Last tag of 12 days of Christmas Tags!

Wow, it's been 12 days! I can't believe I did it! So here's my last tag of the 12 days of Christmas tags. A puppy for Christmas, Surprise!

Drew the box and the puppy's head sticking out. Then painted the puppy with black and brown woodless color pencils. Colored the box red then colored the background in light blue, blue, and a little yellow. I didn't like how it looked so painted with a white wash of white acrylic paint. Went over the box with red acrylic paint. Painted the puppy with black, brown, and white paint. With Sakura red gel pen went around the box, and with brown gel pen drew around the puppy's head. Wrote with the brown gel pen, Surprise! With clear glitter pen drew around the box and the word. I added the box top on the side and drew a box around Surprise.

11th Day of Christmas Tags

In the home stretch with 11th day of 12 days of Christmas tags. I did a winter scene with buttons hung on the tree like ornaments.

Gesso the tag then painted with light blue and white acrylic to make a sky. Drew a tree limb with branches and painted it with brown and black acrylic paint. Dabbed on texture paste then when it was dry, added white acrylic paint to look like snow. With a needle and thread, sewn on buttons hanging from the limbs of the tree. Highlighted the snow with Sakura glitter pen and wrote Love Peace and Joy with colored glitter pens.

7th Day of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags

Over half way through this personal challenge of creating Christmas Tags. I gesso the tag then dribbled brilliant red acrylic paint with water and let it drip down the tag then did the same with sap green. I didn't think that was enough so did the same with Golden iridescent gold. I wrote 'Tis the Season with Sakura glitter gel pens, burgundy and gold and Sakura white gel pen. Placed a sticker of a Christmas tree with presents on the tag and then it was done. I couldn't find my phone while I was making it so there is just this one photo of the tag.

4th Day of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags

This 4th day was simple but elegant.

Sprayed the tag with Tim Holtz distress spray stains, abandoned coral and cracked pistachio. I tried to ghost with a Tim Holtz mini stencil but it didn't really work. To make circles I used the bottom of a plastic medicine measuring cup and dip it in Golden brand iridescent gold paint then with my finger filled in the circle.

I traced the globes with Sakura gelly roll non color glitter pen. Made the tops of the Christmas ornaments with Faber-Castell gelato, silver ice.

I didn't like the blandness of the color so traced again with the glitter pen. With gold glitter pen, drew that piece of metal on the ornament where it attaches to a ribbon or hanger. The sparkle doesn't show much in the photos, sorry to say.  I drew in the bow and string to make it look like it was hanging. I wrote Seasons Greeting with Faber-Castell Pitt pen in black.

I might not explain this well but you see what I mean.