Tuesday 2 October 2012

January


My crafting has been so sparse of late I thought I'd better make an effort to enter a few challenges.  Just started is The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge (a month a week!) so here is JANUARY - the challenge was to use VELLUM.

I thought I'd make a tag for each month, fasten with a jump ring and give it my daughter for Christmas - it'll be small and light enough to hang on her pin board at Uni.


So for January I've gone for Snowflakes!!   The background is a swooshy mix of Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks and I've overstamped this with fir trees from Tim Holtz's Reindeer Flight stamp set.  I've also used the snowflakes from the same set, stamped with Snowcap Dabber on the tag and on the vellum.  I've used Snowcap Dabber to edge the vellum (and hide the glue) and rubbed some Faded Jeans Distress Stickles in the sky above the trees.  I've just finished it with some silver ribbons and a calendar. 

I'm still looking for a nicer calendar so that bit may change but overall I'm happy!!  So with a happy heart I'm going to enter this for Hels Sunday Stamper week 225 challenge too!!

Thanks for taking the time to look.

18 comments:

  1. What a fantastic idea and such a beautiful start to the year she will have!

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  2. ooh love it... fab idea for your daughter's room too... thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  3. Great idea for your daughter and great frosty looking calendar for the January month x

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  4. It's beautiful! Your daughter will love it Elaine! x

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  5. Oh my! Your tag is lovely! It looks so cold out there!
    Michelle

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  6. Great tag and fab idea Elaine. Love how you've used the vellum. Hugs, Buttons x

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  7. Thanks for your visit to my blog Elaine. Now you are very good having done your Craft Barn entry all ready! Not sure I'm going to get there.
    I love your tag with the layered vellum - it works beautifully and I love the snowflakes. Great idea for your daughter's room.
    Juliaxx

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  8. Hi Elaine, I love how you have created a sort of misty background where the trees are and the vellum looks gorgeous, your Daughter is sure to be pleased. Crafty hugs, Anne x

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  9. Beautiful tag. I really like the two half parts and colors. Cool idea with the tags as calendar

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  10. Looks icy and fabulous, I'm sure your daughter will love it.

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  11. Fabulous tag, love the really frosty look. What a great idea making them into a calendar, your daughter will love it I'm sure. xx

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  12. Very pretty and so beautifully made!

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  13. Perfect gift for your daughter, and I'm glad you are playing with us again Elaine.
    Beautiful first tag... reminds me that it won't be long before we have the first few flakes here in Canada (Nooooooo) lol
    See you next week and thanks for playing
    Izzy

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  14. Oh so pretty, it has a wonderful winter's day feel to it.

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  15. Lovely Tag calendar Elaine great use of vellum I'm sure your daughter is going to love it!

    MaggieH

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  16. This is a beautiful frosty calendar tag Elaine, the vellum looks great and I love the sparkly bits. xx

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  17. Love the wintery feel of the tag, decidedly "January" !

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  18. Lovely tag/card! Snowflakes in january - let's hope for some at least...

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