Welcome to day 4 of the 12 Tags of Christmas 2019!
Sandy has created a decked out holiday tag based on one of her favorite Christmas Carols, Deck The Halls!
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Merry Christmas, everyone! It’s Sandy Allnock with day four of the 12 Tags of Christmas series – and the song for today is “Deck the Halls!” I’m a super big fan of a tag series based on carols – my family collection of Bing Crosby records trained me well, and I know them all by heart!
I also love the series because I’ve had them playing at my house for months now! Yep. I’m one of those people. Partly because I need to get inspiration out for YOU in time to make things for Christmas. So at this point I’m about at the end of my holiday prep – and it’s time to chill out and enjoy the season! (Side benefit of getting it all done early!)
My tag is made with a non-Christmas set – it’s Conductor of Light, made into Christmas lights! You could easily adapt this with your mad skills in any medium – do the same as my airbrushing but in distress inking, colored pencils, or watercolors. You can even make the colors match the wrapping paper you choose this year!
I’ve always loved Deck the Halls, most especially after the movie The Christmas Story – one of the very best scenes is in the Chinese restaurant with the waiters singing “Farararara!” (Watch it HERE and have a good laugh!) I might have to make a tag with a jar in it – for the “Jarry” part! Maybe a bear for “Jingle bear” too! 🙂
I hope you find some time to relax, sing along with some carols, and spend FUN time (not panic time!) in your crafty space. Clear the decks and give yourself the gift of half an hour away from the hubbub and color something! Merry Christmas!
And a few more makers are decking the halls! Click the links below to see what they have created…
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Love this! Very festive! You make it look so easy! Thank you! Merry Christmas!
Great use of a non-Christmas stamp and getting the bulbs to glow!
Love the glowing Christmas Lights!
I love how Sandy thinks outside the box using images for her Christmas tags. Great job on this one. As for time in my crafty space this time of year, I’m learning to go FIRST thing when I get up for a little while. If I don’t, I never make it in there with all the extra holiday “chores” (decorating, shopping, wrapping, baking and the list goes on). 😉 It’s all about priorities….Wink! 🙂
Wow awesome tag. Sandy is an inspiration.
Your tag is so cute! thanks for putting in the part of the movie. Watched the clip– one of my favorite movies. Love Ralphie and family.
I love the look of the bulbs in the tree. So cool.
Great colors and shine on your wonderful giant tree bulbs! a fun tag for the challenge!
Awesome tag! This is a very cool coloring technique- I love the look!
There’s a lovely dreaminess about this garland of Christmas lights, Sandy … the glow from the airbrushing is magical! Anita 🙂
I love the coloring outside of the lines, it’s like thinking outside the box. Great job!
What an idea tag with
the lovely and shinny
lights!
Carla from Utah
what a fun tag
The lights do look like they are really glowing! Great tag!
This is lovely! I like the soft, diffused look you got with the airbrushing. And that is a fun use of the sentiment 🙂
That’s an awesome spray background!! Love the colors! 🙂
Love this. It actually made me laugh out loud thinking of A Christmas Story.
Very clever. As soon as it popped onto my screen I thought of the scene in Christmas Story…just like you intended. Made me laugh!
Love your tag! Those holiday lights really glow!
Such a fun tag! Love the effect of the airbrushing!
So much fun! The glow is perfectly wonderful and the reference to The Christmas Story makes me smile! Thanks so much for sharing, Sandy!
A fun and festive tag!
Love your coloring! It’s such a fun tag!
Beautiful! I love the glow from the lights.
Farararara. Love this. So playful. Great use of the conductor of light stamp
Absolutely perfect! One of our favorite movies, so you brought good memories! Great job!
Ha ha! Well done. Love the saturation of color on your yummy tag.
Cool lights and great coloring 🙂
Such a bright festive tag!
Gorgeous colours on your tag The bulbs really glow. HUgz
Hi Sandy 🙂 What a fuuuuun tag!!! No copic airbrush here but where there’s a will……..Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Pretty!
Love the colors on your tag and the movie reference. I don’t think I ever picked up on that before when watching it and this year I will notice it for sure!
Fun color combo and super cute stamped images and sentiment. Love it!
Way to go on using a non-holiday set to make a holiday tag! Love stretching the supplies!
Love the colors and the light bulbs.
Ooh! Those glossy light bulbs are perfect!