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2019 12 Tags of Christmas Day 12

Today is the final reveal... Another simple tag and using stamps from my stash.

Find a fun snowflake and place on your tag and if desired, using the eCal software, choose path and back minus front.  Design your sentiment.  It's a little difficult to read Christmas on this one... sorry about that.  Use the foil quill to draw and then cut the tag.  I cut a second tag for the background piece. 

Stamp the tree.  I chose to use a color that would give a faint image, then added some background color.  Add a little snow to the branches if desired using a white gel pen.  Add some sparkle.  Set aside. (Stamp is from SU, retired)

Stamp the front of the tag. (Snowflake stamp is from Pink and Main, retired) I decided to heat emboss with some detail white embossing powder,

Glue the tag front to the stamped background. 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas Day 11

North Pole Delivery! 

Dimensional tree is cut using the eclips.  North Pole Deliver was made using the foil quill.  A little bit of inking on the tree, some gel pen ornaments added to each of the "faces."  Simple - quick and would make a fun tag for any kind of holiday gifting.

 

 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 9

A little foil quill and a few sequins and stars make for a quick shaker tag. 

The base is the basic tag shape. with a foil quill image from the Holiday file from WRMK.  The shaker is a stack of 5 rectangles, a piece of transparency and one more rectangle.  The Xyron's edge to edge adhesive made it easy to "build" the container for the translucent sequins and stars.  The whole tag was cut from a 6 x 12 piece of cardstock.  The eclips and eCal3 made this a quick quill and cut project. 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 8

Happy Llama-Days!  Tag 8 is another quick and easy tag to complete.

Fill the tag with the background pattern of your choice.  My pattern is from CreativeFabrica.com.  They have a huge selection of backgrounds you can choose from (a few are even free!)

I added a little color to the print2cut llama also available from CreativeFabrica.com. I used Tombow markers and a little bit of glaze to add a little dimension and interest.  The sentiment is made using the WRMK Foil Quill (Black foil, fine tip, D adapter*) This section was added as an extension to the original tag cut.  The llama is secured to the tag base with some pop dots. 

Additional details for the foil quill and settings using the eclips2 and eCal3 software can be found here. 

Lots of good ideas for tags are filling the 12 Tags of Christmas album on the Facebook group page.  Don't forget to stop by there to see the rest of the makers' tags. 

Thanks again for stopping by!  Enjoy your creative time! 

 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas - Tag 6

Time for a little whimsy....

This trio of gnomes was a fun find on 123rf.com.  The images are available in BW or color.  It's a background paper and I just isolated each of the gnomes and use the print to cut feature in eCal3.  The background paper is from CreativeFabrica.com  There are some fun patterns in the file. 

BELIEVE is a foil quilled small sentiment on some scrap cardstock. 

 

Thanks for dropping by and taking a peek at today's tag.  More to come tomorrow!  Hard to believe that we are half-way through the challenge already.  Don't forget to stop by the eclips/ecal Facebook page to see the rest of the challenge entries. We have a very talented group of makers! 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 5

Its day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas challenge on the Facebook eclips/eCal group page.  A little more foiling using the Foil Quill, the eclips2 and eCal3. 

The ornament image is from WRMK's Holiday collection. 

Silver foil (Glimmer Mist from Spellbinders). 

Blue cardstock (Envelopes.com)

Silver Cardstock (Ranger)

Foil Quill (WRMK) - fine tip and D adapter

score tape

eclips2 and eCal3

Foiling settings are shared in Tag 2 post found here.  

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hoping your creative time nourishes your spirit.  Stop by again soon.  

  

2019 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 4

More foil quill fun!  The star is wood laser cut from FSJ... I've had a couple of packages of these in my stash for a couple of years.  Glad to be able to use them.  Added a touch of pearl mica from Mixed Media Supplies to the colored cardstock and to the star.  A tiny bit of white gel pen here and there...and a few hand drawn stars.  Using a script font of your choice set the lettering to pen/draw, fill, add the shadow, remove the stroke and foil*. Do not remove the mat from the machine.  Cut the blackout shadow. 

*Foil Quill fill was done using the Line Fill command in the Effects drop down of eCal3;  Settings were:  line space .100; crosshatch 45 and angle 90. Adjust as needed after previewing the fill.  Fine tip (pink tool) and D adapter for the eclips. 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas - Day 2

More fun on the eclips/eCal page on Facebook... did you take a look?   And this is only day 2! I'm really looking forward to first glimpses every morning!

 

Day 2:

Since I'm still having some issues with my hand, I've chosen to let the eclips and eCal Software do the majority of the work for this tag (and a few more).  The trio of trees image is from the Holiday design set from WRMK and the "merry" was written in the Andrea font (CreativeFabrica.com). I used the line fill command in eCal3 and with the following settings:  line space at .100; crosshatch 45 and the line angle at 90.  Check preview and adjust if needed.  This was perfect for the size of the word in this case. 

All elements foiled with the fine tipped foil quill (pink quill and D adapter for the eclips), Glimmer mist foil-  silver - the Navy cardstock is from Envelopes.com.  I added a shadow for tag, the silver chipboard is from Ranger and has been in my stash forever!  You need to set your blade to 6 and use chipboard in the materials drop down to cut the silver.   

Again, thanks for stopping by and we hope you'll take a peek at all the other creative ideas on the Facebook page.  You won't be disappointed. Tag 3 coming soon! 

a little more foiling...

Quick "little" post! 

This larger tag similar to a previous post would be perfect for decorating a gift box.  Adding a simple personalized sentiment or greeting would be the perfect finish for this foiled design. 

Sorry it's not the best image, but I do love how it turned out.  the image is from a line art bundle I purchased a while back and I love the simple lines.  The eclips2 and draw command in eCal3 paired with the Foil Quill fine tip and Spellbinder's Rose Gold foil made easy work of this design.  Added a little color with watercolor pencils and a waterbrush. 

 

playing with eCal3

There are lots of commands I haven't used previously, but it sure was fun to do a little playing to create this sun.... and the best part is that I can size as needed  -

 

Supplies:
Cardstock, white 110lb Neenah; Bazzill texture, yellow; unknown smooth, blue
Tombow markers
Craftwell's eBrush with TB adapter
WRMK's Foil Quill, fine tip pen with D adapter for the eclips
Spellbinder's Black Foil
Sizzix eclips2 and eCal3
Scor-Tape, 1/4 in wide

I also used some black foil and the foil quill to add the "You Are So" to the vellum cloud piece. 
Tombow markers and the eBrush added the fun coloring to the word "amazing" and some highlights to the sun.

Object to path is a great tool to use for things other than text.  Adding a series of shapes (narrow triangles in this case) to another shape (the circle) is so simple and made quick work of the sun. 

 

The cloud piece was made using a horizontal rectangle and half circles and the Union command. 

More playing time coming in the next few days!