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2019 holiday season

It seems like the holidays have descended in one fell swoop... late Thanksgiving and before you know it... well Christmas is just 10 days out now.

We've been busy "elves" the last several months!  I can now share a couple of things I've created now that InviteByVoice has shared the projects on their site.  

The turkey is a design we used several years ago and I decided it was time to bring it back.  I couldn't find the original cutting file and created my own using ecal3 and cut the shapes with the eclips2.  A little inking, pen and a wobble added a little dimension to the turkey.  The background was embossed and inked.  The sentiment was a file from CreativeFabrica and was printed in reverse on transparency... TIP:  Print and let dry for 24 hours before using.  I also added an EZ Sound module to this card -- the sentiment on the inside says and compliments the Gobble til you Wobble ringtone.  

A also created a trio of 15 minute cards using the same basic design, just altering the embellishments.  These cards were featured on the InviteByVoice blog - you'll find that post and a step by step tutorial  here.  

There are several other projects on the crafting table... will be sharing those very soon.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hoping you'll make some time this holiday season to do a little creating.  Happy Holidays!  

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This snowman was so fun to work with and I enjoyed "grunging" things up a bit to give him a little more personality

This file can be found in the Silhouette store -- a SnapDragonSnippets creation.  Be aware that you will have to adjust the pieces a bit as the SVG needs a few adjustments.  

 

I used a "new to me" grunging technique which was fun.  A bit of paint and ground cinnamon and cloves.  Best thing is that your paper smells good even after you're finished with the project!  And clean up is easy.  I plan to keep a small bottle of the spices in my crafting supplies now so I'm not raiding my cooking and baking ones.  Clean up is easy if you use acrylic paints.  And the "rust" looks pretty real!  

The file does not come with a hat for our snow dude, so I resized the hat from here to fit.  Added a bit of cotton to the edges, grunged it up with some tea with added cinnamon and cloves.  Just be careful not to get the paper too damp or it will tear.  

Rather than go out and purchase a dowel to help support the center post, I used a colored pencil from the grandkids' coloring stash.  They won't miss it and it was the perfect height.  I chose to put the head on an angle so the nose is lifted a bit more than is shown in the original file.  


Add the snowflake buttons and the rest of the embellishments - I grunged things up a bit on the buttons too.  

This is a relatively quick project and was fun as well -- I wouldn't be surprised if a few more appear this holiday season.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  Happy Creating!  

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 - Tag 3

Tag 3:

All the pieces for this tag started out as white cardstock.  Distress inks and a blender tool provided the color.  The cup, steam and heart are all found in the eCal library.  I added an oval for the cocoa in the cup. 

The font I used is Have Fun Sunday from Creative Fabrica using the P2C (print to cut) feature in eCal3.   Super simple, but would be fun to use on a gift package of cocoa mixes and a personalized mug. 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Tag 4 is up tomorrow.