Twelve Tags of Christmas With Loll and Friends - Guest Designer Day 2

I'm thrilled to be a guest designer again this year for Loll's annual Twelve Tags of Christmas.  The last two events were chock-full of beautiful mixed media tags, and I'm sure this year will be just as inspiring.

I went for non-traditional colours for the background.  I sponged Shabby Shutters, Pickled Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade over my tag, then added clear stencil paste through a Tim Holtz stencil.  Once that was dry, I sponged more inks over to darken the background and highlight the stencilling, then flicked water over the tag.

I stamped the large reindeer from The Bee's Knees Christmas Reindeer, watercoloured it with Distress Inks and die-cut it using the coordinating Christmas Reindeer Dies.  The snow hill was cut using the CUTplorations Stitched Snow Hills die, and the tree is Oregon Fir by The Frantic Stamper, which I covered with Eiskristall glass glitter.  The final touch was some gold fibres and a pink grosgrain bow.

Be sure to visit Loll's blog every day during the event for some fabulous inspiration from Loll and other guest designers.

Thanks so much for asking me back, Loll, I'm honoured!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #105

It's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and today I've got a little sneak peek of a new tag builder die set that's being showcased on Friday.

I added the Jingle Bells word die, trees from Oh, Christmas Tree, and my lovely reindeer from Christmas Reindeer, then squiggled a border around the tag.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate.

CUTplorations November Challenge

We've got a new CUTplorations challenge for you today, based on this graphic above.  All you have to do to play along is create a project inspired by the graphic, using one or more diecuts (any brand) but you must include STAMPlorations products.  If you don't own any STAMPlorations, ARTplorations or CUTplorations goodies, where have you been??  you could always use the free digi available from the never-ending challenge.

Anyway, here's my card.  See how I got my inspiration?  See that background?  You'll find out how I made this and its counterpart on my Spotlight post over on the STAMPlorations blog on 16 November, and see the products that were made from the design.  Curious?  I think you'll like them.

I've used The Bee's Knees Faerie Door (fairy image), CUTplorations word die Magical, Sentiment Builders: Happy (have a ... birthday), ARTplorations Autumn Leaves stencil.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to see how the rest of the design team have been inspired, and don't forget to join in for your chance to win!

Check out the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous creations inspired by the graphic, and to play along.

Holiday TAGplorations Hop

We're having a Holiday TAGplorations Hop over at STAMPlorations, and you're invited!  We've got absolutely loads of inspiration for you, and if you play along, you're in with a chance of winning a prize :)

I've used the new ATC Tag Builder Die set to make my own tag.  This set is fabulous for customising your tags, with several different edges.  Curvy tops, squiggly bottoms, whatever takes your fancy!

I sponged Distress Inks through the Holly Background ARTplorations stencil, then drew in the black edges with a Sharpie pen.    I cut the Magical Word Die from red and adhered it to a black panel, using a red gem for the 'i' dot.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some seriously good inspiration.  Don't forget to comment, and create a tag, to be in with a chance of winning from this little lot.  The linky party is open until 25 November.

10 prizes (with a value of $178+) will be distributed among randomly drawn winners:

- (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $15 gift certificate to the store
- (3) randomly drawn participants to the TAGplorations linky party will each receive the Luggage Tag Dies
- (3) randomly drawn participants to the TAGplorations linky party will each receive the ATC Tag Builder Dies
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Craft Stamper Take It Make It, Take A Stamp

It's the first Friday of the month, so it's a new challenge at Craft Stamper Take It, Make It.  This month it's Take a Stamp - easy peasy!

Our sponsor this month is The Artistic Stamper with this fabulous prize:

Pop on over to the Craft Stamper blog for more fabulous inspiration from the team, and join in for your chance to win this set, or be chosen as the Design Team's favourite entry, in which case you get to star on the blog and in the magazine.  Don't forget to follow the rules in order to be eligible for the prizes :)

Seize The Birthday - Stencils

We've got a new challenge for you over at Seize The Birthday, and our optional topping is Stencils.

This gold-on-kraft stencilled flower is a rescue from a stencilled panel that's been sitting in my recycling box.  The background is a monoprint mop-up off the back of a stencil, a gift from my lovely bloggy friend Loll.  I sponged Distress Inks all over the panel, which enhanced the monoprint image, splashed a little water, then added a sentiment.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and play along with us.  If you don't want to use stencils, anything goes as long as it's a birthday project.

Here And There

Have you seen the December issue of Craft Stamper magazine?  I've got three projects in there!  Here's a little sneaky peek:

 A Christmas card

 A 3D arched shrine

and a tree ornament.

And I'm over at STAMPlorations tonight sharing how I created three sets of cards in different colour ways with the Peony Number One stencil.

Pop on over for a closer look!