My Cards and Tags: Christmas Tag using Flora and Fauna's Snow Much Fun Stamp Set

Sweater weather is here again and Christmas will be here before we know it!  This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is all about getting ready for Christmas.  I made a tag using the adorably quirky "Snow Much Fun" stamp set from Flora and Fauna.

I started with Strathmore Mixed Media paper that I cut into a tag shape.  I used the Sizzix Tag Collection dies and gave the tag a scalloped edge using Pink and Main's Scallop Border dies.  I painted the background, then when the paint dried, I stamped it with circles from Simon Says Stamps' Circle Sayings Holiday and Scribble Flowers stamp sets.

Next I painted inside the circles with some lime green and turquoise acrylic paint.

While the paint was drying, I stamped and fussy-cut out my snow globe elements.

All that was left was to put this together!  This was relatively easy to make and I was glad for this opportunity to look ahead to Christmas (since it always sneaks up on me even though I know when it's going to be every year)!!

Here are the supplies I used which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Flora and Fauna Snow Much Fun Stamp Set	Simon Says Stamp Circle Sayings- Holiday	Simon Says Clear Stamps SCRIBBLE FLOWERS	Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag Collection	Pink and Main Scallop Border Dies
Reverse Confetti Triangle Trees Die	Daniel Smith Opera Pink Extra Fine Watercolor	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Lime Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Sizzix Big Shot	Fiskars Acrylic Blocks	Salty Ocean - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Black Permanent Sharpie Marker

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My Other Creations: Paper Scrap Book using Reverse Confetti's Square Window Tag Die

"Stitch It" is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog theme and I was only too happy to crack out my sewing machine!  I ended up making this...book of scrap paper?  Scrap paper book?  Paper scrap book?  Not sure what it is exactly, but here you go:

I started by cutting out two tags using Reverse Confetti's Square Window Tag die.  Then I punched a hole in one using a 2.5" circle punch.  The paper I used was Strathmore Mixed Media paper.

I stamped a silhouette guy from Dina Wakley's Abstract Figures stamp set and fussy-cut it out.  Then I brought on the paint!  I smeared Dylusions acrylic paint onto my tags and guy.

I toned down the colored paint with white paint, added some different colors, then outlined all the edges with black acrylic paint.

I cut another little piece of paper to use on the binding of the book (Bingo numbers), glued some plaid paper and text paper to my guy and added some wonky stitching.  Then I grabbed some scraps of patterned paper and sewed them all together to form what would be the inside of my book.

To put everything together, I taped my stack of patterned scrap paper to the back of my book cover, then sewed it together up the left side.  I stamped and cut out the word "Boundless" (from Inky Antics Circles and Frames stamp set) and glued it to the top of the book.  I also punched out a file tab (using We R Memory Keepers' tab punch) and glued that to the top as well.

Here's a peek of the inside with the cover open:

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Reverse Confetti Square Window Tag Die	Dina Wakley Abstract Figures Cling Stamps	Inky Antics Circles and Frames stamp set	File Tab Punch-We R Memory Keepers	2.5" Circle Punch by EK Success
Tim Holtz Idea-ology JOURNEY Design Tape	Polkadoodles Little Monsters 6x6 Paper Pack	Sizzix Big Shot	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Ranger Dylusions Paint FRESH LIME
Ranger Dylusions Paint - Calypso Teal	Ranger Dylusions Paint LEMON ZEST	Dylusions Paint Cherry Pie	Ranger Dylusions acrylic paint Squeezed Orange	Ranger Dylusions Paint BUBBLEGUM PINK
Dylusions Paint - London Blue	Ranger Dylusions Paint PURE SUNSHINE DYP52746	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Black Heavy Body Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints

What will you make with stitches this week?  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.