Spring is coming

 Hi everyone, 

Today I have a rather large Spring tag to share with you. That bird is a big bird so I needed the space😀

I started by creating my bird and egg first. I then went onto the background of the tag.

I used a stencil and some Distress inks. Then I added a layer of Distress paste off top.

In different places I added some stamped writing and images to the background. I also distressed the edges of the tag with my Tim Holtz distressing tool.

I added an Idea-ology flower to the tag which I had coloured with Distress crayons. I had die cut the letters Spring from a piece that I had alcohol inked and had added silver foil to.

The butterfly is an ephemera Idea-ology piece. 

You can see the crackle in the photo above and below.

I die cut some branches and foliage. I also added trim to both the top and bottom of the tag.

The tag was mounted to a piece of cork and clipped at the top with an Idea-ology clip.

I added an Idea-ology sentiment and the numbers 2 and 0 were die cut signifying the first day of Spring for 2023.

You can see the Icicle paste crackle below.

Well that’s it for today and thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻

Supplies:

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Alphanumeric die

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Bird and Egg die set

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Holiday greens die set

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Fall Foliage die set

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Alphanumeric Bold die set

Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous Floral stencil

Distress Icicle crackle paste

Distress inks

Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Ranger alcohol inks

Together we are a family

 Hi everyone,

I don’t often make tags but today I have one to share using a bunch of different products.

I started by embossing the tag with a quilted folder and then blended 2 different colours of Distress inks over top. I then applied some Distress resist spray over it. I used Walnut Stain spray to add some splatters.

The bird from the Tim Holtz Halloween Vault series was cut from a piece of Distress ink coloured card

with clear embossing powder over top.

stock and the edges inked.

The lumber pieces were die cut and ink blended. The foliage piece was sprayed with gold Mica spray.

The sentiment is a Chitchat sticker and the No. 251 and nest are Idea-ology.

Lastly I added a brass button at the bottom and a metal leave embellishment at the top.

Well that’s it for my tag and thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies:

Tim Holtz tag

Tim Holtz Vault Series Halloween die set

Tim Holtz Fall Foliage die set

Tim Holtz Quilted 3-d Texture Fades

Idea-ology Chitchat stickers

Idea-ology Memoir Ephemera pack

Distress inks - Gathered Twigs, Vintage Photo

Ribbon

Jute

Faith, love and hope 🇺🇦

Hi everyone,

With what is happening in the Ukraine 🇺🇦  these last couple of days I thought I would create a tag. We could all use more faith, love and hope in the world today.

I started with a Kraft card tag and applied my stencil. I used a grit paste and mixed it with different colours of  Distress inks adding the different paste colours here and there on my tag. I love the nice texture that the grit paste adds.

I die cut several other pieces using different dies. I added metallic rub ons to some of the pieces and Distress inks to others.

The words were die cut 3 times with black card stock and glued together.

I added alcohol inks to the butterfly and a piece of ribbon was stapled to the top of my tag.

Well that’s it for my tag today and thanks so much for stopping by🙏🏻

Supplies:

Tim Holtz / Stamper’s Anonymous Metropolis Layering stencil

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper dies

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Fall Foliage Thinlits 

Tim Holtz / Sizzix 3-D Impresslits Lattice trim

Tim Holtz / Sizzix 3-D Impresslits Radiant 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Butterflies

Alcohol inks - Patina, Botanical, Pitch Black

Distress reinkers - Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters

Distress inks - Prize Ribbin, Villainous Potion, Peacock Feathers

Tim Holtz Distress Grit paste 

Christmas tag

Hi everyone,

Today I have a tag that I created for 2 challenges. The first one is the SSS Wednesday Challenge here to create a Christmas gift tag and also for Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of
ChristmasTags here

Here's my tag:

I started out by diecutting a circle from a SSS stitched circle die using white cardstock and then applied a Tim Holtz stencil to it. I blended in various Distress ink colours using a mini dauber over the stencil.

I then moved onto diecutting the sentiment also from SSS 3 times. I layered the red cardstock sentiment slightly offset over a black die cut sentiment piece. I purposely left in the little pieces in the letters of the sentiment so that I would not have any white pieces of cardstock showing through the letters.

I die cut a piece of glitter red cardstock using a Lawn Fawn large stitched circle.  Layered the stencilled piece onto the glitter cardstock using some Sookwang double sided tape. As this is quite strong tape I wanted to make sure it would stick to the glitter cardstock. I also cut a stitched circle from some white cardstock and adhered that to the back of the tag so you can write a to and from on the back if attaching to a gift or a bottle of wine or whatever.

I added a little clear Wink of Stella to the sentiment and some decorative ribbon to the top and that completes this tag.

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

SSS Merry Christmas die

SSS Stitched Circles die set

Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Circle die set

Tim Holtz Festive stencil

Distress Oxide ink - Candied Apple

Distress Inks - Wild Honey, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn 

Red Glitter cardstock

Wink of Stella - clear

Decorative ribbon

baaah humbug

Hi everyone,

I have a card today that I am entering in the current Lawn Fawnatics challenge #14 'Happy Little Critters' found here

 

Here's my card:

I used an embossing folder to emboss the base of my card. I die cut the tag from white cardstock and stamped the trees in different green colours and then used the tree die to mask off the trees and then blended in the sky colour. The tree mask didn't quite cover the trees entirely but I kind of like the little bit of white left behind.
I die cut the bottom portion of the tag with some patterned paper and then used a stitched border die to cut the top portion so it would line up just below the trees.
The sheep was coloured with Copics.
I added some white glitter to the tree bases to add a little sparkle.
I curved the sentiment on my stamping block so it would line up with the curve of the bottom of the tag and stamped it with black ink. I popped up the tag and the sheep with foam tape. 
Added some Doodlebug twine to the top of the tag.

Well that's it for my card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Sizzix/Hero Arts Christmas Words and Dots embossing folder set
Lawn Fawn Baash Humbug stamp and die set
Lawn Fawn Snow Day stamp and die set
Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle tags die set
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders die set
Lawn Fawn Snow Day 6x6 petite paper pack
Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Tsukineko Kaleidacolor Fresh Greens ink pad
Doodlebug twine

You will be missed

Hi everyone,

Today I have a card that I created for the current Tag You're It Challenge here

Here's my card:

I used a stencil for the background and applied several different distress inks directly to the card base. I then added a small tag which I had embossed using a dot embossing folder, added a few splashes of gold ink and added some dark brown ink to the edges.

I applied different distress inks to a piece of white cardstock and then die cut them out for the leaves.

Added the sentiment stamped in brown ink, some twine to the tag and applied 3 little raindrop accents. That's it!

Thanks for stopping by,

Judy

Supplies:

Hero Arts Two Way Arrows stencil SA030

MFT Die-namics Stitched Traditional Tag Stax

Impression Obsession Leaf dies DIE095-D

Simon Says Stamp YOU stamp set 

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Lawn Fawn twine

Distress inks - Ripe Persimmon, Shabby Shutters, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Gathered Twigs

Hero Arts Shadow Ink Cup O'Joe