Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge - Tags

 

It is time for a new weekly challenge at Joan's Gardens.  It is only 23 days until Christmas.  This week we are asking that you create any type Christmas tag.  Anything goes so use your imagination.  You may want to use some of the items that maybe you previously stamped or die cut and would like to use up. I have created four different tags to give you some ideas.  

All my tags were created by using this Tim Holtz, Sizzix "Tag and Bookplates"  (656938) die from Joan's Gardens.  With this die you can cut 4 or 5 tags all at one time - what a time saver! And -- they are the perfect size for decorating.

This first tag was created by embossing the tag with the Tim Holtz "Tall Pines" embossing folder.  Distress Inks were used to color the sky and trees.  Snow banks were created by cutting white card stock with scissors.  The village are two die cuts from the Marianne Designs "LR0172" and LR0173" dies.  Yellow card stock was added behind these die cuts to cover the windows and doors.  The sentiment is from JustRite and reads "Tis the Season".  

This tag was also die cut with the Tim Holtz tag die.  The background was embossed with the Sizzix "Holly Swirls (657139) embossing folder.  The poinsettia was stamped with Heartfelt Creations "Petite Poinsettia PreCut Set" (HCPC 3415) using VersaMark Ink on white vellum and gold embossed.  Distress Stains were used to color the poinsettia and leaves on the back of each.  The sentiment is from the JustRite "Hearts  Come Home" stamp set, and the "to/from" tag is from the JustRite "From Our House" stamp set.  They both were gold embossed.

This is a very quick and easy tag.  The Santa image was cut from the Bo Bunny "Father Christmas Collection" design paper pad and glued to the bottom of the tag.  The pretty snowflake flourish is a die cut from the Memory Box "Snowflake Corner" (98238).  The little poinsettia was created with a stamp from JustRite Christmas stamp set.  The sentiment "Believe" is also from a JustRite stamp set.

The background for this tag was embossed with the Sizzix "Holly Swirls" embossing folder.  The sleigh is a die cut from the Marianne Designs "LR0178".  The pretty bell is from the Heartfelt Creations Christmas Collection "Poinsettia Cheer Bells PreCut Set" (HCPC 3422).  The small poinsettia was created with the Marianne Designs "LR0121" dies and the "Holly Flourish" was die cut using the Cheery Lynn "Holly Flourish" (B128). 


I hope you will join us this week for this fun challenge and get a head start on those tags you will need for Christmas gifts.  Remember if your tag is chosen for the weekly drawing, your name will be added to the list of names that will be eligible for the $100 Gift Certificate to Joan's Gardens.  Each time your name is drawn for the weekly challenge, you do get an additional chance to win this fabulous prize.  I know there are lots of new things at Joan's Gardens you would love to have.

Joan's Weekly Challenge

 

 

It's time for another challenge at Joan's Gardens.  This week we would like to have you create either a Christmas card or a tag with  an animal on it.  If you create one of each, please download them separately - this will give you two entries for a chance to win the weekly prize. 

For the tag I created:

I started by using the Tim Holtz Sizzix "Tag and Bookplates" die to cut my tag.  This is a nice large tag and what I love about having this die is that you can cut your tag out of any material - card stock, old manila folders, or even chipboard.  The "Christmas Carol" song in the background is from the Tim Holtz "Seasonal Reflections (CMS112) stamp set.  It was stamped using TH "Walnut"  Distress Ink.  The snowflakes are from Heartfelt Creations and were stamped using VersaMark Ink and clear embossed.  "Weathered Wood" Distress Ink was sponged over the top three fourths of the tag to bring out the stamped design.  The tree is a very old Sizzix "Christmas Tree #2" that I don't believe is available any longer.  It was embossed using the bottom portion of the Sizzix "Thank You Set #5" (656983) embossing folder.  The tree was cut apart so I could layer each one with dimensionals.    I really like this embossed pattern on the Christmas tree. The tree was sponged with "Pine Needles" Distress Ink.  Next, the tree was attached to the card by gluing the bottom portion of the tree to the tag.  Next dimensional tape was added to the bottom of each of the tree layers and glue added to the top.  By doing this, the bottom of the layers become dimensional.  To decorate the tree with snow, I used Rangers "Bisque" Liquid Pearls on each of the cross sections of the embossed design.  The deer was die cut using the Tim Holtz Sizzix "Mini Reindeer & 25" set (657493).  You get this small reindeer and the numbers 2 and 5 in this set.  The sentiment is from the JustRite "Deck the Halls" stamp set.  The snowflake is the Martha Stewart "Polar Snowflake" punch.  The outside edge of the tag and sentiment were gold edged using the "Delicata" Golden Glitz Pigment Ink pad.  This is such a beautiful gold.  It is easy to just drag the edge along the ink pad to create this border.

For the card:

The embossed oval on the red card stock was done by using the Sizzix "Birds & Wreath" embossing folder.  The small white strip was embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.  There is a small border along the edge of the red card stock and that was die cut using a portion of the new Cheery Lynn "Lace Edger" (B153).  The deer was die cut using the Sizzix "Mini Reindeer" (657493).  I used the Tim Holtz music stamp from the "Seasonal Reflections" stamp set to put a design on the deer.   The tree, Marianne "(LR0136), and flower, Marianne Designs (LR0122 and LR0121) were die cut.   The leaves were die cut using the Cheery Lynn "Pine Branches (B146) and "Olive Branches" (B147).  Little red pearls were added to the branches.  The snowflakes are from the Martha Stewart border punch "Aspen Snowflake" border punch.  The sentiment is from the JustRite "Deck the Halls" stamp set.  Stickles was added to the petals of the flower and Polar White Flower Soft was added on the tree and below the deer.

I hope you will join us this week in the challenge at Joan's Gardens.  You will find all the details about the challenge on Joan's Blog.

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Joan's Weekly Challenge - Think Outside the Box

 

We have a fun challenge for you this week at Joan's Gardens.  We want to see different ways you can use your stamps and dies to create any Autumn/Thanksgiving item other than a card.  Many times we don't think out of the box and to use our stamping products for things other than cards.  Joan and I have created a few items to give you some ideas.  You can read all the details about this challenge at Joan's Gardens.

For this week's challenge I have completed two projects.  My first one is a pretty candle ring for a candle centerpiece.

 

I started out by die cutting a doily using rust card stock and the Marianne Designs "LR0180" large plain doily die.  This doily has a solid center for my candle to sit on.  Next I cut a band out of a "fall" design paper to go around the bottom of the candle.  To this band I added my fall arrangement.  The leaves were die cut using the Sizzix "Mini Tattered Leaves" die.  I used a new Sizzix die I just received from Joan's Gardens that makes pinecones.  This die is called "Tattered Pinecones" and is a die cut spiral that shapes very quickly into a pretty pinecone.

 

Can you see the pine cones tucked into the leaves in this picture?  Also this die has a pine branch which i die cut using brown card stock.  You can also use this portion of the die to create green  "evergreen" branches.  I wanted to add some small flowers to my arrangement so stamped and die cut Heartfelt Creations "Posy Patch Flowers" (HCPC 3303).  I used that Cheery Lynn "Mega Italian Flourish" (DL159) doily under the centerpiece. These mega doilies are just beautiful for things like this.  To complete this centerpiece I added a pretty bow.

My next project is a box created for a loaf of pumpkin bread I baked for one of my neighbors.  

To create the bottom of the box, I drew a line around the loaf of bread (on the card stock), and added one inch for the sides of the box.  For the handle I die cut 4 of the Cheery Lynn "Tiffany Border" (B137).  These dies are 8 inches long and I needed 11 inches so just pieced them together.  The handle was attached with ScorTape along the bottom edge of the box.  The pumpkin was die cut using the Sizzix "Mini Acorn and Pumpkin" die cut set.  The leaves are from the Sizzix "Mini Tattered Leaves" dies.  The flourishes were created with the Marianne Designs "Forest Branch" (LR0150).   On the handle and sides of the box I added two Spellbinders Accents.   A Spellbinders Tag was cut, sponged and a small brad put in the hole then attached to the handle with a dimensional dot.  A bow was added to the top.  A loaf of pumpkin bread, wrapped in clear wrap, and placed in the box.

Joan and I are anxious to see what creative items you can come up with for this week's challenge.  Be sure to added your photos to the link at Joan's Gardens.  A random drawing will be held and one of you will receive a nice prize from Joan's Gardens.  There are not many weeks left to get entries in for the challenges this year.  Remember, someone will receive a $100 Gift Certificate to  Joan's Gardens at the end of the year.

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