Friday, December 9, 2016

Tag & Card

Miserably cold & wet yesterday, although a dusting of snow was pretty to start the day.  Fritz didn't even get out of his bed when I picked up his leash--think he's wishing he was back in Phoenix--haha!  I'm still working on getting Christmas cards mailed & think I finally have a new system for next year to avoid this stress--we'll see if it works.  
Anyway, I did take a break to craft as I didn't want to totally miss Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. The inspiration is incredible so far, but the glitter stripes on Melania's Day 7 tags just spoke to me.  I used her design, but changed to silver glitter paper & hopefully it's OK to have one extra stripe.  My tag base is MFT Fishtail Flags, the sentiment is Hero Arts, the blossoms & leaves are EH Bold Blossoms which are colored with Zigs.  Finished off with PPP Sparkling Clear sequins & did you notice the black eyelet?!  I'm also entering HLS Anything Goes with Dies.  

As I said, I'm still mailing Christmas cards so decided to turn my tag into a card.  I intended to deboss the card front, but my brain shut off & the tag is stuck down.  
Think the tag looks better than the card, but hopefully my friend will enjoy it anyway.  I'm entering SSS National Christmas Card Day. I'm slowly catching up on leaving blog comments.  Thank you all for visiting! 

19 comments:

  1. It is cold over here too! I don't remember we have that many cold days here in Vegas.
    Lovely tag, I just link up mine too!

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  2. What a lovely card with the pretty tag, Greta!! Pretty embossed background and lovely flowers! We are getting a dusting of snow here today and more to come within the next few days...brrr!:-)

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  3. your tag is so pretty Greta - love how you used the non-holiday flowers in christmas colors on it!

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  4. Your "mistake" looks lovely to me Greta. I'm still heist as mail here too. Will be interested in your idea for next year about how to be more organised. A perfect sunny warm day here 30C

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  5. This is so pretty as a tag Greta, but I think I love it as a card even more!! Love the shimmer and the pretty blooms. I'm still working on getting cards out too. Hoping to finish that up tomorrow!!

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  6. beautiful tag, greta!! it looks absolutely amazing on the card front!!

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  7. Gorgeous tag, Greta - just love how you colored the flowers! And it looks great on a card too!!

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  8. beautifully done Greta. The tag is fabulous and looks awesome on the card

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  9. Gorgeous tag Greta! And thank you so much for my beautiful Christmas card! Wow! It's been a lot milder here and rainy too... Enjoy your weekend!

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  10. A very pretty card Greta, I so adore the rose cut out, enjoy the weekend!

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  11. Molly loves the snow and I have to drag her in. She rolls in it but won't go outside if it's raining! Go figure. I love those stripes on the tag and the flowers. I like the card embossed and I'm sure your friend will too.

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  12. Fabulous card and tag Greta. Are ya going to let us in on your trick to avoid the craziness next year? I am going to try to make 5 cards a month for the major fall holidays starting in January. We'll see if I can hold on to that plan.

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  13. We have some pretty sunshine, but it's a bit chilly today. Love the way you've used this nifty die rose set all colorful and bright over the silver wide stripes on your tag. And it looks just great over the white embossing swirls added to your card too! TFS & hugs

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  14. Beautiful tag and so clever to use it on a card! Lovely design!

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  15. Oh yeah ...mailing the cards out. ...I make Christmas cards throughout the year but not one has made it into a post box yet! I love this tag- the way the flowers leap off it looks so lively.

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  16. How could your friend not like this fabulous card? So pretty!
    I am curious about your new system for next year because I am very stressed myself and need to change something. Will you share it, please?

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  17. That tag is perfect on that card. It's like you planned it that way all along. I like what you do with those swirly flowers.

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  18. Awesome card and tag!! love the pop of colors of the rose..Thank you so much for joining us at Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies Challenge..I wish you great new year ahead..hugs xxx Deepti Aggarwal.

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