12 Tags of Christmas – Funkie Junkie Style (Week #1)

8 years ago

It’s time for Linda’s 12 Tags of Christmas! All of the details of the challenge can be found on The Funkie Junkie blog. The challenge is generously sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

For the first week, I was inspired by Linda’s use of stars and trees (or forest) and wanted to find a way to use trees differently. When I saw that Tim Holtz had a new birch and pine background stamp I knew that it would instantly become a favorite! So, I decided my tag is inspired by the a sign for “home” nailed to the tree. I grew up living in a forest. It amazed me what people nailed to and posted on their trees, particularly those near the road. There were signs from the generic “no trespassing” to the snarky signs about “goat protecting property.” And, you could always find homemade signs at the local Christmas craft fair. So with that in mind and inspired by Linda’s tag, I created my “winter wonderland” tag. It is a birch (or here aspen) tree with a sign for “home” posted on it.

Week 1 down… What does Linda have in store for week 2???

Items used for this project:

• Stamps: Tim Holtz 284 (Holiday Drawings); Tim Holtz #280 (Birch and Pine);
• Embellishments: Stickles (Christmas Red); Prima Finnabair Mechanicals (Tiny Stars); Prima Finnabair Vintage Trinkets (Nail & Screw Brads); Tim Holtz Idealogy (Metallic Stickers (Holiday Talk); Adornments (Pinecones);
• Die Cuts: Tim Holtz Sizzix Thincuts (Holiday Greens Mini);
• Ink/Paint: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Antique Linen); Ranger Archival Ink (Wendy Vecchi (Watering Can), Jet Black); Zig Wink of Stella (Clear Shimmer); Prima Finnabair Acrylic Paint (Metallique Steampunk Copper); Adirondack Alcohol Inks (Carmel);
• Mediums: Prima Finnabair Art Basics (Black Gesso); Prima Finnabair Art Extravagance (Snowflake Paste);
• Miscellaneous: Hemptique Twine (Black); Distress Woodgrain Cardstock; Recollections Chipboard Frames; Core’dinations paper (Forest Moss)