CAS Christmas Card Challenge reminder!

Hi friends, are you used to writing 2020 yet?  It does seem unreal, doesn't it?

Well our "tag"  challenge for CAS Christmas in January is still going on and we have more cards for your inspiration.  This is a wonderful way to get ahead of the game and save a lot of stress come next December, so I hope you will join us!

First I used a snowflake cuttlebug folder for my background, then I used a PTI Berry Wreath Tag die and made my scene using 2 PTI Tinsel and Tag dies.  I colored them with copics, used DOX for the background sky.  This was a fun and easy tag to make and adhere to the card.

Heart Hugs, friends!

Seize The Birthday "TAGS"

Hi Friends, is the summer winding down for you?

Our kids here in Oregon start school in two weeks, right after Labor day.

I think lots of Moms are happy to see the kiddos back on a schedule and out of the house!

Over at The Seize the Birthday Blog we are looking for TAGS...big or little!

I made a little gift box and wrapped it with faux string from PTI No Strings Attached, then actually added a tag from PTI Tiny Tags!

My little embellishments on the background is from Winnie & Walter Ring in the Celebration.

The topping is tags, BIG or LITTLE!

Or anything goes!!

Heart Hugs, friends!

One more for Tag You're It! # 36

These sweet little images are from Lawn Fawn:  Ready Set Snow!

I had to make a few extra tags because I decided to NOT put names on the gift boxes.  But don't worry I have a little cheat sheet that has each grand child's name and then the tag that belongs to them...I made two of the same tag for each child as I had two gifts per child.  

They can come and shake all they want, but they won't know if they are shaking their gift or not!  My daughter Lacey told me the other day that her daughter Addie has already figured out every gift that is hers under the tree...of course Lacey is playing it cool but really?  She guessed correctly on each one!  So I am thinking if she doesn't know which gift box is hers, than she can't guess, right?

You can go HERE to play along with this tag challenge and the inspiration tag is by Joyce!

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!  Hope you all are done with tags and cards for this year...I just finished wrapping my last gift, such a good feeling!

Tag You're It!

I think this might be my first tag for Tag You're It!  

 How is that possible?

I followed the cupcake theme...found one cupcake in the Tremendous Treats:  Birthday collection.  I had to make it with chocolate icing, of course!  I used Distress Pens to color and die cut with water color paper.

OH...the tag itself was cut with watercolor paper and can you guess what I used?

BRUSHO!!  

And it was the orange color I used!

I love how it splatters out, reminds me of fireworks and how all of a sudden the explosion is filled with lights of all colors...that is what happens with this if you just spray it at an angle and don't saturate the paper!

So fun!  I added a second tag to the back to match the berry sorbet ribbon I used.

This was very fun, I will definitely be back with more tags in the future!!

Here is the awesome inspiration tag from the very talented Nancy Penir .

 

I hope you will play along and thank you for stopping by and visiting me!!

Have a terrific week!

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

Merry Monday...Tag your It!

The Merry Monday Challenge is about TAGS!

I used PTI Tag #5 and sponged a little blue distress ink around the edges.

I water colored the "ice rink" with Zig Clear Brush Ink, stamped that little penguin and hat and fussy cut it all.

My sentiment is from a Paper Smooches set called Swanky Dudes.

I had some random snowflake confetti that I added to the card.

The red pattern paper is from Lawn Fawn:  Snow Day

The Challenge is to create a card with a tag(s) on it!

Tag You're It!

Tag You're It! Challenge is up!

I used PTI Tag Sale # 11, a little washi tape, and a rose from the Year of Flower Collection.

The sentiments and little flowers in the corner are from a Stamp A-Faire Collection, it said just what I needed it to say, so I used it!  Next Saturday is the BIG Papertrey Stamp-A-Faire day!

The first year they held this, my BFF and I flew to Chicago and then drove with other PTI addicts to Cincinnati!  What fun that was!  We got to play with Betsy, Michele, Dawn, Lisa Johnson, Heather and of course Nichole!

Linda with Nichole 2011
Since that year, Lin has been coming down to Oregon and staying a week or more with me and we spend almost the entire time playing in the craft room!  We do take meal breaks, a daily walk and even trips to the coast...we have been BFF's for 57 Years.
She is coming down on Monday...so we will be getting ready for the BIG day...we look forward to this every year!  We have so much fun...we laugh and laugh and talk and talk and make cards like crazy!! 
Have a good weekend!
Heart Hugs!


 

 



Seize the Birthday!

WELCOME FRIENDS!

Today we have a topping of "TAGS"!

We would love to see your "birthday card" with a tag on it...

or you can always just do "anything goes" kind of birthday card!

I hope you will join us over at

Seize the Birthday

and check out all the sweet cards by the DT!

I kept mine pretty simple this time...

after taking two weeks of the online water color class it felt good

to go back to my roots and do a clean and simple kind of card!

Paper:  PTI white, pure poppy

stamps:  Embellished Elegance

dies:  PTI tag ##

stencil:  the Crafters workshop:  mini chicken wire

sequins:  doodlebug