Card with a Tag

Hello!  I made this Christmas card with a tag that I attached to an embossed panel. With a few changes, I recreated the tag design in the same way (see post here from 2019) that I had made earlier with Gina K Designs stamps and dies and a Basket Weave stamp from Just for Fun stamps.  Had all the stamps since 2018/2019.   Used a bit of ribbon, twine and even a smaller tag on the tag. I embossed and inked a white panel with Darice EF Pine Branches before attaching the tag.  Finished with a card base of Fresh Asparagus CS and more GKD sentiments. 

Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge: #190 Tag You're It!

 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCCB#46 Anything Christmas Goes

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Wrapping Gifts

Welcome!  I hope you all had a great New Year's Eve and I wish you much Health and Happiness in 2020!  Today I am sharing some wrapping paper and tags that I created using some Artsystamper  digital images with some neutral colored paper from my stash.  I often give sets of handmade cards as gifts in clear boxes and I needed to gift wrap them and decided to created my own design of wrapping paper using 8.5" x11".  Then I decided that I needed to add coordinated tags that I printed using the same paper and digital images.  The gift package with tag that I created is shown above. I used Photoshop to layout the designs and printed them on  paper. The Pine Cone and Pine Needles digital images that I used were free gifts available to the Artsystamper Art Group on Facebook.

Challenges to enter:

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: #6 Wrapping Paper/Tags.  I had not planned to enter this challenge again but since we can enter 3  times, I thought this was a perfect match to enter.

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: Jan LTCCB #42 Anything Goes.

Best wishes for the New Year! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Christmas Tags

Hello! I am here with a quick post of some Christmas tags that I made using GKD stamps and dies from Merry & Bright set and a sentiment from Holiday Wreath Builder. Other supplies: Versamark ink, Gold EP, Red EP, Memento red and green inks, White CS, Grass Green CS, Spellbinders Dies, Ribbon.
Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: December Tag You're It
Die Cut Divas: December Challenge Theme Winter/ Christmas Time.

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Happy Fall Y'all

Welcome!  While I was going through my leftover box of fall items I came across some leaves that I had stamped and stashed away. The maple leaf is an old stamp from PSX and the oak one is Rubber Stampede.  I think I used SU inks to color the leaves before stamping on White CS.  I fussy cut the found leaves and attached to a white panel that I embossed with Darice EF. I stamped the panel with an old SU Stamp with Memento ink.  I inked the white edges with green.  Added this to a tag cut from a scrap of dark red card stock. Punched a hole and finished with a green ribbon from stash that I inked the edges with a Red Copic to tie in with colors of the leaves.
Challenges:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #98 Fall Leaves
Stamping Sensations: October Challenge Trees-Leaves-Autumn

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Ready for a Trip

Welcome to a rainy day in the studio!  A couple of challenges brought to mind some digital images that I have never used.  This card uses one of them -the Tiddly Inks image of Suitcases which was a freebie.  I thought it would be perfect for the ModSquad challenge to use only 3 colors black, brown, and cream plus a tag.  All suitcases need some type of tag and most are brown or black??  I printed the image on a cream card stock with black ink of course. I colored the images with Brown and Black Copics and sponged the edges with DOI Antique Oxide and Vintage Photo.  This gave an antique look to the stack of luggage. Added some texture with Glossy Accents to the corners and latches. I die cut a couple of tags in the cream CS and added some stickers from Imaginations (in my stash).  Attached the tags with a Brown Brad.  Also added a sticker to the side of the locker.  Finished with a mat of brown and card base of black, both card stocks from GKD. I would call this Clean and Simple style. 

I'll be back later with another image that I remembered in my digital files.

Challenge:

ModSquad Challenge: Gail asked us to create a card with only 3 colors-black, brown, and cream plus add a tag.

The Card Concept: #121  Adventure Awaits. Inspired by the luggage and colors in the photo. Did not realize that I have use the same image as Susan on the DT until I posted this. 

Happy Little Stampers: October CAS  Challenge Adventure  

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I Love Books

 Welcome!  The Challenge #93 at Tag You're It! is Bookmarks which are really tags.  I created this one using a stamp set  from Jane's Doodles called Read All About It.  I stamped the  book image 3 times making a tall stack of Books and coloring them with Copics.  Stamped the sentiment with the same Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the heart with Red ink.  Cut a small rectangle for the green satin Ribbon with a very small die that I forgot that I had.  Backed the CAS bookmark with Dark Chocolate CS.  Used corner punch to round top corners. 
I love reading books but mostly read on my Kindle but I still use Cookbooks so will use this to mark a recipe?
Challenges:
Tag You're It!: Challenge #93 Bookmarks
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

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Tag...You're It!

 

Hello!  I made this tag with some of the Crate Paper  DIY Collection that I had lying on my desk.  I took a precut Tag with Gold Glitter Chevron designs and cut a tag the same shape and size from a Pattern Paper and tied the 2 together with Gold Metallic ribbon.  I added a precut Flower and sentiment from the collection to finish. Easy enough!  I was inspired by the layout, shape, and use of Pattern paper of the tag created by Kelly Szafron  from the current Tag You're It! challenge #50.

Other challenges:

                                               CRAFT Challenge: #370 Add Ribbon and Sparkle

AAA Cards: Game #68 Tags

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Love on a Tag

Hello!   Today is a cool day in Florida.  A good day to catch up on some posting.  I made this Tag with a heart for a few challenges.  I used a small Cuttlebug Embossing Folder with Memento Rose Bud ink to emboss in color on white CS and trimmed to fit on my Kraft Tag that I shaped with a die.  Easy enough.  I added a Pink and White Gingham ribbon and a Pearl Heart saved from a card that I received last Valentine.
 Challenges:
Tag You're It! : Challenge #40 by Jen.  Inspired by her theme Love and the use of Kraft and the shape of her tag.
Happy Little Stampers:  February CAS Challenge use Embossing Folder Stamping. Used Cuttlebug EF
Double D Challenges: Theme is Pretty Pink Hearts

           
     I am not sure where I got the 2" x 3" embossing folder used on the tag.....must have been a gift with purchase.
Thanks for stopping by.
Theresa

Balloons for Valentine's Day

Hello!  Another tag today. When looking for an image to use for the tag challenge shown on right, I found this digital image of Cuthbert Bear (Polly Craft) with balloons and just had to make another tag with this cute image.  This one I made for Valentine's Day using stamps from Winnie and Walter.  After coloring Cuthbert with Copics I fussy cut him and attached to a tag of water colored paper smooshed with Distress Ink Stormy Sky.
Other supplies: White CS, Red Ribbon, Memento Lady Bug ink, Sizzix Border Punch, Glossy Accents.
Challenges:
Tag You're It!: Challenge #38 shown on right.  I was inspired by the layout and colors.
Crafty Sentiments: Challenge is Valentine Theme
Sweet Stamps Blog: January Challenge Anything But a Card.

Thanks for dropping by today.
Keep warm and safe.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Thank You Tag

Hello! I have a tag to share but I missed the challenge that inspired me to make it.  I used elements from the inspiration tag from Tag You're It! challenge of acetate for the base, a 3D flower, and even the Dragonfly.  The Flowers, Leaves, and Thanks were cut with Cheery Lynn Dies.  The Dragonfly was stamped on a bit of acetate with Stazon and fussy cut.  The almost silvery Vellum that I used for the flower and smaller leaf was recycled from a page in a Cadillac flyer. Added Ribbons of black and silvery organza to the tag.
Challenges:
Cheery Lynn Design Challenge: #217  Anything Goes. I used dies from Build a Flower sets and the word Die Thanksgiving.


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Gingerbread Man with Cheer

Hello!  I combined a sketch with some pattern paper, a tag, and a Gingerbread Man to create this quick card.  Supplies: Mark Finest Papers Stamps from Holiday Tag set, Kraft, Red, and Vellum Papers, Pattern Paper from stash, Versamark, Red and White EP, Brad.

Challenges to enter:
Sketch Saturday: Sketch #391 on right
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes as long as it is Christmas
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #184 Make a card with a baking theme. Baked some Gingerbread for my card.
Curtain Call: Inspiration Challenge Milk and Cookies











 
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Embossed Tags

 

 

Hello! Today I am showing a couple of tags that I made using 2 Embossing Folders and coloring the raised areas. The top one was embossed on Slate Blue CS and attached to a Black layer. Added a Cheery Lynn die cut word. Inked it with Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug Inks and Yellow Glaze pen. 

 

 The second tag was made with White and Red CS and colored with Black ink and Pencils.  I took inspiration for both tags from the current challenge #36 at Tag You're It! shown on the right. I was inspired by the Santa in the sky and colors in the tag.

Other Challenge:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Tag It!

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Guest Designer at Tag YOU'RE It!

 Hello! Today, I am thrilled to be a Guest Designer at Tag YOU'RE It! Challenge.  I have only recently found this fun challenge and love their inspirations and making tags for their challenges.  This week's inspiration for Challenge #35 is by Tracey and is a great Christmas design.  I was inspired by her use of Pattern Papers and great die cuts.   I hope you will be inspired to play along and have a chance to be a Guest Designer.

For my tag, I decided to also focus on pattern papers (just love playing with patterns) and I stayed with a Christmas theme.  I chose pattern papers from Pebbles Welcome Christmas pad with similar colors and used a Impression Obsession Branch die, a Cuttlebug Ornament die,  and a Cheery Lynn Die for the word Merry.  I heat embossed some Pinecones using a GKD stamp and Zing Chestnut EP and fussy cut them after coloring with Copics.  I assembled all my elements together and added a bow of green twine to complete the tag.

 

Challenges to enter:

Happy Little Stampers: Christmas Challenge Tag

Allsorts Challenge: 337 Anything but a Card

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #255 Red and Green must be seen.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Christmas

 

 

Thanks to Tracey and the TYIC team for inviting me to join them as a Guest!

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Tag Card with Love

 Welcome!  I am still playing with tags as well as some very old papers from my stash.  These papers and cut out sentiment are from Designer Scrapbook pad from We R Memory Keepers and Flower Shower Stack from DCWV.  I took bright colors and the house theme from Tag You're It Challenge using the sketch From Happy Little Stampers Challenge.  Finished with Pink and Orange Satin Ribbons and Orange metal eyelet.

 Challenges:
Tag You're It!: Challenge #34
Happy Little Stampers: November 2015 Sketch Challenge
Really Reasonable Ribbon: #129 Tag, You're It Theme with Ribbon




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Playing with Tags

Hello!  Today I have a tag, not a card!   There are so many current challenges out there this week to make a tag.  My tag was inspired by Tag You're It! Challenge #34 shown on right.  I was inspired by the birdhouse theme and the bright colors.  I immediately thought of some old DCWV Paper Stack with glitter that had some printed birdhouses and pulled out a section of  one of the papers to create the tag,  I fussy cut the bird and he landed atop the letter H in the Vertical Sentiment from Repeat Impressions stamped in Memento Bahama Blue ink.  Finished with a Blue CS mat and Blue Satin Ribbon with a Green Eyelet.

Other Challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge #129 Tag, You're It with Ribbon
Seize The Birthday: Anything goes for a Birthday

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Happy Halloween Treat

 Happy Halloween my Friends! 
I am writing  a quick post to wish everyone a Happy Halloween and Happy Trick 'n' Treating.   I have a little treat of Candy Corn, so help your self.
I made a tag for my treat using a cute Digi  from A Day for Daisies that I colored with Copics and Stickles Yellow Glitter Glue.  The inside was stamped with Mark's Finest Paper stamp in black ink and embossed with clear EP.  Finished with strips of Yellow and Orange CS. I think the plastic spiders are trying to get into the package of candy.

Challenges:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #33 by Kara Lynne ...used colors, layout, and theme from the inspiration tag.
A Day for Daisies:  Challenge #133 make a Halloween treat
Alphabet Challenge: S is for a Sweet Treat
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: #299 Challenge is Let's Tag It

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Happy Snowman Thinks He's Santa?

Hi there!  Today I have another Christmas card inspired by Challenge #32 at Tag You're It!  I had planned to use a Santa theme but I realized that I really do not have many Santa stamps....several digi ones in my file... mostly vintage ones... not a really cute one like I wanted.  Guess I have a reason to shop for stamps.
I decided to use this cute Snowman from Creative Clear Stamps set Let It Snow.  He is kind of like the Santa on the inspiration graphic....kind of round and square-ish and I made his coat and Santa  hat Red with Copics.  My layout was also inspired by the challenge....used Kraft and Embossed Snowflakes and 2 stripes of Pattern Paper. The words were die cut with Cheery Lynn dies from a Glossy Oyster Pearl CS. Pearls, Stickles, Clear Star pen and Twine finished the project. Inks used were Memento Tuxedo Black and Brilliance Platinum.
 Other Challenges:
Mod Squad Challenge: Winter & a Die.  Snowy theme and Words fit this challenge.
Creative Corner Challenge: Must have 3 embellishments.  3 pearls on Snowman's Coat.
Addicted to Stamps Challenge: #111 Bling Bling / Glitter and Shine.  Peals for Bling, Clear Star Pen and Stickles for Glitter and Shine.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa