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25 Days of Christmas Tags: Concord & 9th

14 Nov

Good morning!  I’m back again and excited to join Tracey McNeely one more time for her 25 Days of Christmas Tags event!  Today I’m honored to represent Concord & 9th and the Where Creativity Meets C9 design team!  If you’ve never heard of Where Creativity Meets C9, we’re a challenge blog celebrating our love for Concord & 9th and we’d love for you to stop by sometime! 🙂

Anyway, done with my shameless plug, 😉 here’s my tag:

Noel by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Where Creativity Meets C9

I’ll admit, tags really throw me sometimes…I think it’s trying to work on a much smaller “canvas.”  But I quite enjoy the challenge and I really like how this tag ended up.  I don’t think it would quite have worked on a regular A2 card panel but it was perfect for a tag!  I used the gorgeous Ornamental dies to die-cut black and baby blue cardstock.  I love how that die cuts out part of the design but also leaves stitching in other areas…it reminds me of a Christmas sweater design!  I die-cut the design first so that I could more easily see how everything would line up before I die-cut the tag.

Noel by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Where Creativity Meets C9

So there’s three layers to my tag, the bottom black layer is just a solid tag, the baby blue layer just has the design die-cut along the very bottom of the tag, and then the top black layer has the design across the bottom half of the tag.  I actually folded the tag along the scored black line in the stitched design and tore it carefully to get that edge.  Finally I stamped the sentiment from Joyful Noel across the top of the design and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.

If this is the first you’re hearing of Tracey’s 25 Days of Christmas Tags event make sure to head here to read all about it and enter your tags for a chance to win a prize from one of these fabulous sponsors:

You can also head here and here to see my tags for Lil’ Inker Designs and Lawn Fawn!  Thanks so much for visiting today and have a wonderful week!!

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Joyful Noel – Concord & 9th
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26 Comments
Categories:
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Comments

  1. Tara Prince says

    November 14, 2017 at 6:48 am

    Wow! Stunning tag!

    Reply
  2. Sue LD says

    November 14, 2017 at 8:19 am

    Very pretty with the blue and black and the gold noel.

    Reply
  3. mjmarmo says

    November 14, 2017 at 8:31 am

    Just gorgeous!

    Reply
  4. raggiodiluce82 says

    November 14, 2017 at 9:03 am

    Beautiful tag! Very elegant!!!

    Reply
  5. Crimson Owl Creations says

    November 14, 2017 at 9:22 am

    I also love the challenge of tags! This pretty, folksy snowflake is unique and detailed – -I love that color combination!

    Reply
  6. Sue Washburne says

    November 14, 2017 at 10:07 am

    Jess, your tag is beautiful! Love the design and colors! ❤❤❤

    Reply
  7. Benthe Nygaard says

    November 14, 2017 at 10:32 am

    Beautiful tag. Just the style that I like so thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply
  8. Iris M Soscia says

    November 14, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Elegant tag – love the baby blue with the black and the touch of gold.

    Reply
  9. Beverly Sizemore says

    November 14, 2017 at 11:55 am

    Pretty “modern” tag….love how did the sentiment in gold! 🙂

    Reply
  10. melissaf123 says

    November 14, 2017 at 11:59 am

    Oh love the black and light blue, gorgeous tag!

    Reply
  11. Berina says

    November 14, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    Such a beautiful tag! I love the color combo.

    Reply
  12. Karen Letchworth says

    November 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm

    Hi again, Jess!
    This combination of black, sea foam and gold is STUNNING, and I love how the snowflake POPS! Thanks for all the fabulous inspiration.
    Blessings to you,
    Karen Letchworth
    http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com

    Reply
  13. foldzik says

    November 14, 2017 at 2:02 pm

    Lovely tag! You inspired me 🙂

    Reply
  14. merryf says

    November 14, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    The black with light blue is so striking — I would’ve never put those together. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  15. Lindsey says

    November 14, 2017 at 4:37 pm

    So SO pretty! This color combination is absolutely on my list to try…and soon! I’m completely in love with this, Jessica!

    Reply
  16. Isabel Z says

    November 14, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    I love what you created!!!

    Reply
  17. Terrie says

    November 14, 2017 at 11:02 pm

    Your tag is beautiful! I really love the colors 🙂

    Reply
  18. Miriam Leech says

    November 14, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    So elegant!!! Love the non-traditional colors!!!

    Reply
  19. Teresa Doyle says

    November 15, 2017 at 9:34 am

    A very showy tag. We’ll done Jessica.

    Reply
  20. Denise Bryant says

    November 15, 2017 at 11:05 am

    Awesome tag!

    Reply
  21. Mary Holshouser says

    November 15, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    Love that blue against the black.
    Really pops.
    thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  22. Tracy A says

    November 15, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    Beautiful. Love the design and colors.

    Reply
  23. margessw says

    November 16, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    That’s such a beautiful tag ! I love the black base so much !

    Reply
  24. Yahaira Valdivia says

    November 16, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    I love your tag! thanks for sharing

    Reply
  25. Nancy R. says

    November 18, 2017 at 1:03 am

    Beautiful tag, Jessica. The colors are striking!

    Reply
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