Snowmen and Santa Goodies

Hello again this week. Today, I have some items I've made for swaps, students, and cards to send out to friends and family...so not too much.

I was recently honored to be asked to join a group of ladies at a Christmas retreat. We all made things to swap, and the theme was Snowmen. I made these necklaces and tags for everyone.

 

I made the tags on thin sheets of wood, all a different kind of wood. I hand painted each of them with each person's favorite color and gave them an initial...Laverne and Shirley style. Tim Holtz's Distress Paint worked beautifully on the wood.

 

 

 

The cards I made to send to friends and family, and the tags for students in my Christmas classes. The papers and ephemera are all old and I had no idea where they came from, but it's time I use up the stash. Ranger's Stickles transformed all of these...you just gotta have Stickles on Christmas projects!

 

 

One more Christmas post and then I'm through until January...I think...and it's a big one you won't want to miss. Until then, happy meetings and greetings with friends and family. Don't let your family drive you crazy!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

12 Tags of 2016 Remix - December

WOW...it's the last Tim tag of the year. I can't believe how it's flown by. Here is my December take on Tim's 12 Tags of 2016 Remix, a mash up of May, 2014 (see mine here but so not a fav) and December, 2015 (mine here and a fav). I have thoroughly enjoy the whole remix and revisiting of techniques and ideas. Thank you Tim and all the participants for the inspiration and fun! I know it must take a mound of time from your days Tim, but we all appreciate you so.

I used the Holly Bough Layering Stencil to mist in Tumbled Glass Spray Stain, then I added Cranberry Stickles from Ranger for the berries.

I embossed the word with a combination of Wendy Vecchi's Sky Blue Powder and Ranger's Antiquities in Cobalt. I did it twice to get it really deep.

After using ephemera I've wanted to use for a while...love this technique Tim...I embellished and added more Stickles. But guess what?!!...I forgot to sew around the tag. I was so looking forward to that. So I decided to go with a little Grit Paste around the edges to look like snow. At first I didn't like it, but it grew on me.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, and for all the love! I'll be back again soon with some stuff I've made for people for Christmas. Until then, happy Christmas parties with ugly sweaters!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Dylusions Mixed Media Journaling Tags #10	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 TEXTURED SURFACES	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Holly Bough	tim holtz distress tumbled glass stain	Ranger Stickles in Cranberry
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray	Sizzix Tim Holtz ShadowPress Station	Sizzix Tim Holtz ShadowPress in Christmas Set	Ranger Inkssentials INKY ROLLER SMALL Ink Brayer	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Sky Blue
Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8x8 Mini Stash in Tidings	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Sky Blue Embossing Powder	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera Pack in Christmastime	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera Pack in Festive	Gathered Twigs - Distress Ink
MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Multi Medium Matte	Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 SNOWFLAKES Adornments	Idea ology Mirrored stars
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Star Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Typed Tokens in Christmas	Tim Holtz Idea-ology ARROWS Adornments Metal Charms	Tim Holtz Idea-ology VIAL LABELS	Tim Holtz Core′dinations DISTRESS Colorcore 4.25 X 5.5 Cardstock
Sizzix Tim Holtz Large Paper Punch in Laurel	Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Punch in Large Pine	Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Punch in Large Juniper	Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Punch in Medium Holly	Tim Holtz Splatter Brush
Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Picket Fence	Tim Holtz Idea-ology JINGLE BRADS	Ranger Palette Knife set	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress GRit Paste

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!