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12 Tags / Day 7: Cool Yule

Posted on December 7, 2019December 7, 2019by Lisa

Hey all you cool cats and kitties out there! Welcome to Day 7 of  Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Today’s carol is “Cool Yule” and I just couldn’t help but play along. Recognize that Santa from the Holiday Characters set? Well, I had to jazz him up with some shades. And pom-poms! Ya dig? […]

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12 Tags / Day 6: Midnight Clear

Posted on December 6, 2019December 6, 2019by Lisa

Hi there and welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas! Today I’m joining Emily with our Midnight Clear theme. I just love this song, it always makes me feel all peaceful inside. As soon as I found out the theme for today’s tag I just *knew* I’d be making a background with Daniel […]

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12 Tags / Day 5: Jingle Bells

Posted on December 5, 2019December 4, 2019by Lisa

Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! Jingle all the waaaaay! Today I’m joining my friend Adelina for Day 5 of Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. I just know she’s made something amazing so be sure to check it out HERE! I kept mine on the super clean and simple side so that the focus would be […]

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12 Tags / Day 4: Deck the Halls

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019by Lisa

Welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas party! Today’s carol is Deck the Halls, and I had so much fun playing along with my friend Sandy on this one! I wanted to switch things up today and make a circular/wreathy kinda tag, so I reached for the Circle of Stars die ! Note: this […]

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12 Tags / Day 3: I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Posted on December 3, 2019December 2, 2019by Lisa

Hi there and welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas party! Look who I saw last night…! Lol! This tag was super fun to put together — and super quick — no kidding! I started off by making a base tag out of kraft paper, and then I stamped it with the […]

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12 Tags / Day 2: Joy to the World

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019by Lisa

It’s Day 2 of Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas, and we’re bringing Joy to the World! Be sure to check out what my fellow teamies made — full list HERE on the Ellen Hutson blog! As for me, I came up with a super simple tag that you can easily make in multiples. Check […]

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