Friday, November 13, 2015

Little Critter Christmas Tag

Hello!  Have you all seen Tracey's amazing 25 Days of Christmas Tag event?  It truly gets better each year.  There's an unbelievable amount of talent providing inspiration each day and lots of prizes to be won.  Not wanting to miss out on all the fun, I decided to play along.  I was inspired by a fabulous tag Jenn Shurkus shared on Day 3.

But the inspiration didn't stop there.  My stamps were selected based on the Essentials by Ellen November Mix it Up Challenge with Mama Elephant.  I paired Essentials by Ellen's Cozy Christmas stamps and Home & Hearth dies with Mama Elephant's Up and Away.  And I've always wondered...I know this little guys is adorable, but what exactly is he?  Anyone know?  My colors and idea to use a tree were inspired by Merry Monday #179, and I added the silver ink (yes, it truly is silver...hard to capture that!) because of CAS-ual Fridays: CFC #145: Precious Metals Challenge.  If you look really closely, you can see that the silver stripes really do shimmer.  Oh, and I forgot how fun it is to add glossy accents to embellishments...kind of makes them like the fun puffy enamel shapes you can buy.
This tag ended up being more labor intensive than I intended, so I decided it had to go to an extremely special recipient...my sweet daughter.  As much as I love card making, my true joy lies in being a mother.  Here's my special little one in all her Halloween glory...
And here's her vibrant big brother whom we adore.  He would definitely not appreciate the colors on this tag, though. :) 
Okay, I got a little side tracked.  I'm hoping you don't mind. :) Here's one last shot of the tag just to get us back on track.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope your day is full of whatever or whomever brings you joy.  Thanks for sharing in mine. :)

15 comments:

  1. I'm sorry, Lindsey, but your adorable children outshone your adorable tag (which truly is splendid!)! What joy they must bring! You can see what a kick they got out of Halloween and dressing up!! Hugs, Darnell

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  2. Adorable tag and cute kiddos, too! I'm not too sure what type of critter he is--I usually stamp the monkey or bunny. Maybe he's just a kitty with a furry tail?

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  3. Love your very cute tag, Lindsey and those little kiddos are just darling!!!
    Have a great day!!!!

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  4. Adorable! Both the tag and your children :) :)

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  5. Lindsey!!! I'm not minding one little bit seeing these little darlings - SO cute!!! Thank you for sharing them ... and this darling little, Christmas tree holding FOX!!! LOve that background...
    =] MIchele

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  6. Your tag is simply adorable. And you kiddos are so cute. TFS.. Thanks for joining us this week at Merry Monday.

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  7. Lindsey your tag is ADORABLE but your little ones steal the show here today!! SO CUTE!!!

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  8. Yup your children are adorable! I loved being a mom first crafting second and sometimes by the time everything else got sometimes a month had passed-lol Love your s week tag. Thank you for linking up to the 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

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  9. Completely adorable, Lindsey ... that's your cute tag and your beautiful children ... gorgeous photo's ... thanks for sharing your little sweeties with us! Hugs, Anita :)

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  10. Lindsey this tag is so cute! You have some adorable kiddos! I think your youngest one may be close in age to my little 16 month old. They are fun, aren't they!

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  11. The kids steal the show ,Lindsey! Aww they are getting so big and both as cute as can be!
    Your tag is beautiful and womderful to be able to add it to a few challenges....
    Loved seeing the pictures of your sweet children! Hugs to all!

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  12. Adorable card Lindsay, Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

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  13. Super cute! I love the silver stripes! Thanks for playing along with us at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!

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  14. Not only the tag is adorbs the kids are too :)

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  15. Love your super cute tag and your sweet kiddo's, Lindsey!!!!
    Hugz

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