Cocoa Tag

One of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags posts that made me say, "I want all the things,"  was Tammy Stark's adorable cocoa mug shared on Day 14.  The Lawn Fawn mugs and accessory dies created the cutest cuppa cocoa ever!  I tried my hand at creating a similar tag using the usually elegant mug from Stamp Simply's Coffee or Tea? set and topping it off with the icing portion of a cupcake die.  I think that the cute striped paper made it extra fun!

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (inspired Tammy---Day 14)

The Cat's Pajamas (gift tags)

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (a/g)

Merry Christmas Tag

 

I love playing along with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, and this tag explains why.  I found Lindsey's Day 1 tag to be very inspiring, so I dug through my stash for compatible products.  The faux poinsettias are smaller blooms from the MFT Stitched Flowers die set, and I was thrilled to find tiny pine boughs as some of the embellishments in an Avery Elle set.  Not exactly what Lindsey used, but pretty nonetheless. This is one of the great things that happen when playing along in challenges.   I love this design and will probably combine the tiny flowers and poinsettias on future projects.  

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (inspired by Lindsey---Day 1)

The Cat's Pajamas (gift tags)

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (a/g)

Not the Presents...But His Presence

 

Still playing along with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags--Happy to see my collection growing!  This tag was inspired by Sharma's beauty shared on Day 25.  I had the tiny holly leaves and hearts left from die cutting pieces for a previous tag, and Sharma's design had the perfect place for them! 

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (inspired by Sharma---Day 25)

The Cat's Pajamas (gift tags)

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (a/g)

PIP Challenge

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room

 

We had our petite Thanksgiving feast for four today, and my husband and I will enjoy leftovers tomorrow.  I am looking forward to watching the parade tomorrow morning, an easy meal, and maybe a little time to craft.  

These tags are part of a set of five that were inspired by Lin's Day 2 creation for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  I love Lin's work, and her sweet double tag all in pastels won my heart.  I used softer colors along with one of my favorite Christmas sentiments from Verve.  The holly leaves were cut with a Little Inker Die, but I substituted a tiny heart for the traditional berries.  Come to think of it, I have done that a lot this season!

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (inspired by Lin--Day 2)

The Cat's Pajamas (gift tags)

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (a/g)

Poinsettia Tag

 I am playing along at the 25 Tags of Christmas and am  slowly creating little sets of tags to give as gifts. The most recent addition was inspired by Norine's (day 3)  beautiful poinsettia layered over a gorgeous soft blue background.  I use the somewhat abstract poinsettia from SSS Winter Flowers by embossing it in gold (another element of Norine's tag) and layering it over a heart die that includes Christmas text and some soft blue inking.  

Thanks for taking a peek,

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (inspired by Norine--Day 3)

The Cat's Pajamas (gift tags)

O, Christmas Tree!

 After spending the weekend completing school work, I gave myself "a day off" to do a little cooking and crafting.  This is my third set of tags.  I've been making six of each while playing along at the 25 Tags of Christmas in hope of having several sets to give as little gifts.  This one was inspired by Carol's strikingly simple tag on Day 13.  I think I 'busied it up' too much by using the gingham background, but the result is still pretty cute.

Hope everyone is well and busy preparing for a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Christine

Linking to

25 Tags of Christmas (Day 13 Carol)

TCP November Challenge

Jingle all the Way!

 

Lindsey's Day 18 tag caught my eye!  So happy to have found some jingle bells remaining in my crafty stash from last year!  The tag base and topper are RC products, and the adorable sentiment is part of my Verve stash.  These tags worked up so quickly, and I was even able to use some scraps from my Christmas cards.

Thanks for taking a look,

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (Inspired by Lindsey on Day 18)

Word Art  Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Christmas)

PIP Challenge

 

Tiny Snowflake Tags

I was absolutely smitten by Hussena's beautiful Pink Fresh Studio tag created for Day 12 of the 25 tags of Christmas!  I love plaid, so I stamped the PFS plaid background in Versamark, embossed in white, and added some pretty pink ink with a blending brush.  The SSS snowflake die is cut from glitter cardstock, and everything is layered over a scalloped square for a sweet edge.  I hope to complete enough tags to have five sets for gifts.

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

25 Tags of Christmas (Inspired by Hussena on Day 12)

Word Art  Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Christmas)

PIP Challenge

 

"Heart-y" Holly Tag

Playing along with Day 10 of the 25 Tags of Christmas.  Ali Farmer's tag using Reverse Confetti's fun pierced rectangle tag was the inspiration for this set of six.  I thought her simple layer of greenery was so striking when layered over the graphic background.  This dainty holly sprig was in my stash, but I didn't have the gumption to cut it twice to have red berries and green leaves, so I added some tiny red hearts in lieu of holly berries. The Dec. 25 image is also from RC, but it's retired, I believe.

Thanks for stopping by,

Christine

Linking to

25 Tags of Christmas (inspired by Day 10:  Ali)

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday (Christmas)

PIP Challenge

25 Tags of Christmas --Day 21

 Thankful for a little time to craft this weekend.  I intended to roll up my sleeves and to get busy creating tags for the annual 25 Tags of Christmas festivities, but things happened.  My elementary teaching position includes both in-person learning and virtual learning, and there aren't enough hours in the day.  

My tag was inspired by Ilda's beautiful tag on Day 21.  I love the way she colored the snowman to make it look iridescent---so gorgeous!

Linking to

25 Tags of Christmas (Day 21 --Ilda's Tag)

Word Art Wednesday

PIP Challenge

SSS Wednesday Challenge  (Christmas)

Mojo Merry Christmas

 I am so happy to have achieved my crafty goal for 2020 which was to create with each of the Mojo sketches.  There were a few times since the onset of Covid that emotions and circumstances were "just too much", so I am especially thankful for the inspiring sketches and samples Julee provided to keep us crafting.  

I'd highly recommend setting some fun goals along with the serious ones.  More than once this past year, I'd have not made crafting a priority even though it is something that helps me relax and refresh.

May God bless all as we enter the season of giving thanks and celebrating the birth of our Savior.  I pray that 2021 brings brighter, healthier, and kinder days.

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:

Mojo Monday

PIP Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Christmas)

Mercy as wide as the Sea

This peaceful set featuring the serene waterscape and sweet verses about God's mercy was a calming one to use following the difficult week we have just experienced.  The pretty Mojo sketch created a wonderful backdrop for the scene.

Thanks for taking a look,

Christine

Linking to:

Mojo Monday

Word Art Wednesday

PIP Challenge

25 Tags of Christmas Day 5

 I am tardy to one of my favorite parties!  Playing along with the 25 Tags of Christmas has become a fun tradition the last couple of years, and I have learned to make multiples of each tag so that when the celebration closes I have plenty of tags to use and to bundle into little gifts.  

Our elementary parents had a recent opportunity to change learning settings, and half of the fifty students I'd been teaching on-line came back to school in person about three weeks ago.  It was like having the first day in October while continuing to teach another class of 25 in the evenings.  My crafting time has been rare!

I've decided to make time to join Tracy and Friends for the 25 Tags celebration and will probably be better for it!  

Thanks for visiting,

Christine 

Linking to 

The 25 Tags of Christmas (My Day 5 tag was inspired by the project Sue Symens posted  I love the holly background and the fun layout of her big tag.)

Word Art Wednesday