Monday, December 4, 2017

Quick and Easy Mixed Media Christmas Gift Tag

Meihsia Liu Simply Paper Crafts Quick and Easy Christmas Gift Tag Simon Says Stamp Paper Artsy Prima Flower Tim Holtz 1
Hello, my lovely crafty friends! Wow... I can't believe it's December already. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend and let's get ready for the Winter and holidays! This week at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, our theme is "ICY INSPIRATION". Our lovely teamie, Maura, has created this fabulous mood board to use for your inspiration. 


We are showcasing products from Paper Artsy, if you have some of their products we would love to see them used but it isn't necessary to join in with the challenge. Our guest designer is Valerie-Jael aka Bastelmania. Please be sure to check her fabulous creations!
With holidays approaching, we all need lots of holiday cards and gift tags. I was inspired to create a quick and easy mixed media Christmas gift tag so that you can make many at once using Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Merry Christmas on the background, and featuring Paper Artsy Jofy Mini Lovebirds on the tag.

Meihsia Liu Simply Paper Crafts Quick and Easy Christmas Gift Tag Simon Says Stamp Paper Artsy Prima Flower Tim Holtz 2

I started this project by trimming the watercolor paper into 3" X 5.5" tag. The background was colored with Daniel Smith watercolors and a pen brush. I stenciled the around the tag using Tim Holtz Christmas Layering Stencil and the blue ink pad. Around the edges of the tag, I dabbed the Distress Paint. After the paint was dry, I outlined the edges using Big Brush Pen with blue and black colors. 

Meihsia Liu Simply Paper Crafts Quick and Easy Christmas Gift Tag Simon Says Stamp Paper Artsy Prima Flower Tim Holtz 3

The lovebirds image was stamped using black ink pad, and colored using Daniel Smith watercolors. I covered the word "Lovebirds"and the heart with white Gesso. Instead of the lovebirds and heart image, I added the holiday sentiments around the birds and on the birds with two different fonts.  

Meihsia Liu Simply Paper Crafts Quick and Easy Christmas Gift Tag Simon Says Stamp Paper Artsy Prima Flower Tim Holtz 5

The Frozen Findings was colored with Gesso and pasted on the tag using Tombow Mono Glue. The flower and bells were attached to finish off this Christmas gift tag. 

I really enjoyed making this quick and easy gift tag, and hope it inspired you to create for this holiday, too. Join us for the Icy Inspiration challenge and have fun !

Meihsia Liu Simply Paper Crafts Quick and Easy Christmas Gift Tag Simon Says Stamp Paper Artsy Prima Flower Tim Holtz

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Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. So please join us for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday ChallengeYou might also be on our Friday Designer Spotlight.

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in. Have fun!

I really appreciate you stop by my blog and hope you all have a wonderful week.


Meihsia ^_^




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10 comments:

Lorraine A said...

aww what a cute tag Meihsia! the little love birds are adorable and I love the icy details and colours, so pretty :-)

Luv
Lols x x x

Catherine said...

Your tag is adorable, Meihsia! Those sweet little love birds are so cute and I love the pretty background and icy snowflakes.

Cathie ♥

Macarena said...

Lovely piece. The birds are so cute and funny. The icy snowflakes are so well placed here. Hugs! Marzena

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

This tag is SO utterly original! I really love the colors you combined and my favorite part is that gorgeous flower at the top.

Maura said...

Beautiful! Love the soft palette, and you are brilliant in how you used the birds and added the words - love it, Meihsia! hugs, Maura

Stephanie said...

What a fabulous tag, Meihsia! I love how you layer on texture and the little bells at the top are too cute!

*mwah*
Steph
SImon Says Stamp!

Kath Stewart said...

love your take on the challenge Meihsia and your PaperArtsy birds are just adorable...enjoy your weekend hugs kath xxx

Let's Art Journal said...

What a pretty tag! I love the icy background and those birds are so cute 😁. Have a great day! J 😊

Sandra said...

Such a fun tag, Meihsia! The little bird is so cute and love all the script around it! Hugs, Sandra

Zoey | Scrapsaurus said...

another fantastic tag!!! So bright and cheerful, just as I imagine your soul!! Adorable!!!