Christmas Gift Tags with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. With only 2 days until Christmas, I have been busy getting my gifts wrapped and wanted to add an extra little detail to the outside of the gift. So today, I'm excited to share with you my Christmas Gift Tags. To create my gift tags, I've used a variety of our popular Christmas chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Christmas Gift Tags at home.

To start, you'll need two Wood Christmas Ornaments. Apply two coats of Gathered Twigs Distress Stain to each of the ornaments. 

Next, you'll need some Christmas paper. Trace with ornaments around the patterned paper and fussy cut the paper ornaments out. Adhere the patterned papers to each of the ornaments. Ink the edges of the ornaments using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Choose one of the snowflakes from the Snowflake 714 package. Apply two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to the snowflake.

From the Merry Deer package, choose one of the deers. Paint the deer white with two coats of Picket Fence Distress Paint. Once the paint has dried, ink the edges of the deer using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Corrugated Stars, choose a large and small star. Apply Emboss It Ink to each of the stars. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the stars. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Ink the edges of the stars using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

You'll need six stars from the Itty Bitty Snowflakes package. 

On one of the ornaments, foam square the snowflake to the middle of the ornament. Adhere the small star overtop of the snowflake. Adhere the three itty bitty snowflakes as desired on the ornament. 

To finish this gift tag, tie a piece of jute twine to the top of the ornament.

On the other ornament, foam square the large star to the middle of the ornament. Adhere the deer overtop of the star. Adhere the three itty bitty snowflakes as desired on the ornament. 

To finish this gift tag, tie a piece of jute twine to the top of the ornament.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished Gift Tags.

Here are the finished Christmas Gift Tags.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Corrugated Stars

- Itty Bitty Snowflakes

- Wood Christmas Ornaments

- Snowflake 714

- Merry Deer

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Charred Gold Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Paint - Picket Fence, Distress Stain - Gathered Twigs & Brushed Pewter, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Stamperia: Christmas Rice Paper

- Misc: Jute Twine

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Merry Christmas Wall Hanging with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. I'm excited to be back on the blog today sharing my Merry Christmas Wall Hanging perfect to add to any place in your home. To create my wall hanging, I've used a variety of our popular Christmas chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Merry Christmas Wall Hanging at home.

To start, you'll need the Primitive Star. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the star. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the star. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Next, you'll need two Corrugated Stars. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the stars. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the entire surface of each star. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

From the Ribbon Bows, you'll need the small sized ribbon bow. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Ink to the ribbon bow. Once the ribbon bow has dried, rub Ground Espresso Distress Crayon to the bow as desired.

From the Merry Christmas Greeting Pack, choose one of the Merry Christmas's. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Ink to the Merry Christmas sentiment.

Next, you'll need the large sleigh from the Sleighs. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the sleigh. Sprinkle Weathered Wood Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the sleigh. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Choose one of the deer from the Merry Deer. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the deer. Sprinkle Copper Scroll Modern Gilding Powder over the entire surface of the deer. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

From the Holly Berry Assembly, you'll need four holly branches and one berry bunch. Apply two coats of Peeled Paint Distress Ink to the four holly branches. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint to the holly berry bunch. Once the holly branches and holly berries have dried, rub Ground Espresso Distress Crayon to them as desired.

Adhere the sleight to the right of the star. Adhere the ribbon bow to the top of the sleigh.

Adhere two holly branches together. Adhere the holly branches to the top right side of the bow. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the two corrugated stars to the top portion of the ribbon bow. 

Adhere the other two holly branches and holly berry together. Adhere the holly bunch to the bottom left corner of the star. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the deer slightly overtop of the corrugated stars and sleigh. Adhere the Merry Christmas sentiment to the left of the deer. 

To finish the wall hanging, adhere a piece of twine to the top of the star. 

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished wall hanging. 

Here is the finished Merry Christmas Wall Hanging.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Corrugated Stars

- Ribbon Bows

- Merry Deer

- Merry Christmas Greeting Pack

- Holly Berry Assembly

- Sleighs

- Primitive Star

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Weathered Wood Embossing Powder and Charred Gold Embossing Powder

- Quietfire Design: Modern Gilding Powder - Copper Scroll

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Paint - Candied Apple & Peeled Paint and Distress Crayon - Ground Espresso

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Misc: Twine

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Celebrate Mixed Media Tag with Karen Jiles

Hi there,

It’s Karen sharing a Celebrate Mixed Media Tag that I created with the Star Stencil and Corrugated Stars. I loved these products together. The Star stencil is a versatile stencil to use for various occasions and the corrugated stars added great texture. Take a look at how this tag came together in the tutorial below.

Step 1: Lay Star Stencil on top of manila tag. Transfer Star Stencil pattern onto tag using a foam tool and distress Ink.

Step 2: Using E6000, adhere ribbon to the back of each side of the manila tag.

Step 3: Adhere large star charm to tag and adhere corrugated star on top of the star charm.

Step 4: Adhere flowers, leaves, additional star charms and corrugated stars.

Step 5: Add sentiment, hemp, bow, crystal gems and pin.

Step 6: Tap on gesso using paint brush to enhance the overall design.

Step 7: Continue embellishing as desired.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Corrugated Stars 

- Star Stencil

Other Supplies Used:

- Manila Tag

- Foam Tool

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Chipped Sapphire and Festive Berries

- Hemp

- Flowers

- Crystal Gems & Pin

- Metal Charms

- Ribbon

- Celebrate Sentiment Die Cut

- Gesso (White)

- Scissors

- Paintbrush

- E6000

- Heat Tool

- Trimmer

This tag was so much fun. It gave me an opportunity to use so many fun mixed media elements. The corrugated stars provided just the right amount of texture and the star stencil tied the Celebratory theme together well. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Karen

On Cabin Time Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Today, I've created for you a fun On Cabin Time Card, that's perfect to use as an any occasion card. You'll want to read below as I share with you how I created my On Cabin Time Card at home.

To start, pull out the large Abstract Circle Frame. Use a blending tool with foam and blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire surface of the frame.

With the Vintage Photo Distress Ink still out, use a blending tool with foam and blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire surface of both snowflakes.

From the Sleighs package, pull out the large sleigh. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint to the sleigh. Once the paint has dried, ink the edges of the sleigh using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Take the small and medium sized Cedar Trees out of the package. Apply two coats of Pine Needles Distress Paint to the trees. Once the paint has dried, ink the edges of the trees using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Take two pine branches out. Apply two coats of Evergreen paint to the pine branches. Once the paint has dried, ink the edges of the branches using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

From the Corrugated Stars, take out a small and large star. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of each star. Sprinkle Salted Navy Embossing Powder over each star. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool.

Take out one of the Sm. Primitive Stars out of the package. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the star. Sprinkle Salted Navy Embossing Powder over the star. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool.

From the Small Merry Deer Mix, pull out one of the deer. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the deer. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over the deer. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool.

You'll need one Lg. Wood Snowflake from the package.

Next you'll need the  4x4 Journaling Card patterned paper piece from the Cabin Fever paper line. To cut the "On Cabin Time" circle, use the 3 1/4" fitted circle die. For the circle in behind the "On Cabin Time" circle, use the 3 3/4" fitted circle and cut out of the knit square. Distress the edges of the circles. Ink the edges of the circles using a blending tool with foam and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

From the other patterned paper pieces from the Cabin Fever line, you'll need to choose three other patterns. Here are the measurements you'll need to cut the patterned pieces at:

- Patterned Paper Piece #1: 5" x 5"

- Patterned Paper Piece #2: 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"

- Patterned Paper Piece #3: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Distress the edges of each patterned paper piece. Ink the edges of each patterned paper piece using a blending tool with foam and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Adhere the 5" patterned paper piece to the 5 1/4" patterned paper piece. Adhere the 5 1/4" patterned paper piece to the 5 1/2" patterned paper piece.

Adhere the "On Cabin Time" circle to the knit circle.

Adhere the Abstract Circle Frame to the knit circle. Foam square the knit circle to the middle of the 5" patterned paper piece.

In the top left corner of the circle, adhere one pine branch, the sm. primitive star, the lg. snowflake and the other two snowflakes.

In the bottom right hand corner of the circle, adhere the two corrugated stars, the sleigh, the other pine branch, the two cedar trees and the deer.

In amongst the chipboard pieces in the bottom right hand corner of the circle, adhere two red roses, three cream roses and one light brown rose.

In the top left hand corner of the circle, in amongst the chipboard pieces, adhere three cream roses, two red roses and one light brown rose.

Add enamel dots in all four corners of the 5" patterned paper piece. In the top left hand side of the circle, add four enamel dots in amongst the flowers.

To finish, add an enamel dot to each of the snowflakes and adhere the card front to the 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" card base.

Here are a few close up shots of my card.

Here's the finished card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Small Merry Deer Mix

- Sleighs

- Cedar Trees

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Lg. Wood Snowflake

- Corrugated Stars

- Sm. Primitive Stars

- Pine Branches

- Snowflakes

- 10mm Roses: Cream and Light Brown

- 15mm Roses: Red

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder and Salted Navy Embossing Powder 

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink Dabber

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Distress Paint - Candied Apple & Pine Needles and Blending Tool with Foam

- Dina Wakley for Ranger Ink: Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Evergreen

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Fitted Circles

- Carta Bella: Cabin Fever - Frosty Snow Globes, Woodland Creatures, Border Strips, 4x4 Journaling Cards & Enamel Dots

- Creative Scrapbooker Magazine: Super Stock

- Tombow: Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn