#9 Let It Snow

Oh What fun it is to ride... in a one horse open sleigh.... 

 

And it truly is... we use to have Belgium Horses and the rides were always fun, glorious and delightful in all ways...  I loved it...  no matter what the weather was, it was delightful....  Even being behind those two huge boys...  2600 pounds each... HUGE hunks of sweet gentle giant horses..... 

 

So Linda... you have out done yourself with this wondrous tag of Black and gold GLITZ... love it all.. very regal and wonderful... 

 

Oh I forgot to tell you.. I am creating the tags for

The Funkie Junkie's 

12 Days of Christmas...

and what fun I am having... 

Join in on the fun... 

start with day one... and make a tag for each of the 12 days of Christmas tags... using Linda's Tag as the inspiration for your tag and creation... 

Also
I am entering this tag into the Art With Heart December
challenge over at Eileen Hulls' site... 
to use Sizzix dies...
No problem with that... I love them...
On this tag I happen to have used a few...
The snowflake border and also the rosette snowflake ones... love them all...  a little glitter and wow... looks like real snow landed... 

 

 

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh...

This keeps on playing over and over in my mind...

I hope it doesn't mean it is going to SNOW...

 

Ooooops...

I just said a bad 4 letter word... 

So very sorry about that... 

I apologize for that ... 

hope we don't though...

 

Using Linda's tag as my inspiration... 

I wanted to also use the SNOW theme...

and I wanted to do it in silver...

and I wanted to create a multi layered background...
All of these are from Linda's inspirational tag...  the hardest part is picking out which inspirations I am going to use... 

LET IT SNOW...

That is my theme... 

 

oooooopss.... I slipped again...

and even put it on my tag too...

LOL...

 

So here is my tag... 

 

 

I had a lot of fun creating this tag... 

and of course it is one of my favorite ones... 

Does that happen to you??? 

my last tag is always the favorite one...

UNTIL

I make the next one...  

 

 

 

 

The Background...

Pretty enough just as it is...  but I added a few things... 

 

The paper was white when I started this...

and I used gesso as a resist...

Then I colored it with about 5-6 different sprays I made,

using distress dyes,

perfect pearl powders, and water of course...

 

Then I put it thru an embossing folder...

and used Pearl white acrylic paint on

a sponge to color the raised snowflakes... 

Then I put on some silver snowflake decals that I think I bought well over 10 years ago...

So proud of myself...  

for using things like that... 

so much of it goes to waste...   

I took pictures in different areas,

as the whole background is not the same all over... 

some areas are really wonderful...

and some are just GREAT... 

LOL... 

 

I have been having fun with using Gesso as a resist...

I made my own stencil with a Tim Snowflake die and

a piece of reused piece of plastic from a package...

cutting the snowflakes out where I wanted them to be... and then using the gesso to make the resist... 

 

Works great...

Allow it to dry

and then mist

and color

to your hearts desire... 

 

 

Okay... then...  I created a few snowflakes...

The Glitter was flying...

and a shower is not going to take this all off... 

Looks like my hubby will be wearing it tomorrow... 

he really doesn't mind too much... 

 

Okay... layers of snowflakes

all covered in white glitter

Silver glitter

clear glitter...

and then layered to create ONE snowflake...

and then again...  for the smaller one...

 

 

 

 

I also used the snowflake border by Tim and

ran them in opposite directions...

one in silver glitter

and one in white glitter...

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh... 

 

 

The snow is falling and it is GREAT... 

On my tag that is... 

yikes...

lets save all that white stuff

for some other time...

okay..???  

 

So that is my Let it snow Tag... 

 

The banner... is done on a dark navy vellum and the letter were cut out from a piece of the tag...

prior to being embossed... 

Glitter sort of got all over it anyway...

 so that was perfect...

 

This little girl...

her fur has clear and white glitter all over it also...

not sure you can see that though...

it is one sparkling TAG... 

I almost forgot to add my 2nd tag... in fact I did... am editing my blog... LOL... my brain is in other places...
(actually #12 tag) 

I added the bottom of the tag first... as it names the tag... 

I wanted to show the deer playing in the snow...
where the humans didn't see them...
You know...
Deer are like people....
they need to play and act out to create their own kind of fun...
so hopefully you can get that feeling... 

 

I am going to let you look at the pictures... 

 

I added this little wreath and fence... for the bottom of the tag...

Walking in a Winter Wonderland...

Oh what fun...

 

I had to share this tag... as I had to make two..

compulsive????

Just obsessive...

I love all my tags..

and thank you Linda for adding to my pile of tags...

 

Please make sure you go to the FUNKIE JUNKIE

and see all the wonderful work of all that are creating these

12 days of Christmas Tags,

and also go and view the

 FUNKIE JUNKIE BOUTIQUE….

Lots of fun there too… wow…

you name it…

It is a wonderland all unto it’s self…

 

Thanks Linda for the inspiration...

I love this tag... did I say that already... ???

Well I do...

But tomorrow is another day...

and only 4 more tags to do...

My brain is working double time

on trying to create all these tags...

and I am really having fun with it...

These last four are going to be fun too...

Wait until you see what fun they are...

 

Hope you are going to join in on the fun...

thanks again Linda... and to all who have kept this going...


Ooooops....
Linda just finished the #12 Tag..
WOW Linda...
WHAT A FINALE....
LOVE IT...
it was a little frustrating that it took you so long.... (LOL)
BUT
I want to tell you that it was so very worth it...
I love it... great tag and I can hardly wait to start on #12...
WOW....

I have #10 and #11 to do.. and then onto #12..
I really don't want these challenges to finish...
Love them..

Thanks again for all that you do Linda,
with the challenges
and also with all the comments
and helping everyone to make sure we are
connected to the challenges correctly...
what a very positive experience this has been...
Loving it all... 
THANK YOU!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today to visit...

and hope to see you tomorrow too...
oooops... later.. I am playing again all day..
I even canceled my dentist appointment so I could play all day...
What a shame right????
another day... another time... my dentist will still be there...
Love to all of YOU.

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie