T'was the Day Before Tim's 12 Tags

Been reading about all the excitement and buzz about the annual 12 Tags of Christmas by Tim Holtz. Can you believe this will be the 5th year? It gets bigger every year. Looks like there may be lots of new and interactive features for 2011. Here is poem that is reposted from 2009:

T'was the night before Tim's Tags of Christmas

When all through the Web

Every stamper was stirring in wake of this fun event!

With Distress Inks and Blending Tools ready to go,

Just a wondering which stamps Tim Holtz will show.

With #8 Tags and the Must Have Craft Sheet 

awaiting Day 1,

Every stamper in town is getting anxious for some 

Tim Holtz Christmas fun.

So Stamp away, stamp away, stamp away all,

For Tim Holtz Tags of Christmas

 will keep you from the busy mall.                

                                       -By Daisy Sparks (2009)

You never know what Tim will use to create his seasonal tags. Here are some basic supplies you might want to have on hand in preparation to stamp along with Tim and his 12 Tags of Christmas:

• Craft Sheet
• Distress Inks
• Distress Stains
• Blending Tools
• Glossy Accents
• Distress Stickles 
• Alcohol Inks
• Crackle Paint, especially Rock Candy. 
• Paint Dabbers
• Perfect Pearls & Perfect Pearls Mist
• idea-ology embellishments & Paper Stash
• Grungepaper & Core'dinations Cardstock
• Alterations Dies
• Your favorite Tim Holtz Stamps
• And some tags to practice and create some artful tags

The tag pictured is one of my favorites from the Day 10 of the 2009 12 Days of Christmas. 

Get your friends together to pool your supplies and resources. Make a stamp date to enjoy some holiday cheer with friends during the 12 Tags of Christmas hosted by Tim Holtz.

  

Here's a coupon code to enjoy during a variety of 12 Days of Christmas events: madabout12. This coupon code (min $10 purchase) will be good until December 31st. You can use it as many times as you need between now and the end of the year to shop at eclectic Paperie. 

Get your Christmas on!

-Daisy

"feed your creativity" at www.eclecticpaperie.com

Pre-Orders for New Stampers Anonymous Stamp Collections

Happy July! Hope your summer is going great and you are getting some sun & fun in!




Just letting you know that we have pre-orders for the new Tim Holtz and Studio 490 (Wendy Vecchi) stamps. Both Tim and Wendy have pre-viewed their new collections on their blogs with some projects, too. Tim has holiday themed stamps plus he is debuting his 100th stamp set. Wendy has a great new collection that will inspire you to "make art."

These are all on pre-order. We anticipate that they will arrive late July. We will ship on arrival. As always, free goodies with every order over $40. We also have one special bundle since we received some request for this. There is an "I Want it All" bundle for the Studio 490 stamp release.



Have a great day!
-Daisy
"feed your creativity"

Twas the Night Before Tim's Tags of Christmas

Twas the night before Tim's Tags of Christmas
When all through the Web
Every stamper was stirring in wake of this fun event!
With Distress Inks and Blending Tools ready to go,
Just a wondering which stamps Tim Holtz will show.
With #8 Tags and the Must Have Craft Sheet
waiting for Day 1,
Every stamper in town is getting anxious for some
Tim Holtz Christmas fun.
So Stamp away, stamp away, stamp away all,
For Tim Holtz Tags of Christmas
 will keep you from the busy mall.                

                                       -By Daisy Sparks

Here are some basic supplies you might want to have on hand in order to stamp along with Tim and his 12 Tags of Christmas:

Craft Sheet
Distress Inks
Blending Tools
Glossy Accents
Distress Stickles (especially new colors)
Crackle Paint (did you get the new Rock Candy)
Paint Dabbers
Grungepaper
Your favorite Tim Holtz Stamps
And some tags to practice and create some artful tags.

Every one who orders stampers dozen tags will receive a coupon code to come back and shop with eclectic Paperie. This coupon code will be good until December 31st.

Christmas Gift Tags

Happy November! Sorry I was gone way too long from blogging but I am back now and will promise to write and upload with frequency.

Here are my quick and easy Christmas tags that I quickly assembled. Just used some plain manila tags, some ink and my favorite blending tool. I am always intimated by some of the intricate stamp designs out there. How do you ink them up? How do you get the colors in all those places? So, I opted for the monochromatic look for simplicity and classic style. When you have to make a large quantity, it's also easier to work with just a few colors. Less is more, right?

I loved these new Tim Holtz Collection/Holiday 2008 stamps. The one I used here was the Santa Letter ATC size. It screams vintage and shabby. The velvet ric-rac was the perfect embellishment. I also added some Stickles for some sparkle and dimension. So, I made several dozens of these so that I have them ready to put on hostess gifts like bottles of wine, candy, candles and homemade goodies. With a little raffia, velvet or gingham ribbons, they will add that personal touch for my gift-giving this year.