12 Tags of Christmas

    This will probably be my last post before Christmas....and here is my one and only Christmas tag - made into a door hanger for the 'Simon says' challenge.

    When I first saw the Simon says challenge I thought I wouldn't be able to do it...mainly because I don't own all the materials needed...I hunted through all the tags and thought how amazing they all there and really I doubted that I could do anything like that...I was inspired to do something though (Tim Holtz work really does inspire you!)...so I began to think...what can I do with the things I already have and what could I achieve here?....

    So here is my Tim Holtz inspired Tag (door hanger)

 If you want to see which tag inspired me - here is the link - Christmas Tag

    First problem I had is that I don't own a diecutting machine - so to make the roses I drew flowers freehand and cut them out myself. I followed Tim's instructions to make them...cut them from ivory card and edged them with Antique linen DI.

 I do have two leaf stamps so did some wrinkle free distressing on card with Peeled paint and Antique linen DI's and then stamped the leaves and cut them out, inking the edges with more DI's.

I drew holly leaves, did wrinkle free distress in Peeled paint and Gathered twigs, cut them out and covered them in clear ink before embossing them to give that wonderful holly leaf shine.

For the poinsettia, I cut out petals, stamped a floral image on the petals with antique linen and then embossed. The center of the flower gave me a few problems and basically has been unsolved...it is the only thing I actually dislike on this hanger - but it is the best of several bad ideas!

I don't own any word stamps, and I didn't want to copy the original tag - I wanted it to be inspired by rather than an exact copy of. I did want some wording on this hanger though, so I used some adhesive letters to add the word 'Joy' I chose a beige colour as black would have been too harsh against such a delicate coloured background.
















The base of the tag was ivory card edged in Gathered twigs DI. The music was stamped with the same DI ink and the flowers arranged on the card. Then it was all placed onto a wooden door hanger.

    All ready for Christmas! I really enjoyed making this and I do hope you like it.....

 

    Thank you for reading this - and thank you all for making me feel so welcome in the craft blogging community for the last month. I wish you all the very Merriest Christmas ever and a very happy New Year

      Love and hugs
        Laura xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


   I am entering this into the following challenges -

Simon says stamp and show - Inspired by Tim's 12 tags
Stamptacular sunday challenge  - Anything but a card
Anything challenge - Anything goes
Simon says stamps challenge  - What's your favourite? (Distress inks & embossing powder)
Do you stack up - Christmas
Christmas at sweet stamping challenge - Anything goes
Vintage stamping challenges -  Challenge #3 Pocket full of posies
Crafty mess challenge  - Vintage Christmas
thankful thursday challenge - Anything with music
Little miss muffet challenges - It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas
DL.ART Thankful thursday challenge - Red and green