is pink the new red?

I love using alternative christmas colors, like the colors in this paper. I bought just one sheet of this paper and couldn't wait to play with it.

I collect old Christmas Seals and stickers, which I glued along the bottom.

I painted a bit of gold German scrap with ivory acrylic paint and then lightly rubbed some of it off, leaving just a sheen of gold showing through- I used this for the border above my Christmas seals.

The vintage looking flocked angel is from Red Lead.

I don't think I make anything without at least a scrap of vintage ledger, which I used behind the angel and also for stamping "How Jolly" and "Be Merry" (Stamps from Red Lead)

I tipped the edges of all of the papers and the tag with a brown Colorbox Cat's Eye pad. Those little stamp pads are perfect for going around edges- they fit into corners nicely.

Finally, I used some very fine crystal glitter to outline some of the shapes in the tag to add a bit of sparkle and dimension.