Thursday, November 04, 2010

ROYAL BLOG TOUR - Hear Ye Hear Ye! Christmas Time is Coming!

 
Welcome most honored guest to my stampin' castle on the Royal Blog Tour!
I am pleased that you have stopped by for a visit on your journey today. 

Hope you enjoy your royal stay at my stop on the Royal Blog Fall Tour.  I am sure you have seen some wonderful castles and they have treated you royally.
For my featured stamp set, I used Delightful Decorations.  I love that Stampin' Up! has a coordinating punch to quickly cut out the images.  Also the 3/4" circle punch, cuts the small images neatly.  And I am giving away one of Delightful Decorations stamp set of royal blog candy to one honored participant!  Details about entering are at the end of this post.

I decided to make 3D ornaments and also Christmas Tags in a box.  I live in two states because of my husband's job and wanted a tree to have during the days we are in our rental home.  What is better than making the ornaments myself and using Stampin' Up!'s wonderful products?  I love Christmas and decorating with Stampin' Up! paper crafts.


My first project is a Christmas Tag box. 




I made the center of the  box lid with a thick window sheet stamped with Opaque White Stazon ink.  The outside of the box lid is also stamped with Opaque White Stazon ink. Card stock used is Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper, and thick window sheets. Inside are 3" x 3" gift enclosure tags, folded punched ornament tags, and single sided ornament tags to tie on or include inside gifts.  The ribbon is the gorgeous seam binding in the Holiday Mini catalog.  I will have a tutorial for the Christmas rose on top of the box after the tour.  I used some of these to decorate my tree.  Subscribe to my blog or check back after the tour is over for more information.


 Inside view of the box.




Close up of some of the 3 x 3 note cards.  I will have more photos in the coming days.




Next I will show you some of the ornaments I made.  I will have more photos and instructions in the coming days of some of the other ones I made.  

This ornament has basic rhinestones on it.  We all need a little bling in our life!



The following ornament was coated with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  It is so shiny like a crown!



Threaded a pearl bead on top of this ornament.  Jewels are a standard part of a princess's wardrobe!



 Now on to the blog candy.  You must email me your name and email address to tarheelstamperblogcandy@gmail.com to enter to win the stamp set Delightful Decorations.  I will use a random number generator to pick the winner.  Emails will be numbered in the order they are received.

I will contact the winner at the email address listed in their email to me.  You will not be entered to win the blog candy unless you email me at tarheelstamperblogcandy@gmail.com  You can go the Royal Blog Tour homepage after the Blog Tour is over to see the names of all the winners. 

Also I appreciate comments and the time you take to leave them!  I know that taking a blog tour is an undertaking and appreciate your comments! 

And now I must bid you, "Fare thee well"!  I know you will enjoy the rest of the wonderfully talented queen and princess stampers residing in the gorgeous castles on this tour!  Come back and see me sometime.  I love guests!

71 comments:

Alisha said...

Tammy, you talent is amazing. I love your work, thank you so much for sharing it, I will definitely be back here many more times.

creations by jackie said...

I love your Christmas box, I love anything to do with Christmas and your ornments are gorgeous.

Babe O'Mara said...

Lovely box, would make a cute hostess gift.

Babe
youiesmom@att.net

Teri C said...

Love your ornaments. This is a really cute set!

Dale Morin said...

Love your tag box and tags. Just super!

Anonymous said...

This is a great set and I love what you created with it. Enjoy the tour! Nola--a lowly ct!

Jeannie said...

I love your tag box -- it looks so elegant with the seam binding bow and the paper rose. Good thing I'm subscribed so I'll definitely be seeing the instructions for making the rose! TFS!

Jeanne
jvn89@aol.com

MJ said...

Great projects, I love the ornaments.

Tracy Raymond said...

Great job...love the ornaments and the tags! Thanks for sharing...and great pictures as wel!

A Touch of SOL said...

Tammy. BEAUTIFUL! Love all the Bling you added to your artwork. Thank you for being a Princess and showing the versatility of this stamp set.
Marisol Gutierrez

Unknown said...

Tammy,

I love all your projects! I like how you even made the box for the ornaments too!

SuAnn Guynn

Cindy Marchant said...

Love the tags and ornaments! Everything is so creative and lovely!!

Cindy Marchant
lcm1180@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

I love the flowers in your work. I also love the colors you chose

GREAT WORK

Linda
Linda.Knors@yahoo.com

Kristi Kirk said...

Love the projects! Thanks for sharing! Love the gift card box!

lisa808 said...

Beautiful tags & ornaments. Love that Christmas rose!

Kathy W said...

I have this set love it- the box and fabulous can't wait to check back how you did it. I like the texture to ornaments too!

Cynthia M. said...

I love your 3-D ornaments. Sparkly and Christmassy! What could be better?
millanclan@bell.net

Anonymous said...

Loved what you've done with this stamp set. I've got this stamp set on my wish list....maybe I'll win!!! you've given me some great ideas! THanks.
Amy Phelps

JoAnn Porter said...

I love your box and everything in it. I am going to have to buy that punch now after seeing your beautiful ornaments. I had it on my list of maybe's but now it is on the list of must have. Keep up the wonderful work I look forward to seeing more of your inspirations. JoAnn Porter

Judy Jackson said...

Wonderful projects for decorations!

Kitty A. said...

Wonderful projects. The ornaments are to die for!!! I'm not a demo and appreciate the chance to win such a great set.
kit_marie09 at yahoo dot com

ThreadCatcher said...

I love this set. Your projects are wonderful. The 3D ornament is my favorite. jmniffer

TIONYA said...

The journey was well worth it! THE STOP AT YOUR PALACE WAS AMAZING! WHAT TALENT YOU HAVE! YOU'VE JUST BEEN BOOKMARKED!! I SURE AM THE LUCKY ONE!

TIONYALYNN@YAHOO.COM

Patrice H said...

Thanks for showcasing the ornaments I have a Ornament Swap in a few weeks and had no ideas Yes you made my life nice and easy!!!!
trygod20@verizon.net
Patrice Herrera

Mary (aka Muffin's Mama) said...

Beautiful projects. I especially like the Christmas Tag Box. TFS!

Anonymous said...

Great project love it Dianne Bell peggydiannebell@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

What a great box set! Perfect for teachers or coworkers! Can't wait to check back for those tutorials!

Kim said...

Beautiful tags and I love the box they are presented in! Gorgeous - I made a few of those ornaments too to hang on gifts and I just love them!
kimmerkidd (at)yahoo (dot) com

Rose said...

Your tag box is adorable, I need to do something like this, I just loe it. Makes great teachers and co-worker gifts. I love your ornaments, the sparkle and bling are just perfect. Thank you for offering blog candy, it is always fun to think about winning.

Rose said...

Your tag box is adorable, I need to do something like this, I just loe it. Makes great teachers and co-worker gifts. I love your ornaments, the sparkle and bling are just perfect. Thank you for offering blog candy, it is always fun to think about winning.

Kathy said...

I love the box of cards/tags! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing

Kathy
kjcummings63@gmail.com

Wendy Hawkinson said...

Tammy,
You made some gorgeous projects for the tour! :) I love the Christmas ornaments. They would be great w/ a toddler running around.

~Wendy Hawkinson
stampiepoo@gmail.com
www.gotrubberwillstamp.blogspot.com

Melany Watson said...

Great ornaments, Tammy! Love how you took the stamp 3-D.

Melany
melanywatson @ letmestamp.com

scrappingnana said...

Beautiful projects. Love the box w/tags and also your ornaments. TFS

Penny Hanuszak said...

Tammy your projects were amazing and I loved your blog. TFS.

Hello, I'm Tami, said...

Your tag set is beautiful, I've been making some boxed sets of greeting cards, but I love this idea, the ornaments are cute too.....I'll be back to see what's new :D

Anonymous said...

Great ornaments. I would also say economical but that is not the case with all the bling added.

Kathy Mc said...

Looking forward to your tutorials ~ you've done a fabulous job with the Delightful Decorations!
bdlakebum at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

Wow, you are one talented lady! I love the tag box.... and those ornaments are stunning!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

~Ola

Theresa said...

You did an awesome job with this set. I especially like the 3-D ornaments. It would be amazing to win your blog candy. I already have the punch :-).

Anonymous said...

this is fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing!
michelle mccarthy
shellrm@hotmail.com

Stampin'Kat said...

nice use of this set! cool projects!

Cynthia Ferenz said...

Love this set! Great projects...think I will be casing a few - LOL! TFS!

Cynthia Ferenz
Proud Parent of 2 Soldiers
stampindragon@verizon.net

Sharon Field / Inky A*Muse-ment said...

Oooh Tammy, your ornaments and the flower on the tag box are my favorites! Very fun showcase of the stamp set!
Hugs,
Sharon Field - RBT HQ Crumb Cake Castle

Lorita said...

Tammy, Your work is amazing. I love everything that you did!! Thank you for giving me some ideas with this set.
Thanks for sharing,
Lorita

Hetty said...

I am so happy I have this set! Thanks for your great inspirations. Now i can get to work.

Unknown said...

I love your 3D ornaments and box of tags. Beautiful.

Mary B. said...

What a great project! Thank you for sharing the inspiration and the opportunity to win royal candy! Mary magrosso60@yahoo.com

jonikellystamps@hot.rr.com said...

Gorgeous ornaments!

Joni Kelly

Sharon Steinwand said...

That box of gift tags would be a great gift! Thanks for sharing your talent!

Cathleen McSorley said...

Love them all. Fantastic ideas. Thank you for sharing your love of stamping with me. Cathleen McSorley - cmcsor9101@aol.com

Anonymous said...

Tammy, You have inspiried me to make some tags this holiday! What great ideas you have, thank you for sharing!!! Paige
paigegathome@yahoo.com

Melissa Rodgers said...

Oh what great projects! Love the box with the ornament tags and note cards. Melissa Rodgers mega@megastampinstudio.com

sandi maciver said...

just love that box of tags, you did an awesome job on it

Nana Jo said...

Thank you for sharing all your projects - love your work. Am trying to pick out just one thing to say I really liked but there isn't just one thing that sticks out - too many to mention so I guess, thank you for sharing is the best after all. LOL

mmlmn@polarcomm.com

Carol Matthews said...

Your Christmas Tag Box is lovely, what a wonderful gift (or to keep because it's so nice!!!) The flower on top is really beautiful - is that done with a Big Shot die? Tfs!!
Carol

Sunflower Stamper said...

Great projects! Love all those ornaments!!

Joyce said...

Just awesome ideas. Great set. I love doing a tree only with ornaments with SU sets. I'm working on my own also.
Thanks great blog.
Joyce
stampahaulic@comcast.net

Marie said...

all I can say is WOW.....now back to stampin'..

Marie Warda

Hi, I'm Lee Conrey! said...

Great idea Tammy!! I love the box and the flower is to die for. Thansk for being a part of my Kingdom! hehehe

Brenda said...

Your tags and ornaments are gorgeous. Come see my blog at the end of the tour for another ornament tag I'd like to share with you.

Kelli C said...

I love this stamp set and the projects you made makes me want it that much more. Thank you for sharing.

Kelli
kelsie8331@comcast.net

Penny Geigner said...

Thanks for sharing your sweet Tag box and assorted tags. Impressive!

gayla.odell said...

I still love this set. Love the ideas you shared. I may have to make one of the tag boxes with my club!
Gayla O'Dell
www.MeGaStampinStudio.com

Christi Usher said...

I LOVE your tag box! This is a perfect gift to give to a new couple just starting out! Of course, you would also have to include a few handmade ornaments too. =)

Christi Usher in NY
Christi8680@yahoo.com

Debbie Peterson said...

Wow! I love your ideas! More reasons why I NEED this set!
Debbie Peterson
debbielyn23@comcast.net

Anonymous said...

I loved your tag box. Thanks for sharing!

Aloha,

Sheryl lapalika@aol.com

Maria N. said...

Thanks for sharing, love the gift box!

Martha Lucia Gomez said...

Dear Tammy, for me all are totally beautiful and as always you did an amazing job. I will case the box...is beautiful. Hugs and blessings, Martha Lucia Gomez
http://stampartpapel.blogspot.com
malugomez0@gmail.com

nannasinktopaper.blogspot.com said...

WOW! you did a beautiful job! Love the idea to put tags in a box for a totally amazing gift. Thanks for sharing!

Ann

Annkloentrup@insightbb.com

Lucia Kaiser said...

Tammy: Wow! I can't believe all the beautiful things you did with this set! Thanks for being on the tour and especially for your continued hard work for the team.