Thursday, July 25, 2019

Tag You're It Challenge #92

Hello friends.  On a bit of a Christmas kick lately (the weather has been SOOOOO HOT lately that it actually feels good to be making Christmas cards and tags!!), and the current Tag You're It Challenge has a BEAUTIFUL Christmas inspiration photo!!


Isn't it a beautiful photo with all the greenery and berries...so FUN and FESTIVE!!  I used a Penny Black stamp (Christmas Arrangement) and came up with this vintage looking Christmas tag...


I stamped my tag (MFT) with the PB image in black and then heat embossed in clear, and then water colored the leaves, berries, and pinecone.  I cut a 2nd tag from kraft (to mimic the color of the basket in the inspiration photo) and stamped it with a Hero Arts stamp (Vintage Christmas Post).  I sponged the edges of both tags and also splattered both with Soft Suede ink before sticking them together.  I finished by adding a die cut JOY from PTI's Bold Borders: Flurries and a wooden snowflake (SU!).  I did add some WOS to the snowflake and pinecone, and also added a couple Rainstones (PTI) and some brown gingham ribbon and twine.

You can check out all the FABULOUS tags from the DT and then play along right HERE.  

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!


10 comments:

Mac Mable said...

Vintage and fabulous looking Tag Marcia. I never think to just stamp part of an image, so thank you for the fabulous inspiration. Loving all the elements and love the cute berries being framed by the 'O' in the die cut Joy sentiment x.

Anita in France said...

You always make such beautifully detailed tags, Marcia ... this one is exactly that with the lovely colouring, great placement of the sentiment and that single snowflake ... a delicious little work of art! Hugs, Anita :)

Lisa Elton said...

Oh my goodness, do I ever love this! The layered tags, the gingham ribbon, one of my favorite word die cuts (why don't I just buy it LOL!!) and the lovely colors. They all add up to amazing Marcia!

Bonnie said...

Love this vintage look, Marcia! A pretty Christmas tag!

JoAnn said...

Love your gorgeous Christmas tag. The vintage look is a plus. TFS

Jen Mitchell said...

Gorgeous tag! I love the background images and your big "JOY" die cut sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Tag You're It!

Ros Crawford said...

You make the best tags...This is another beauty with the layers of different stamping. Stay cool my friend

Sharron said...

Goodness, this is SO awesome! Love your images and that gorgeous 'joy' die cut. You've added such perfect details for this one--even your photo is gorgeous and makes me so in the mood for the holidays!

Marybeth said...

Beyond stunning my friend! You have me in Christmas mode... just need a bit of extra time. Stunning and I LOVE your photo!

Kelly Szafron said...

This is so beautiful! I love all the festive details! Thank you for sharing your work at Tag You’re It!