Christmas 'Drop' Ornament Tag, Holly & Berry, Female

I'm jumping out of order with this post as it ties in to Day 6 of Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event.

Here's my design for today...

...  and once again, it's Tracey's tag (below) that has inspired me to play along.

I've stuck fairly closely to Tracey's design idea's this time around. 

The ornament shape is similar, but rather than add a sentiment on top I've cut into my tag to create an aperture.

 Then it was simply a case of stamping a sentiment onto a scrap of acetate and mounting that behind the front tag piece, adding a scrap of scripted pattern paper (for visual interest) and then adding a white tag behind before sandwiching it all together to neaten it up.

 I also added in the mismatched holly leaves.  

(Thanks for sharing, Tracey.  I never would have thought of that)!

As you can see, I went for a stitched button die with Glossy Accents instead of bells, but all in all...  still quite similar, I think.

Dies used:

Memory Box 'Drop Ornament'

Spellbinders (Nestabilities) 'Small Circle'

Quickutz 'Holly'

Poppystamps 'Stitched Holly Leaves and Berries'

Poppystamps 'Stitched Buttons'

Other:

Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder

Crafter's Companion 'Christmas in Mulberry Wood' Stamp

Centura Pearl Cardstock

Acetate

Glossy Accents

Backing Paper

Silver Thread

I'm also adding this to Pixies Crafty Snippets Challenge as once again, it's a whole tag made from snippets...

...  and as Happy Little Stampers still have their Christmas Tag challenge running I'll add it to that, too ...

...  and 

That's Crafty Challenge Blog

I'll post more tags for Christmas next week.

Thanks for stopping by...

Donna.

Christmas Tag, 'Bauble', Female

I had a rare 'I like that' comment from my husband when he saw this tag that I made to link in to Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event.  And I really do mean rare!

I have to admit though...  I do quite like it, myself.  

It reminds me of a Christmas bauble :)

Here's my tag.  

I'm linking this one to Day 2 of Tracey's event...

...  and here's Tracey's tag (below).

 Gorgeous, isn't it?    

Can you see how I kept the birch background and snowdrift in place before adding in my own design features?

Dies used:

Die-Versions (Sweet Petites) 'House and Trees'

 Memory Box 'Large Snow Globe' 

Stencil:

Creative Expressions 'Birch Tree'

Other:

Crafter's Companion 'Christmas in Mulberry Wood' Stamp

Memento (Tsukineko) 'Olive Grove'

White Glitter Paper

Brown Card Stock

Sequins

This was my first time using my one and only Die-Versions die.  Do you know of any others that I should have in my stash?  

If you do, let me know...  if you have the time, of course :)

I've got one more tag to post later on this week...   and then hopefully some more next week.  

Yay for tags!  They are such fun to make...  Seriously they are.

Oh yes...  (and I haven't nearly forgotten this time)!!!

As the whole of this tag was made from my snippets stash, I'm off to go and play at 

Pixies Crafty Snippets Challenge... 

...  and a new challenge to me...

Happy Little Stampers

(I'm not 100% sure this qualifies as I'm not clear if I should only be using HLS products.  Hopefully somebody will let me know)!!!

...  and 

That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Won't you come and play, too?

Donna.

Christmas Tag (Folding), Poinsettia, Female

I wonder what this week has in store for you?

For me, it's plenty of errands early on in the week, household chores...  but none of that is what I want to be doing.  

I want to make more Christmas tags!!!

Did you know that Tracey (inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.co.uk) has her 25 Days of Christmas Tags event running right now?  If you didn't, where have you been?

There are prizes up for grabs, so there's no excuse not to find some motivation to play along...  Wouldn't you agree?

Here's my first tag that I'm linking to Tracey's event...

...  and here's the tag  (below) that I chose from Day 1 to play along with...

Dies used:

Waltzingmouse 'Folding Tag'

Quickutz 'Poinsettia'

Memory Box 'Twigs and Berries'

Other:

Memento 'Tuxedo Black' Ink

Burlap

White Brad

Black Button

I'll be posting more Christmas tags over the coming days and weeks!

Hopefully you may see something here that inspires you to play along, too :)

'Bye for now...

Donna

PS.  Almost forgot to say...  As the poinsettia and leaves were cut from my snippets stash I'm entering this little make into Pixies Crafty Snippets Challenge.

Why don't you come and play, too?