Impression Obsession -- Tag, You're It!

This month, challenge master Kelli decided our Impression Obsession challenge should be tags! So, I thought and thought and came up with this little number!I used the Tree Flourish stamp all along the side of my tag and the saying is called Peaceful Holiday. Now, the mat behind is a tag that is about 1/4" larger all the way around. I attached it actually - with the ribbon that is strung through! Why? Well, I wanted a tag that I could use to write a note inside.... or.... use some double stick tape to adhere a gift card. This tag is the perfect size to completely conceal the card underneath!

This is what it looks like when it swings open... Now to the coloring! I used watercolor pencils to color my trees with two shades of green. I colored the berries with a red marker and then used my Quickie Glue Pen to make dots on the trees and added some 2mm rhinestones. I found these teeny tiny rhinestones in a package in the jewelry aisle at Michaels. You need tweezers to attach these babies! I'll tell you that! Here's a close up.... See that sparkle on parts of my tree and berries? I added Royal Red Shimmerz to the berries and Cande Light Shimmerz to the stars.
That's it my friends! Want to see what some of the other IO gals cooked up? Click away!

Dina Kowal- Guest Designer
Daniela Dobson
Deborah March
Kelli Richardson
Laura Fulcher

Thanks for stopping by!

Edited to Add: Dina asked how big this tag was -- well, the outer mat is roughly 3-1/4" by 4-1/4". Hope that helps! I didn't use a tag template, I just made my own with some simple cuts.