Tag, You're It!

Hi there!

Today I have the pleasure of being the Guest Designer for the Tag You're It Challenge! I have so enjoyed playing along with this fun challenge focusing on one of my favorite things to create - tags!

This week's inspiration comes from this beautiful design from Marybeth Lopez:

I was inspired by the floral theme and the colors, as well as the cascading placement of the elements.

I started with a Kraft tag die cut with the largest of the Stitched Tags dies from WMS and used the Spring Blooms set from Wplus9. I just love creating with these tiny canvases. It is like a quick fix when you feel the urge to create something but maybe don't have time for a whole card.

If you are inspired by Marybeth's card, too, and would like to join in the challenge, be sure to head to the TYIC blog and link up your creation!

Thank you Tracey and the TYIC team for inviting me to join you today!

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STAMPS: Spring Blooms, More Fresh Cuts - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Kraft - SU!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: True Thyme, Dusty Durango, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon - SU!; Cranberry Crush - Wplus9; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Stitched Tags Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Spring Blooms Die - Wplus9; Shine Bright Sequin Mix - Verve

Hello

Happy Tuesday!

Isn't it sad that I am looking forward to the 30 degree temperatures we're forecasted to have this weekend? Yes, it is.

Other good things are happening this weekend, though, like a new Waltzingmouse Stamps release! Yay!

But lots to do before that - I'm just squeezing in my creation for this week's Tag You're It Challenge.

Here is the inspiration photo from Donna Mikasa.

I zeroed right in on the bright color palette and the bold black sentiment. I also was inspired by the repeating shapes, but instead of lining them up so pretty, I kind of clustered them behind the sentiment.

The different sized circles are from the Little Bits set from Wplus9. The die cut sentiment is the Hand Lettered Hello die.

I also added some Star Dust Stickles to a few dots to add some sparkle. Love it a lot!

Glad that you stopped by, I hope you have a great evening!

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STAMPS: Little Bits - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: White, Black - Wplus9
INK: Regal Rose, Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party - SU!
OTHER: Hand Lettered Hello Die - Wplus9; Tag Sale #1 Die - PTI; Star Dust Stickles - Ranger

Tag, You're It!

Hi there.

Back again tonight, this time playing along with the Tag You're It challenge. I love to create tags, and this stunner from Debbie Hughes was our jumping-off point.

I jotted some notes down to guide my creation.. neutral colors, an animal image and glitter. I cracked open a fresh copy of the Winter Pals set from Wplus9 and reached right for that cute little skating fox.

Such a fun little canvas.

Glad to see you again, join me later this week for the Verve Diva Inspiration Hop!

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STAMPS: Winter Pals - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Kraft, Soft Sky - SU!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: Soft Sky - SU!; Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko; White Pigment - Wplus9
OTHER: Copic Markers; Shine Bright Sequin Mix - Verve; Stardust Stickles - Ranger; Mini Rays Embossing Folder - Sizzix

A Waltzingmouse Christmas - Day 3

Good morning and welcome back for Day 3 of A Waltzingmouse Christmas. Today we are inspiring you with Christmas tag ideas.

For today's project, I pulled out another newly released set, Seasonal Flourish. A beautifully elegant sentiment set, these phrases are stand-alone works of art!

I wanted to incorporate as many of the sentiments as possible on my tag, so I used them to stamp my background. I love the look - the flourishes are so elegant. I accented my background with some glitter-covered Scor-Tape and a little corsage of Festive Foliage. I used all three of the coordinating dies: Holly Sprig, Pinecones, and Mistletoe to create the look.

Tomorrow is another day of inspiration, I hope you will join us! Here are the rest of the Design Team links for today!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Edna Morrisedie

Iwona Palamountain

Jeanne Jachna

Jen Cuthbertson

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Kelly Schirmer

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Renee Lynch

Sandie Dunne

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! Have a super day!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Seasonal Flourish, Festive Foliage - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - PTI
INK: Going Gray, Mellow Moss, Handsome Hunter, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Holly Sprig Die Set, Pinecones Die Set, Mistletoe Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Linen Thread - SU!; Manila Tag - Stampers Anonymous; Florentine Gold Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #24

Hi there!

This week is just moving right along, isn't it? Today it is time once again for a new challenge on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. The challenge this week is to create a gift or tag for the holidays.

I thought a tag was the perfect thing on which to use this whimsical little Christmas Tree. I love the little lean it has to it :)

I stamped it on a variety of patterned papers (all from Simple Stories' Handmade Holiday collection) and paper-pieced my stamped image. I added a little bit of twine in the top corner to match the tree's lean. I also thought a little clothespin would be a cutie way to attach it to a gift (alas, my clothespins are MIA - in a box somewhere, I'm sure!).

Won't you join us for this week's challenge? All you need to do is use at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your project, along with paper scraps, and link it up over on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

Here is this week's fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Design Team:

Jenny Gropp
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier
Pauline Pollington
Anya Schrier - you are here!
Jeanne Jachna
Vickie Zimmer
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge. If you're in the mood for a little shopping, this week's sale is 40% off the highest priced item in your card. Use the coupon code 40fromhigh1113 to apply the discount. The special is good through 11/27.

Thanks for stopping by, take care!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Christmas Tree - Serendipity Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: Handmade Holiday - Simple Stories
INK: Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Star Dust Stickles - Ranger; Rustic Cream Button Twine - PTI; Corner Chomper 1/4 Edge Rounder - We R Memory Keepers

Talkin' Tags

Happy Friday morning to you! I am excited for the weekend to get underway, tonight I have a hot date with my hubs for dinner and then tickets for A Musical Christmas Carol. We are heading out to get our tree this weekend, and generally Christmasify the house. Its the most wonderful time of the year!

Today I'm talkin' tags. Maybe you've been around before to hear about one of our holiday traditions, but my husband and I celebrate our anniversary on the 15th, and we share a gift a day with each other between then and Christmas. I always create a tag for each of his gifts that eventually is added to our tree. It came about purely because I love creating tags, I love family traditions, and I love my hubs. Wanna see some?

I used the Love Birds set from Wplus9 along with the coordinating Love Birds Die (this is a fantastic die set - must have). You know how much I love birdies, and this just seemed perfect for our anniversary. I also combined some other sets (cloud images from Heartfelt Mix and sentiment from Love You More) to finish the scene.

One of the reasons why I think I love creating tags so much is that they can be as simple or as complicated as you want. You can sit down and easily put together a little work of art.

Here is the second tag I created.

For this one, I started by stamping the tag base with one of the text images from Text It. Then I added some Iced Spruce Distress Ink to the edges and sprayed it with some Mister Huey's Calico Shine. The sentiment is from Say It Loud Winter Holiday and the snowflakes are from Nordic Winter. I stamped them onto scrap and cut them out, inking the edges with Antique Linen and adding some Copic-colored rhinestones to the center.

Here is a better shot of the shimmer and shine.

I set up a little tag station to keep me on task. I inevitably end up creating the night before what I need the next day, and sometimes that is ok, but I really do prefer to be a little ahead of the game :)

I cut all 11 tags at once so I can just sit down and grab one when I need it. In the past I have used all the same shape, but this year I thought I'd mix it up and used dies to cut some of the tags. I put them all in a little galvanized tin along with some Red Wood Bingo Calendar Numbers from Maya Road that I'll add to the tags each day.

Here are some of my previous tag posts if you're interested: here, here, and here.

With all this talk of tags, I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that Waltzingmouse is having their annual Christmas Tag Challenge. You can read more about it here on the WMS Blog, the deadline is December 20th and the winner gets four stamp sets!

Have a wonderful day, loves!

Anya

Recipe
Love Birds Tag
STAMPS: Love Birds, Heartfelt Mix, Love You More - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
PATTERNED PAPER: Season's Greetings - Echo Park Paper Company
INK: Soft Sky, Cool Caribbean, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red - Stampin' Up!; Coffee Archival Ink, Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Love Birds Die - Wplus9; Tag Sale #1 Die - Papertrey Ink

Warm Wishes Tag
STAMPS: Text It, Say It Loud Winter Holiday, Nordic Winter - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Going Gray - Stampin' Up!; Pebble - Amuse|Studio; Iced Spruce, Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Adhesive Rhinestones - Recollections; Mister Huey's Calico Shine - Studio Calico; Tag Corner Punch - Stampin' Up!

Halloween Tag

Hi there! One more day closer to the weekend - and it is a long one here in the US! I'm looking forward to an extra day of sleeping in just a bit. I've noticed it is now still dark in the morning when I get up and I have such a hard time crawling out of bed for work.

Today I thought I'd share my creation for this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. This week the sketch is from yours truly! I think you might know how much I love to create tags, so I thought a tag would be a fun sketch.
Ooh so fun. Here's my tag for Halloween.

I started with a manila tag from Stampers Anonymous - these are 6-3/4" by 3-1/8", so there's lots of room to create!

I inked my tag with Rusty Hinge and Black Soot Distress Inks, and then stitched a piece of patterned paper (Glowing - Authentique Paper) to it.

I stamped and colored the circle label images from both Cicely and Gracie at Halloween sets. The trick or treat label is from Midnight Feast and the banners are from Bitty Banners.

These are fun little images to color. Next time, I plan to use lots of glitter on them! Don't you think that will look vintage Halloween yummy?

You can find more information about the weekly Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge here on the blog. It is great fun to play along, and we'd love to have you!

Enjoy your day, thank you for stopping by!

Anya

Recipe
STAMPS: Cicely at Halloween, Gracie at Halloween, Midnight Feast, Bitty Banners - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
PATTERNED PAPER: Glowing - Authentique Paper
INK: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink - Tsukineko; Jet Black Archival Ink, Rusty Hinge, Antique Linen, Black Soot Distress Inks - Ranger Industries; Pumpkin Pie - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Manila Tag - Stampers Anonymous; Copic Markers - Imagination International; Classic Circle Small Nestabilities - Spellbinders; True Black Twill - Papertrey Ink; Sewing Machine

Trick or Treat

Yes, you read that right! I am thinking Halloween already! You don't mind, though, right?

After sharing the other tag I made earlier this week, I wanted to make another.

I used a large manila tag from Stampers Anonymous - I have a stash of these that I like to keep handy. I 'stamped' some Distress Inks onto my craft mat, spritzed them with water and Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls and then smooshed my tag onto the ink. Its like a swirly night sky.

Then I pulled out my WMS Halloween sets: Halloween Party, Wanda's Pantry, and Midnight Feast. I used bits and pieces from each to create my tag. The largest flourish from Flourishes - Scallops and Dots is also peeking out from behind.

I tried out my new French Pastry Doily Die from Cheery Lynn Designs (the only thing I picked up at our local stamp show this past weekend!) - looks great in black, doesn't it?

Some just-for-fun creating! Have a great day!

Anya

Recipe
STAMPS: Halloween Party, Wanda's Pantry, Midnight Feast, Flourishes - Scallops and Dots - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: True Black, Plum Pudding - Papertrey Ink; Going Gray - Stampin' Up!; Manila Tag - Stampers Anonymous
INK: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot Distress Ink, Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls - Ranger Industries; Labels Four Nestabilities - Spellbinders; French Pastry Doily Die - Cherry Lynn Designs; Mini Rolled Flower die - MFT; True Black Felt - Papertrey Ink

Made With Love

Hi there!

How are you? Things going well? I've been thinking of you!

I am excited to share today's project with you - I think they are super cute!

I used this cute apron image (don't you just love it?) and coordinating sentiment from Lucky in Love, the Lizzie Anne Winter 2011 Mix Set, to create some fun tags. These little guys will come in handy for Valentine's Day.

I started by die-cutting the tags, each in a different color. I stamped the apron image onto coordinating patterned paper and then cut each of them out. I also cut out a few blocks of solid color. I had fun laying all the bits out and picking what pieces to put together. I like how cohesive they all are, they make a fun set. The final touch was a bit of glitter on the apron bow.

Cute, cute, cute! These will look great on a little bag of cookies or some chocolate dipped pretzels! Yum!

Thanks for visiting today, I'll see you soon!

Anya

Recipe
Stamps: Lucky in Love - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: White, Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Simple Valentine - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Tag Sale #1 Die - Papertrey Ink; Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers; Glitter, Baker's Twine - Martha Stewart Crafts

LAD December DT Challenge

Good morning!

I am here today to share the December Design Team Challenge from Lizzie Anne Designs. This month we were challenged to create a tag featuring holiday stamps. I can do that!

I used the present image from Deck the Halls to create these cute stacked boxes. Stamped in festive colors and cut out, I accented them with glitter (a must!) and a baker's twine bow.

This was a very timely challenge as I'm ready to switch into tag-making-mode! Some of you know about one of my holiday traditions - my hubby and I share a gift a day between our anniversary and Christmas and I make a tag for his gift each day. The fun starts next week, so I'd better get to it!

Thanks for stopping to visit me today, be sure to head over to the Lizzie Anne Designs blog to see what the other DT members created for this challenge. Have a great day!

Anya

Recipe
Stamps: Deck the Halls - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Jolly By Golly - Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Garnet, Peridot, Antique Silver Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Maraschino Baker's Twine - The Twinery; Wild Wasabi stitched ribbon - Stampin' Up!; Sewing machine; Jingle Bell

Friday Fripperie

Its Friday! Yay!

I am looking forward to the extended weekend - ready to get it started!

I wanted to pop in and share another quick project that I made during the Waltzingmouse Stamps release but had not yet posted. If you are looking for my WMS July Blog Waltz post, please scroll down or click here. Remember, leave a comment for a chance to win a free stamp set! The contest closes at 11:59 pm EST tomorrow!

Thank you all so much for your support and comments this week not only here but at the Waltzingmouse Blog and the blogs of my fellow DT members. You guys are the best and I am grateful to have the chance to share my creations with you!!

Ok! Just some playing around..

Does anyone else like to decorate their stamp space with hand-made creations? I love to make tags, and thought it would be fun to combine the new Victorian Alphabet and Victorian Fripperie sets for some fun stamp space decor.

I pulled out my pack of Life's Journey patterned paper from K&Company. I am a confessed patterned-paper-collection-hoarder, so I am always so proud of myself when I pull this pack out! It really goes well with the WMS stamps.. has the same fun, vintage 'feel'!

I topped my tag off with a big silk bow. I love this ribbon, it makes such a beautiful bow. I enjoyed using the Victorian Alphabet - the font is clean yet classy. My dear friend Dina just welcomed a beautiful baby girl into her family a few weeks ago and I can't wait to use the alphabet to make a name plaque for little Abigail. Hoping for some time over the weekend!

Thank you all again for your visits over the past few days! I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Victorian Alphabet, Victorian Fripperie - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock: Rustic Cream - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Life's Journey - K&Company
Ink: Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen, Pumice Stone Distress Ink, Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Silk ribbon - May Arts; Labels 2 Nestabilities - Spellbinders; Manila tag - Stampers Anonymous; adhesive pearls; sewing machine