Embossed Christmas Tag

Here is one more tag for your packages to have a little extra gift!

Merry Christmas!

Here are the products I used, you can buy them at Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium!

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Evergreen Bough

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Festive Berries

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Iced Spruce

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Vintage Photo

Tim Holtz Distress Stain Festive Berries

Tim Holtz Distress Stain Tarnished Brass

Tim Holtz Texture Fade Christmas Backgrounds and Borders Set

Ranger Emboss-it Dabber

Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder

Ranger Distress Clear Rock Candy Glitter

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Plaquettes

Tim Holtz Christmas Adornments

Ribbon

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Simple Sayings Stamp Set

Ranger Manila Tag

Ranger Glossy Accents

Dimensional Adhesive

Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Christmas Gag Gift-Bathroom Plunger Remodeled

Every year our family plays a dirty Santa game.  We have to spend $10.  This year my husband had a great idea when he ran across a plunger at the Dollar Tree store.

He asked if I could decorate it and we'd tape $10 underneath it.

 

I had picked up some pine cones in the yard several weeks ago and put them in the oven to kill the bugs.  The sap was still running and very sticky!

I knew what I wanted to try.

 

I had Donnie cut some of the handle down.  He rounded the top edge.

 

I had cut a whole page of diamonds with my cricut cartridge. I used the background on another project.  I had 120 triangles left over!  (used 12x12 white cardstock)

 I spritzed them with these liquid pearls.  They were really light, but gives a definite glimmer and shine.

 I spray painted the bottom of the plunger in gold.  I painted the handle with Tim Holtz vintage photo distress paint.
I hot glued the diamonds with a small piece of vintage lace-each one all over each pine cone.  Was a little time consuming, but so worth it!  I used hot glue to glue them to the pine cone petals.

 I wrapped some gold wire (I had gotten it from dollar store a long time ago) The little mouse was in my stash as well as the gold wire ribbon.  I made me a bow easy with stiff cardboard so I could make a bigger bow and spread the layers.

 Here's a shot of the rear.  I had this greenery that I went around it with  I think it turned out pretty cute!  I put the money in a small envelope and taped it under the plunger!! LOL  Pretty cute gag gift huh?

For the items in red-please visit Robyn's store for LOW PRICES!!!!!

I Did It Creations




 

12 tags of 2013 ~ December

This is one of three tags I made from following Tim's techniques for December 2013.

I used TH stamps, TH dies, TH ink pads, archival inks, embossing powder, TH frosted film, Clearly for Art, Harlequin stencil and trim. 

Beads from my stash.

You will find Tim's tutorial here

Stenciled Christmas Tags

Have some Christmas Fun with Tags for your gifts!

You can find the products 

I used at Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium!

DecoArt Traditions Burnt Umber 

DecoArt Traditions Sap Green

DecoArt Texture Stucco Medium

Palette Knife

Tim Holtz HollyBough Layering Stencil

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Evergreen Bough

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Iced Spruce

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Tim Holtz Simple Sayings Stamp

Dylusions Christmas Words Stamps

Tim Holtz Alterations Christmas Bells Die

Liquid Pearls Ruby Red

Ranger Foil Tape Squares

Tim Holtz Christmastime  Remnant Rubs

Tim Holtz Enamel Plaquettes

Lawn Fawn Trimmings Roll 

Momento Black Ink

Cardstock

Tim Holtz Grungepaper

Mixed Media Christmas Tags-Fingers beware!!

Are you ready to have some fun??

 

 I had to piece together a gift box to wrap a gift and had some pieces left over. What's a girl to do?
Cut them up into tag sizes!! Of course!
After I had cut them into various sizes, I covered them with black gesso. Then the fun began!!

 I rubbed some white gesso on-with my fingers....got some stencils out and did some stenciling with Traditions Acrylic Paint.  Don't forget to turn your stencil over & dab the left over paint somewhere too!
Found an old tooth brush (I thought about using my husbands-but decided that would be a Grinch attitude & since this is Christmas-I'd better be nice or Santa won't come!)
Flicked some white Traditions Acrylic Paint around (I didn't use my finger -I scraped it with an old credit card)

 I ripped up some small pieces of Tim Holtz tissue paper & some left over cello paper with white swirls and glued onto various spots with Liquitex Matte Medium Gel.  Took a white gel pen and did some doodling as well.

When completely dry-I embellished them!  Used some stuff in my stash.  Sentiments from Stampin Up.  Cardstock from MME.  Seam binding.  Diecuts from K and Company.

 Used Kaisercraft Christmas Tradition designer paper and made the angel.  Cut the holly leaves with my cricut.

They all turned out great!  They have found a home on my Christmas packages.
I hope this inspires YOU to have some fun and play a little!

You can find the high lighted items at Robyn's store:  Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium
All prices are 20-25% less than retail. 


Thanks for stopping by,
Karen Conner

Joy to the World

This is a simple tag to make. The base of die cut #8 manila tag was inked with Antique Linen, next place diamond or harlequin stencil over the tag still using Antique Linen distress ink with foam applicator. 

Die cut Tim Holtz wreath with green card stock. Red card stock dots were made with tiny paper punch. Same red card stock was used to die cut bow. Die cut strip die using Joy to the world and painted red with distress paint. While wet I added a little bit of glitter to finish this tag.

Gift Trays

A short video to show you what you can do in a short time for a great gift!

Here are some photos for you!