Joie De Vivre tag

Here's a tag I made using Artistic Outpost stamps.

I used Paperartsy paints and crackle glaze to paint the tag and then stamped over it with the text stamp from the Birds of a Feather plate. I also used the paint on cardstock over which I then stamped the girls from the Birds of a Feather stamp plate before cutting them out. I also did the same with the Joie De Vivre stamp from the Paris Expositions stamp plate. 

I used a small piece of sequin waste as a stencil to paint the stars on the tag and then used the sequin waste as an embellishment.

Materials used: Paperartsy Fresco paints and crackle, Artistic Outpost stamps, black Versafine ink, sequin waste, roses ribbon, washi tape, sequin waste, organza ribbon, bead and wire embellishment, fabric leaf, paper roses, Posca paint pen.

Wild Orchid Challenge 93 - Anything Goes - A Crafty Secrets tag

I have a ton of gorgeous paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts so decided to make a tag to enter for the latest challenge of Anything Goes.

The tag was made using scrap card and then I used Paperartsy Fresco paints with the crackle medium. Oh how I love this effect!! I then added a few bits of doilies.

I used a digital image from Crafty Secrets' Fairy Wishes set which I printed on to cream card and then coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and Derwent metallic pencils. I used the clear stamps from the Fairyland set for the sentiment.

The leaves on wire were from my stash but the beads on wire were made by me. I added flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and some Stickles to highlight the flowers and edges of the tag.

Materials used: scrap cardstock, Paperartsy Freso paints and crackle, Dovecraft doilies, Crafty Secrets digital stamp and clear stamps (as above), Spectrum Noir pens, Derwent Metallic pencils, Wild Orchid flowers, wire embellishment, wire and beads, Stickles, lace and ribbon.

Happy Birthday She!!!!

A wonderful friend, She, who was also one of my ex DT mates at Make the Day Special is celebrating her birthday today so the MTDS DT (and yours truly) are having a little blog hop for her which we hope she'll enjoy.

She is a lover of all things orange and tags so here is what I made:

I coloured a tag using Distress inks and then used various Oxford Impressions stamps, some of which I coloured using Derwent Inktense pencils.

The fringed paper was something I've had for a while and I made the beaded fringe bits myself.

Happy Birthday She!!! xx

If you'd like to follow our hop for She here's the links:

Make The Day Special

Emily

Jo

Jenny

Kate

Keren

Lou

Lydia

Viva Las Vegastamps - A tag

I've been playing with my Viva Las Vegastamps again and made a tag using the inspiration board on their monthly challenge on the blog.

I was inspired by the colours, the stitching, the roses and black images and made this:

I coloured the tag using Paperartsy Fresco paints and crackled them and used distress ink through sequin waste to add a bit more colour and texture. The image was stamped on a painted background and then I used more paint to colour it. The trusty sewing machine came out again and I added a bead and wire embellishment that I made a while ago.

I made it.....

Yes, I finally made it to my crafting corner woo-hoo!!!!

Here's a tag made with stamps from Hampton Arts/Graphic 45, Viva Las Vegas stamps and Crafty Secrets stamps.

I  think I may need a new glasses prescription though as some of that fussy cutting was an absolute nightmare!!

The tag was coloured using Distress inks. All the stamps were inked using brown Memento ink and then coloured using Derwent Inktense pencils.

I added a bit of Stickles glitter glue to the wings and on the top of the fungi.

Crafty Secrets - Garden Girl tag

Over at the Crafty Secrets blog it's time for their Linky Party which I always intend making things for and then almost always miss the deadline - but not this time!!!

I've used the gorgeous Garden Girls stamp set to make this tag. I used distress inks to colour the background then stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it. Then I stamped some of the flowerpots and watering cans with distress ink straight on to the tag.

The main image was stamped using Memento ink on to watercolour paper and then painted with Derwent Inktense pencils before cutting it out.

I think my mojo may be returning!!! 

Artistic Outpost - Paris Exposition tag

I had fun with Dylusions ink sprays on watercolour paper last week and have used one of the pieces to make a tag with Artistic Outposts Paris Exposition stamps. 

I added a little bit of shading using Derwent Inktense pencils and the Faber Castell white brush pen and then added some lace, sequins and pleated ribbon.

I'm entering this in the monthly referral program on the Artistic Outpost blog.

PDCC #192 - A Splash of Neon

It's ages since I've participated on any of the challenge blogs but when I saw this week's challenge at the Play Date Cafe I decided to give it a go:

I made a tag using some Lindsay Mason stamps. 

The tag is watercolour paper that I painted black and then used a mask to add the bricks with white acrylic paint. 

The stamp was coloured with Spectrum Noir pens as was the twine (originally black and white) and the machine stitching:

Go With Your Heart tag

Today I've gone back to my tried and tested "shabby chic" style to make a tag for the Make The Day Special blog.

I've used the Unity/Authentique Itty Bitty stamp Go With Your Heart which I stamped with Versamark and then embossed with WOW embossing powder on Prima paper. 

Materials used: Prima Madeleine papers, Unity stamp as above), Versamark ink, WOW! embossing powder, Joy Crafts die, organza ribbon, Prima pearls, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, lace, lace butterfly, velvet ribbon, organza.

Smeared Ink tag

Today I have a tag to share with you using stamps from 2 Smeared Ink sheets - "As Death" and "Holy City".

I coloured my tag (made using a thick watercolour paper) using Derwent Artbars which I blended and then used a grey inkpad to stamp the graveyard scene on the tag. I used distress embossing powder around the edges.

I then stamped the church steeple using black ink on to watercolour paper and used the Artbars again but this time as watercolour paints to colour the stamping before cutting out and sticking with foam pads on to the tag.

The saying was also stamped on watercolour paper and given a light watercolour wash over.

A couple of Unity tags

I have a stack of tags already coloured with either Dylusions inks or distress inks and turned to those today to make a couple of Unity stamps tags.

The tag above was coloured with Dylusions inks and then the sentiment from Bold Insight was stamped using grey Memento ink. The dragonfly from the same set was stamped on to card coloured with distress inks before being cut out and adhered to the tag.

This second tag is slightly smaller but made the same way. The sentiment is from Moments in Bloom and the flowers are from Bold Insight. I added a tiny rhinestone to the centres.

Artistic Outpost - Huck Finn tag

I've been playing recently with tags and Dylusions inks and decided to use my Artistic Outpost stamps on today's tag.

I have a stack of tags ready dyed and another set ready that are distress-inked and chose some in a blue/green colour combo.

Materials used: Dylusions inks, Ranger Distress inks, brown Memento ink, Artistic Outpost Huck Finn stamps, twine, muslin, button and metal plate bought in a job lot from a friend.

Vintage Games tag

Here's a tag I made a few weeks ago using the UMount Vintage Games stamp set by Sam Poole.

I used Dylusions inks to make this:

Materials used: scrap cardstock, Dylusions inks, UMount Vintage Games stamp set, black Memento ink, ribbon, staples, vintage glass button, beads.

A royal Unity tag

Here's the tag I made for the Make the Day Special blog today:

I cut the tag from scrap cardstock and then sprayed it with Dylusions ink sprays before stamping the "She is the Queen" stamp from Just Be You on to it using Memento ink.

I then sprayed some different Dylusions sprays on to another piece of card and then stamped the winged crown stamp, from the same stamp set, on to this and then cut it out.

I used the border from the "I make stuff" stamp from Better Somewhere Today to randomly stamp around the edges of the tag and used a fine paintbrush and the Dylusions to paint the leaves.

I then assembled the tag and added a few beads to the bottom:

Materials used: scrap cardstock, Dylusions ink sprays, Unity stamps (as above), sequin waste, velvet ribbon, Dovecraft brad, black and brown Memento inks, various beads. 

Unity tags

It's been a long time coming but I've finally got a bit of stamping mojo back and have done a DT blog post for Make the Day Special on the blog today.

 

I've been playing with distress inks today to make a couple of tags to share with you. I'm quite pleased with how they turned out and they may spur me on to make more!!

I used Unity stamps from Key to Joy and The Right Words.

Both tags were cut from scrap cardstock. I have a box full of tags ready cut in many different colours so I can just dip in when I need them but these were both originally cream.

I used various distress inks to colour the tags and then stamped the key background using distress ink.

The butterfly was stamped on to white cardstock and then coloured using Faber Castell Big Brush pens before being cut out.

The sentiment was also stamped on to white cardstock and then lightly tinted with distress inks. I needed to do a bit of masking with this one as some of the words are very close together and wouldn't cut out square.

For this one I used an old metal key that I painted with Vintaj paint and then used twine to hold it on the tag.

Materials used: scrap cardstock, Ranger Distress inks, Memento ink, Faber Castell Big Brush pens, Unity stamps (as above), velvet ribbon, ric-rac, keys, Vintaj metal paints, twine, beaded string, Christmas beaded decoration.

A Belated Merry Christmas and a tag

Well, Christmas is over - family have gone home, turkey has been curried and the kids have spent their money so it's time to relax. We had a fabulous time and I hope you did too.

I still haven't done any crafting (mainly due to Jess having been off sick from school for about the past 4/5 weeks) but do have a tag to share that I made a few weeks ago when I actually managed to have a quick play with inks and stamps:

Materials used: Dylusions inks, Oxford Impressions stamps, sequin waste, Vintaj metal paint, ribbon, trim and staples.

Hindsight tag

Here's a tag I made for the Make the Day Special blog this week using stamps from Unity's Bold Insight store kit.

I stamped the sentiment straight on to the patterned paper tag and then the flowers were stamped on to white card before being coloured with Prismacolor pencils then cut out and layered on foam pads:

Materials used: Cosmo Cricket paper, Unity stamps (as above), black Versafine ink, Prismacolor pencils, pleated ribbon, beads, organza ribbon.

Naturally You tag

I made a quick tag for the Make The Day Special blog this week using Unity's Naturally You kit.

I stamped the cute tortoise from the kit using Faber Castell Big Brush pens and coloured it in with the same. The sentiment was also stamped using two colours of the brush pens. I added Stickles to the hearts on the tortoise:

Materials used: scrap cardstock, Unity stamps (as above), Faber Castell Big Brush pens, CraftWork pompom trim, spotty organza ribbon.

A Card and Tag

This week for the Make The Day Special blog I made a card and tag using the Christy Tomlinson/Unity stamp Tattered Chicken Wire.

For the card I masked off some of the stamp to use less width and then stamped on to the kraft cardstock using brown ink. I then added a sticker and rub-on for a really simple card:

Materials used: kraft cardstock, Unity stamp (as above), sepia Versafine ink, K & Company sticker, Creative Cafe rub-on.

I also used the stamp to make a tag but this time used the whole width of the stamp to make the background before using printed chipboard and some muslin to embellish the tag:

 Materials used: kraft cardstock, Unity stamp (as above), sepia Versafine ink, CraftWork printed chipboard, Scenic Route chipboard, Versamagic chalk ink, velvet ribbon, staples.

Beauty tag, whoops and woo-hoo!!!

Here's my post from the Make The Day Special blog this weekend:

I've made a quick tag this week using the Unity/ Webster's Pages Itty Bitty stamp "Beauty".

I coloured the tag using Dylusions inks and then used black Versafine ink to stamp the roses before using a white pen to highlight details.

I stamped the sentiment using white Versacolor ink which was then embossed with white embossing powder before adding some embellishments.

Materials used: scrap cardstock, Dylusions inks, Unity stamp (as above), black Versafine ink, white Versacolor ink, white embossing powder, white Signo pen, beaded embellishment, paper rose.

Now for the "whoops" :

We went out on Saturday for a 4.5 mile walk near Burrator reservoir and guess who forgot to take the SD card for her camera?! We've decided to go back to walk it again another time.

Anyway when we got home we knew the Oliver Cromwell steam train would be passing (we live about 100yds from the track) so went to try and get a photo. I managed to get one but as we got home I fell on our front steps and managed to smash my fabulous camera lens down on our stone steps and completely *?!*^?!ed it up!!

In the evening we went to the Tamar Bridge to see the Olympic torch but with my old digital camera and the amount of people there I didn't manage to get a photo at all although I did see it!!

Now for the "woo-hoo"!!

My gorgeous OH went out yesterday and bought me a replacement camera - my model is no longer made so I've got the upgraded version of an Olympus SZ14 and it's absolutely fabulous - 24x optical zoom!!! Thank you sweetie xxxxx