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25 Days of Christmas Tags: Lil’ Inker Designs

6 Nov

Good morning!  Today I’m thrilled to be joining Tracey McNeely for her 25 Days of Christmas Tags event!  This is my third year participating and my second year representing Lil’ Inker Designs!  I’ll be back a few more times this month with different companies but today is all about Lil’ Inker Designs!!

And here’s my tag:

Joy by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lil' Inker Designs

I love unconventional color palettes for Christmas and I think this pink, gold, black, and grey combination is really elegant!  I started by stamping the Festive Florals poinsettia and foliage onto white cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder before die-cutting it with the coordinating dies.  Next I die-cut a piece of white cardstock and a piece of patterned paper from a Mind’s Eye pad with the Anytime Tags die set 2 and adhered them together to create a sturdy tag.  I stamped the sentiment from Rustic Christmas onto the tag and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.

Joy by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lil' Inker Designs

Next I adhered the poinsettias to the tag with a mixture of foam mounting tape and regular ATG adhesive.  I added a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle over it and and then added nuvo glitter drops in honey gold to the center of the poinsettia, the berries, and to the tag itself.  Finally I added a grey ribbon and a little black and gold twine to finish the tag!

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:

Thanks so much for visiting today and come back later for a look at the newest Lawn Fawnatics challenge AND the Hero Arts November My Monthly Hero kit release! 😉 Have a wonderful Monday!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Festive Florals Dies
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Festive Florals Dies
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Rustic Christmas Stamps for Card…
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Paper Crafts Tag Die Cut Set
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DoCrafts CLASSIC DECADENCE Metallic…
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Zacoo Solid Satin Ribbon 25 yards…
[ AMZUS ]
My Mind’s Eye Fancy That 6×6 Gold…
[ AMZUS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And…
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
[ SSS ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE…
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Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS…
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Tonic HONEY GOLD Nuvo Glitter Drops 762N
[ SSS ]

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Comments

  1. Isabel Z says

    November 6, 2017 at 7:10 am

    Your creation is stunning.

    Reply
  2. Kristie Goulet says

    November 6, 2017 at 7:36 am

    So beautiful! I LOVE white poinsettia’s!!!

    Reply
  3. Tara Prince says

    November 6, 2017 at 7:46 am

    Beautiful gold and white poinsettia

    Reply
  4. Marilyn Scheller says

    November 6, 2017 at 8:04 am

    Wow, I love this tag and the embossing is delicious!

    Reply
  5. Sue LD says

    November 6, 2017 at 8:23 am

    Very elegant. I like this color combo and the embossing.

    Reply
  6. Sharon O says

    November 6, 2017 at 8:53 am

    This is an elegant, beautiful tag!

    Reply
  7. Benthe Nygaard says

    November 6, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Love this elegant tag. You have just inspired me to think non traditional when making this years christmas cards and tags.

    Reply
  8. Teresa Doyle says

    November 6, 2017 at 10:28 am

    Oh Jessica, this is one beautiful tag! Love both the tag die and the poinsettia (I have been admiring that poinsettia since the release! LOL) So beautiful. PINNED!

    Reply
  9. Michele F says

    November 6, 2017 at 10:35 am

    Totally conventional in my mind, Jess!!! and home!!! I’m now wondering if I still might have a bit of that collection leftover? A phenomenally beautiful tag! xx
    =]

    Reply
  10. Barb Macaskill says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Perfection has been attained! Absolutely gorgeous tag! Beautiful colors and the layout of the elements is lovely! If I decide to participate this will be the tag that I would Case! TFS!

    Reply
  11. Mary Holshouser says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:07 am

    Love the gold poinsettias.
    Beautiful tag.
    thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  12. conil says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:37 am

    This is so elegant…the color combo along with that beautifully embossed poinsettia is gorgeous.

    Reply
  13. Denise Bryant says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:57 am

    Love the poinsettia! Beautiful tag!

    Reply
  14. Terrie says

    November 6, 2017 at 12:28 pm

    Beautiful tag! This color combination really does look elegant 🙂

    Reply
  15. renee milner says

    November 6, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    Such lovely, sophisticated tag! Your color combo is gorgeous.

    Reply
  16. Engineered Baker says

    November 6, 2017 at 2:04 pm

    Such a lovely tag! thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  17. Dee Earnshaw says

    November 6, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    so many layers and gorgeous papers on this tag – thanks for sharing:)

    Reply
  18. Nancy R. says

    November 6, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    Jessica, your tag is so elegant. Love the color pallet, and the entire tag is beautifully done!

    Reply
  19. Sandy J says

    November 6, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    Those colors are so unexpected, but you really made them work. Lovely tag.

    Reply
  20. Iris M Soscia says

    November 6, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    Elegant tag – love the poinsettia

    Reply
  21. Sue Washburne says

    November 6, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    Love it! So elegant!

    Reply
  22. Celeste Goff says

    November 6, 2017 at 8:16 pm

    Such an elegant and stunning tag Jess!

    Reply
  23. Teresa C says

    November 6, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    Beautiful color palette, Jessica! Love your tag!!

    Reply
  24. Carla Hundley says

    November 6, 2017 at 10:24 pm

    These colors do
    look so lovely on
    your tag.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  25. Karen Letchworth says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:39 pm

    Such a gorgeous tag. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.
    Karen Letchworth

    Reply
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