I’m all over the calendar today from the snow and mitten days of winter, to the hot summer beach days!
Yesterday, I started working on Christmas tags for the challenge at Tag Tuesday. I was in Hobby Lobby recently and they have all the Christmas decorations out already. Normally I would be excited, but I’m thinking in VA anyway that this pandemic is going to limit the travel and normal festivities of the holiday this year. I’m still going to work on some Tags, but my Christmas wrapping party at the church will more then likely be canceled for 2020 😦
I’m Pressing on and creating anyway ~ here are the tags that I created:
This was made with gold foil stickers which I found really hard to take off the paper and place straight on my tag ~ But I got it semi where I wanted it!The penguins are from vintage recycled wrapping paper I found at the thrift store. I love it because it means not only did the person save it for all those years, but after not reusing it, donated it for someone like me to play with instead of sending it to the landfill. I die cut card stock and the paper into ovals and added a line of washi tape and stamped “To & From”.Here is my first paper cluster inspired tag .
This cupcake someone else made and gifted to me, so I recycled it into a new tag.
This image was on a card that I fussy cut out and added string to.
Next I found three challenges to join this morning:
Creative process: testing colors and stamps and playing around.I taped off the edge and sponged blue sky and water first then stamped the sand. I stamped the wave and the rider (didn’t wait) and kind of blended more blue around. I added the Crystal drops and used the embossing heat gun to dry. Then added sparkle with a white gelly roll pen that I think you can see below. Lastly I added the birthday sentiment to this CAS, male, beachy, themed card. All the supplies I used: Stampin Up Delightful Dijon, Apricot Appeal, Pacific Point and Bashful blue ink. Ride the Wave stamps by Taylored Expression. Sand by Stampin up and Posh Impressions. Wave is from Stamp Franciso. Nuvo Crystal drops and white gelly roll pen for the splash.
Thanks for stopping by and blessings on your week ahead!
You are all over the calendar Karen but they all look so good. And it is fun to jump around and do a little
Of this and a little of that. Hope your week went well
Oooooooooooooh, Karen, you have made my day with all of those gorgeous tags, wow! And wow again! I can’t pick a fave, they are all fantastic! But don’t tell my people at Tag Tuesday, I like the beach card even better, it is fabulous, unusual and just gorgeous! Thanks for making me smile today!
Have a wonderful Sunday, hugs, Valerie
Superb sense of motion in the waves. Loving your beach strip! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
A super surfing card which one of my sons would love as he’s a surfer and I know how hard it is to get suitable images to make him card, thanks so much for joining in with our ‘Masculine’ theme at Allsorts challenge.
A great card for our tic tac toe grid – I love seeing all those lovely tags too – those penguins are adorable – what a great find. Yes I think Christmas will be a different scenario here in the UK too – as long as I can still see family I’ll be happy. Thanks for joining us at JOS this month – hope to see you again next month. Fiona, DT
What an amazing CAS summer card!!! All the details are perfect and definitely makes me wish I was there watching the surfer ride the wave. Thanks for participating in the JOSTTT020 Challenge this month.
Love all your creations. Love how you shared how you did the surfing one for the Joy Of Sets Tic Tac Toe challenge. Thanks for joining us at the Joy of Sets.
Thanks for joining in with the #JOSTTT020 challenge and sharing this beautiful card with us. The detail you’ve added on this CAS card are fab and bring the image to life. Don’t forget to join us again next month for #JOSTTT021
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You are all over the calendar Karen but they all look so good. And it is fun to jump around and do a little
Of this and a little of that. Hope your week went well
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Oooooooooooooh, Karen, you have made my day with all of those gorgeous tags, wow! And wow again! I can’t pick a fave, they are all fantastic! But don’t tell my people at Tag Tuesday, I like the beach card even better, it is fabulous, unusual and just gorgeous! Thanks for making me smile today!
Have a wonderful Sunday, hugs, Valerie
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Some great ideas there and love the vintage Christmas feel. Thanks for sharing!
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Superb sense of motion in the waves. Loving your beach strip! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
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Absolutely love the surfer. And your Christmas tags are all very cute, especially the glove. Have great day!
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A super surfing card which one of my sons would love as he’s a surfer and I know how hard it is to get suitable images to make him card, thanks so much for joining in with our ‘Masculine’ theme at Allsorts challenge.
B x
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A great card for our tic tac toe grid – I love seeing all those lovely tags too – those penguins are adorable – what a great find. Yes I think Christmas will be a different scenario here in the UK too – as long as I can still see family I’ll be happy. Thanks for joining us at JOS this month – hope to see you again next month. Fiona, DT
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ADORABLE!!! The images are just so cute on your tags. Lovely bit of stamping too!! Thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday.
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I’m not even ready to say the word “Christmas, ” but your tags are really so very cute!
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Fabulous makes!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
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Lovely details! Thank you for entering our Male challenge at Allsorts and good luck.
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What an amazing CAS summer card!!! All the details are perfect and definitely makes me wish I was there watching the surfer ride the wave. Thanks for participating in the JOSTTT020 Challenge this month.
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Thanks for playing with us at AAACards!
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I absolutely love your card! The masking you did really highlighted the surfer. Thanks for joining us at the Joy of Sets challenge this month!
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Such a cool beach card! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa
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Love all your creations. Love how you shared how you did the surfing one for the Joy Of Sets Tic Tac Toe challenge. Thanks for joining us at the Joy of Sets.
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Thanks for joining in with the #JOSTTT020 challenge and sharing this beautiful card with us. The detail you’ve added on this CAS card are fab and bring the image to life. Don’t forget to join us again next month for #JOSTTT021
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