12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day 12

This is it! Gift tag number 12. I wanted to include the ridiculous 6 7 that's taking over our youth this year. If you've got a young one, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

I adjusted a file that was in Cricut Design Space to make it easier to put together and less pieces. Find the link for this cut HERE.

Watch the YouTube video for the last gift tag and make sure you leave a comment. 

I used Christmas bread tied to finish them and Nuvo Drops in Ivory Seashell to highlight the snow covered numbers.

The giveaway will end Sunday December 14 so be sure you leave all your comments by mid-day. The winner will win a set of one each of the 12 gift tags that were made during this series and be announced by that evening.

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day 11

Thanks for following the 12 Days of Christmas Tags Series and for making it to tag 11. To see the previous tags, you can just scroll back or click on the label to the right.

These gift tags were fun to create since I got to go through my painty papers. And I have a lot! 

Even the background papers are from my stash of painty papers. The design itself is not new or exciting but using these quirky, fun papers really brings them to another level!

What do you think? Pretty cool, huh?

Watch the YouTube video for my thought process.

Be sure to leave comments for an entry into the end of series giveaway. One person will win a set of one each of the 12 tags!  Good luck!

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day 10

Day 10 of the tag series is probably my favorite. I decided to paint Christmas tree on wooden tags. I just painted this during a paint night with my friends last week and thought it would be perfect in miniature form. I was right! They turned out so good!

I used two shades of blue, two shades of green, black and white acrylic paints and some clear Stickles to rub over the trees once they dried.

Watch the YouTube video to for the process. This one will be a little longer but it'll be worth watching!

At the end of the series, there's a giveaway and one person will win a set of one of each of the 12 tags made during the series.

Leave a comment for an entry. Leave one every day here, my YouTube channel, instagram and/or Facebook. Good luck!

Here's a picture of my finished canvas and my friends.

12 Days of Christmas Tag Series; Day 9

12 Days of Christmas Tag Series; Day 9 uses a Disney die that I got from Jenlee Schoolcraft website. Check out the website if you're interested in budget friendly both new and gently used craft supplies. If you use my first name, Dorlene, you'll get an additional 10% off the already low prices.

Back to the tags, I cut six white, 6 brown and 6 gray Olafs,  basically 3 cuts per snowman. I know I could have used markers to color all the parts but I liked the extra layers. I did, however color the carrot noses with an orange alcohol marker.

I added two washi tapes to the bottom of the embossed tags to add color and to make it festive! I also stamped a greeting and some snowflakes to the background.

Tinsel ribbon and red string finish it up!

Be sure to check out the process video on YouTube along with all the other tags already posted. 

Leave a comment here, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for entries into the giveaway at the end of the series. Each comment on the different platforms = one entry. The lucky winner will receive a set of one each of the tags created in this series.

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day 8

Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Tags Series. For today's tag, I used four different punches.  I took a tab punch to create a snow globe base; a circle punch for the snow globe and snow; crop-a-dile and a tag punch. Finished them with cute caroler brads I purchased from Eyelet Outlet.

Topped them off with silver thread, holographic disc and a jingle bell to each tag topper.

These snow globes are about 2" tall and oh so cute. So perfect to use your cardstock and patterned paper scraps!

Be sure to check out the process video on YouTube along with all the other seven tags already posted. 

Leave a comment here, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for entries into the giveaway at the end of the series. Each comment on the different platforms = one entry. The lucky winner will receive a set of one each of the tags created in this series.

To take a look at the tags made in previous years, click on the 12 Days of Christmas Tags label at the bottom right of the blog home page.

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series, Day Six

We're at the halfway point of my 12 Days of Christmas Tags Series and this one is an easy one. I saw this print then cut project by Marta Silvestre on Cricut Design Space and made no changes except changed the size of them.

Like I said, easy. I don't feel bad about it because that's what crafters do.  Create projects, share them and hope others make them too!

I did make them my own by removing the names on the labels and most importantly, added the fun twine with beads to finish them off.  Click HERE for the DS link.

Be sure to check out the process video on YouTube along with all the other five tags already posted. 

Leave a comment here, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for entries into the giveaway at the end of the series. Each comment on the different platforms = one entry. The lucky winner will receive a set of one each of the tags created in this series.

To take a look at the tags made in previous years, click on the 12 Days of Christmas Tags label at the bottom right of the blog home page.

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day 5

Day Five...have you been following along?  Make sure you're leaving comments for a chance to win a set of one each of the 12 tags made this year.

I used a funky and fun Elf Made stamp set by AALL and Create.   I colored them in using alcohol markers and white pen highlights.

The chipboard tags and vellum sheet were gifted to me by two crafty friends. 

The vellum is glued only under the elves but tied together with a variety of ribbon and a large jingle bell!

Make sure to watch the YouTube video to get some tips on the tags!

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day 4

It's Day Four of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags Series and I've got a sparkly one. I purchased washi tape and snowman brads from Eyelet Outlet when I attended the Expo earlier this year. Actually, the washi tape was purchased two years ago!

The tags were customized and cut with the Cricut. The rest was super easy to put together. Watch the YouTube process video for instructions on how I customized the tag fronts and bases.

So easy but so sparkly! Watch the YouTube video:

What do you think about the brown and blue color combo? I like it.

Reminder: At the end of the series I will give away one set of one each of the 12 tags made this year.  To gain an entry, leave a comment here, YouTube, instagram and/or Facebook. Each comment in any of these places equals an entry.

If you're interested in previous years tags, click on the label at the bottom right of the home page.

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day Three

Day Three of my 12 days series. I hope you've been watching each YouTube video, IG post and blog post. Be sure to leave a comment to gain an entry at my series ending giveaway!

I used the Cricut for these tags and changed a Santa hat monogram into a gift tag.

Get step by step instructions on the YT video:

As mentioned above, at the end of the series, one lucky person will win one set of each of the 12 tags made this year.  To get an entry, leave a comment here, Facebook, Instagram and/or YouTube. 

If you are interested in seeing tags from previous years, click on the label below.

12 Days of Christmas Tags Series; Day Two

Day Two and these are easy ones. Super cute, but easy. I stamped and die cut these simple gingerbread men and women. I also used my Creative Memories circle cutter to cut three different size circles to stack on top of each other.

I swear that I'll use the paper scraps generated from those for another project soon! You gotta hold me to it!

Watch the YouTube process video for more details:

Be sure to leave a comment here, YouTube, Instagram and/or Facebook to gain an entry on my giveaway. At the end of the series, each comment will be an entry in the drawing.  The winner will get one set of all 12 tags made this year.

If you're interested in seeing the tags from previous years, click on the label to the right.

12 Days of Christmas Tags; Day One

It's that time! 12 Days of Christmas Tags Series is starting now. Before I forget, make sure you leave a comment here, my YT channel, Facebook and/or Instagram to earn an entry for the giveaway.  

At the end of the series, one person will get a set of one of each gift tag made this year.

Day One, I am using my Cricut to create a beautiful decorated jingle bell. As noted in my Design Space project, I took the design from another Cricuteer but made some changes.  You can find the file HERE.

These tags have four layers of cardstock and are very thick and sturdy. I added the white circles to the backs so I could stamp To and From. You could skip this if you prefer. 

Watch the YouTube process video for more details.

If you'd like to see previous year's tags, click on the 12 Days of Christmas Tags label to the right.

Sizzix Sidekick and Dies Challenge; Final Project

It's the last Saturday in March and this is the last project of my Sizzix Sidekick and Dies challenge. Since I'm out of town, I was limited to only a few supplies. I still managed to make a beautiful card for the challenge!

Be sure to watch the final YouTube process video to see how this was done.

Sizzix Sidekick Challenge Project Four

Project Four of my Sizzix Sidekick and Dies card challenge is this cute bows card. Act, it's two cards!

I used this die set from scrapbook.com. I purchased it  I love the bows but figured there are some delicate bows that could be hard to cut with the Cricut.

Watch the YouTube process to see how these cards were made.

Sizzix Sidekick and Dies Challenge; Three

Hey there! Not only are these cards fulfilling my Sizzix Sidekick challenge but also the Create Three Ways IG challenge. The IG challenge is to take one item and create three different cards using it.

I used the Hello Puddles stamp and die set to make 3 cute Get Well cards:

FSJ is no longer in business but that doesn't mean you can't make a similar card. There is a process video so you can see how two of these were created. Here's a hint, I used stencils, vellum, and a circle punch.

Check it out:

And don't forget about the IG hop to see what others created! My IG is @3sons_and_astar

Sizzix Sidekick Die Challenge; Card Two

It's Saturday and March so it's time to share a card as part of my Sizzix Sidekick & Die Card Challenge for March. I love hosting my own challenges since it gets me to use products that I forget about.

For Project Two, I die cut a lighthouse birdhouse that I purchased from Spellbinders. I'm also combining it with a sketch challenge at sundaystamps.blogspot.com. I love using sketches for cards because it just makes it easier to start! Here's the sketch that I'm using:

Here's the card:

Be sure to check out the YouTube process video to see how it was made and come back Saturday for the third card!

UPDATE:  this card was selected as one of their top picks!