Cold Outside - 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style Week 6

Hello again! It's hard not to get in the Christmas spirit when you're playing along with Linda's (Funkie Junkie) 12 Tags of Christmas! I just finished Week 6  having drawn quite a blank at first. I was certainly inspired by the snow and silver elements on Linda's tag HERE, but I think I was having a battle with myself on how to make what I envision as a snowbank on Linda's tag. So I told myself I was overthinking it, and I ought to just go get started and see what happens. This is what happened...

 I really wanted to include the Starry stencil with crackle that Linda used, and I went with an old Spellbinders die cut. Thank you, Kathy! (Kathy By Design) She generously gave these and other Spellbinders sets to me several years ago, and I never tire of the intricate edge on this one!

I highlighted the cracks of the dried paste with Silver Mixative, just like Linda did, but I used a cotton swab to apply my color. You can see I colored outside the lines a time or two. I edged my chosen Quote Chip with Distress Crayon and scribbled some on the top, too, wiping it back to leave a little frosty look. Having had some problems cutting the Deco Sheets before, this time I remembered to stick it onto some card before cutting the intricate cuts. Works like a charm!

I chose this sweet gleeful snowman charm from Linda's shop and simply patted it with Picket Fence Distress paint and attached it along with a Tiny Tag and Tabs die cut tag with some old Christmastime Remnant Rubs.

I sanded the edges of my Christmas Kraftcore panel, inked with Glacier White pigment  ink and heat embossed with Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder.

That's another one done! I hope you're playing along with Linda's fun challenge which is generously sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are prizes for three lucky winners, and everyone who completes the challenge and follows the guidelines will receive a gift voucher for The Funkie Junkie Boutique to use in January! Her simple guidelines and challenge details are outlined HERE.

I'm sharing with these fine challenges:

Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style Week 6

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Star Light Star Bright

Allsorts Week 443 - Inspired by a Christmas Carol or Winter Themed Song Dean Martin's Baby It's Cold Outside.

Jinglebelles Baby it's GOLD (or SILVER or COPPER) Outside Tee Hee!

Cropstop November Challenge – Link Party #34

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Challenge #310 - #311

Country View November 2017 - Stencils

Thank you for stopping by and for all your sweet comments! They warm my heart!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

I've used the following products which can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 14PK - Paper Snowflakes, Mini by Tim Holtz	Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Starry	Prima Art Extravagance: Texture Paste Clear Crackle	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Silver Mixative	May Arts 5/8inch Metallic Crochet Ribbon Silver
(LATE SEPTEMBER PRE - ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips	(SEPTEMBER PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Distress Crayons Set- Metallics (Antique Bronze/Brushed Pewter/Tarnished Brass)	Ranger Pigment Ink Pad - Glacier White	(LATE SEPTEMBER PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Deco Sheets Christmas	Charm Pendant - Set of 6 Silvertone Snowmen
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder