Merry Tags Swap

Hello, Crafters. 

I went through my swaps yesterday to look for some inspiration for today's card. 

Not surprisingly, I picked out several that I thought would work well. 

I chose the swap I received from Sarah Wickins - check out her blog at: sarahsmakeries.blogspot.co.uk.

I like Sarah's swap because it's clean and simple, right up my street! 
 



The last photograph is Sarah's swap.

I started my card with a base of Elegant Eggplant Cardstock (CS), a layer of Whisper White CS and a top layer of Elegant Eggplant CS. 

I adhered the middle layer to the card base and worked on the top layer. 
 
Where Sarah used a doily on her swap, I used the largest stamp in the Frosted Medallions Stamp Set.

Apart from the colour, the only other change I made, was that I cut off the top of the bauble so I was working with just two circles.

It also meant that I didn't need to use the Thick Baker's Twine.

I wiped over the CS with my Embossing Buddy and stamped the Medallion Stamp in Versamark. 

I sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. 

I used the plain round bauble die with Elegant Eggplant CS and then the Christmas Tree Bauble die with the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.

I adhered the tree on top of the plain bauble using Tombow and then adhered it to the centre of the medallion, again with Tombow.

I wiped the bottom half of the card front with my Embossing Buddy and stamped the sentiment, which is from the Oh, What Fun Stamp Set, in Versamark.

I sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

The final step was to adhere the card front to the card base, and hey presto, I have a striking, clean card that was inspired by a Telford swap. 

This is exactly how swaps should work! 

I'd like to say a big thank you to Sarah for her swap, it truly was inspiring - THANK YOU, SARAH! 

Tomorrow I shall be at the Gingham Goose Craft Market at Hayes Village Hall.

If you're in the area and would like to find some very special Christmas gifts, do pop in - it'll be great to see you!

Please see my Events page for full details.

That's it for today. Until tomorrow, happy crafting.

JanB.