A Blog Called Wanda

New Year's Eve 2020 - What a year!

Greetings and Salutations my dear crafty friends! Happy New Year's Eve 2020! I hadn't planned on posting a card today, or even saying anything at the end of the year.... But, my husband is repainting our bathroom today and he likes to work alone.... So I found myself in the craft room with Lucky, and the mood struck me to create a New Year Card. I have on some classical music and it's kind of gray outside. And it's weirdly quiet in our neighborhood today. In the quiet of my warm studio I created a card and thought about the year that was 2020. Normally I do a big production on my blog about the end of the year, and my favorite cards, etc. but I'm just not feeling that this year. And that's okay. I'm happy to say goodbye to 2020 and see what the good Lord has in store for us next year in 2021. I have some more thoughts to share at the end of my post, but in case you're just here for the card...I'll do that first!

This finished card is a white A2 card base. I used one of the new things I bought for Christmas crafting this year - the beautiful flurries background die and die cut it in black. I splashed some gold paint onto it.... I got out my very favorite New Year's stamp set and some numbers dies...and kept it clean and simple. I love black and gold/silver and teal for New Years!!

 

In this shot you can see that gorgeous background die. SWOON. I can't believe I hadn't used it yet! Kind of feels like swirling confetti don't you think? 

 

I stamped and die cut the champagne glasses and used a really pretty Nuvo Drops color to mimic champage. I love how that came out! The Champagne glasses and the numbers are affixed to the card with small foam dots and the new year script was glued on with liquid glue. Very clean and classic.

 

 

So now that's the last card for 2020! I have a card to share tomorrow too - it will be posted in the morning! Whew. After I write this I'll be closing up shop for the year and heading out to the kitchen to make dinner. We have an exciting evening of dinner and movies at home. But isn't that what everyone is doing this year for NYE? So strange to think that Times Square won't be hopping like normal. But nothing was normal this year, was it? 

I'm ending the year grateful. Grateful and tired. Exhausted. Weary. I literally cannot remember ever feeling this kind of tired in my entire life. Like down to my bones I'm tired. I am a worrying type of person and this year blew all my gaskets. It's definitely not the worst year of my life, but it is the weirdest. I feel fortunate that my immediate family is all healthy. First and foremost that's what matters this year. I have learned many many many lessons this year, and in the process learned a whole lot about myself. And I have learned the deeper meaning of grace. Grace towards myself and everyone around me. We all need a break, we're all maxed out. I feel like maybe this year, if we play it right, can be a reset. We've hunkered down and unplugged from going going going all the time. So when we can finally go back out into the world, maybe we can make different choices. Does that make sense? We can emerge from our isolation and do the things that really matter and spend time with the people that really matter. All the noise has been removed. It has been a test to sit with my thoughts all these months. And right away, the anxiety levels shot sky high while concurrently all of my coping mechanisms were taken away. WOWZA. Right. Just me and God. Down to the barest level of my soul. I am a quieter person now - and changed, probably forever. I can't see how any of us will be the same after this. But who's to say if that's good or bad yet. That remains to be seen. I am hoping that 2021 is a much better year for everyone everywhere. I hope we are kinder and gentler and more full of grace and love. That is my wish for 2021.

Thank you, all of you, who follow along with me here! You bless me and support me and keep me creating even when I don't feel like it. You inspire me and uplift me with your kind words and well wishes. I'm extremely grateful for that always, but even more so this year. Thank you. Bless you! Wishing you and your families all a beautiful fresh new year. XOXO

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021! 

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's card. The numbers dies are discontinued so I subbed in the closest dies that match the same size and font. 

Concord & 9th Feature Friday (On a Monday!) Fun monogrammed bag!

Hey there! How was your Christmas? I hope you had a lovely weekend full of joy and Christmas spirit! I can't believe another Christmas has passed. And this week is a new year! We had a quiet Christmas at home. It was a nice rainy day and we watched about 500 Christmas movies all day!! Thank you to everyone who sent me a contribution based on my post from Christmas Eve! You all richly blessed me and I am so grateful. THANK YOU! BLESS YOU! 

Last week, we didn't do Concord & 9th Feature Friday because it was Christmas Day...so we're doing Feature Friday today - on a Monday! Oh, and I'll have another project on Friday too. It's been my pleasure to guest design for Concord & 9th this month! Hope you've enjoyed the series also. 

Today we are all featuring another project made with the new Weekender Bag stamps and dies. Don't you just love it? Such a great idea and concept! This time I made a cheerful, bright, monogrammed bag with some pretty feminine touches. I think this version of the Weekender Bag would be awesome for shower favors! You could put the bride's initials onto the bag, or the couples' new monogram? Or even a little baby girls' name! The size of the bag allows for candies, gift cards, or small presents. Let's check it out!

 

I used two of my favorite colors from the C9 color collection: Aqua Sky and Oceanside.... Yummy!! Cute little accents hanging off the side - love how you can customize this set. I wanted a pretty floral touch on my bag, so I used the Stitched Blooms die to emboss the pattern onto the front and back of the bag. It came out perfectly!! 

 

 

 

I used the buckle this time in between the two sides of the bag. I used pretty silvery accents for my 'hardware.'

 

I used the Small and Large Lovely Letters alphabet stamp sets to do my monogram onto the front of the bag. I used the matching ink colors to the papers.

That's it for today's Feature Friday Monday! LOL. Have a great week! I'll see you back here on Friday, if not sooner! Take care. XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's project! (Affiliate Links Used).

 

HERE'S THE LIST OF THE

GUEST DESIGNERS FOR DECEMBER! 

SUE

BECKY

WANDA

CARRIE

SARA

 

Merry Christmas from our Home to Yours - 2020!

Merry Christmas 2020! Thank you for all of your support and love during this crazy year. A weary world rejoices today indeed! From the bottom of my heart I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Bless you!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2020!

From the Guess family!

 

 

Peace on Earth Christmas Tag! Happy Christmas Eve 2020!

Happy Christmas Eve! I woke up this morning feeling inspired to use some of my new Christmas supplies that haven't been inked up yet this season! My husband bought me several Tim Holtz stamp sets for my birthday and I was so sad that I never had time to use them. As I was having coffee, and contemplating putting all the crafting things away for the season, I decided to sit down and make one last tag. Peace on Earth to all of us this beautiful Christmas Eve. Blessings to you and yours. XOXO

I have one last request for the year, if I may. This year was very hard on my small business, as with so many others. I strive so hard all year to provide fresh, relevant, inspirational creative content for free to all of you. It is my joy to do so! My income for blogging comes solely from product links and it's down by about half this year. Maybe even not covering my blogging expenses... If you have the ability and desire to do so, would you consider offering me an end of the year tip via Paypal? Anyone who leaves a tip will receive a handmade card from me in thanks! My Paypal is under: [email protected]. 

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!

One of my favorite treats to make and eat - Peppermint Bark!

Hi there crafty friends! Today's project is kind of a recipe, kind of a photo shoot, kind of a treat idea... One of my favorite treats at Christmas time is Peppermint Bark! As much as I love everything Pumpkin Spice in the Fall, I love everything Peppermint in the Winter! And, chocolate and peppermint is the best combination!! I usually make at least one batch of homemade Peppermint Bark each season. It's easy to share, and it lasts a while too! I just got this pretty new marble cake stand, and that called for a photo shoot! I've been really down lately and crying lots of tears. Being creative and getting lost in my creative process helps me feel better. Lots of photos in this post!

It's super easy to make Peppermint Bark! You only need four ingredients! I use Semi Sweet and White Chocolate Ghirardelli Chocolate morsels (from Target), Candy Canes, and Peppermint Extract. That's it! 

Melt the semi sweet chocolate morsels in the microwave.... Pour the melted semi sweet chocolate onto a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Stick it in the freezer for about ten minutes to set up. Melt the white chocolate morsels in the microwave and mix in 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract.... Pour the melted white chocolate on top of the frozen semi sweet chocolate. MMMMM. Next get a ziploc bag and crush up 5-6 candy canes into small pieces. Sprinkle the candy cane pieces on top of the white chocolate. That's it! Put the batch in the fridge for an hour or so to get nice and hard. Then use a big knife to cut the candy into wedges. So fast and easy! 

Here are some of the pix from my photo shoot!

 

I love how pretty this is with the candy cane pieces! And it smelllllsssssss so good!

 

I like to cut the pieces into wedges, or triangles. Just seems easier to eat that way than a square.

 

 

 

Here's the melted chocolate! I put it in the microwave for one minute, stir, do one more minute, stir... Then 20 second intervals until it's melted through.

 

Here's the whole pan full! This picture came out weird - from my phone!

 

 

 

I love to package treats in glassine bags. There's something old fashioned about it - like an old candy store or something! I used a hole punch to punch two holes at the top of this bag, and then tied some twine through it. Ready for gifting without too much trouble!

 

 

 

 

Okay! Thanks for indulging all my photos today!! I hope you felt the cool breeze of peppermint when reading this post. Hope I've inspired you to try and make this too! What is your favorite treat to make at Christmas time? Let me know in the comments! Enjoy the rest of your Christmas week! XOXO

 

Snowman Cross Stitching Project!

Hello lovelies and happy Christmas week! This project I'm sharing today has been delivered to it's recipient so now I can post it! It's a festive winter snowman cross stitching project! I always have big plans for lots of Christmas stitching...but alas...this is the only one that got finished and framed this year! I love how it turned out - cheerful and colorful. Who doesn't love a big ol snowman?! I hope you are doing well and hanging in there. Grace. That's where I'm at. Gotta slow down the anxiety and show grace. Most of all for ourselves. 

This pattern is called Stylin' Snowman and it's by Kogut (Supplies are listed at the end of my post). I stitched on 14 count Aida. I used my own floss colors. They are pretty close to the pattern, but I swapped in lime green instead of the called for yellow. I used some fancy floss for his hat. It's sort of furry!! I bought that floss to use on a Santa beard but used a touch here too. I framed it myself - I'll talk more about that later in my post. You'll see I incorporated some of my card making supplies!

 

Here's a close up of the colors and stitching... I adore his sweet grin and pink cheeks!

 

I dyed my own ribbon with Distress Spray Stains and added shimmer too! I used an old Tim Holtz Token and twine to finish off my pink bow. I love the pink and the aqua of the frame together. Feels a bit vintage and cozy. 

 

I found this frame at Michael's and it was the perfect color to match the stitching! I splattered some snow onto it with a paint brush! To frame my stitching I used two layers of natural cotton quilt batting under the fabric. This makes it 'poof' up a little bit from the frame backing. I like the look of it that way. I use archival tape to hold the stitching fabric around a backing board. It's quite an easy process actually and very rewarding!

 

 

I put him down in the bottom of the frame area so he would look like a family member in a frame! 

 

 

That's it for today! I'm not sure what else I will post before Christmas...we'll all have to wait and see! Pretty sure no more cards, but maybe something else fun. Blessings to you for a great Christmas week! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's project. (Affiliate Links Used).

Concord & 9th Feature Friday - December New Release - Little Letters!

Happy Friday again! One week until Christmas....and then one more week until a new year! Can you even believe it? I'm praying and hoping that 2021 is a lot better than 2020! Welcome to another edition of Feature Friday for Concord & 9th! I'm guest designing for the C9 December new release (which is already available for shopping) and sharing projects each week made with the new stamps and dies. I always love being a guest for Concord & 9th!! Today the team of guests is featuring some brand new alphabet stamps. My card features the Little Letters stamp set along with some of my very favorite C9 products. And, I made a New Year card!!

My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with gold and dark grey cardstocks then then the top layer of white. Let's look!

 

I used the "wear" stamp sets to stamp my cute party girl, and her hat. I used the dies to make her a letterboard to hold her new year message! I used the new Little Letters stamp set to stamp the greeting with white pigment ink. Looks so fun!! I have a letterboard in my craft room and I like to change the messages. 

 

 

 

Can you see her glittery eye shadow? She's ready to party!! I stamped and die cut her hat and colored it with Copics. I gave her pink rosy cheeks too... 

 

I used pretty gold ink to stamp some fireworks and accents around her. The starburst is from the older C9 set called Happy Day! 

 

I mounted her hat and the letterboard with foam tape onto the card. It's flat for mailing and would be an easy card to mass produce for your New Year greetings. 

That's it for today's Feature Friday for Concord & 9th! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's project! (Affiliate Links Used)

HERE'S THE FUN LINEUP OF CRAFTERS TODAY

TO GIVE YOU INSPIRATION WITH THE NEW RELEASE!

SUE

BECKY

WANDA

CARRIE

SARA

Fun Bobble Hat Yarn Gnomes!!

Hi there crafty friends!! It's been raining here in Sacramento and I've been nesting and crafting. Oh, and decorating and eating Christmas treats too! LOL. My husband has gone Clark Griswold on me and full on decorated the front of our house and our yard...and the garage! You can probably see our house from space right now! The neighborhood kids love it and it's bringing cheer to our little street and that's all good. I haven't really been stamping a lot lately. But I've been stitching and cooking and making yarn stuffs. Kind of trying to check off some crafty things from my long list. When it's raining I love being in the craft room with Lucky in his bed, just working away. 

I have a fun project to share with you today! These little bobble hat gnomes have been popping up a lot in my Instagram feed so of course I wanted to make some. This would be a fun group project or a family/kids project. Few supplies are needed and they were easy and joyful. I'm going to use mine to tie onto gift packages or boxes. They would also make cute ornaments or something to tie on the top of a bottle of wine for Christmas. I saw one person made them into a garland!!

 

These are my sweet little gnomies!!! I made one with a white 'beard' and one with a grey 'beard!' You could make these any color for any occasion. Aren't they sweet??

 

Here's the blue one in my hand so you can see how big they are....

 

 

Here are my supplies and my supervisor. Everything came from Hobby Lobby or Michaels. The rims for the hats are cut from a toilet paper tube!!

 

You start by making the bobble hat first. Cut a strip from the toilet paper tube. Next, cut several strips of yarn and wrap them around the tube until it's all the way filled up. Maybe 35 strips?? 

 

 

 

Here's the tube all filled with yarn strips. To make the hat, simply pull all the strings through the middle and out the other side.

 

Tie the strings together with another piece of yarn - tightly. Then put in some batting or a couple of cotton balls to fill in the hat form. VOILA! A sweet little hat!! Trim the top of the strings into a tiny hat pom pom. Adorbs.

 

To make the 'beard' for your gnome, make a pom pom from white or gray yarn. I used the yellow size pom pom maker. 

 

I painted his nose with a bit of craft paint. The wood bead is 10mm size. The last step is to use your hot glue gun to glue the hat onto the pom pom and then glue the nose on!! I decided to also add a jingle bell to the top of the hat for a bit of bling!!

 

Sweet gnomies!!

 

 

That's it for today's project! I hope you liked something a bit different than a card, or paper!! Cheers to Christmas crafting! Leave me a comment and tell me what you're working on right now! Hope you are having a blessed and happy week. XOXO

Concord & 9th Feature Friday - December New Release! Weekender Handbag!

Happy Friday! Feature Friday, that is! For Concord & 9th! I'm excited to once again be a guest designer for Concord & 9th as they celebrate their new release for December 2020. I hope you saw my post on Wednesday and that adorable Handbag Die! I'm back today to share more photos and ideas for that handbag die and also share a card made with the Bright Eyes Bundle stamps and dies. I'll be posting each Friday this month for C9. Don't you love their fun products?

How is your December going? Are you still shopping? Crafting? Today is my husband's birthday so we have that going on too! The last part of the year is always busy. I kind of miss all of our traditional activities but we're managing to have some fun anyway. Hope you are doing great. Now let's look at some projects!

First up is this fabulous leopard print Weekender Handbag! It's totally cute! Perfect for gift cards, candies, party favors, treat boxes, decorations...so so many ideas for this one! It comes with adorable accessories and also has a matching stamp set. No limit to what you can dream up for your purses!! I made a classic leopard print bag with gold and black accents. I would really love to have a bag like this!! (I adore animal print things!)

 

How cute is that lock and key?? Seriously. 

 

Here's the top down view! So easy to make, too. Everything is well thought out, and the dies cut like a dream. You cut two pieces and glue them together for the main body of the bag. Then two straps. There are two side pieces too that glue on to make it more sturdy. Then you decorate!!! The other designers for this project have made some really great samples!!!

 

 

 

 

I don't have a leopard print stamp so I started brainstorming how I could make my own!!! I found this small detail stamp from the Talk Type stamp set!! I used kraft cardstock, then stamped the design in black ink.... Then I used my favorite gold paint palette and a small brush to paint over the black!! I really think it looks like leopard! What do you think?? This pic below was my sample test one...

 

Here's the stamp I used!

 

Whenever I make these 3D projects, I like to show it to you in my hand for scale! This is a generous size so it can hold lots of treasures!! (CLICK HERE to see the other fun Purse die from Concord & 9th that launched earlier this year!)

 

 

Next up is this bright and crazy card inspired by the 70's and my favorite Vuarnet sunglasses! Lolz. I used the brand new Bright Eyes bundle of stamps and dies to make this card. The sunglasses also fit onto the edge of that cool handbag!!! The finished card is an A2 card base in white. I layered Peacock cardstock and then made some cool stripes for my background.

 

The striped background was made using five colors of gorgeous Concord & 9th cardstock!! Then I mounted a frame of white die cut with a circle opening. The sunglasses are made with mirrored cardstock! SO fun, right? And the sentiment is PERFECT!

 

 

 

Here are all my beautiful strips!! Peacock, Oceanside, Aqua Sky, Marmalade and Buttercup.... YUMMMMMM.

 

I used my tape runner and affixed all the strips onto a piece of white cardstock at an angle. Then I trimmed the edges off with my paper trimmer. Isn't this cool?? I haven't done this technique in a while and I forgot how much I like it.

 

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for this edition of Feature Friday! Did you get any goodies from the new release? I hope I've inspired you to get your craft on!! I'll be back next Friday with more projects made with the new products. Take care, and as always, thanks for popping by today! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's projects! (Affiliate links used). 

 

HERE'S THE FUN LINEUP OF CRAFTERS TODAY

TO GIVE YOU INSPIRATION WITH THE NEW RELEASE!

SUE

BECKY

WANDA

CARRIE

SARA

Pretty in Pink - for Winter!

Hi friends! I was cleaning and organizing my Christmas crafting supplies (bins full) and I discovered these pretty stamps that I haven't used in years! You know how that is! You always find something good when you're going through your stuff! These are wood mount stamps made by my friend and local artist Peggy Jo Ackley. She is an illustrator of books and an amazing pencil artist. Unfortunately she doesn't make stamps any more!!! BOO. So I treasure the ones that I have. So after I found these pretty ice skates stamp an idea popped in my head and I sat down at my desk. This card practically made itself!! Once I get the idea, it's on!! The bins are still messy but I have a pretty card. That's a good thing. I'm really into pink this year for Christmas and it makes me ridiculously happy. So here's a pretty in pink creation for you!

This finished card is an A2 white card base. I used one of my very favorite products of alllllll time to make that gorgeous background.... Stamped, glittered and colored to my pastel heart's content...

 

The ice skates image and the merry christmas sentiment are both wood mount stamps. They stamp so clean! I stamped and colored in with my Copics and then die cut them with stitched circle and stitched oval dies. I splashed some snow on that pretty pink background. A little pop of peppermint twist twine...

 

Here's a close up of the coloring. I used a nice olive green to offset the pink and white in the image. Added glitter to the skates too! The snowflake dies were die cut from white paper. Then I added pink enamel dots.

 

I was going to layer the pink die cut background over white cardstock but it just didn't look like I wanted. So I did a tone on tone with both being pink and voila! That's the look - just like a pretty vintage sweater.

 

The tiny green leaf is from an old Prima collection called Sweet Peppermint. (Yeah I found some good old stuff in those bins!)

 

 

 

 

Here's my coloring before I die cut them out. These pix are with my phone from my desk!

 

Quality Control Inspector checking out my die cutting technique! LOLZ.

 

Here's that pretty pink on pink with white paint splatters! (and a foot!!!) Never a dull moment around here.

 

The inspector finally went back and laid down in his bed! 

That's it for today! I'll be back tomorrow sharing my Concord & 9th projects for Feature Friday! Yippeeee! See you then friends! Have a great day! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's card (Affiliate Links Used).

Everyone loves a new handbag!

Hey lovelies! I'm popping in really quick today to show you something SUPER FUN AND FABULOUS! Today at 10am EST the new Concord & 9th release goes live! I am guest designing for them all month and I'll be posting/sharing on my blog every Friday this month. But, today is release day and I think this one item is going to sell out! (Remember THIS cute purse from January??!!)     CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE!

SOOOOO I'm sharing one photo today... And then on Friday I'll have more of this handbag project (including how I stamped my own leopard print!) and I'll have a card, too. Be sure to come back then! But for now....Introducing the Concord & 9th Weekender Handbag Die Set!

 

 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE! (12/9 at 10am EST)

SEE YOU ON FRIDAY!

 

Taylored Expressions - Like Gnome Other - Card Kit Launch!

Hi there gnomies! How are you?? I have something extra fun and cute to share today! It's the newest card kit from Taylored Expressions and it's called "Like Gnome Other!" SOOOOO sweet! Little gnomes, background stamps, dies, stickers....everything fabulous. You guys may or may not know I have an obsession with gnomes. So when I saw this card kit I squealed with delight! It's so very cheerful. It's available now, if you're reading this post. I love all the TE card kits, but this one is reallllly gooooood. I hope you love it too! I made a card with the kit and you can read all about it!

This finished card is a 5.25" x 5.25" square white card base. I layered a frame of white for my little scene, stenciled some clouds and then had fun decorating! I used Copic Markers for coloring of course...

 

The main stamp set has really cute sentiments. It's been a while since I made a birthday specific card so I need to replenish my stash of birthday cards. This is adorable! I stamped the sentiment onto a circle and stamped the hearts with it. I tucked in some mushrooms too! The blue banner going across the bottom of the card was stamped with the cable background stamp using white pigment ink. So fresh!

 

 

Here's my little couple all colored in and looking sharp! The clouds were stenciled in the background using blender brushes and cloud stencils! (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post) The mushrooms dies come with the kit. I layered white and red. 

 

Here is the full contents of this awesome kit!!!

 

The little fence die is PERFECTION! It has hearts cut out of it! And a slight curve. This die alone is worth the kit I think. I have so many ideas for it! Sometimes it's the small things that make a big difference!!

 

 

 

Here's that awesome fence/hill die set. The long line die at the bottom cuts a perfect soft hill with the same curve as the fence! Genius.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, gnomies!! The card kit is available now if you want one! Yippeee! I hope you love it! I'll be back later this week with a couple of fun projects from the new Concord & 9th release! I have to find the courage to go to the post office this week. Yikes. Not looking forward to that! I have a few presents to mail and some card projects headed off for a video. My husband's birthday is this week too. Lots going on here. I hope you are doing good and staying happy and healthy and crafty. XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies for today's card. (Affiliate Links Used).

Pretty Vintage Christmas Tag!

Hi lovelies! Today I'm popping in with a handmade, and vintage feeling, Christmas tag! A few simple supplies and a classic color palette and voila! Tags! This is a quick and easy project to replicate. Make a bunch to use for your gifts...or box 'em up for a small gift! I used a big, gorgeous stamp from a stamp set sold by my artist friend Lexi! I've linked it in the supplies. She is amazing! The other supplies are from Tim Holtz and Sizzix...can't go wrong with that. Let's look!

Here's my big, beautiful tag! It's a STAG TAG! Lol!!! Isn't he majestic??

 

This is one of the big mama mixed media tags from Ranger and Tim. I stamped the image in black ink using my MISTI (He barely fit on the MISTI!) I let that dry and got out the Distress Inks...

 

I used Distress ink and a sponge dauber to generously ink around the edges of the tag. I also splattered some brown ink onto the tag. After the brown splatters were dry, I splattered white ink over the tag also.

 

I die cut the 'merry' word out of silver cardstock and glued it onto the bottom of the card. I also deckle edge trimmed the bottom of the tag. The raised 'snow' you can see on his antlers is rock candy distress glitter - lots of it!! Gives a really nice effect. If you don't have this in your crafting arsenal...you need some!

 

That big stamp is really so gorgeous and detailed!

 

Here is my desk view - getting organized... That ribbon I bought years ago at a vintage market!! I have never used it. Today was the day! It looks perfect at the top of the tag along with a little red bell for a pop of color.

 

I almost stopped here - because this is perfection. Seriously. 

 

So, I am very lucky that my husband is super patient and ready for a crazy idea from his crazy wife. I had a vision for my photographs of this tag... Which involved my husband going to the local park to pick me some redwood branches!!! He just gets in his truck and goes. Doesn't ask a lot of questions! LOLZ. One time he went to Starbucks to get me some roasted coffee beans!!! He's the best. 

 

Recipe called for 1/3 cup of fake snow also! Hahahaha. When people ask me about how I take my pictures, I just laugh. If you could see the behind the scenes you would laugh at me too. 

That's it for today's project! Every project doesn't have to be long and involved. Today's was quick and easy. I'll be back soon! I'm guest designing for Concord & 9th this month - can't wait to share that all with you! Take care! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used in today's project! (Affiliate links used).