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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…
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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…
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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
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Comments

  1. Angela W says

    November 7, 2017 at 12:45 am

    I love the white poinsettias embossed in gold! They look perfect on the background paper you chose. It’s so elegant!

    Reply
  2. Barb in kazoo says

    November 7, 2017 at 5:42 am

    Lovely tag. Thanks for the inspiration

    Reply
  3. margessw says

    November 7, 2017 at 8:05 am

    Your tags are absolutely gorgeous !

    Reply
  4. Mary-Anne V. says

    November 7, 2017 at 10:36 am

    Love the modern feel to your tag with these great colours.

    Reply
  5. Megan N says

    November 7, 2017 at 6:24 pm

    I love all the touches of sparkle!

    Reply
  6. Berina says

    November 7, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    Beautiful tag! I love that poinsettia.

    Reply
  7. Beverly Sizemore says

    November 7, 2017 at 11:31 pm

    What a great graphic tag with a modern but elegant feel! LOVE it!!!

    Reply
  8. Tracy A says

    November 8, 2017 at 11:10 pm

    Your tag is so elegant. Love the color combination.

    Reply
  9. raggiodiluce82 says

    November 9, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    Wow! It’s very charming!!! <3

    Reply
  10. hobbitnoll says

    November 10, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Simply STUNNING!

    Reply
  11. Yahaira Valdivia says

    November 11, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    A beautiful Tag

    Reply
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