Tim’s decision to set aside the 12 Tags of Christmas in favor of doing a tag every month was a good one.  I’ve really appreciated having a whole month to get to each project. Some months that was almost not enough time!

This month he gave us two tags cuz he owed us one from January.  (See?  Even famous crafters get behind.  haha)

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Since I’m not making Christmas cards this year, I decided to make a couple thank you cards.

This blue background was made by swiping cardstock through Broken China Distress Stain and a few drops of silver Ranger Vintaj Patina. ( I used the patinas since I didn’t have the metallic Distress Stains that Tim used.)

The snowmen were stamped with Jet Black Archival Ink onto watercolor paper and colored with markers.  As you can see, there was liberal application of Rock Candy Distress Stickles. 🙂

A little bit of Symphony Tissue Tape, some baker’s twine and a sentiment from Hero Arts’ Everyday Sayings set finished it off.

This background was made the same way as the blue one, but with gold Ranger Vintaj Patina, Wild Honey Distress Stain and Fired Brick Distress Stain.

The sentiment background was cut from Tim’s Kraft Resist Paper Stash with the Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega Dies, Labels 8.  Of course it was inked with, what else but Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Grunge paper was covered with dictionary paper, die cut with the Tattered Florals and Tattered Leaves dies and colored with Wild Honey Distress Stain, Peeled Paint Distress Stain andFired Brick Distress Stain.

I also cut a grunge paper flourish with the Elegant Flourishes Die and painted it with Tarnished Brass Distress Crackle Paint.

These were fairly simple projects, and you could use the techniques to make just about any style of project.

Happy creating!

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