Holiday Tags Embellished

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting features focals that were bought and then embellished with extra layers, ink, chalk, gems, faux wax seal puffy sticker, cording, and sentiment writing. 

when: crafted on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 and blog posted on Wed Nov 26.

what: Project #1 = Merry Santa Eating and Drinking Tag

how-to & vendor notes for #1 =

1. Crafter's Square:

a. faux wax seal puffy sticker; part of pack

b. Santa tag is 1 of 5 designs from a pack of 25

c. red CS

d. silver glitter CS

e. red and white cording (comes in a 3 color pack)

f. red pearl (from a package)

g. white chalk writer; used to give a snowy border on the red CS

2. black extra fine tip marker = Sharpie; used for sentiment writing and added to the top of 'for you' on the wax seal sticker

3. black stamp pad = Hero Arts

4. paper towel strips = for dabbing ink on the border of the red CS

where #1 will be linked =

1A. First Cup; started Nov 2; theme of anything goes beverage/drink related; Santa's holding a glass of milk with a straw; 2nd entry

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/first-cup-challenge-8-november.html

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1B. Creative Fingers Challenge; started on Nov 14; theme of anything goes; this will be my 2nd link-up

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-312.html

1C. Everybody Art Challenge; current/open; theme of glitter; My Santa tag's base layer is silver glitter cardstock/CS

link = https://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/589.html

1D. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge; opened a week ago; anything goes Christmas

link = https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-196-anything-christmas-goes.html

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what: Project #2 = Rudolph saying hello tag

closeup cropped scan of the nose to see that it was altered:

how-to & vendor notes for #2 =

21. from Crafter's Square:

a. silver glitter CS

b. deer tag; 1 of 5 designs from a pack of 25

c. black and white cording

d. white chalk writer; used to give a snowy border on the black paper

e. black paper scrap; from a scraps pack

f. red crystal gems; from a pack

22. black extra fine tip marker pen = Sharpie

where #2 will be linked =

2A. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; started Nov 1; theme song of Run Run Rudolph; my tag had a deer with a black nose ---> I covered the black with red permanent ink marker and then used a red-purple glitter glue for a top layer to transform the deer into Rudolph; I also used the white chalk writer to add a look of snow to the black paper for a wintry look; 2nd entry

link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-challenge-run-run-rudolph.html

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2B. Merry Little Christmas Challenges; started on Nov 1 and ends Dec 15; anything Christmas goes; either 2nd or 3rd entry

link = https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/mlccb-65-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

2C. Tag Along and ATCs; started on Nov 1; theme of add texture or anything goes; My Rudolph tag has silver ribbed metallic cording, thread type cording, silver glitter CS; white chalk has a waxy texture

link = https://tag-alongandatc.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-challenge.html

2D. Crafty Animals; started on Nov 1 and opened for 2 more days; anything goes including an animal; My tag has deer/Rudolph; 3rd entry

link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-100.html

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these are non-design team related projects

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*** these are non-design team related commitments

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT (anything goes shaped tags); FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB (deer/Rudolph for outdoors/country Christmas), FQHCB and FQGGCB (Santa's cookie and milk could be shared for the anything food goes theme); also ConBC, AA and CCC. 

* DT member only = PRS