Paper and Cardstock
patterned paper - My Mind's Eye Lush Blue
cardstock - Bazzill
"Blissful" die cut - Authentique Blissful

Additional Supplies
pearl swirls - Zva
pearl brads - My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hazel "Lovely" brads
lace/crepe paper trim - My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Portobello Road "Party" trims
large brad - My Mind's Eye Lush Blue
ribbon - My Mind's Eye Lush Blue
yellow gem
Broken China Distress Ink - Ranger/Tim Holtz
die - Spellbinders Labels Four

I. Love. Glitter.  That said, I really don't use it that much on my cards but I do use it more on ATCs and tags.  This tag is glitter overload - I love it!  I'm linking this tag to Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2013 as well as Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and the Silhouette Blog's weekly challenge.  The skeleton and frame is Silhouette design #50114 (Halloween skeleton profile frame.)

The bottom part of this tag was made with the same technique used for making another tag I did a while back.  On this tag, though, the moon is a separate piece of paper whereas on my original tag the moon was made by masking, then inking the white card stock.  This tag was made for Kathy as a thank you for gifting me with a wonderful box of paper crafting goodies!

I decided to join the fun over at http://timholtz.com/blog/!

Card stock
Core'dinations

Paper
white vellum

Stamp
Winter Snow Collection (Oxford Impressions)
snowflake (Midnight Frost collection by Bo Bunny)

Embossing Folder
5x7 snowflake (I'm not sure of the actual name) (Cuttlebug)

Additional Supplies
round fragment (Tim Holtz)
flocked dot tulle (Hobby Lobby)
snowflake shaped gem
clear gem
vintage foiled leaf
vintage image
Distress crackle paint - Picket Fence (Ranger)
White satin ribbon
Glossy Accents (Ranger)
Radiant H2O's  - silver (Luminarte)

Paper
La Creme (DieCuts With A View)

Card Stock
black

Die and Embossing Folder
Creepy (Cuttlebug)

Stamp
Flourish from the Urban Grunge stamp set (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry)

Additional Supplies
tiny red gems
assorted black and red beads
red wire (Darice)
jump ring
black ribbon (Offray)
red metallic tread (DMC)
black eyelet

Paper
The Spider's Web (My Mind's Eye)

Card Stock
black
tiny scrap of green for the pumpkin stem

Dies
Jack-O-Lantern #2 (Sizzix)
Phrase, Beware (Sizzix)
Ghost, Bats & Boo (Sizzix)

Stamps
Faded Text Background (Stampabilities)

Additional Supplies
black glitter
black felt swirly die cut ribbon
assorted black and orange ribbon
large gold eyelet
tiny black gems
gold Pearl Ex wash*


*Pearl-Ex wash recipe:
4 parts  Pearl Ex powdered pigment
1 part gum arabic
sufficient water to mix

Put these ingredients into a small container with a lid. This mixture can be allowed to dry into a cake and reconstituted with water to your desired consistency.

I love snow!  As I write this the snow is falling outside, adding to the 5 inches we had Wednesday into Thursday.  So, as I was working on this tag I had the perfect inspiration just outside my window.
I was motivated to do this bright moon with a silhouetted tree and a dark winter sky by a gorgeous card I saw on-line a few weeks ago (click here to see it).  There is a tutorial on how to make the card at Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps blog and you can see the tutorial by clicking here.  The sentiment is a verse from Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.  Go to Kard Krazy for links to some great tags!

For this week's tag challenge at Kard Krazy I used some of the remnants from a card I made recently (click here to see it) and many more bits of miscellany that fill my craft drawers!  After looking at Louise's tag more closely I see that hers is indeed more mosaic- like than I realized.  Mine ended up being a collage.  That's what I get for not paying attention!

This week I got my very first Oxford Impressions rubber stamps.  The first time I ever saw them was on Louise's blog and wanted some ever since.  One of the sets is called "Afternoon Tea" and I chose it to carry out the Tag Tuesday Challenge this week.

Rubber Stamps
Afternoon Tea (Oxford Impressions)

Paper
Bordeaux - Periphery Collection (BasicGrey)

Crystals (clear)
Say It In Crystals (Prima)

This week's tag challenge at Kard Krazy  was to include something that was punched.  Snowflakes are a particular favorite of mine so snowflake punches it was!  The tag was cut from a recycled greeting card and the silver snowflakes were punched from a box that had once contained  face cream. :)

Punches
2 large snowflake punches (EK Success)
corner punch (Fiskars)

Alphabet Die
Hippie Chick (Cuttlebug)

This was quite a challenge but I like the results!  Visit Kard Krazy!

Paper
Graphic 45 - Christmas Past

I love this unusual color scheme for a Christmas tag at Kard Krazy's weekly challenge!  The colors came out different in the photo.  The purple is periwinkle and it reads very blue in the picture.  The ribbon turned out the right color and the card stock matches the ribbon but you would never know that from the photo! *sigh*

Rubber Stamp
Hampton Art/Hot Fudge Studio

Embossing Folder
Cuttlebug

I love this song!

Rubber Stamp

Personal Stamp Exchange - Poinsettia (K-784)

Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug - Textile (37-1153)

Font Die

Cuttlebug - Curls and Swirls (37-1054)

For the challenge I painted this grungeboard key with gold acrylic and outlined the embossed swirls with a black gel pen.  Black crystals framed with metal rings were added.  The round charm was taken from a costume jewelry charm bracelet that I've had since I was a kid.  The charm says "Je t'aime plus qu'hier moins que demain" which in French means "I love you more than yesterday less than tomorrow."  The tiny vial contains a small lock of my husband's hair.  Since he holds the key to my heart, this tag is an homage to him!

I made this tag for my sister, Tami, "just because."   I found the stamp on eBay and had to have it!

Rubber Stamps
Stampington & Company - Sisters (K5528)
Tim Holtz/Visual Artistry - Urban Grunge