Christmas Countdown Tags Part III

Hello all, and a very merry Christmas to you all.  And if that's not something you celebrate, then I simply wish you the warmest and cosiest of times tucked away from the winter weather.

I'm here with the final instalment of my December tags.  I had planned on 24, which would have been three nice even batches of eight each, but in the end I went for just one more to make 25 in total.

So today you get nine tags... a Christmas bonus!

I hope that, however you are celebrating, you will enjoy days of peace and contentment, and I hope that 2022 will treat us all a little more kindly.  Stay safe, stay well, stay creative all.

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.

Agnes M. Pharo

Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin – inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.

John J. Geddes

Christmas Countdown Tags Part II

Hello all!  Sorry, I'm behind again... I've got another eight tags for you today (and we're almost at the final eight already too!).  I know how busy everyone is at this time of year (I am too, hence the delay) so I'm not going to hang around here.  Here are days 9 - 16 of my Christmas Countdown tags...

So there you are... eight more tags to get you in a wintry mood, and possibly even a festive one.  I'm just about ready now.  Tree-decorating tomorrow (and vases of ivy etc to do), and we're pretty much there.  I hope you're feeling ready to either rest or play, but above all that you are staying safe and well.  Happy festive crafting all!

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.

Calvin Coolidge

Christmas Countdown Tags

Hello all!  I hope you are staying safe and warm.  The cold is definitely biting here, and I know there are storms across the UK and the US, so huddle up with a nice cup of something warming and enjoy some wintry tags with me.  

After being away for a couple of weeks for work, I was struggling to get back into the crafty swing, so I challenged myself to do something daily in December, and so far these tags are the result.

Here's the first batch of eight for you.  I'm not going keep you hanging around with lots of chat - there's no time for that at this time of year.  And I'm not going to label them for you... they're already numbered. (I'm not sure why it's called a countdown... these Advent numbers are counting upwards!)

You can catch them daily on Instagram, as well as see more close-ups and a few details about ingredients, but I know not all of you visit there (goodness knows I held out against it long enough, and I continue to hate that it's run by ugh FB) so I wanted to share a little of what I've been up to.

I hope you're starting to get in the spirit.  I'm not really there yet, but these tags are helping me on the way.  I'm going to try to keep up the Countdown (or Count-up).  Stay safe, stay well and happy crafting all.

Twelve down, like a hundred thousand left to go...

Pittacus Lore

I'd like to share these at the Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog where they are celebrating Yuletide Delights

And at Try It On Tuesday they are looking for Snowflakes... well, 1, 3, 5 and 8 have the Sizzix Thinlits snowflakes front and centre, but it's snowing on all of these tags!

At the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge they are searching the skies for Santa, and you can find him in Tag 6, courtesy of a Tim Holtz stamp over a Tim Holtz mask, with Tim Holtz crackled stars sparkling around, and Tim Holtz Idea-ology metal accents - though he'll always be Father Christmas to me...