Greetings at Christmas Tag

Hello again! I have been really inspired by Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas event, and I had to get in the Closet and make one more tonight. I just can't seem to get away from a snowy theme this Christmas season, and so here it is again!

For my background I embossed a Ranger #8 tag with a Tim Holtz Texture Fade.  I've thrown out the packaging so I don't know the name.  I embossed twice--once at the top and once more toward the middle and bottom of the tag, using just the pine needles portion of the embossing folder. I only used two Distress inks on this--Evergreen Bough and Ground Expresso just around the edges.

 To get this variegated background, I applied gesso with a credit card and this left some areas uncovered. When dry, I blended on the inks. I wiped the raised areas with a damp wipe. Before drying, I flicked some water on to create a snowy background. Next came Ranger's Embossing Dabber and a sprinkle of Rock Candy Distress Glitter over the branches. (You might pick up just a tiny bit of the sparkle in this photo--this is very difficult to capture on my little camera phone without the benefit of sunlight.) Lastly I flicked on some watered down Picket Fence Distress paint.

I heat embossed my Vintage greeting (Flonzcraft) with Wow Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder using Versamark ink. I used my Ranger Embossing Dabber around the edges and heat embossed using the same powder.

I cut the Tim Holtz Woodlands tree from white card and inked with Evergreen Bough and Ground Expresso.  I lightly painted the branches with Liquid Pearls in White Opal and flicked on more Picket Fence.

The greenery is Tim Holtz Festive Greenery die, cut from white card and colored with Distress paints, Evergreen Bough and Iced Spruce, dried, then dragged through a puddle of watered down Pine Needles Distress ink.  I sprinkled with Ranger's Sticky Embossing Powder, heated and sprinkled with Rock Candy Distress Glitter. The metal snowflake charm is from my stash, and painted with Picket Fence and Pine Needles Distress paint. The seam binding is hand dyed with Tarnished Brass Distress paint. This color is really lovely and shimmery in real life.

I hope you like my Vintage tag!  I've had so much fun making it, I may just have to fashion all my Christmas cards after it this year! Please remember to click on any photo for a detailed view.

I would like to enter my tag into the following inspiring challenges:

Stamping With Loll 12 Tags of Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Christmas

Mixed Media World MMW #9 Anything Goes

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #18 Texture

Sweet Stamps November Anything Goes

Thank you for dropping by and for all your wonderful comments!  I read and appreciate each and every one of them! Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

UPDATE: Thrilled! Honorable Mentions