I’m thrilled to be a guest designer for Muse: ChristmasVisions #113! Our theme this week is botanicals – trees, mistletoe, holly, any festive greenery works – and we’re playing along with Tracey McNeely’s annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags. I used Winnie & Walter’s Framed, In Bloom: Ashlee’s Rosie Posies and Sentimental: Winter to create these non-traditional holiday tags.
I absolutely love the ribbon banner image from the Framed stamp set. It’s big enough to be a tag so I decided to use it as the tag. I cut a second, unstamped shape, scored it along the left edge and secured it to the back of the stamped banners.
While I had the Framed stamp set out, I also stamped and watercoloured the foliage that comes in three sizes and curves in both directions. They’re perfect for creating laurels and wreaths. I used Altenew dye inks to watercolour the banner and foliage – Parrot, Olive and Moss.
I also stamped all of the florals from In Bloom: Ashlee’s Rosie Posies using Altenew inks – Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Grapevine, Maple Yellow and Honey Drizzle. If you would like to see Ashlee’s Rosie Posies in action, I used it for the second Two Many Cards video HERE.
To finish, I masked the sentiments from Sentimental: Winter, to stamp them on two lines. Then I assembled the florals and foliage using glue dots and adhered them to the tags. I used a 0.125″ hole punch in the corner, looped black hemp cord, and added some sparkling crystals.
Be sure to link up your Muse: ChristmasVisions entries HERE and your 25 Days of Christmas Tags entries HERE for a chance to win prizes from the amazing sponsors below.
Thanks so much for playing along!
Very pretty tags. Love the colors. [Bunny]“`
Lovely tags Emily. I like how you showed that you don't have to use Christmasy elements to make a Christmas tag! I am so far behind on mine.
Such pretty floral tags!
Your coloring is great! I love non-traditional xmas colors!
Love the shape of the tag.
Very elegant. The flowers
are wonderful. thanks
for sharing
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Absolute LOVE that you are a guest at MUSE Christmas Visions, however your project,EVEN MORE LOVE… OVER THE MOON gorgeous!!!!!
Wonderful tags Emily.
Super sweet tags!!
oh Emily…your tags are beyond creative. They are stunning. I can't even! Thanks for sharing these sweet and inspiring tags.
Blessings,
Karen Letchworth
http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com
Beautiful tags Emily and I enjoyed the video using this floral set. Nicely done.
Wonderful projects.
Love your using this
stamp as a tag! Looks
fabulous.
Carla from Utah
Lovely nontraditonal tags for the holidays.
Your tags are beautiful! You are so good at clustering groups of images together, such pretty focal points!
These tags are super cute and pretty!!
Beautiful Christmas tags! I love how you used the ribbon banner for the base of your tags. It's fun to mix up the shapes and sizes of the tags for a more unique design.
Gorgeous tags! Love so much the shape and colors!!!
Gorgeous tags! I love the fabulously unique shape and floral images. Stunning!
Beautiful!!!
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