For me it really does feel as though Christmas is coming when it's the Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends.
Back in the spring I headed to Spicers my local paper/card stock distributor, BTW they have warehouses in Canada and the US, I highly recommend you check them out if you have one near you their prices are amazing. They sell bulk envelopes, 110lb white card and also sell off cuts and coated card (Pacecetter Silk and Matt) for those who wonder where to buy it.
When I go I seem to loose all sense of reason and buy in bulk, and bulk there means I bought a box of 1000 coated card stock tags. Luckily I have lots of friends who were willing to take a few home with them 😉
I'm entering this for the Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends, you have until November 23rd to join in the fun.
Now to be perfectly honest, I didn't write things down as I was going along, with mixed media this can cause problems when you want to list all the things you used.
I gesso'd the card, painted it with acrylic paint, sprayed with lindy's magical sprays, stenciled it with crackle paste, stamped it with background stamps, stenciled with black distress ink. My tree die cuts were little snippits of backgrounds in my UFO box and some red stickles. I may have missed a few things.
I thought the tag would look good as a card so I hinged it on the inside and made an envelope with my envelope maker.
Card Recipe
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Accessories: Die cut, stencils, crackle paste
Techniques: Twelve Tags of Christmas
17 comments:
Fabulous design Christine, love the tag on the card, and your Christmas trees are gorgeous...lovely crackle pasting too.x
This is beautiful, Christine! I love the depth and the deep blue coloring behind those festive bejeweled trees and the way you turned your tag into a card! Brilliant! ❤Hugs, Darnell
I looked forward to your post, Christine and not sure which I liked best, your tag or write up. I'm so not about taking notes on what I used either so when I post I'm often scrambling through the stamps to find the name of it. Love all the products you used on this delightful tag and would have enjoyed watching you do it. Fantastic layers on this too.
Great mixed media tag Christine,love all the layers to show off your die cut trees. It can get a bit of a frenzy at ones desk when the mojo is flowing, I so understand you should see mine with a much smaller area than your lovely crafting space.
LOVE all your layers of goodness on this tag Christine! First, the colours are AWESOME! And there's just so much to look at. Love the background with the bits of crackle paste and the stenciled black lettering. The trees are so sweet and just jump off the tag. Thanks so much for playing along at TTOC 2018! xx
Glorious mixed media tag and what a fun idea to make it into a card. I love all the layering of the gesso, acrylic paints, lindy's, stencilling and stamping to make one fabulous and unique background. The trees just pop off the tag and are fabulous. One stunning tag, with lots of fabulous interest and mixed media goodies X
Wow, that's a lot going on on this little tag. It all came together so beautifully. The trees are gorgeous, the background in fantastic and I love how you made it into a card.
I can imagine how you'd lose track of all that went into the making of a mixed media project like this. Gosh, it looks so cool! A mixed media canvas is on my list of things to try someday. Love the look of gesso, paints, die cuts and all that fun stuff. I like it as a little tag card with perfectly sized envelope, too. I would love to have a store like yours here! Easy to go nuts, I know, and buying in bulk it can really add up. It was a sad day when our only paper craft store in town closed.
Wow..absolutely Stunning Artsy Mixed Media tag/card, Christine. TFS all your many layers of mixed media products. You would have to write a book if you kept track of all your products and techniques. I LOVE your colors, crackle paste, stamping and much more my friend. You gave me some of your tags...thanks for the reminder. We are sure having fun again playing in Loll's inspiring Christmas Tag Challenge! Hugs, Nancy
I love the beautiful blue/green/purple background with all the layers of mixed media treasures, Christine! It's wonderful you made it into a card and made an envelope too. I was chucking while picturing you shopping lots and lots of card stock. :-) Hideko xx
Great idea to make it into a card! I'm going to have to copy that idea! And what a wonderful blend of mixed media supplies and techniques - it all created fabulous texture. A wonderful tag!
Wow! What a lot of mixed media on this one tag, Christine! I love all the texture and depth of the background! The trees are so pretty with the varied backgrounds and white outlines making each one different! This tag makes a delightful card too!
Lovely colors and tag design.
Hugs Diane
Love the trees! Beautiful tag!
Beautiful tag. Great texture, dimension and colours. I don’t make tags, so love how you turned it into a card! xx
Beautiful background texture! love that you created a card with your tag- great idea!
Your folding Christmas tree looks great. An amazing idea to connect all three Christmas trees together. Incredible inspiration.
BożenA xoxo
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