Lots of Dots Christmas Tree Tag

This tag was made for the Mod Squad Challenge – Tag Time – where we are to make a Christmas tag.  (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

This tag is also being entered in the StampTV MIUM Challenge – “All Things, Great and Small” – where we are to incorporate both large stamped images and very small stamped images into our card design.  I used the small polka dotted circle stamp to build my tree and a larger greeting stamp.  (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

And it is also being entered in the Perfectly Rustics Challenge No. 36 – Embossing – where we are to use wet or dry embossing on our project.  (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2014/11/17/prdc-36-embossing/)

Finally, it is being entered in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – We’re Seeing Stars – where we are to include a star on our project. (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-were-seeing-stars/)

I used the larger polka dotted circle stamp from the Gina K Designs “Fabulous Holiday Fillers” stamp set and gina k Christmas pine ink to create the Christmas tree on ivory card stock.  I used a stamp-a-ma-jig and graph paper to line up the circles.  Then I colored self-sticking rhinestones with Copic marker R89 and adhered them in the spaces between the stamped circles.  The greeting is from the Gina K Designs “Merry Tree” duo (retired?) stamp set and was also stamped in the Christmas pine on ivory card stock.  Gina K red hot and Christmas pine card stock was also used.  The cream colored background card stock is My Mind’s Eye Nutmeg “Boy” Southwest Paper from the Indie Chic collection and was embossed with the Hobby Solution Lattice embossing folder.  Red raffia and a silver star charm finished off the tag.

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Folded Doily Christmas Tree

This card was made for the Mod Squad Challenge – Grandma’s Attic – where we are to incorporate a doily into our card or project.  (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

For this 5″ x 7″ card, I started with an 8″ doily and sponged Viva moss green metallc 3D Stamp Paint on the front and back.  Click HERE to see how I made the tree.  For the trunk, I sponged Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink onto a Ranger mini craft stick.  I wrapped jute around the tree and made a bow for the top.   The tree was adhered to the tag with pop dots.

I made a tag using glossy card stock and the Tim Holtz alterations Moves & Shapers Bigz Die – Tags and Bookplates.  Stampin’ Up Early Espresso and Soft Suede reinkers and foam shaving cream were used to create the marbleized effect on the tag.  First, a large blob of shaving cream was sprayed on a paper plate.  Then, several drops of each of the two inks were added to the shaving cream.  The colors were swirled (not mixed) around with a craft stick.  The glossy tag was placed, face down, on the shaving cream and ink.  Once the whole tag had made contact with the shaving cream, it was removed from the plate and placed on my craft mat.  Then the shaving cream was scraped (or “shaved”) off with a metal ruler.  What was left behind once the shaving cream was removed were the swirls of ink.  I used the (Tonic) Tim Holtz paper distresser on the edges of the tag and then inked the rough edges with Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink.

The greeting stamp was from the Gina K Designs “Merry Tree” duo and was stamped on Gina K dark chocolate card stock with versamark ink and Recollections champagne embossing powder.  The panel’s edges were distressed, and then it was pinned to the tag.

The background paper is “Reindeer Fly” from the My Mind’s Eye Holly Jolly collection.  It was also distressed and inked with the walnut stain ink.  The card base is Gina K dark chocolate card stock.

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