Guest Designer for Tales from the Craft Room November Challenge

     OK, by now you are probably well into your Christmas or other holiday cards but have you started on all the gift tags you will need?  No?  I hadn't either until Jo invited me to be a Guest Designer at Tales from the Craft Room this month.  Because the challenge theme is "Tags," that got me started and I have 6 done plus two or three gift card holders.

     This one with the adorable little Panda from Digi Doodle Studios was the first one I made.  It's called "Chuie Panda Christmas Tag" if you go looking for it in their store.

Colored with ProMarkers & silver/gold paint pens
Glitter added to the snow
Punched with Fiskars corner punch
Baker's twine from The Twinery

     Challenges:
A Bit More Time ...
Christmas Crafts ...
Christmas with the Cuties
Colouring in Scrapland
Dream Valley
Incy Wincy
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Outlawz Greetings
Pammie's Inky Pinkies

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Decorated Tree Gift Tag

     There are two earlier posts today so scroll down to see those.  This is an incredibly busy DT post day since the First of the Month fell on a Friday and I have a total of 4 DT posts for today.  :-D

     Another Friday and a new challenge at QKR Stampede, where our main theme is always Anything Goes.  But we also offer a twist which is optional and you can use it or not.  This week the option is to do "Christmas Tags."

     I chose the "Decorated Tree" image from QKR and cut my tag to fit the shape of the tree.

     I colored the tree with ProMarkers and added glitter to the star.  I used Wink of Stella on the ornaments for a bit of shine.  I punched a hole in the top and added sparkly metal ribbon.

     Challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft
A Perfect Time to Craft
Card Mania
Christmas Cards All Year Round
House of Cards
Kreativeinkauf

     I hope we're going to see you play along this week.  We always get as inspired by yours creations as you do from ours.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Christmas Tags

     Friday always means that a new challenge is starting over at QKR Stampede and our theme this week will help you get your "Christmas Tags" done.  I don't know why these are always the last things I get done each year when they are so simple and fast!  But here are a couple I managed and more will follow, I'm sure.

       

Colors came from MarkerPOP.

      The first one is done with Digi 15702 Pine Sprig and the second uses the sentiment Digi 14804 Peace and Love.

     The Pine Sprig is colored with Shin Han Touch markers, enhanced by Lyra colored pencils, then I added glitter to everything but the pine cones.  The sentiment is printed onto a scrap of white CS and both of the tag shapes are cut and punched.  I added the sparkly jute cord and called the project finished.

     Challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Addicted to Stamps
Crafting From the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Crafty Sentiments
Crazy Challenge
Die Cuttin' Divas
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Pixie's Snippets

     I hope we're going to see you play along this week and get a few of those gift tags done.  You know you're going to need them before the season ends.  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Snowman Tag

     I'm doing an extra card this week that will be used for the Tuesday Throwdown challenge which starts today and since Deedee's Digis is our sponsor, I get to use another image from Deedee's Digis and make another tag.  This darling snowman is from her Snowman Tags set.  Our theme is everyone's favorite, "Anything Goes."

I chose to base this on a sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges

(you can choose your favorite from last year 

and I chose #299, turned clockwise twice)

and then used colors from Christmas Card Challenges.

  

     The sentiment on the Snowman Tag is a tag in itself - a die cut from Sizzix.  I rubbed over the embossed letters with white chalk so that it would show up better.  The holly leaves also are embossed.  The entire snowman is cut with a scalloped die from Spellbinders.  The double bow is tied using narrow, white ribbon.

     Challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Craft for the Craic
Crafts Galore Encore
Crafting by Designs
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Girls Creations
Crafty Time
Creative Fingers
Glitter n Sparkle
Jo's Scrap Shack
Just Keep on Creating
Little Red Wagon
Not Just Cards
One Stitch at a Time
Outlawz CAS
Pile It On
Ribbon Girl
Simon Says Stamp
Winter Wonderland

     Don't forget that all of Deedee's Digis are on sale at 75% off until the end of the year.  After that, the shop closes and then you won't be able to get any of her cute sets.  Come play with us this week.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie