InStyle Christmas In July Blog Hop

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It's Christmas in July for the InStyle Stamps Blog Hop today.

We've just started the hop and you've come over to visit here from Genevieve's blog. She is such a talented lady! If your a Follower or just stopping by, please join us for a fun HOPping time. Just go to the InStyle Stamps Blog to start at the beginning. Remember to comment all along the way, because we can always use some comment love. Once you've gone all the way through the hop, GO VOTE for your favorite project and then leave one last comment on the blog so you can have a chance TO WIN four (4) digital downloads from InStyle Stamps.

My project today is a nifty little tag ornament. I love to be practical and sometimes I can hit on the neatest little project. I'm using one of my new favorite Chloe images, Snowman Chloe. She's colored with Prismacolor markers and pencils. The pencils I blended with my Prismacolor Colorless Blender marker.

I used my Nestabilities Label 1 dies paired with the Classic Squares to cut out three chipboard pieces. I made a sandwich of pattern paper, chipboard, clear acetate (just cut to fit over the frame hole), chipboard with the frame hole diecut one step larger than the first and third chipboard and then the top of the frame hole is cut away to make the channel for the tag/photo sleeve, chipboard and pattern paper. I used archival glue to adhere it all together with the exception of the acetate where I used red line tape. Clear as mud, right? I ran my Tuscan Red Marker around the outer edge for a more finished look and even let the color bleed to show up on the front edge.

I cut a strip of coordinating cardstock a scant 3-inches and outlined the curve from the Label 1 die for the tag/photo sleeve. I pulled out some Waltzingmouse stamps that are Nestie friendly to heat emboss some silver to the top of the sleeve and then hole punched to add some Martha Stewart silver ribbon and Stampin Up cording. On a white piece of cardstock diecut with a label 1 die I positioned a Stampin Up tag stamp with my Stamp a Majig (doesn't anyone use those anymore, LOL), then tacked it on with some adhesive tape in the center. When I'm ready to use it I'll add the names and slide it on to a package or my Christmas fabric gift bags.

The lucky recipient can take out the sleeve and put a photo on it, replacing the tag label, and then hang it on their tree for years to come.

I think I'm going to make a few of these every month so I'll have them ready for the holidays. Yeah right, I've got the time, lol.

Thanks for coming to my spot on the hop! Your next hop is to the wonderful and talented designer,

Robin.

I hope everyone had a chance to see all the release week projects. If you have some teensy bit of time go to InStyle Stamps blog and search for New Releases or try this link (The posts are in reverse order, so Friday July 16 will be at the top and the next post is July 15 and so on.).

Details:
Size: Chloe image about 2 inches tall, Ornament about 7 inches tall
Stamps: InStyle Stamps Snowman Chloe, WMS Very Vintage Labels 1, Stampin Up! Tags and More 
Paper: Making Memories Tinsel 8 x 8 paper pack
Ink: LaserJet, Versamark, SU! Brocade Blue, Prismacolor Markers and Pencils
Accessories: Offray Red Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Silver Ribbon, Stampin Up! Silver Cording, Zing Silver Embossing Powder, Nestabilities Label 1 and Classic Square dies, dimensional foam dots, archival PVA glue, I {heart} papers  I {stick} paper tape

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