Gina K October 2012 Release Inspiration Hops-Day 2

Hello and welcome back to Day 2 of Gina K Designs October Stamp Set Release Inspiration Hops! Remember, Gina and the Design Team will inspire you today with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through the blogs listed below, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a Gina K Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments in it! To see the list of winners check the Big News Forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!

Our October Release featured stamp sets today include Deck The Halls by Beth Silaika: 

Simple Snowflakes by Tami Mayberry: 

And Mistletoe Memories by Becky Oehlers: 

I decided to combine all of today and tomorrow’s fabulous holiday/October Release stamp sets into an Advent calendar! Most of the tags for my calendar use these Gina K 6x6 Patterned Paper Packs – Blizzard and Winter Whimsy:

   

And new this month, Merry Little Christmas, along with Gina’s Winter Whimsy Cardstock Assortment:

  

Now, on to the Advent tags I made!

Some general information about all the tags:
The tag bases were made with Gina’s Sandy Beach Heavy Weight cardstock (I love the warm cream color!), layered onto mats of the above colored cardstock. I used a free Silhouette tag cut file that came with my machine, to cut the tags. To make the tags a little easier to assemble, all of the numbers were punched (1” circle) out of a piece of LilyBee Design 6x6 Tiny Tablet-Christmas Cheer patterned paper, but you could easily cut them with your Silhouette or use chipboard or sticker numbers. The numbers were matted with either Red Hot or Fresh Asparagus punched circles (1.25” circle), layered onto a scalloped circle punch (1.50”).

The back of each tag has a fun holiday tradition our family likes doing each year or a task to help keep us on track for the season -- those are noted below each photo (click on any photo for a larger view):

Each day of December until Christmas, a tag is removed from the calendar frame and hung as an ornament on a nearby Christmas tree (sorry, I don’t quite have the tree put up yet for a photo, so this small tree will have to suffice for now!):

Tags #1 & #23 use Deck The Halls:

1-Deck the halls: Decorate the Christmas tree. Silver metallic ink used for ornament hangers and string.
23-Merry & Bright: Drive around looking at Christmas lights. The bulbs were colored with Copic markers and covered with Glossy Accents.

#4 uses the mistletoe from Melanie Muenchinger’s Stately Flowers 5 that we showed you yesterday:

4-Merry Christmas: Hang the mistletoe. Colored with Copics YG91, YG93, YG95 and berries covered with Star Dust Stickles.

#3 & #20 use Simple Snowflakes:

3-Winter Wishes: Take family photo for Christmas card. Silver metallic ink used for large snowflake.
20-Warm Wishes: Go ice skating and drink hot cocoa.

#8 & #24 use Mistletoe Memories:

8-Sealed With a Kiss: Mail Christmas cards.
24-Mistletoe Memories: A kiss (or two!) under the mistletoe Christmas Eve.

I’ll be back tomorrow to show you the remainder of my Advent tags, made with the rest of October’s holiday stamp set releases and the frame that brings them all together!

These Gina K designers also have projects to share with you today:

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist <=You are here!
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by today and for all your kind comments yesterday!

~ Sharon

{Advent Calendar Additional Supplies}
Cardstock: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Sandy Beach, Ivory and Winter Whimsy Cardstock Assortment (Fresh Asparagus, Ocean Mist, Red Hot or individual packs)
Paper: Gina K 6x6 Patterned Paper Packs-Blizzard and Winter Whimsy; LilyBee Design 6x6 Tiny Tablet-Christmas Cheer (numbers);
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Love Letter, Bamboo Leaves, Olive Grove, Summer Sky; ColorBox Metallic Pigment Ink Pad-Silver;
Copic Markers: BG45, R24, Y15, YG23 (#23 bulbs); YG91, YG93, YG95 (#4 mistletoe);
Dies & Punches: 1” & 1.25” circle punches, 1.50” scalloped circle punch;
Accessories: Silhouette Cameo machine & Tag Cut File; Red Baker’s Twine; Ranger Star Dust Stickles & Glossy Accents; Scalloped scissors; Copic Foam Tape; Miniature wood clothespins (Hobby Lobby); Red spray paint, 11.50” x 17.50” wooden picture frame

Comments

[Jenn]

1.

Stunning tags, Sharon! Love them.

[Melanie Muenchinger]

2.

okay, I'm writing it down to make some of these tags!!! You always have such fun traditions, Sharon! Thanks for the inspiration, always! :)

[Tami Mayberry]

3.

LOVE this!!!

[Betty]

4.

What a GREAT idea!!! I have wanted to do an advent calendar for a long time. Maybe THIS will be my inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

[Shelley C.]

5.

Great tradition. I love how you have decorated the tags. I can't wait to see the rest of them.

[Carolyn King]

6.

so fabulous. LOVE your tags--they are all little masterpieces and love the cool idea of fun holiday things to do on the back! Awesome Sharon!

[Teri]

7.

Wonderful ideas for tags!

[Beth Silaika]

8.

OH MY GOSH! SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! LOVE THE ADVENT TAGS!

[Cathy Homan]

9.

Very cute idea to make advent tags. Really cute.

[Donna R]

10.

What a wonderful idea! I love the tags. Bright and cheerful and the ideas will get anyone in the Christmas spirit. Great count down!

[Elizabeth Wepprich]

11.

Thanks for this idea. Two of my sons are on their own for the first time this Christmas. I am now off to my makeshift craft room (middle of a move) to make these for my sons. What a great way to start their own traditions.
thanks thanks thanks....

[ColleenB.]

12.

Oh. my, love your tags. You've really inspired me with them
ColleenB.

[Jami]

13.

Wow Sharon! This is such a great idea and each tag is so beautiful!!!

[Karen Hightower]

14.

This is a fabulous ides, and your tags are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[Karen Hightower]

15.

What a fabulous idea, your tags are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

[Theresa]

16.

Wow! What a fabulous group of tags! Love the warm colors.

[Bevb]

17.

Beautiful, thanks for the great ideas.

[Emily Thubbron]

18.

What a cool idea. Love it! Your tags are beautiful.

[Judy Woodland]

19.

Your tags are absolute genius my dear. Just fabulous, thanks for the inspiration!!

[naneruth]

20.

Lovely tags1 A great holiday idea.

[sharon]

21.

Beautiful tags! And what a fun idea! Thanks for sharing!

[Evette K. Ciampo]

22.

GREAT TAGS!!!!!!! You are an amazing artist. Love all your work with no exceptions. Ty Sharon.

[Evette K. Ciampo]

23.

GREAT TAGS!!!!!!! You are an amazing artist. Love all your work with no exceptions. Ty Sharon.

[Jennifer S.]

24.

Fantastic tags! Love the variety of styles from elegant to fun and whimsical!

[Verna Angerhofer]

25.

Wow! All those beautiful tags. That is an awesome idea. I love them.

[Sandy]

26.

I'm also making tags for my family this year!

[Deb]

27.

Oooooh! LOVE this idea! These are amazing! Delightful!

[Harriet]

28.

Super tag ideas.

[Priscilla]

29.

Great tags, cute idea advent tags!

[Sherian Dixon]

30.

Your tags are amazing!!

[Bridget Willis]

31.

Love the tags! And the colors are awesome together!

[Barbara Brenneman]

32.

Sharon, what a fun creative way to use the new stamp sets. Love the idea of your Advent Calendar Christmas tags, really cute.

[Eli]

33.

Love this idea!!!

[Giovana]

34.

Fantastic idea and lovely tags!!

[Trisha]

35.

Love your tags so much, especially the mistletoe tag. Great job, Sharon.

[Kris in Alaska]

36.

Love these ideas! The mistletoe set is my favorite right now!

[Mardi Joy Weber]

37.

What a wonderful idea! But not one I can use because I'm Jewish. Ah-ha! Lightbulb moment...I can do a Chanukah version! One for each of the eight nights of Chanukah. Thanks!

[Holly]

38.

wonderful advent tags!
thanks
Holly

[Leta]

39.

perfectly wonderful tags...such a great idea Sharon

[Snoopy]

40.

What a cool idea! I love the tags and those papers are to die for. :D

Hugs,
Snoopy :D
Snoopy's Homemade Fun

[c]

41.

Sharon - I have nothing original to add so I'll echo the others: AWESOME!! From the paper choices, to the stamps, to the sentiments, to the tradtions - everything is absolutely heart-warming. Thank you for kindling the Christmas spirit!!

[Lori M]

42.

What a fun tradition, I bet your girls love it!! Can't wait to see the rest tomorrow!!!

[Susan]

43.

Great Idea. Wish my family was closer. So I will forward it to them. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Caroline Thornton]

44.

I love the mistletoe tag. Great job on all the others as well.

[Toni Storie]

45.

Love the beautiful tags and the concept of the project!

[Sylvia Rivera]

46.

Love these tags! Great idea. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Christy Q]

47.

So clever! I love your tag idea and the traditions you do - such a great way to count down! And your tags are gorgeous!

[Sue D]

48.

What a fun idea!

[Joyce Evans Erb]

49.

Such a cleaver way to use the stamps, so cool

[Golda]

50.

These are great!