Owl Occasions Gift Tag!

This is a cute little Christmas gift tag which uses the Owl Occasions stamp set:

What a cute little owl with his Santa hat!  I like the touch that the woodgrain embossing folder gave to this tag, too!

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Owl Occasions

CARDSTOCK: 
     Soft Suede:  4-1/4 x 5-1/2
     Gumball Green 3 x 3
     Cherry Cobbler:  1-7/8 x 1-7/8
     Be of Good Cheer DSP:  1-1/4 x 2-3/4
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Gumball Green

INK:  Soft Suede

MARKERS:  Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie

ACCESSORIES:  Dotted Scallop Border Punch, 1" Square Punch, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Window Frames Framelits, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Cherry Cobbler Brads, Dimensionals, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, Two Tags Die, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Festive Paper Piercing Pack

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

No Peeking Gift Tag Convention Swap!

This is a gift tag I made for a tag swap at Stampin Up's annual convention back in July:

The little snowman turned out SO CUTE!  And I LOVE the color combo of Baja Breeze and Gumball Green!

And the recipe for this tag:

STAMPS:  No Peeking

CARDSTOCK: 
     Baja Breeze:  3-1/2 x 5-1/2
     Gumball Green:  2-1/2 x 2-1/2
     Be of Good Cheer DSP:  3/4 x 2-3/4
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Gumball Green, Baja Breeze

MARKERS:  Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green

ACCESSORIES:  Finishing Touches Edgelits, Delicate Doilies Sizzlit, Two Tags Die, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, Gumball Green 3/8 Stitched Satin Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Sponge, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Terrific Tag for April!

Okay, so I have failed at blogging for a while.  Life kind of derailed my plans to keep current, but here I am back again with my Terrific Tag for April (yes, I know it is May--I haven't made a card for May, yet!).

I was invited to be a vendor at a crop sponsored by a Girl Scout troop to raise money to go to Savannah, and needed a couple of Make and Takes; when I think of something fast to create, my mind always rushes to tags.  So I thought I would do something that would take care of two things, my Make and Take and my Terrific Tag for April.

Here is the tag I created:

I really was pleased with the way the tag turned out, too!  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Gifts of Christmas, Tag Time

CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake:  3-1/2 x 5-1/2
     Jolly Holiday DSP:  1-3/4 x 2-3/4
     Old Olive:  2-3/4 x 3-3/4
     Scraps:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

INK:  Old Olive

MARKERS:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

ACCESSORIES:  Hemp Twine, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Two Tags Die, Ovals Die, Big Shot, XL Oval Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Terrific Tag for March!

It is already March 1, so time for another Terrific Tag!  I am so glad to be getting some Christmas gift tags created so that I won't be as rushed during December!  This month, I pulled out one of my all time favorite sets, Polar Bears, which is retired. 

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Polar Bears, Tiny Tags, Season of Friendship

CARDSTOCK:  
     Crumb Cake:  3-1/2 x 5
     Real Red:  2-1/2 x 3-7/8
     Marina Mist:  2-3/8 x 3-3/4
     Whisper White:  2-1/4 x 2-1/2
      Scraps:  Whisper White

INK:  Black Stazon, Marina Mist

ACCESSORIES:  Round Tab Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Metallic Brads, Watercolor Crayons, Blender Pens, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Corner Rounder Punch, Two Tags Die, Big Shot

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Terrific Tag for February!

I'll bet you thought I would forget all about my resolution to do one tag each month, didn't you?  Well, I didn't, and here is my Terrific Tag for February:

This tag is bright, colorful and cheerful, and who wouldn't like these cute little snowguys, right?

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Merry Winter

CARDSTOCK: 

     Marina Mist:  3-1/2 x 5

     Old Olive:  1-3/8 x 2-3/4

     Real Red:  3 x 3

     Whisper White:  2 x 2

INK:  Old Olive

MARKERS:  Basic Black, Old Olive, Real Red, Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie

ACCESSORIES:  Peek-a-boo Frame Die, Two Tags Die, Snowburst Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Sponge, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Mini Jingle Bell

This was a lot of fun to make.  You can't really see it in the picture, but I used the long "strip" of snowflakes and used my Marina Mist marker to color just one and then stamp it a couple of times.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,

Linda

Sew Suite April Play Day Project

This is the fourth project we made at my April Play Day.  It uses the Two Tags Die, which is one of my all time favorites!

When the Sewing Kit is opened, it looks like this:

Inside the kit are buttons and thread.  It is hard to see, but the Melon Mambo cardstock has been stamped with the pin cushion stamp with Melon Mambo ink.

Here is a picture that shows the contents better:

I had seen some of these sewing kits on Stampin Connection, and patterned mine after what I had seen, but didn't write down the names of the creators like I usually do.  If you made one of these, or know who did, let me know and I will give proper credit.

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Sew Suite

CARDSTOCK:
     Tempting Turquoise:  3-3/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Melon Mambo:  4 x 3-3/4, scored at 2
     Whisper White:  2-3/4 x 3-1/4
     Sweet Stitches DSP:  2 x 2-3/4
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo

INK:  Basic Black, Melon Mambo

ACCESSORIES:  Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Sticky Strip, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, Circle Scallop Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, Melon Mambo Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda