Favorite Things...

A quick post before I head out very early tomorrow morning.  On my way to teach both Friday and Saturday at Whim So Doodle.   To be honest, I'm looking forward to sitting on the plane and reading a book.  I also have a pile of magazines that I have stacked up, waiting for a free moment to take a peak.  I am sure a few of those will find their way into my bag.

I started wrapping some Christmas presents today and thought I would share.  Brown paper wrapping, all tied up with string, is the theme this year.  I used the Stamper Anonymous Mini Cirque Alphabet and Black Archival ink to stamp the name right on the wrapping.  I stamped the name before I wrapped the gift since the box was too soft for stamping.  I just measured how long the box was and made a mark on the paper at the top and bottom.  Pretty simple really.

I used one of the Trimmings pieces to wrap around the gift, then added an Adage ticket over the trimmings using a tape runner.   I have a bottle of Wishbones that my husband drilled tiny little holes in the top for hanging.  I threaded the wishbone on thin red and white string then used my fingertip to spread on some Glossy accents and dipped it into glitter.   
Seriously, who doesn't need a glittered Wishbone?
I know I need a 100!
Once I had the glitter on the wishbone, I slid the wishbone down the string to a clean part, cut off the piece I got glue on, then hung it to dry.  Once dry, I tied it to the package.  How cute is that?

 

By the way, there are 8 WISH tickets per pack of Adage Tickets, in addition to: hope, dream, trust, love, soar, giggle, story, play, live, bliss and adore.

In other news, I have a tutorial coming up this weekend over at the Ellen Hutson CLASSroom - where I am part of a group of women participating in 12 tags with a Feminine Touch.  Each day someone new posts a tag!  Super fun and there are chances to win GC each day.


So I'm off on another adventure for a few days -Everything has been shipped or packed up for the weekend.  I have listed the remaining Gilded Christmas Boxes in the Etsy shop for those that might still be interested.

Now carry on,

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Thanksgiving Tag Party

This is of course Thanksgiving week for Americans.  Always a nice time to get together, share a meal or two and in my house...make tags.  Each year, while the men watch football, the rest of us make tags for Christmas packages and neighbor gifts.  For obvious reasons, my house is always a good one to host this kind of party since I have all the supplies one would need.  We keep it simple with inks and rubber stamps.  Although this year I introduced a few die cuts to the group...gotta love the antlers!

I photographed a few of the tags we made in case you wanted to have your own Tag party.  New stamps mixed with old, Distress and Archival ink, finished off with Trimmings...all good things for making great simple tags.
On another note, since a lot of Tims stamps come in small versions, we found that you could make a very similar tag using a #5 size (instead of the #8) which are great for smaller packages, jar labels, or on gift bags.

Note: I used Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap on all tag edges

Stampers Anonymous - Seasons Silhouettes

Archival Ink - Vermillion, Library Green

Remnant Rubs - Christmas Time

Mirrored Star

Alcohol Ink - meadow and gold

Stampers Anonymous - Seasonal Catalog 1

Archival Ink - Vermillion

Sizzix Trophy Antlers Bigz Die

Remnant Rubs - Christmas Time

Trimmings - Red and Cream

Chit Chat stickers - seasonal

Stampers Anonymous - Christmas Time and Deco Christmas

Archival ink - Sap Green (my favorite green for backgrounds!), Black

Trimmings - red and cream

Stampers Anonymous - Seasonal Catalog 1

Archival Ink - Vermillion

Sizzix Trophy Antlers Bigz Die

Remnant Rubs - Christmas Time

Vial Labels

Trimmings - Red and Cream

Stampers Anonymous - Winter Sketchbook and Seasons Silhouettes

Archival Ink - Olive, Library Green, Vermillion

Distress ink - Frayed Burlap (background stamp)

Mirrored stars

Crinkle Ribbon

Distress Stain - Barn Door and Vintage Photo

This is the one picture I took that night of my best friend's daughters that were home for the holiday.  Becca tried Distress Markers for the first time and fell in love.  Rachel went the more traditional route and stuck with stamping.  Either way we all had a great time and we now have finished tags for wrapping presents. 

Happy Holidays...now carry on,
paula

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Holly Bough Stencil take two

Another tag today using the new Holly Bough Stencil...I mean I couldn't stop at only one.  This time I'm using a #8 tag.
Color the tag with Festive Berries Distress Stain by adding the stain to a craft mat then spritzing some water onto the stain.

 Lay the tag into the mix for the initial coating.

 Then dry with a heat tool, going back into the stain numerous times to build up the layers of red.

 Pounce a little Distress Paint in Tarnished Brass onto the craft sheet.

Using the Blending tool and a foam pad, add the paint over the Holly Bough Stencil pattern.  Work quickly and wash the stencil immediately.

Lift stencil to reveal the golden holly...a very subtle glow.

A sentiment from the Deco Christmas set works great since it runs down the side of the tag leaving room to add more embellishment.

I painted a piece of Grungeboard in black, then used the Vagabond to cut the Victorian Carolers die. The die has a man and lady but I'm just using the man playing the violin today.

Add him to the tag.

 Then a Seasonal Word band tied with red and cream Trimmings.

 I added a small pieces of Wonder tape (1/8" wide) to his hat.

 Then sprinkled a very small amount of Distress Glitter over the Wonder Tape.

 I pressed it into the tape then dusted off the excess.

Hand cut a piece of holly then add a dot of Cranberry Dimensional Pearls for the berry.

Once dry, I added music from the Christmas Remnant Rubs.  Each package comes with a sheet of black and a sheet of white.  The white is perfect over the black paint surface.  A little Distress ink to knock back the white color just a bit, and we're done.

Well, it's back to working on cutting, mailing, planning, creating, gathering and garage sale shopping (all code for top secret CHA stuff).  Can't wait for the reveal in just a few short weeks.  I mean who knows what I will find on the side of the road this year?

carry on,
paula

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