Tag Tuesday Challenge #28

Christmas tags in green, purple and silver is the tag challenge at Louise's blog this week. The best part is the Hero Arts blog challenge this week is also holiday tags. So two challenges in one. :)

I have three tags to share. I started down a path of trying to use this color combination. (3 more rejects on my table right now.)

This was my first attempt... Wasn't sure I really liked how this turned out, so I kept going... Along the way I made a background that I liked and this tag was created.


The tree was from a previous reject. I tried creating the faux metal in the middle of the tag as a strip of faux metal and didn't like how it looked. I didn't want to lose the pretty faux metal. I punched it out and that is how this tree came to be.

The snowflake was a tag I had started previously by stamping with StazOn on the clear acrylic snowflake tag. The Stazon was a light green and you couldn't see it. I also stamped a background stamp with clear sparkly embossing powder. Pretty but difficult to see.

For this challenge I decided to add a layer of iridescent embossing powder over the entire background and heat emboss it. I then added a layer of white embossing powder over the entire surface. I came back and stamped on the front the sentiment using StaZon (Royal Purple) . Edged with the silver krylon pen.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Antique Flower Background
• Hero Arts - Three Holiday Messages
• Penny Black - Joy Seal
• Hero Arts - Poinsettia and Birds
• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Embossing Powders - Iridiscent, White, Silver
• StaZon - Royal Purple, Cactus
• Versamark Watermark Inkpad
• Versafine - Imperial Purple
• Aluminum Foil
• Recollections - Pearls
• Ranger Distress Inks - Concord Purple
• EK Success Punch - Tree
• Krylon Paint Pen - Silver

Thanks for stopping by... If you are interested in details on any of the techniques send me an email and I would be happy to share.

Suzz