Papertrey Ink October 2014 Blog Hop

Hello friends.  Couldn't resist the blog hop this month as it's all about getting ready for the holidays with absolutely beautiful color combinations!  I knew right away that I wanted to use the first set of colors (Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Blueberry Sky, & Winter Wisteria) and my new "Songbird" stamp set.  After that the process became a bit trickier and I'll admit I really struggled!  It was the Blueberry Sky color that I struggled with, and even though I was trying to make Christmas tags, they kept coming out like birthday tags...grrrrrr!  It finally hit me after many attempts to just simplify it, and now I really like what I came up with!  Take a look:

I ended up using the little snowflake from the "Phrase Play #9" and that made all the difference (to me at least!) in making it look more like Christmas.  And of course not putting all 5 colors on each tag.  By keeping the colors separate (I did combine Hawaiian Shores & Aqua Mist) they don't look SO busy, and yet they are definitely part of a set by making them with all the same elements. I think these are going to look perfect on just plain white gift bags!  Not traditional, but definitely merry! :0)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have fun hopping around to see all the great ideas...love, LOVE holiday blog hops!! :0)