Snow deer tag!

I went all messy today with my Christmas tag.
This is a first for me....painting onto a window sheet to make a tag!
I saw someone had made something like this on Pinterest a long time ago,
but it stuck in my head and I let it loose today!!

I cut the window sheet 2" x 4 1/2" and used my scallop tag topper punch to shape the top.
I then mixed some Gesso with some garden green ink
and painted a tree on the back of the window sheet.
I added gesso around all the edges and then using a stiff paintbrush
and some shimmer paint I flipped it so it would splatter like snow onto
the front of the tag.
I stamped the reindeer from Dashing Deer stamp set
using versamark onto red card and heat embossed using white embossing powder.
I cut him out and added dimensionals and adhered him to the base of the tag.
I added more gesso to cover the dimensionals at the back.
When dry I added a whisper white spotty bow.

I would like to enter this into:
Crafting with an attitude - anything goes
Fab n Funky - all creatures great and small
PINspirational - tree trunk and something different
Animal Friends - in the forest

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Pimp my Chocolate Bar!

My Thursday Tutorial is short but very SWEET!
I love to give chocolate bars at Christmas time, well any time lol.
And it's always nice to pimp them up and personalise them to suit the recipient!
The Stamp Set is so cute and so much fun!!

You can watch my video below

For the chocolate bars I have used:
So Santa stamp set
Under the Mistletoe DSP
Matching card stock
Ribbon, Oval Framelits,
Clear Wink of Stella, Frost White Shimmer Paint, glue dots and Dimensionals.

I would like to enter this into;
Simon Monday Challenge - It's a wrap
Lil Patch of crafty friends - anything goes
Crafter's Castle - anything goes option/fall or halloween
Crafting with friends - anything goes

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Travelling to Bethlehem

I bought myself some Shimmer Paint and wanted to challenge myself

to mix it with inks and make some backgrounds.

So this is what I made!

It really does shimmer (you probably can't see that unfortunately).

I just wanted a clean and simple card.

I started by putting some ink on an ink block and mixed with the shimmer paint.

I used Bermuda Bay ink for the sky and Daffodil Delight for the sand.

On some watercolour card I painted over with water first,

then dipped into the colours and created the background.

Using the Night in Bethlehem stamp set I stamped in

Memento ink, the image and sentiment.

I matted it all onto black card then stuck to my base card.

I used a gel pen to add some twinkling stars.

I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt and will definitely

be trying the Shimmer paint on other items!

My sentiment is looking a bit wonky! Opps!

 So I will stamp again and layer it up!

We have a family bereavement at the minute so head is elsewhere.

I would like to enter this into:

Addicted to Stamps and more - clean and simple

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge - anything Christmas option plaid/check/gingham

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