Friday 4 November 2016

Fancy a Blog Hop? ......... you've come to the right place

Hello again .....

I said it's been a busy week. ....... and today is no exception.

The STAMPlorations girls have been getting ready for a fun, maybe just a little festive, Blog event.
Welcome to the first Holiday TAGplorations Blog Hop ..... Ho! Ho! Ho!!!


Five days of tag making fun gets underway today and  you can join in the fun too.  
Hop along through the all blogs, leave comments on the way for the chance to win some fabulous prizes.
Create your own holiday/festive tags, link them to the TAGplorations Linky Party and you could be a winner .... there's fabulous dies and gift certificates up for grabs, and maybe just a few surprises along the way too.

The STAMPlorations girls have been busy creating tags for the event .... here's a little festive idea from me ......


I'm loving white ink on Kraft card at the moment, and it makes the perfect wintry backdrop for this festive reindeer.  This little guy is one of the images from the STAMPlorations Christmas Reindeer stamp set ..... so cute!  You can get matching CUTplorations dies too which is great if you don't like fussy cutting.

I cut my tag from a piece of Kraft card, using the CUTplorations Luggage Tag Dies.  Using a piece of copier paper I made myself a mask to create the hills and used a white ink sponged along the edge to build up my winter scene

With the mask in place I stamped a few fir trees in the background to add a bit more detail and finished off with some sparkly glitter and a few dots with a white gel pen, to give the look of falling snow.

I stamped the reindeer, again onto Kraft card and added a touch of colour using Distress Ink.


A sprinkling of glitter and a shiny red nose gives him a little festive sparkle. And to finish off the tag I added one of the sentiments from the same stamp set to the top .....


Fancy joining in the fun?
There's going to be 5 days of fabulous inspiration posts from Shery and the Design Team ..... I'll be back for two of those days.
Don't forget to visit the blogs and leave comments to be in with a chance of winning one of the prizes.  Or, create your own holiday tags ...... they can be any holiday, not just Christmas, and link them up to the party using the Linky on the launch post.

You can leave comments and link to the Blog Hop from today the 4th, right up until November 25th so you've lots of time to join in.
Winners will be announced on December 9th in the STAMPlorations November Challenges & Hop Winners post.

Phew! ..... in case I've missed anything check out the Holiday TAGplorations Blog Hop post for all the details.  Happy stamping!

Thanks for popping by ...... enjoy the rest of your day.
Mine's not over yet ..... I'll be back with you all again later

Cheerio until then ......

35 comments:

Shery Russ said...

Amazing dimension you achieved with masking, Linda! I seriously LOVE this reindeer tag!

Darnell said...

One can never have too many Christmas tags for giving and this design is a WOW design! I love it, Linda!! Enjoy the weekend! Hugs, Darnell

*Vicki* said...

Super cute scene on your tag!! I love the layers you've created for your snow drifts and also that you've made it over a kraft tag!! Super cute!

cm said...

Such a lovely, sparkly, peaceful wintry wonderland for your fabulous reindeer! Your masking is amazing!
~carol

Marianne said...

Oh my, this is totally, utterly jaw-droppingly beautiful. And to think you use a kraft base. Amazing!

Amy A said...

WOW!! This is so soft, pretty and the dimension is gorgeous with that hint of shimmer. All lend to a vintage feel with the gorgeous scene you've created here. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! :o)

Amy
{Lil Cutie Creations}

New Creations said...

So cool and sparkly, love this winter scene!

Glennis F said...

I would never have thought to use white sponging on kraft - it looks amazing!

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

Oh my!! Now thats a holiday tag :) sparkly and gorgeous. The reindeer is adorable!!

Mac Mable said...

Loving the kraft and the white effect on this fun and contemporary tag. Such a cute reindeer, thank you for the inspiration x

nancy littrell said...

I love, love, love your white sponging on kraft cs and cute luggage tag shape for your adorable die cut reindeer :-) Your glittery sponged snow banks turned out beautifully for your trees. TFS Linda..so much inspiration in your tag...Hugs, Nancy

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty scene background for that adorable reindeer!

Craftyfield said...

Fabulous snowy scene and I am taking notes... I love this white on kraft scheme and the glitter, of course the glitter!

Dee Earnshaw said...

Wow love the detail you added to this tag - Gorgeous:)

Mary Holshouser said...

the background is wonderful.
such a pretty snow scene.
the reindeer is darling.
thanks for sharing.

Craftychris said...

Awesome tag! Magical background for the super fabulous and fun reindeer!

Verna Angerhofer said...

What an adorable tag. I love the cute scene you built on it.

Leanne said...

Such a pretty tag! Love those sparkly layers of snow.

shirley-bee said...

This is fabulous, Linda! I'll be borrowing that idea of sponging white snow hills on kraft - and I love the reindeer ;)

2amscrapper said...

just love this tag--so peaceful and pretty!

Gail said...

A cute deer on an amazing background TFS

Cheryl Wright said...

Totally fabulous!! So much texture and depth.

I have that reindeer set on order, just waiting impatiently for it to arrive!

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! So lovely!!!

ionabunny said...

This is so pretty and sparkly. Love the kraft deer. Hugz

TracyM #6773 said...

DELIGHTFUL tag!!!
LOVE the scene, sparkle and colour combo, LOVE your DEAR deer too!!!

SHartl said...

That snowy background is so beautiful and I love the whimsical reindeer!

Jane said...

Superb snowy scene! Love the classic traditional background contrasted with the trendy modern reindeer. Just magical!

Vicki Dutcher said...

You rocked out this tag! I just adore the background scenes with the deer in the front~

Tee said...

That little reindeer is the cutest! I love the awesome texture of snow you created on this tag! I agree- this is magical! You have indeed created a most beautiful tag!

Becca Yahrling said...

Wow, stunning tag! Your scene is beautiful ...
and so perfect!

Helen Gullett said...

LOVE your snowy hill background for the deer. And it is great idea to use kraft and added white ink for the hills. Beautiful scene tag for sure!

Tanvi said...

Fabulous tag Linda! Love the reindeer!

Helen F. said...

Wonderful scene you created here, Linda! The reindeer is the cutest :-)

Sue D said...

Beautiful background for this cute and quirky reindeer.

Tina Z. said...

so lovely, I love the background!