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wedding tag

tag covered with paper from 
'the scrapcake' one moment in time 6x6 pad.  
decorative border cut using 'edgeabilities' classic petal die.  
edges lightly coloured using 'distress ink' vintage photo.

'gold ring' frame cut from white card stock using circle dies and
 embossed with 'ranger' super fine detail gold embossing powder.
photo printed, distressed with 'distress ink' vintage photo, 
glued to back of frame, and adhered to tag using 3d glue.

crinkle ribbon coloured with 'distress stain' tumbled glass
 and 'distress ink' vintage photo, fixed above 
decorative border using 'inkssentials' wonder tape 
and tied in a bow and fixed to top of tag.

roses cut from same paper pad as above using 'alterations'
 tattered pinecone die, leaves cut from 'core-dinations' 
craft core using 'decorative strip' autumn gathering.
 roses and leaves distressed using 'distress ink' 
vintage photo and adhered using 3d glue.

adhesive pearls and gems added from stash.

inspiration emporium blog challenge - something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2013 - june

da vinci tag

tag coloured using 'distress paint' broken china, 'distress

 ink' vintage photo and 'distress stain' shabby shutters.

'tim holz' papillon and 'cherry pie art stamps' leonardo 

da vinci stamped onto tag using 'stazon' jet black.

'cherry pie art stamps' vitruvian man and manuscript 
stamped onto watercolour paper using 'stazon' jet black.

image coloured using 'distress markers' tattered rose, 
wild honey, tea dye, tumbled glass, and broken china.

edges distressed using 'distress ink' vintage photo,
and image adhered onto tag.

crinkle ribbon coloured using 'distress stain' tumbled 
glass and broken china, and 'distress ink' vintage photo.
ribbon tied through top of tag.

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2013 - june

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woods tag

'dreamweaver' bare trees stencil, used to emboss 
manila tag from behind, so that the trees were raised.
the raised area was then stamped with 'tim holtz' 
wood stamp using 'stazon' timber brown.

'distress stains' shabby shutters, tumbled glass and 
shaded lilac were used across the whole tag, and the tag dried.
'distress ink' walnut stain was applied with a blending tool,
 catching the high areas, and the edges distressed.

garden twine was fixed to tag with staples, 
to hide edge of stencilled area.

'idea-ology' word band (highlighted with white acrylic) secured
using crinkle ribbon coloured with 'distress stain' shaded lilac.
same ribbon tied through top of tag.

'idea-ology' muse token (highlighted with white acrylic), 
foliage and a bird charm, fixed in place using paper fasteners.
  

simon says stamp challenge blog - anything goes

simon says stamp and show - into the woods