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Another stop on the Royal Blog Tour…

It’s the ‘Tags til Christmas’ show. This wonderful 9 stamp set has all sorts of elements to spruce up your gifts and create some simple but smashing cards for this upcoming Christmas season. For my first sample, I have a quick Christmas card that is done in shades of Blue; Bashful blueIMG_5041, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy and our old staple Whisper White. I used a baby wipe to remove the ink from the to and from after inking the snowman stamp in Marina mist. A careful brushing of the white ink pad over the raised dots created by the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder carried the snow theme onto the card base. All of the stamps in this set fit one or more of our Stampin’ Up Punches. The 1 3/4” circle punch was perfect here and the new 2 3/8” scallop circle punched from Not Quite Navy made the perfect mat. I was thrilled that Season’s Greetings from the Curly Cute stamp set worked well here. It is one of my favorite title sets. For the final finishing touch, I added a strip of 1/4” grosgrain ribbon in Marina Mist tied off with a bow at the top of the card front. IMG_5044

My next sample is another simple Christmas card using 2 images from this set with the message from the Christmas Greetings set. I started with a Wild Wasabi base and added a piece if 1/4” early espresso grosgrain ribbon to the top. I used markers in Early Espresso and Always Artichoke for the label on the top, stamping on Whisper White cardstock. the ornament was stamped on Whisper white using Poppy Parade classic ink and sponging the edges with so saffron. I added dazzling diamonds glitter to the filigree in the ornament and used the small end of the marker to draw the string from the branch to the ornament. Both tags were punched out with SU punches and applied to the cardstock with Stampin Dimensionals.tags til christmas-2

For my third sample, I want to show you a little gift of 5 tags to package your holiday gifts. I actually made these at the Fall Fun event hosted by my up up line Julie Gunhus. At the top of the photo you can see the packaged tags in  small cello bag tied with a ribbon of cherry cobbler seam binding. these gift tags used Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sued, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso inks. The show case some of our newest punches as the medium oval punch, fancy label, and 2 3/8 scallop circle are used as well as the 2 tag punches and the 1 3/4” circle punch.  The make up quickly and look very stunning with the touches of bling from dazzling diamonds glitter used in various spots.

IMG_5051For my next foray into this sweet stamp set, I decided to make another quick simple card using the dec 25 stamp form Tags ‘til Christmas and the holly jolly Christmas stamp from the Merry & Bright set. I stamped directly on the dsp piece from Deck the Halls DSP. I used Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke for my ink and cardstock. Quick and simple.

IMG_5050The candy wrapper die made this next project a snap. Just a scrap of Deck the Halls dsp, fold glue and twist, tie off the ends with some Cherry cobbler seam binding and you have a cute container for a sweet gift of candy or even sparkles. The tag in Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler with some Dazzling Diamonds Accents is the perfect finish for one filled with eatable sweets. IMG_5055

For my final project, I made a Christmas card with a twist. For that person on your list with a quirky sense of humor. I used a section of dsp from Candy Cane Christmas for my focal point, topped it with the “Even the naughty deserve something nice” saying, and added some hand drawn swirls of dazzling diamonds. My colors for this card were Garden Green and Real Red.

Oh, and guess what ?  I’m  offering my first  blog candy to one lucky reader of my Royal Blog Tour Blog – To be eligible for my blog candy, you must send me an e-mail with your name and e-mail address and if you leave a comment on my blog you will get a second entry in the drawing.

Kathy Thisted

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64 responses to “Another stop on the Royal Blog Tour…”

  10. Great ideas using this set. I like the candy wrapper project as well as the Holly Jolly card. Fun stuff. Thanks for sharing.
    jmniffer at comcast dot net

  14. Kathy, I love your ideas. The snowman card is just so sweet. Thanks for sharing your talents.
    Amy Phelps
    dhaephelps at gmail dot com

  26. Lovely projects Kathy! The tags and little candy box are my favorites! take good care of Jester, hope he brings you lots of luck!
    Hugs,
    Sharon Field – RBT HQ Crumb Cake Tour

  27. All of your projects are amazing! I love the “Even the Naughty deserve something nice”…. that would be perfect for pretty much everyone in my family!

    Thank you so much for sharing & the chance to win!!!

    ~Ola
    okj83 at live dot com

  28. Your candy wrapper is soooooo cute! I love it.
    Thanks for sharing your gift of talent!
    Tionya
    tionyalynn at yahoo dot com

  34. I love everything you did with this set! I don’t have this one yet, but so hope I can get it. I really love the one with the deck the halls dsp. Great job on all of it!

  36. Beautiful projects! I love this set because it matches punches!
    Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
    Inky hugs,
    Janet

  37. I love the way you have used these tags. I just got my set and can’t wait to case your samples. Thanks and I hope I win the blog candy!!

  51. I love the gift tags! Great ideas and thanks for sharing!

    Martha Haddock
    stampinmartha at hotmail.com

  54. Love the versatility shown using Tags Till Christmas. So happy you were a stop along the tour. Great job!
    bdlakebum at yahoo dot com

  55. Lovely projects Kathy and thanks for the Jester clue too! Fun to see my favorite stamp from the set. Even the Naughty…. I guess I’m one of the quirky ones!

    Jean Fitch
    jlfstudio at live.com

  59. I love all of your projects. Spent a few minutes perusing your blog. You have some gorgeous project on here.
    Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy! I’ll be back to visit your blog again.
    Michelle Scott

  60. Love your blog and your ideas! I really like the card you stamped on the designer paper – so clever! Thanks for sharing how you made them. Thanks also for the chance to win blog candy!
    Sue Stevens
    sls1219@aol.com

  62. I just love this set and these projects are awesome. thanks so much for sharing.

    carolyn s
    ceashark at aol dot com

  63. Kathy: beautiful job on your projects. I love the card with the bells. Thanks for being on the tour and for your continuing work on the committee. You’ve become one of the old-timers now!

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