Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Muse ChristmasVisions Challenge #113 + 25 Days of Christmas Tags


I'm thrilled to be a guest designer for Muse: ChristmasVisions #113! Our theme this week is botanicals - trees, mistletoe, holly, any festive greenery works - and we're playing along with Tracey McNeely's annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags. I used Winnie & Walter's Framed, In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies and Sentimental: Winter to create these non-traditional holiday tags.


I absolutely love the ribbon banner image from the Framed stamp set. It's big enough to be a tag so I decided to use it as the tag. I cut a second, unstamped shape, scored it along the left edge and secured it to the back of the stamped banners.


While I had the Framed stamp set out, I also stamped and watercoloured the foliage that comes in three sizes and curves in both directions. They're perfect for creating laurels and wreaths. I used Altenew dye inks to watercolour the banner and foliage - Parrot, Olive and Moss.


I also stamped all of the florals from In Bloom: Ashlee's Rosie Posies using Altenew inks - Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Grapevine, Maple Yellow and Honey Drizzle. If you would like to see  Ashlee's Rosie Posies in action, I used it for the second Two Many Cards video HERE.


To finish, I masked the sentiments from Sentimental: Winter, to stamp them on two lines. Then I assembled the florals and foliage using glue dots and adhered them to the tags. I used a 0.125" hole punch in the corner, looped black hemp cord, and added some sparkling crystals.


Be sure to link up your Muse: ChristmasVisions entries HERE and your 25 Days of Christmas Tags entries HERE for a chance to win prizes from the amazing sponsors below.


Thanks so much for playing along!

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20 comments:

Bunny said...

Very pretty tags. Love the colors. [Bunny]```

Natalie said...

Lovely tags Emily. I like how you showed that you don't have to use Christmasy elements to make a Christmas tag! I am so far behind on mine.

Nox said...

Such pretty floral tags!

MadeByMeghanK said...

Your coloring is great! I love non-traditional xmas colors!

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the shape of the tag.
Very elegant. The flowers
are wonderful. thanks
for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

wienerhoneymooners said...

Absolute LOVE that you are a guest at MUSE Christmas Visions, however your project,EVEN MORE LOVE... OVER THE MOON gorgeous!!!!!

Verna Angerhofer said...

Wonderful tags Emily.

Purple Princess said...

Super sweet tags!!

Karen Letchworth said...

oh Emily...your tags are beyond creative. They are stunning. I can't even! Thanks for sharing these sweet and inspiring tags.
Blessings,
Karen Letchworth
www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com

Teresa Doyle said...

Beautiful tags Emily and I enjoyed the video using this floral set. Nicely done.

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Wonderful projects.

cghundley said...

Love your using this
stamp as a tag! Looks
fabulous.
Carla from Utah

Sandy said...

Lovely nontraditonal tags for the holidays.

Lindsey said...

Your tags are beautiful! You are so good at clustering groups of images together, such pretty focal points!

Cindy C. said...

These tags are super cute and pretty!!

Cathy Lillie said...

Beautiful Christmas tags! I love how you used the ribbon banner for the base of your tags. It's fun to mix up the shapes and sizes of the tags for a more unique design.

Arianna Barbara said...

Gorgeous tags! Love so much the shape and colors!!!

Dana M said...

Gorgeous tags! I love the fabulously unique shape and floral images. Stunning!

sannalippert said...

Beautiful!!!

Emma said...

This tag is really gorgeous! Merry Christmas Images For Facebook