Hello Everyone!

Welcome Back for Day 10 of my Christmas Series!  Today it is all about the tags and getting inky!

When I combine tags and ink smooshing with distress oxides, I am in my creative heaven!  I could make these ALL DAY LONG!

So let's get started and remember HAVE FUN!

These were made using Hero Arts Fancy Dies in a tree and ornament shape...  I always cut two so my tags can have layers to them...

i then went to town ink smooshing EVERYTHING! (see the video for all the details...)

My sentiments were from a Hero Arts sentiment pack and it was perfect with some wonderful sarcasm!  Now please, do not panic, I LOVE CHRISTMAS!

Finished all make tags off with long tassel that just give that extra touch!

Here are some of the products used to make this project...

​Hero Arts Ornament Tag – 
Hero Arts Tree Tag – 
Hero Arts – Off Beat Holiday Messages – 

Distress Oxides
Barn Door
Abandoned Coral
Dried Marigold
Aged Mahogany
Festive Berries
Worn Lipstick
Forest Moss
Bundled Sage
Old Pape
Pine Needles
Evergreen Bough
Cracked Pistachio

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome for Day 9 of my 2018 Christmas Series Once again!  I must admit I am absolutely enjoying each creation I made for this series!  I hope you are getting a lot of inspiration for your holiday creations this year!

For Day 9, I am focusing on Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black!  I pulled out a back ground stamp called Snowflake Outline.  This background is perfect for any medium you have in your stash or is your favorite to create with!

So I am going to use the same stamp and die sets for two cards, but you will see two completely different looks!

For card 1, used white embossing powder and a white pencil by Faber Castel...  Simple, right? No need to color a solid image, but you definitely could! I chose a colorless blender pencil by Prismacolor to blend out the edges of my color line...  Used a jagged edge die to make it is look like a frosted window added a sentiment, both from Penn Black and a hint of white pigment ink and there ya go!

For Card 2, let use some gold embossing powder, add some ink to the bottom of the design.  You can chose which way you want to add your color, I chose to use a blender brush and a plain sponge (nothing fancy)...  added some white pigment ink to the top to smooth out my ink edge and also make the top lighter!  Used the same frame die and sentiment set as my previous card....  Added a little bling to this card using some metallic paper and metallic drops for accents!

Here are just a few of the supplies I used making these cards...

SSS Snowflake Outline Background Stamp
Penny Black Antique Frame Dies
Penny Black Christmas Sentiments
Tim Holtz 8 x 8 Paper Pad - Metallic Gold/Silver 

Click on the video below so you do miss any of the craft detail so you can make some for yourself!

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back for Day 8 of my 2018 Christmas Series!  Today I am featuring My Favorite Things and Simon Says Stamp together!  Now I have made a lot of tags, so lets get back to cards!

For day 8 I am going to show you how you can make your own pattern paper and create 2 cards from 1 panel!

Now dig into your stash and find that perfect die!  This is one to have both a good negative and positive cut out!  Not sure what I mean, just look below and see!

For these two cards I started out by making my background pattern using shades of blue ink.  Once completed I added shading with my blender brushes...

I then placed my frame and focal die in place and cut out my design.  YES save all your pieces!  For the card with the negative cut out We made a shaker card!

For the second card I used the cut outs and placed my sentiment on the front and continued it in the inside of the card!

Click the video below for all the craft details...  of course some added tips and tricks along the way!

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

​Day 7 here and today I am featuring Avery Elle!

I am still loving the tags here!  So here I and going to show you with just some embossing powders and card stock you can make beautiful tags for all of your gift giving this season!

For this project you can choose which color card stock is your favorite for the upcoming holiday season...  Are you the traditional colors, or maybe some grey and pink...  for me I love them all, but i most love the red, black, grey, gold and silver...  yes lots of dark rich colors...  but secretly I do love the hunter green and cobbler red and gold too!

So many different combinations of embossing powders to card stock you can use...  Make them all the same, Make them a matching card and gift set!... The possibilities are endless with this stamp and die set...

As Always I used two pieces of card stock for my tags, but this time no glue...  With the tassel they will be able to be twisted apart!  It is just another way to create your tags...

For my sentiments I chose to use mostly the white embossing powder so they could be easily seen, but sometimes it is nice to just use the versa mark ink and your clear embossing powder too!

Which ever way you choose these tags will be center stage on all your gifts!

Here are just some of the products used for this project...

​Avery Elle – Snow Tags Stamp Set
Avery Elle – Snow Tags Die Set
Versa Mark Ink

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back to Day 6 of my Christmas Series!

For today's project I am going to feature Hero Arts, specifically one of their fancy dies!  These dies are so intricate and textured!

So instead of a card I had to make a tag...  I could make tags all day long during the month of December!  What is also great with this die, it can be a card, a tag and even an ornament for your tree!

I used Pool Party Cardstock by Stampin' Up and blended a navy dye ink over the one side of the ornament shape.  For the overlay of the die cut I pulled out some shimmer paper by Recollections give a sparkle and shine to my tag.

My sentiment is from the Sizzix Thinlit set by Tim Holt Alterations called Holiday Words #2.  I just love the modern look of these as sentiments for my paper crafting!

On the back I simply hand wrote the To: and From:...  Yes I know I have tons of those stamps, but why not use our own handwriting for an item that is handmade...  right?!?

Here are just some of the products I used for making this tag...

​Hero Arts Fancy Dies – Snowflakes and Ornament Fancy Die
Sizzix – Tim Holtz Alterations – Holiday Words #2 Thinlit Dies
Recollections Shimmer 65# Card Stock

Click the video below to see how easy this tag is to make and all the other craft details along the way!

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back for Day 5 of my Christmas Series for 2018!  I hope everone is enjoying this series and being inspired to dig in their stash and create beautiful Holiday cards (or TAGS!) for this season....

So let's jump in...  for this project I am featuring Mama Elephant and their 'Joy Ornament' Stamp and Die Set!

I first thought to stamp out my images and use the dies of course to cut them out....  But when I just saw the shape of the die I knew I could just dig into my massive paper stash and create some fun images!

I used my Pink and Main Cloudy Die to frame my images after they were cut.  Added some embossing and gloss drops to embellish this playful card for the holidays!

Click the video below to see all the craft details how to put this card together!

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back for Day 4 of my 2018 Christmas Series!  Today I wanted to color with some color pencils, so I pulled out my Arteza 72 color set!  I must say these are great pencils to color with for any level of creator!

Now what to color!  I chose one of the Suzy's Watercolor panels from Simon Says Stamp.  Now I know I said water color panel, but these are perfect for any coloring medium, plus with water color paper it is perfect to use color pencils with since it has a great tooth to pick up the pigment!

I made sure my pencils were sharp and bright and I was ready to get coloring.  The panel I chose is from her Snowmen series that was recently released through Simon Says.

For each color I chose three shades, but there are times like green for example the color I use for my deepest shade is actually blue!

And for my reds, I like to use a dark purple!  That for em is the beauty of color pencils, I can work them just like an alcohol marker, and use those same techniques for when I color.

Click the video below for all the crafty details and a few tips and tricks for how I use colored pencils!

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back for Day 3 of my 2018 Christmas Series!  Today I am featuring Rubber Stamp Tapestry and their wonderful peg stamps.  if you have seen any of my previous videos, we know I am a huge fan of this product! So versatile and unique...  perfect for any paper craft project you have to create!

These stamps are made out of red rubber...  so I thought glue and glitter!  So Arteza had contacted me a little bit ago and asked if I would be interest in looking at their 48-color glitter pack...  so here it is!

The peg stamp set I am using today is called "Hello Mistletoe".  Beautiful Ornaments and Greenery to fill any card up...  The ornaments are what really caught my eye and thought this technique would be perfect!

I used a Zig 2-way glue pen and placed some glue down onto a scrap piece of paper.  Placed my stamp into the glue and dabbed off the excess...  Chose my color of glitter for that ornament and placed a little over the stamped area!

We may not have all the beautiful detail these stamps have, but what shine and glimmer we get using the glitter as the color instead of ink!

Click the video below to see just how easy this is to create!

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back for Day 2 of my Christmas Series for 2018!  Today I am going to feature Simon Says Stamp!  This card is kinda still in the area of completely simplistic...  just a sentiment!

With only a sentiment set in a beautiful font, some embossing power and mirror card stock!  Your card for the holidays is sure to be sophisticated and elegant all at once!

Don't think you can step it up!  Of course we can, just add some glue and glitter and we have sparkle and shimmer!  LOL

Yes it is that simple...

Still thinking there was more to this card?  Click the video below to see all the craft details...

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~ Desiree

Hello Everyone!

We have finished our turkey and have now gotten through Thanksgiving!  

Now it is time to start our Christmas shopping, planning, including our card making!  So what a better time to start my 2018 Christmas Series, right?!?  LOL

Well let's get started then,,,  first up we need to focus on the basics...  There are so many techniques and gadgets out there, sometimes it is just overwhelming...  The only items you need to create beautiful cards are pattern paper, scissors, a pen, a ruler and the mist important item...  your imagination!

By just using a paper pad from your local craft store you can create many cards in one shot...  Most paper pads have a couple of sentiment pages which is perfect if you did not want to invest in stamps!

Even if they do not have those pages you can certainly write you sentiment yourself!  Just grab a pen and go to town!  If you think you do not have nice handwriting, just go slowly when you write and you will be surprise!

Have your curiosity!  Just click on the video below to see all the crafty details!

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~ Desiree