Twelve Days - Day 12

It's the 12th day of The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom.  The talented designers - Sandy Allnock and Dawn Woleslagle have some beautiful examples for inspiration.

My inspiration if from Dawn's ornament tags inspired by the shape.  Once again I had to improvise since I didn't have any ornament dies.  I used a Spellbinders lattice frame die, sponged on gold and copper alcohol inks for my ornament shape.  Threaded some pink floss around the opening and tied it off in a bow.  The die cut tree has little "lights" made with Sakura gel pens and then backed with some pink glitter paper.  Sentiment is heat embossed with periodot ep, which is a darkish gold and layered onto a scalloped oval which was colored with more gold alcohol ink and then onto a dark brown strip to make it stand out.

Thank you to all of the wonderful Designers that have inspired me throughout The Classrooms's Twelve Days of Christmas with a Feminine Twist!

Twelve Days - Day 11

It's the eleventh day of The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom!
.Sharon Harnist and Jean Manis are the amazing designers sharing their talents for our inspiration.

I was inspired by Sharon's tag with the blended background.  I didn't have any stamps or dies of Santa with his team of reindeer, so I went with this biblical scene.  Sponged and blended Distress Inks in Faded Jeans and Broken China on the background.  Stamped the image and the stars with Delicata Golden Glitz ink.  Stamped the sentiment with Memento Nautical Blue on some pale yellow cardstock and sponged some Memento Cantaloupe ink around the edges.

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Twelve Tags - Day 10

The tenth day of the Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom is a sketch with inspiration from Designers Carly Minner and Kelly Alvarez!

I was inspired with Kelly's tag with the fun stripes.  Gina K snowflakes are heat embossed with white ep and the sentiment was stamped with Memento Rose Bud.  The snowflakes on the striped background weren't showing up very well, so I sponged a little ink over them and around the edge of the tag. 

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Twelve Tags - Day 9

It's the 9th day of The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom!  The Designers, - Heather Campbell and Melania Deasy have some beautiful creations with this sketch.

I was inspired by the sparkle, colors and fishtail tag by Heather.  Die cut a rectangle on the fishtail tag and added some curved pieces that were inked on the upper edges and spritzed with sparkly spray.  Stamped the "snowflakes" on the background with Versamark and heat embossed with Snowflake embossing powder.  Die cut the tree from Core'dinations Glitter Silk and tied a bow to the top.

I am loving the tags this year, thanks for all of the inspiration!

Twelve Tags - Day 8

It's day 8 at The Classroom for The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist.  There is some beautiful inspiration from Designers Lisa Adametz and Jill Foster.

I was inspired by the texture on Lisa's tag and the colors on Jill's tag. Watercolored the background with Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade and Peacock Feathers, dried it with a heat gun.  Made a stencil with a Spellbinders cover plate die, laid it on the tag and added some modeling paste.  While it dried I stamped the poinsettia from Gina K with Versamark and heat embossed with green ep, then watercolored it with Inktense watercolor pencils in pink and purple.  Added some clear Wink of Stella over the color.  Punched and die cut some leaves and arranged around the poinsettia.  Stamped the little joy tag with Memento Sweet Plum and tied it on with some baker's twine.

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Twelve Tags - Day 7

It's the 7th day of The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom!

Julie Ebersole and Miriam Prantner are inspiring us today!

I was inspired by Julie's tag with the watercolor background.  Stamped the numbers background with Versamark and clear embossed then added some Distress Inks watercoloring with Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose.  Heat embossed with red ep on the vintage Santa and the sentiment.  Added a fishtail tag to the top and layered on a snowflake and red rhinestone.

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Twelve Tags - Day 6

Fun technique and inspiration for the Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom  with designers  Jennifer McGuire and Kelly Purkey!

I was inspired by the technique on Jennifer's tag.  I don't have any snowflake dies that would work for this, so I used a balloon die, upside down and added the ornament topper and adhered the snowflake on top of the glitter.  Loved the idea of using some fun foam for the sentiment, too.

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Twelve Days - Day 5

Back to The Classroom for another day of The Twelve Day of Christmas with a Feminine Twist!  Inspiration is provided by Carissa Wiley and Kryssi Ng with Glitz and Glitter!

I was inspired by all of that gorgeous gold and silver and the glittery goodness on Carissa's tag.  Love how Carissa used the fishtail tag on the top of her tag.  Glitter paper in gold and silver was used for the star, wreath and little fishtail tag.  Stamped the stars by WPlus9 on the cream fishtail tag with Golden Glitz ink.  Finished it off with some gold cord.

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Twelve Days - Day 4

It's Day 4 at The Classroom for the Twelve Days of Christmas with a Feminine Twist and they have inspiration from  Julia Stainton and Kay Miller!

I was inspired by the lovely, soft colors on Kay's tag and the dimension on Julia's tag.  Die cut the tag with a falling dots cover plate, added a snowflake strip die cut, die cut tree and the sentiment.  The tree didn't quite turn out the way I envisioned it.  First I sponged white ink on the tree while still in the die, didn't show up very well, so tried a white Wink of Stella pen over that, then some Distress Stickles and finally added some white ep and heat embossed which caused the white to bubble up a little actually looking more like snow.

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Twelve Tags - Day 3

The Classroom has the Twelve Days of Christmas with a Feminine Twist going on.  Today's inspiration is from Laurel Beard and Penny Ward.

I was inspired by the colors on both tags and the design in the photo.  Die cuts are from Cottage Cuts and heart banner is from WPlus9.  Heat embossed the banner with red ep and added a strip of washi tape across the bottom.  Colored the sled runner with a silver Sharpie pen and added some white gel pen highlights, too.

Thanks for taking a look!  Can't wait to see tomorrow's inspiration.

Twelve Tags - Day 2

It's day 2 of The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at The Classroom with

Kittie Caracciolo and Dina Kowal with their gorgeous examples inspired by this photo

I was inspired by Kittie's tag with the wood and the dimension. This is definitely a CASE of Kittie's tag.  Woodgrain embossing folder swiped with Weathered Wood Distress Ink.  Various Sizzix die cuts and a leafy/fern punch.  Coated the flower with Red Wink of Stella and added some yellow Viva Decor Pearl Pen to the center.  Finished it off with some sparkly candy dots and red baker's twine.

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Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2015 Day 1

I love the Twelve Tags inspiration over at Ellen Hutson's The Classroom and today is Day 1 with this photo for inspiration along with Carolyn Peeler and Stephanie Wincott.

I was inspired by the watercolor and design of Carolyn's tag.  The aqua colors on my tag look more blue in the photo.  I followed the design by Carolyn Peeler.  The pink panel with the snowflakes was watercolored with pinks.  The added stitches are all rub ons, I just don't sew.

Looking forward to Day 2!  Thanks for visiting!

The Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 12

The last day of The Twelve Tags of Christmas at The Classroom with a real beauty by Ellen Hutson herself!

I just happened to have some red oak veneer on hand from refinishing a crib a few years ago.  Die cut the tag from the veneer and die cut the Tim Holtz deer out of the middle of the tag.  Stamped the dot circle with Delicata Golden Glitz ink on some aqua cardstock and positioned behind the deer.  Stamped the sentiment and stars with Golden Glitz also and added some turquoise Sakura Stardust gel pen dots.  Added the bling to his nose and used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to staple the sentiment layer to the tag.  Tied on some aqua ribbon to finish it off.

I have really enjoyed playing with The Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist.  Thanks for taking the time to visit!

The Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 11

The designers at The Classroom have really had some great tags this year and Day 11 is another beauty by Sharon Harnist!

I painted the tag with Gesso then used Distress Paint in Festive Berries, smearing it around and then misting it.  It was pretty red, so I added some Picket Fence Distress Stain to soften the color.  Sanded the raised areas and part of the edges.  Die cut a twig wreath and added red Stickles for the berries.  I used some black corrugated cardboard to die cut the deer and painted on some Gesso, but he looked like a zebra, so I added another glitter paper deer on top of the zebra.  Die cut the "joy" from gold glitter paper and the bottom edge is a Spellbinders die cut.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas - Day 10

It's day 10 at The Classroom with another amazing tag, this time by Heather Campbell!

I love that her's is a shaker card, but I went with just a plain tag.  Inked the background with Hero Arts pink ink, heavier at the top, then sprayed with some pink shimmer spray.  Stamped the cityscape and colored the buildings black and cut it out.  Used a dotted stencil with WPlus9 white ink for the falling snow.  Stamped the sentiment on some shimmer cardstock and die cut with a circle for the moon.  Added some black satin ribbon tied with pink twine.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas - Day 9

The 9th day of Feminine Tags at The Classroom with Sandy Allnock.

I cut a couple of the trees from a Taylored Expressions cover plate to fit the tag and lightly sponged some blue ink on them.  Sponged pink and navy inks on the background blending together. Used spackle with glitter mixed in for the snow and moon (wish I would have made my moon a little smaller).  Added the Studio G bear, colored with Touch Twin markers and cut out and popped up.  Stamped the sentiment and die cut it and 2 more little pennant flags from patterned paper.  The stars were added with a Sakura Souffle white pen.  Finished it off with a pink knotted ribbon.

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The Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 8

The fun continues over at The Classroom!  Today's beautiful tag is by Dawn Woleslagle.

I sponged Delicata Golden Glitz in through a stencil for the background and sponged the same ink onto the die cut snowflakes.  Splattered a little Tattered Angels gold mist on the small tag, layered onto a black tag and tied with ecru floss.  The Merry is part of a Tim Holtz die that was cut from some white glitter cardstock.  Finished it off the the white and gold ribbon.

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The Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 7

Day 7 has inspiration from Jill Foster at The Classroom

This was a little scary due to my watercolor ability, but with Jill's directions it turned out better than I thought.  This Penny Black image is the only girl Christmas image I could find.  I forgot to leave room for the sentiment across the bottom, so I stamped it on acetate and adhered with vellum adhesive.

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The Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 6

I love all of the inspiration at The Classroom!  Day 6 and the designer of the day is Jean Manis with this beauty

I stayed with the design and the color scheme.  I didn't add as many sequins and added a Brown Wink of Stella colored buck instead.  I sponged the edges of the tree for a little more depth.  The falling snow was created with a dotted stencil and WPlus9 white ink.  Couldn't find the jingle bells that I know I bought last year, but did run across the dangling pearl.  Added a ribbon and tied it with Tim Holtz tinsel.

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The Twelve Tags of Christmas - Day 5

Julia Stainton is the designer with today's tag at The Classroom

Julia's tag is amazing!  I cheated a little on mine and used woodgrain textured cardstock, scored then inked with Distress Ink.  I used a snowflake instead of the wreath and my beloved Tim Holtz deer die cut from glitter cardstock.

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