Thursday, November 17, 2011

Inspired Stamps Blog Hop


Hi, and welcome to the Inspired Stamps Blog Hop.  If you have come from Jenn's blog you are in the right place, and if you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, make sure you head to the Inspired Stamps blog for all the details.  You wouldn't want to miss any of the wonderful inspiration the Design Team has to share.

The Design Team's assignment this week is to create a Christmas focused Tag.  For my tag, I've chosen to use the HLO : Christmas Boy image.  He is really so cute, and I love the ornament he holds in his hands.


Here's the tag:


Stamp the HLO Christmas Boy on white cardstock and colour him with copic markers : Skin (E000, E01, E13, R21) Hair (E31, E22, E35, E37) Ornament (YG11, Y13, YG17, Y21) Outfit (B93, B95, B97, B99, E40, E42, E43). Add some sparkle onto the ornament with Atyou Spica Clear marker.

Cut the patterned paper to size and punch both the ends with a border punch, then adhere it to the tag.  Emboss the middle section of the tag where the pattern paper is, with an embossing folder, I used a snowflake folder.  Spritz some Glimmer Mists (Bahama Blue & Mel's Diner) on the doily and adhere it to the tag as shown.  Adhere the cut out image of the HLO Christmas Boy on the doily.  Add a sparkly ric rac trim at the bottom section of the tag and some baker's twine above it, and tie a bow, and add a glittery dot on the bow.  Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment on some ledger paper and cut it down to size and adhere it just above the doily (I added some white faux stitches but I think it would look better with real sewn stitches).  To add some texture to the tag, I added some Flower soft (Polar white) at the top and bottom ends of the tag.  Finally, adhere a chipboard glittery snowflake with a gem stone in the centre on the top right corner of the tag and a ribbon through the top of the tag (I dyed my own seam binding using Tattered Rose Distress Ink).

Here's a closer look - hope you can see the Flower soft, and the embossed section of the patterned paper.


Thanks so much for joining us, and I hope you have been inspired by what you've seen.  I'm the last stop of the blog hop today, but, don't forget to head to the Inspired Stamps blog and leave a comment for your chance to win some prizes.

Take care, and have a great day!

31 comments:

~Antoinette (inspired stamps) said...

Kary, this is just GORGEOUS!! I love all the details! Thanks for all your hard work!!

Chere M. said...

Kary, I agree with Antoinette, this is just gorgeous. Have a great day!

Crystal said...

Great details, love the flowersoft on here!

Patti J said...

Absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!

michib said...

very cute tag! love the flower soft detail.

Deneen said...

Great tag! I love the touch of Flower Soft, the embossing and the doily coloured to match your paper. Your colouring is superb.

crafternz said...

Love the festive feel with all the glitters and shimmers on your tag...

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Flower soft looks great on this tag, makes me want to touch it.

B said...

love all the glittery goodness!

Lisa said...

Absolutely terrific! I love all the little details you did on your tag! You are very talented! TFS

Lisa G
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lindaplus3 said...

very very cute... love the colors and different embellishments :) lindaplusthree at yahoo dot com

sharon g said...

How cute. I like the glittery snowflake. It just adds a little sparkle and it's nice...

Wendy ten Hove said...

Oh, those cute puppy eyes! How sweet! Love all the sparkling and texture you gave this tag, very nice! And I was happy to have put a smile upon your face with my previous comment! My pleasure!!!! :-D
Hugs, Wendy

Sherry Hickey said...

Kary, there's something special about the glittery elements in your tag. His Little Ones Christmas Boy really stands out against your beautiful background design work. I love the glittery ric-rac.

Kim H said...

wonderful tag. great layering and textures. love all the glittery and shine, and the "snow" Thank you fo rsharing.

Carol said...

Very cute tag - I love the colors in it.

Sonia said...

Hi Kary
Totally GORGEOUS!! Love it!
-Sony
Sonia-Studio60

Anonymous said...

Great! thanks for the share!

Christine Ang said...

The tag has a splendid burst of glitters and colours. The little boy's hair is well in place and his eyes are so alluring :)

kiwimeskreations said...

Fabulous tag Kary - you have a mini masterpiece here. :-)
Blessings
Maxine

Karenladd said...

So beautiful! I love that sparkle and the doily!

farmhouse-story said...

just adorable, kary! your little guy is so sweet! happy weekend!

Pryn said...

Awsesome tag! I love the misted doiley and the glittery ric rac!

Carol Drumwright said...

Love the color combinations and all the details. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents!

ScrapbookMary said...

How stinkin cute is this tag! I love it!

Unknown said...

Love how you colored the doily and the flowersoft snow is just adorable.

Barb Housner said...

love all the sparkle

Barb Housner

Lindsey said...

What a sweet tag!

Anonymous said...

Very cute tag, lots of glitter, thank you for sharing it.

lisa arana said...

So adorable! This little guy is so cute and sweet. Fabulous tag design.

Unknown said...

Your tag is so cute - I really like it and thanks for sharing it.