Barbed Wire and Bling

So I got this grungy stamp set and thought the barbed wire circle would make a great funky punky Christmas wreath.  And I still had the metallic hammered paper out from making my tag for my guest spot on Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas so I die-cut some stars, silver-embossed a sentiment, added some gems and some gorgeous black and silver striped handmade paper.

I'm entering this one into the following challenges:

Virginia's View - All Things Metallic

CAS(E) This Sketch (slightly rearranged)

Pan Pastel - Add Some Bling

So then I made a gold version using black/gold patterned paper, sequins, washers and gems.

I'm entering this second one into the following challenges:

TIME OUT (wreath, gold overtones)

Inkspirational

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking November Gallery Challenge - Gold.

I got my Flickr Knickrs in a knot a couple of months ago when Yahoo spat the dummy and I had to create a new Yahoo ID.  I ended up with multiple personalities, and they weren't all talking to each other.  But I'm glad to say we are now all one happy family, and I've been able to start using Flickr again :)

Twice The Tag

I'm playing along with Tag You're It where the inspiration comes from Leigh Penner with this delightful pair of tags:

For the tag on the left, I inked the Scenery: Classic Diagonal Creative Screening with Distress Inks and applied it to the tag, then added splatters (of course!) and spritzed with diluted Brushed Pewter Distress Paint, then added the die-cut sentiment (Simon Says Stamp).

For the tag on the right, I sponged Distress Inks through Scenery: V for CheVrons Creative Screening and added the die-cut sentiment.  A rummage through my stash produced some co-ordinating fibres.

I'm also entering this into Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Inspiration Emporium - Happy Holidays

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

And Pan Pastel UK - Add Bling (brushed pewter spritz, tiny gems, glitzy fibres)