh brewed dies from Coordinations Red cardstock which was sanded to expose some of the craft underneath.  I used some texture paste to simulate whipped cream.  The holly and saying are both from the Tim Holtz collection.

12 Tags of Christmas 2015 - Week 8

Can you believe it's week 8?  I can almost believe I'll catch up :-)  If you don't know by now what I'm talking about - check out the Funkie Junkie Blog for details.  This weeks tag contained many elements I did not have - but I think my improvising worked.  My inspiration from Linda's tag was the 'Believe' license plate.  For me,  Believe is more a part of my faith during this time of year.  We are waiting with anticipation through Advent for the birth of our Savior.  

I loved the Wendy Vecchi style of this weeks tag.  I again pulled out several things in my collection that had been completely neglected over the years.  Sometimes I think that's the problem with seasonal items.  They look great, you buy them, but then the season is over and you (okay, ME) forget about them.  This is my first year with Linda's challenge, and I am loving getting out all my stuff and rummaging through for fun items that were long forgotten.

I started with manila cardstock colored with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.  I did a little spritz and flick as well as adding some holly stenciling with Pine Needle DI.  The paper banners were scraps in my box.  The bells were cut from TH mini bells.  I pulled out my Believe license plate stamp by Wendy Vecchi to use as the greeting.  Pretty simple this week, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Be sure to stop by the Funkie Junkie Boutique to see all they have in stock this holiday season.  They are sponsoring this challenge, and giving away some very fun prizes to folks who enter each week.

12 Christmas Tags of 2015 - Week 7

Merry Christmas....The inspiration is over the top at the Funkie Junkie Blog's 12 Tags of Christmas 2015.  Check it all out HERE.    Each week, Linda, the owner of Funkie Junkie Boutique, posts a new tag to get our inspirational juices flowing.  Our challenge is to pick out what really inspires us, and to make a holiday or winter themed project.  This week - the snowflakes, and shimmering glitter definitely sparked my creativity.

Whoever came up with this color combination is genius!  Silver and Blue..   oh my.  I used Wendy Vecchi's new text stamp as my background.  I blended Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks over the top.  Then to get some shimmer, I sprayed Pewter Distress stain over the top.  I stamped a few snowflakes and embossed in silver glitter.  The main attraction is my all time favorite - Layered Snowflake by Tim Holtz.  The fun part of this is that it not only comes with the die to cut the snowflake, it also has the coordinating embossing folder.  I sponged the same two colors on the snowflake, and then topped with silver and blue stickles to add some glitter to the top.  The sentiment is cut using Holiday Words Script thinlits.  

I hope you are playing along with this challenge too.  Linda, over at Funkie Junkie Boutique, is offering some great prizes to the folks who enter all 12 weeks.  Don't wait - start creating!!

Half way... 12 Tags of Christmas - Week 6

I cannot believe we are half way through the 12 Tags of Christmas 2015 Challenge over at Linda's Funkie Junkie Blog.    Each week she posts a new tag, meant to inspire each of us, to jump in and make a winter or holiday piece of art.  This week, what inspired me the most was the homespun colors and the holly.  I dug into my stash of goodies...and here's what I created.

I started with a piece of Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper and colored with Pine Needle Distress ink edged with Walnut Stain DI.  The trees are from TH Mini Holiday 2 stamp set.  I added mirrored stars colored with Mushroom Alcohol Ink to the top of the trees.  I love the vintage look of that color.  I topped the card with a little boxwood spray, some holly colored with mowed law and picket fence distress stickles.  

This challenge is sponsored by Funkie Junkie Boutique.    Linda is giving out some great prizes for everyone who submits entry for each of the 12 weeks.