I meant to post these last month, but here we are in a brand new year. 2021 seemed to fly by so fast. December was crazy busy and I'm ready for a much calmer month. My daughter Emily helped me make the tags this time, mainly by choosing the cardstock colors and getting me started by die cutting a lot of the pieces. I decided to use the My Monthly Hero kit from Nov 2021 because I thought it would go quickly and I was short on time due to procrastination. Ha! It took about eight hours start to finish. It was fun though!
Aren't those cute? I debated over buying the Nov 2021 Hero Arts monthly kit, but I couldn't resist those adorable dies. I didn't have time to get super creative over choosing stamp sets and designing four different tags this year, so this kit was perfect with the four different characters. As usual, I made four of each tag.
First up is this cute little elf. The main reason these tags took so long is that I cut pieces in multiple colors so that I could layer them. If I'd had more time, I would have stamped some details on the hat and collar for this tag, as well as the hats or scarves on the others.
Next is the reindeer tag. I added Glossy Accents to the nose for some dimension and shine. My daughter added the little highlight dots to all of the eyes of each tag with a white gel pen.
Next up is Santa. I love the little pierced details on his beard and mustache. For this tag, I added white flocking to the hat trim.
The last tag is the snowman. I added a little sparkle to the scarf by using a clear Wink of Stella pen to color subtle circles.
These tags were really fun to make. Next year though, I need to start much sooner so I can really take my time. I've gotten into a bad habit of waiting until the last minute the past couple of years. I'm really grateful for my daughter Emily's help in getting all these done. I couldn't have done it without her! She doesn't join me in the studio very often, so it will be a lovely memory of this past Christmas.
