Merry Christmas

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a Christmas tag to share with you today :)

I distressed the edges of the tag with a Zutter DIA. A Die-Versions Whispers Ornamental Fence die was layered over burlap. A Die-Versions Regal Reindeer was cut twice and popped up with foam tape. Red gems were added to the swirly antlers.

The flowers are a mixture of Wild Orchid Crafts and Petaloo. A Die-Versions Daisy Flair die was cut in vellum and tucked among the blooms. Merry Christmas is from Craftin Desert Divas Happy Celebrations stamp set. It was heat embossed with Recollections Blaze Embossing Powder.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.art - October Linky
2. Dies R Us Challenge #11 - Gift Tags
3. Craft It Up & Link It Up - Anything But a Card

Mark your calendars for October 21...the Die-Versions Design Team will be hosting a Think Pink Blog Hop. You can participate by linking up your Think Pink projects...you could win a $25 gift certificate to shop at the Die-Versions store!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great weekend :)

Blogworthy!!

Happy Thursday, everyone!! I hope you are having a great week!! I was completely shocked and incredibly honored to find out this morning that Tim Holtz included me in his February Blogworthy links!! I can't tell you how stunned I am!! You all know how much I adore my Tim products :) Click HERE to see the rest of this month's Blogworthy Links!! Thanks so much, Tim :)

I do have a Valentine's Day project to share with you today. I had hoped to have a couple more this week, but time got away from me. February is flying by as fast as January :)

I love these thick chipboard letters from Hobby Lobby. It looks a little crooked in the picture...I guess I didn't get the bottom of the lightbox straight :) The papers are from my Mind's Eye Love Me stack.

This adorable Cupid is a Die-Versions Sweet Petite die. Isn't he cute??!! You can find him HERE. He was covered in Recollections Blaze Embossing Powder. I just love the sparkle it gives.

The flowers are from Prima. The center button is a Spellbinders Home Sweet Home die, cut in Core'dinations Core Couture paper.

The hearts are Tim Holtz dies. Heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp was covered in Tim's Tissue Tape. They were then inked with TH's Barn Door and Fired Brick Distress Inks, and then Black Soot on the edges.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Cut it Up Challenge Blog #38 - Valentine's Day
2. Craftin Desert Divas - Red, White or Pink
3. Funday Friday - Anything Goes
4. Crafty Playtime #3 - Hearts
5. DL.Art - February Linky
6. Every Day is an Occasion - February Linky
7. Just B Creative Crazy - February Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Happy Valentine's Day Eve!! :)

Merry Christmas Tag

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a great weekend!! I'm still out of town, but have this set to auto-post. I should be home tonight so I will be stopping by to visit in the next couple of days :) I wanted to enter the challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp & Show. The theme is "Inspired by Tim's 12 Tags"...and you can use any of his past tags for inspiration. I chose his Day 6 tag from 2010. Here is my take:

I chose to recreate this tag because not only do I love it, but I actually have most of the materials to make it :) The tag was cut from Tim's Tag & Bookplate die on Canvas Corp heavyweight cardstock. The porcelain crackle stamp from TH's Joyful Song was stamped on the Tall Pines Texture Fade embossing folder in Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and then the tag was embossed. The tag was then sponged with Broken China and Weathered Wood Distress Ink. The edges were distressed with TH's Tonic Edge Distresser and inked with Walnut Distress Ink. The tree tops were inked with Forest Moss Distress Ink, and the trunks with Vintage Photo. The dots stamp from TH's Psychedelic Grunge stamp set was inked with TH's Antique Bronze Distress stain and applied randomly to the background.

The deer was cut from TH's Reindeer Flight die in Grungeboard, and then embossed with a Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder. It was inked with Snow Cap Paint Dabber and once it was dry, sanded with TH's Sanding Grip. It was then sponged with Weathered Wood. The antlers were cut from TH's Branch Tree die and inked with Vintage Photo. The wreath is a pipe cleaner with a bell on the end from Joann's $1 bin. The wander charm at the top is from TH's Philosophy Tag.

TH's Tissue Tape was applied to the bottom. The Merry Christmas Tag is from TH's Odds and Ends stamp set, stamped on a TH Journaling Ticket. It was stamped in Fired Brick Distress Ink and then embossed with Recollections Blaze embossing powder. This powder is so awesome...it's red and gold mixed together for a beautiful embossed look!!

Here is Tim's tag I used for inspiration:

I am entering the tag in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp & Show - Inspired by Tim's 12 Tags
   
2. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes
3. Sunday Funday #4 - Anything Goes
4. DJ's Sundries - Tag Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

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