Happy Holidays, friends!
Am I the only one who can't believe that Christmas is a mere five days away? This month seems to have flown by; lucky for me, my gifts are purchased and I only have a few more to make. Speaking of makes, today I'm showcasing my second tag for the Gecko Galz 25 Tags of Christmas as well as my design team projects. The theme this month was Yuletide Dreams, and I've created some fun cards that will take you on a trip through Christmases of years ago.
First up is my second tag of the month. I adore art that features winter scenes with a horse-drawn sleigh and so I knew that I wanted to feature this beautiful image as soon as I saw it. I wrinkled up some brown shipping paper and glued it down to a tag. Ink blending with some browns adds age to it, and it takes on such a vintage appearance. I then created a wreath from burlap ribbon by wrapping the ribbon around a chipboard circle with the center removed. I glued the image to the back of it and then adhered it to the tag. I added light touches of brown ink shades onto the wreath before gluing down the berries, branches, and flower. A quick ribbon of red & green plaid was glued down to the top along with another flower, and I created a sentiment with my label maker. I really love how it turned out!
My first card is a throwback to the the mid-century modern design of the 1950's and early 1960's. Filled with teals and pinks and silver garland, it's a celebration of Christmas during a time that was changing from traditional to modern. It is constructed of a shadow box frame on the front of a card to give it depth, and I used some acrylic magic string to allow for the appearance of floating sentiments. How cute is it?!?!
My next few cards are a throwback to times earlier than the first. All are fun and festive and include layers to give dimension. Each of the images really spoke to me, especially on the last card, a waterfall card, in which I used several images. They're all so nostaglic!
I hope that you enjoy each of these projects, and wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas. Until next time . . . be well!
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