12 Days of Christmas Sale Day 10 and Tag (You're It!) Tuesday!

Day 10 was begging for more Christmas tags, so I happily obliged!

I absolutely love the Kraft paper this year for tags.  It just provides such a great base for the colors of Christmas to pop right off!  I used my Close to My Heart Sparkle and Shine Paper Packet and Topiary CS for the bows on these.  My trusty Artiste Cricut Cartridge took care of the easy to assemble bows which I simply popped a brad through to hold in place!  So simple!

I used the Mini Tower Pigment Inks for these tags to allow the color to remain true when stamped on the darker paper.  They come in each of our 40 colors!  :)  This image is found on the December 25th My Acrylix Set.

You can still pick up the baker's twine I used on my website while it lasts, but it will be sold out when they are gone.

Now, who wants to see the Sale special for today???

Yep!  It's back for the last time!  Any size order gets a freebie today AND an entry to win that $50 mystery box filled with CTMH goodies!!!  Just place your order on my website HERE, and then let me know which size M stamp you would like!   Give it away, or keep it for yourself! 

Don't forget to check out the adorable Stamp of the Month too!  It coordinates with the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection and is just $5 with a $50 purchase all month long.  :)

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...

...my crafty hands made me, gift tags for under the tree.

Yep, it is almost here!!!  Christmas is right around the corner, so put out those cookies and carrots tonight and sit back and relax.  Um, wait a minute....I mean get your tail in gear and move, move, move!!!  Are you a last-minute wrapper?  I try not to be, but with posting daily for the last twelve (or thirteen, oops!) days, it was inevitable, lol!!!  Welcome to life at Christmas with a craft blog!  ;)

There are several different versions of this tag floating around, but this is mine.  :)  I love the shape of this tag, just wondering why I chose such a trim waistline for the jolly old elf!  ;)  Actually, I had some scraps of shimmer trim left over from another project, and this was the perfect way to use them up!  Belt buckles!  

I have really become fond of the mix of blues and browns for Christmas themed paper crafts this year.  These tags are just one implication of my taste.  I am a huge fan of the Wonderland papers that I used and really hope they bring it back someday!   I also used a stamp from December 25th.  I have really used this stamp quite a bit.

My Gelly Roll Stardust pen wanted in on the action today, so I added a bit of shimmer on the snowflakes.  Hope you can see it.

Good luck tonight, and God Bless!!! 

On the Fourth Day of Christmas...

...my crafty hands made me, Lollipop Gift Taggies!  (I tried harder for the rhyme today!)

These papers are from the MME Christmas Wish 6x6 designer paper pad.  The white cardstock is my CTMH White Daisy and I added bits of Cranberry Cardstock too.  Notice anything new???  Our GLITTER PAPER!  I received a 12 x 12 sheet of Close to My Heart's brand new glitter paper with the Whooo's Your Valentine Kit and I am LOVING IT!  I used it here as a scalloped circle on the right.

I used Marvy White Liquid Applique on the furry parts of the Santa hat and used the heating tool on it to give it some 3D effects.  I LOVE this stuff, and you can get it from our Idea Book too! 

I stamped the owl twice each time to cut out the feathers and pop them up.  Here, I used Whisper and Cranberry Inks.

 

I added the 3" lollipop sticks between two layers of cardstock using 1/8" foam tape and liquid glass.  

For this little guy I used Back and Cranberry Inks.  He is super-easy to cut out with our Micro Trim Scissors.  I never knew I could do paper piecing so easily until I had a pair of these amazing scissors.  I stamped the sentiment, "Just For You," and the "to and from" from the December 25th My Acrylix stamp set.   Finally, I added some Green Glitz Glitter Gel to the polka dots on the scalloped paper.

I am really loving these Lollipop tags now...can't wait to make more!

On the Second Day of Christmas...

...my crafty hands made me, A Treat Tube full of Christmas love!  (yeah, it's soooo not gonna rhyme every day!)  ;)

I used the Treat Tube (new product in Close to My Heart's 2013 Spring/Summer Idea Book) from the Whooo's Your Valentine Kit to make this great stocking stuffer or secret Santa gift!  I love the look of the Lollipop Tag.  My friend sent me a link to these little treasures for inspiration, and I finally had the time to make some.  Here is THE BLOG the idea came from.  You will see more of them on the Fourth Day of Christmas.  ;)

The sentiment is stamped in White Daisy Ink on Cranberry Cardstock.  The stamp is in set C1469 December 25th.  I attached the Lollipop Tag to my Treat Tube with Shimmer Trim!  It stays put nicely, and the weight of the Kisses keeps it upright too.  I bet I could even squeeze one more in there...

Hope I inspired you to treat someone this year!~Hugs!