Last minute christmas gift tags.

 

Well its December 23rd, and if you are anything like me, you've thought of gifts that you have forgotten about.. yup I do this every year!! By now, I've normally run out of gift tags.. So instead of running to the shops to get some more today, I pulled out a few of my VLVS stamps and made some very quick and easy little gift tags!  These are super easy and ohh so quick to make!

 

 

 I have used the following VLVS! Stamps:

 

Jingle Bells

Deer Looking

Holly Large

{With love}

 

 

 

I started off by staining some cardstock with some instant coffee, and cutting them to my desired  gift tag size.

 

I then randomly stamped the Jingle bells stamp onto my tags, I was still able to achieve a random print of my image as I  varied the pressure on my acrylic block.

 

 

Next came my focal images Deer Looking and Holly large , both have been stamped in Jet Black Archival ink.

 

A little bit of colour with my trusty distress markers next..

 

a little inking around the edge..

 of course some machine stitching, and one more little added touch..

 

 

And i'm all done, and have a little pile of gift tags ready to add to those present that I've forgotten!

 

 

I hope that you all have a wonderful festive season, and get to spend some time with those you love doing what you enjoy!

Until next time.. Happy Stamping, Stay safe and Merry Christmas!

 

Karen xxx

 

 

 

 

 



With Love

Hello! Diana Fisher here with you today to share two cards I made using Viva Las VegaStamps. I have to admit that I made more than two as I was going along. More like four or five. I was trying to get the right color combinations and these two ended up being my favorite. 

To make this card, you would need the feather stamp and the with love stamp. I used a few different colors and kinds of ink to achieve this look, but everything is on one layer, which makes it an easy card to duplicate and customize. 

I used just the top edge of the feather stamp, giving the impression that the ink could have been brushed on (like paint). It is only after looking closely that you can tell it was a feather. 

For the first card, I used VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Thatched Straw), Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Coral), VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Sea Breeze) and Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Teal) for the feathers.

For the words, I used Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Coral), Hero Arts (Pale Tomato), Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Teal) and Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Navy).

The reasons for the shifts in color was the keep the feathering to the side a shade off from the stamping of the words.

For this second card, I used VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Thatched Straw), Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Coral), Hero Arts (Pale Tomato) and VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Red Magic) for the feathers.

For the words, I used a mix of VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Thatched Straw) and Heidi Swapp Dye Ink (Coral) for the first line, then Hero Arts (Pale Tomato) and VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Pixie Dust).

To add a bit of pop to the card, I replaced the 'o' in each of the words 'love' with an enamel dot. It was an easy enough addition and gives the eye something to focus on. 

Thanks for taking a peek at my cards today. I hope I've given you some ideas for fun ways to use color on your cards.