Good morning! I am super excited to be taking part in Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. Each year, Ellen’s team and some fantastic guests team up to create 12 days of tag inspiration for you. My favorite part? Embracing all things girly. It seemed only fitting to create some floral tags for today’s Concord and 9th tag inspiration! I’m teaming up with the fabulous Sharon Harnist to give you some flowery holiday tag inspiration! Read all the way to the end to find out the different ways you can win your own shopping spree to Ellen Hutson!
I have two tags for you today, one simply stamped tag and one that’s a bit more involved, for one of those super special gifts. 😉 Let’s get started with the details!
For the “simple” tag, I wanted to do just some plain old stamping and die cutting, no fancy techniques required. Tags are the kind of thing that make the gift so pretty, but get thrown away in the hustle of cleaning up. I started by die cutting the Holiday Cheer Tags from plain white card stock, then stamping some of the pretty foliage and flowers from Ornamental from Concord and 9th using a pretty, uber feminine combination of hot pink, purple, and gray. I stamped the greeting from Merry and Bright on the outer sleeve of the tag, and added some pretty silvery twine to finish it off. Easy peasy, and it won’t hurt (too much) if and when it gets tossed in the trash!
For my second project, I wanted to do something a bit more involved, but with the same color scheme. I absolutely adore the large ornament image from Concord and 9th’s Ornamental stamp set, and I’ve used it several times in other projects… today, I wanted to try some no-line coloring, this time using Copic markers. I began by die cutting the large ornament using the coordinating Ornamental dies, then stamped the image using Ink On 3 Fadeout Ink. I also heat embossed the coordinating “merry and bright” sentiment from Ornamental using Platinum embossing powder.
I colored the images in a beautiful (and feminine) color palette of deep magentas, plummy purples, and grays. (All of the colors will be listed at the end.) I love that it really looks like I drew the images with my own hands with the no-line coloring method! Plus, this color palette…. swoon!!! I die cut another ornament and added some foam tape to the top, leaving a thin line in the middle through which I could loop some more silvery twine.
Well, that’s all for my project! For more floral inspiration, check out Sharon’s blog.
Now, for some fun giveaway information! Ellen Hutson is giving away a $25 gift certificate to one random commenter throughout the 12 Feminine Tags of Christmas celebration. Be sure to leave comments on each blog post (both Ellen Hutson’s blog posts for each day and the artists’ posts!) for the most chances to win! You can also enter your own tag here to be entered into a $150 (!!!!) gift certificate giveaway to the Ellen Hutson store! (Talk about a generous giveaway!).
Be sure to come visit again tomorrow, because the new Ellen Hutson December release will be live! I have two projects to share with you! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!
Poinsettias are the floral of Christmas–these tags are the perfect choice. Especially like the ornament shaped tag. tfs
I love the colors you used! Not the typical poinsettia colors!
Emily, I love your bright pop of color you’ve added to your tags! These are all so cute and really festive too!
Love your colors on
both tags. The ornament
tag is so pretty!
Carla from Utah
“Simple”? Are you kidding? Your tags aren’t simple, they are beautiful! The bright pops of color are amazing. Great job! TFS, and have a blessed Christmas.
good colors! the ornament tag is my favorite, but the others are also nice
I love the ornament. It is so full of
pretty bits and the colors are
wonderful. the “simple” tag
is crisp and clean and great.
thanks for sharing
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I Love the colors in all of the tags! Who could throw them away after?
really sweet tags, Emily – love the colors you chose and your no line coloring!
I love the hand painted look of the ornament tag.
Beautiful tags, Emily! The ornament tag is so elegant–definitely for a very special gift. Tfs! 🙂 ~ Andrea
Love the colors you used for these tags! 🙂 So pretty!
Beautiful tags! Love that ornament!
I completely agree SWOOOON – the colors, the Concord & 9th Ornamental stamps, your no-line watercoloring all = GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing, the inspiration from you is always off the charts. (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
These turned out so beautifully! Love the colours.
Love the simplicity and the non-traditional colors. Great job!
Cuteness, cuteness, cuteness!!!!!!
This is stunning.
very pretty! love the non-traditional colors
Impressed with the no-line results…it’s so clean and the colors pop off the cardstock. Love the Merry & Bright ornament, beautifully designed!!
Pretty, and what a great choice of colors.
Emily, I was really excited to see the details on your tags! Love the coloring and I don’t know how I missed the Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink! It’s in my Ellen Hutson wish list now!
I adore those colors for the holidays.
These are so pretty, especially your no-line watercoloring! Purple is my favorite color and I love all the different shades you used.
Delightful!! Love the color combo and the whole cheery vibe of your design. The stamps and the die are a must have.Sure hope Santa reads this.
What great tags, Emily. Lovely colors, too.
Both tags are fantastic but for sure the ornament one steals the show, wow!
These are really lovely
tags! I love the “hand
drawn” look of the
second ornament!
SQUEAL!! LOVING the AMAZING Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
I love your color choices – I’m all about non-traditional colors. These tags are so bright and cheery
I love your ornament tag with the “no line” coloring…..The sentiment heat embossed lends a lovely overall touch.
So festive. Love the ornament shape.
Lovely palettes on these pretty tags and thanks for sharing a simple and more involved option.
Beautiful tags 🙂 The ornament one is so pretty! 🙂
Lovely tags and stamp set! I really like the color combos you used too.
Two fantastic tags! I really like the simple one, and I know what you mean about the being tossed aside. Your second one is gorgeous with beautiful coloring and embossing. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love your color palette!
beautiful! the colours are perfect!!