Christmas tip-ins and a quiltlet

Today I'm sharing the tip-ins I created for 2017.  Some of you read on Chris's blog recently that I admitted I only make one design each year.  I am not talented enough to come up with more than one design per year.

Some of you may also remember this wood mounted red rubber stamp I purchased at Tuesday Morning a few weeks ago.  I was so thrilled when I lifted the stamp and saw a really decent (at least for me) stamped image.  Imagine my horror when the large, heavy stamp slipped out of my hand and landed on the tip-in.  One down, 15 more to go.

My second stamping was even worse.  This one will make you go cross-eyed.  Somehow I allowed this to slip on the card stock as I was stamping.  Two down, 14 to go.

Although the lighting is horrible at my dining room table, here are the fronts of all the tip-ins.  Yes, they are all the same.  I don't play favorites!

Here are the backs of all the tip-ins.  The backgrounds to all these were created using alcohol and Staz-on, which is the easiest background to make.  The alcohol dries so fast, the paper never has a chance to buckle.    I printed these using my laser printer, which bends the paper as it prints.  I couldn't get the curve out, no matter how long I left them under a heavy weight.

I didn't realize until after I took these off my camera and they had all gone to their respective homes, how blurry this image actually was.  Yes, Bleubeard and I have been doing this for 15 years.  Squiggles joined two years ago.

I'm certain some of you saw leftover trees I posted here, where I explained I purchased the washi tape to go with the gold stars my friend Valerie sent me.

 Speaking of Valerie, I finally came up with a design for the quiltlet I was making for her, but I had NO idea the bird cage was that large when I designed it in my head.

I considered layering the glittery tulle I purchased over the top, but didn't like how it changed the color of the background.

Here is the nearly completed quiltlet with one layer of tulle over it.  In the end, I decided to leave the red tulle off.  All that was left was to sew Bleubeard's and my name to the back, sew the front to the back, and add a hanger.

It's Christmas Eve and I hope you are spending time with those you love and adore, and are warm (or cool if you live in the southern hemisphere) and safely planning your Christmas day ahead.  Thanks for visiting.  I greatly appreciate it and YOU!