Happy Saturday! Time to wakey wakey and rise and shine – have some coffee and catch up on the 24 tags of Christmas from this week if you’ve missed any! Be sure to comment on the blog posts to qualify to win one! The tags in this video are distressed – but with colored pencil. Don’t believe me? Check it out!
Video
Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
The distressing technique works on cards too!
I might be the first person to distress with colored pencils – if you know someone else doing this, let me know!
24 Tags of Christmas 2018
Each year I make 24 tags – and give them away in a random drawing! This year I’ll be trying things a little differently; in the past I picked 2 people from YT comments and 2 from blog comments….but I found a lot of the YT folks never came to find out they won, and I had no idea how to reach them in many cases. So…this year, it’s all about blog comments where I can at least reach out to winners! So leave comments on each blog post this week for the opportunity to be in the drawing!
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- Holiday Helpers, Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps
- Say What? Gift Tags, Lawn Cuts Dies
- Prismacolor pencils: EH – BLICK
- Prismacolor Hex Chart
- Quietsharp Pencil Sharpener: BLICK – AMZ
- Stonehenge Drawing Paper: AMZ – BLICK
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The tags turned out super cute but did you have anything on the cotton ball to pick up the pencil or was it just dry.
Love the card by the way. Thanks Sandy for a week of fun.
You are a natural teacher Sandy. I always learn something from your videos. I love the distress look.
Good morning! I was drinking coffee in my flannel flamingo pjs while enjoying your latest tag video, so the coffee theme sure worked for me. I recently purchased a set of Prismacolor pencils and look forward to trying your techniques while I learn to use them. Merry Christmas and thank you for the tag inspiration.
what’s extra fun, to me, is these remind me of our old black and white tv Christmas shows – i.e. The Little Drummer Boy. <3
I loved seeing all the tags you created. So cute!
Very cute tags. Have really enjoyed the series. Thanks for the inspiration.
Learn something new everyday. Like the effect that the distressing give the tags. All the tags have been amazing.
Thanks Sandy for more terrific tips and ideas. I’m always amazed by your art. Thanks oodles for doing the tag series. Today’s tags are adorable.
Thank you for all the creative inspiration this week. I plan on using these tips and tricks in my tags for Christmas.
I just love watching you color- amazing! When I was a child I asked for the John Knaggy (sp?) Learn to Draw kit. Loved it, not sure I learned anything. But I’ve always enjoyed art & you are truly inspiring & fun to watch. Thank you so much for sharing your talents & tips. These are just adorable!
So, so cute! The tags are adorable. Great idea to use pencils to distress. I have issues with blotchiness when I distress with inks so this is something I want to try.
What fun to have my morning coffee and see this tag!!! Thanks for the cotton ball idea!! I just tried it and works great for me.
I have enjoyed this series just as I do all of yours!!
Very cute tags and great idea to add it to a mug as a gift..
Thank you for the tip with the cotton ball..
You did a great job every day for the tag series…..well done and tfs
Absolutely love the distressed look of these tags. I would never have thought of doing that. Great job.
Such a clever and creative idea! Thanks for sharing.
Love the tags and the layering of the thought bubble inside the frame! Such cute tags and the card, of course, is great too! Thanks so much for all of the tips, tricks and techniques in this tag series! So much inspiration!
The tags are adorable, but again my favorite is the card
Love these little elves! the card is very cute! The distress technique, very cool. Your tags This year were wonderful and a lot of good ideas. Thanks
such cute tags, love the distressing, such a great idea!!!!
Very cute tags, love the card you made on your blog also. I like how you made the tags coffee colored using a cotton ball and baby oil and rubbing it all over the tag.
Fun tags!
That’s genius! Love that technique! Your card is adorable! I love everything about these.
Gotta try that distressing technique!
Thanks Sandy for your series of tags. They are wonderful! I really like your distressed card in your blog post as well.
Thanks for the shot of caffeine this morning and a new technique
Thank you Sandy for your generosity in sharing your process. I loved watching you create these little coffee themed wee folks and learned several techniques. Love the whole series.
How cute are these? Love this distressing idea!
These ARE fun little tags Sandy, such sweet images too. Great tip on flipping the thought bubbles to face the image properly. Humour card is pretty darned cute as well.
Love all of your work Sandy! You are obviously in your element when you’re creating! Love these tags and I’m not going to lie if I win one, I’m keeping it all for myself!
Each day I’ve learned something new from you! These little elf tags are so adorable! Thanks for the inspirations!
Super cute caffeinated elves, I bet they are really festive now, lol! Brilliant idea to distress with pencils, thanks for another awesome video. I always learn a few tips and tricks as well as a technique.
I’m a coffee girl, so these speak right to the heart!
Just discovered you on utube what a find! Love all the tags you made. You make it look easy and inspire me to make them.
As always I learned something new from you. I love all the tags you made this week, they are all so different. Thank you for this tag series.
Happy Saturday! Beautiful tags, again. I like this technique very much. As I menioned before, I always learn something new watching your videos.
Very clever! Does the baby oil dry and lose its oiliness?
Another fun tag and a fun new technique to try!
Love your little coffee drinking elves!
Loved watching you make all of your tags. Your card came out great.
I’ve never seen anyone distress with colored pencils before – really cool idea!
So very very cute!!
Who would have thought that you could distress with coloured pencils? I’m going to try that. The tags are very cute!
Hey Sandy! I have really loved your tag series this year! This set is really cute!
Btw…Sandy I forgot to tell you the card you made with this set is seriously awesome!! Love the red you added to it!!
Coffee, here I come. Sandy thank you for teaching us and inspiring us! I really look forward to trying my hand at some of these.
I’m watching your tutorial while my coffee perks – perfect sound and scent accompaniments. This is another set of really cute tags – can’t wait to start wrapping presents – just wish I had purchased the gifts already! Thanks for the Tags of Christmas 2018 – I’ve enjoyed every day and every tag!
When I saw the cotton ball, I assumed you either had Gamsol or Baby Oil on it. Never knew you could do that distressing with just a plain cotton ball. So cool.
I love the distressed look. These tags are adorable.
Never thought of distressing with colorpencils.Never to old town learn thanks you
Love these tags. Never knew uou could distress with colored pencils. I will have to try this technique. Thanks for sharing.
So cute, love all the tags
Love that “Smokey” look….