a card and two tags...

Hello!!  As my blog title says I have a card and two tags to share today.  First up is the card for the current MFT sketch challenge.  Making tags has been taking up all my time lately so I really wanted to get a card or two in this weekend.  When I saw the new MFT sketch an idea was hatched to use the snowflake stamps and dies from the MFT Snowflake Splendor kit.  I used the largest die in the set that is intended to die cut a stamped snowflake and created a window with it in a panel of white cardstock I die cut with an AJVD backdrop rectangle die.  I then adhered the panel to a white cardstock base with removal adhesive and stamped the snowflake using my mini MISTI to get good alignment.  I then die cut all the pieces for a matching snowflake using cardstock in a colors similar to the ink colors.  All the pieces were adhered together and then attached to the panel above the stamped snowflake.  The sentiment from Snow Globe Sentiments was stamped on vellum, heat embossed in white, trimmed down and adhered with rolled up glue dots.  As I was adhering the sentiment strip I did think that I could have turned the window into a shaker element.   Oh well... maybe next time.   I will also add this to the current SIP challenge of let it snow.

The tags are for Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist.  First up is a tag for day 4... watercoloring.  I used the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass Greetings.  I die cut the tag from watercolor paper and then stamped the Love sentiment in watermark ink and embossed it in white.  I used Daniel Smith watercolors from the Shari Carroll and Debby Hughes (one color from each) palettes to color the letters and around the letters for a really soft look.  The other sentiments were stamped in black on white cardstock and trimmed out.  I loved the way Sandy added vellum to her project, but knew because my coloring was so soft adding an overlay like Sandy did would completely obscure everything.  So I brought in some vellum by die cutting little snowflakes from vellum and silver cardstock and adding them to the tag.  Each snowflake had a little silver PPP sequin added to the center as well.  Since I used some Simon Says Stamp products I will be adding this tag to the current SSS flickr challenge of anything goes.

The second tag is for day 6 to use purple, green and gray.  I was totally inspired by Kittie's gorgeous tag and tried my hand at making some little purple poinsettias.  I have some older Spellbinders poinsettia dies that I knew would work well for making my tiny poinsettias.  I pulled them out and die cut them from the purple cardstock and then tried to shape them as best I could.  The leaves were die cut using a slightly larger poinsettia die from the set.  I adhered them together and then added some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Lemoncello to the centers and let everything dry.  The tag is from Reverse Confetti, as is the gray piece layered on top to look like lattice.  The sentiment is from the Essentials by Ellen Merry & Bright stamp set and was stamped in gray ink.  I adhered the flowers and then added the purple ribbon tied with white and gray baker's twine.   My poinsettia's aren't as well done as Kittie's, but I think they turned out rather nice! This one will be going into the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of gift it.

Six tags down... six to go!!  Have a wonderful day!!

Supplies:  Card:  Cardstock:  MFT white, SU! aqua, turquoise, MFT light blue, PTI vellum; Stamps:  MFT; Dies:  MFT, ODBD and AJVD

Tag 1:  Cardstock:  Ranger watercolor, PTI white; Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp; Dies:  ODBD (tag), Stampin Up!; Watercolors:  Daniel Smith; Embossing powder:  Hero Arts; Ink:  VersaMark and VersaFine

Tag 2:  Cardstock:  PTI white, dark green, SU! purple and gray; Stamps:  Essentials by Ellen; Dies:  Spellbinders and Reverse Confetti; Ribbon:  PTI; Baker's Twine:  The Twinery; Nuvo Jewel Drops; Ink:  VersaFine