Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Holiday Tags



Brrrrr!!!! It is freezing here in Ontario. There is nothing more beautiful than being inside, sitting beside a roaring fire, drinking a cup of Earl Gray tea and watching these fluffy large snow flakes falling down. Then, reality hits when I have to go out and shovel that fluffy snow (yuck).

The last two months just flew by and I can hardly believe that Christmas is just a couple of weeks away. I finally broke down and bought a Cricut machine, and, I am having so much fun playing with it. I also got the Sure-Cuts-Alot which allows me to download any font from my computer.

I have also been designing cards with the QuicKutz Fashion Dolls and having a blast doing it. I will be teaching a class with them in January. As soon as my samples are ready I will post some of the cards to show you.

Today I am going to share two tags that were a part of my twelve tag class. When I saw the music note patterned paper from Teresa Collins, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it, and I was so happy it turned out as I imagined. I used distressed ink around the edges and stamped my sentiment. Then I added the scallop border and green ribbon to finish off the tag.

The next tag features a Penny Black stamp, white Versa Magic ink pad and lots of glitter. I stamped the first tree and then masked it . I then lowered the tree a bit and stamped it so that the trees look like one is in front of the other. These two tags are quick and fairly easy to make.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I would love to hear from you.

Nicky

7 comments:

Laurie said...

I love both of these tags, Nicky. They have your signature style - classy & elegant! Hope you're enjoying this holiday season with lots of time for family, fun & stamping.

dolcreations said...

I so agree with Laurie...they do have your signature style! Yes...classy and elegant! These turned out so beautiful Nicky! I bet those grandchildren of yours are getting VERY excited for the big day! Hope you have a wonderful holiday!

Karen Wilson said...

Hi Nicky!! Nice to 'see' you! Love these tags..they are so 'you'! Very pretty and as the girls said, classy and elegant. We finally got snow here last night. Was so pretty when it was falling. Kids were hoping for a snow day. Nope...off they go this morning!

Hope you have a fantastic holiday and have fun playing with all your new goodies!!

Leslie said...

Hsppy Hanukkah Nicky! Pretty tags - love the tree one with all the sparkle.

earthtoirene said...

Hi Nicky, Love the tags, simple and elegant. Just like you. Can't wait for the Fashion Doll class!!!

Esther said...

Hey Nicky...wish I had seen these earlier...was trying to think of a tag design and yours are, as usual, amazing. Love them both! Happy holidays to you, Joe and your gorgeous family.

Luana said...

Hi Nicky!!!
As usual your work is fabulous, classy & elegant is a perfect description, just like YOU! :-)
I miss you! I've been checking classes but there is nothing posted for December :-( Hope to catch up soon, stay sweet! *hugs* Luana