Christmas Tags 2021

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.

Dies:  Nov 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit (Hero Arts); Tag Sale #3 (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:  Blush Blossom (Stampin' Up); New Leaf, Green Parakeet, Dark Chocolate, True Black, Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink)

Misc:  white gel pen

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.

Dies:  Nov 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit (Hero Arts); Tag Sale #3 (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:  Creamy Caramel, Shaded Spruce (Stampin' Up); Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, True Black, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Misc:  white gel pen; Glossy Accents (Ranger) 

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.

Dies:  Nov 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit (Hero Arts); Tag Sale #3 (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:  Blush Blossom, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up); New Leaf, Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink)

Misc:  white gel pen; glue pen; Cotton Ball White (Fun Flock) 

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.

Dies:  Nov 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit (Hero Arts); Tag Sale #3 (Papertrey Ink)

Paper:  White, True Black, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Misc:  white gel pen, clear Wink of Stella pen

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.