November 2014 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I was hoping to have several projects to share for today’s Papertrey Ink Blog Hop, but the days just got away from me, so there’s just one. Sarah, Adam, and Caleb are on their way here from Chicago, and we’re not expecting them until quite late, so maybe I’ll get time to create another card before the hop closes. For now, I have the gift exchange tags that I make annually for the family Christmas. We’ll draw names on Thursday during our Thanksgiving celebration.

This was the inspiration post for this month:

The theme for this month is snow!  Dig out your favorite snow stamps and snowflake dies.  Create the illusion of snow with glitter or mica flakes.  Make some snow filled shaker elements with beads or sequins.  Whatever you decide, get creative and create your own winter wonderland with your paper crafting supplies!    

Right now, we’re expecting 17 for Christmas dinner, quite a few less than last year’s record 27!  I found an set of kraft tags in my drawer that already had the strings tied on, and there were just enough. I love white embossing on kraft, so the snow theme worked well.

The snowflake stamp is from Papertrey’s “Snowflake Serenade,” and the embossing powder is appropriately named: “Winter Wonderland.” Like the tags, the embossing powder has been in my collection for quite some time.

I tried adding a sentiment to the tags but I liked it a lot more without it. “To” and “From” are stamped on the bag, and I wrote each person’s name in white pen.

I have a few minutes before I have to leave for an appointment, so I’m off to check out the contributions to the blog hop.