Sew Happy For You Tag

As I was making this tag, memories came back of me as a child sewing buttons on scraps of fabric... mum was a dressmaker and had a lovely old tin full of buttons - what a treat search through to contents and along side the loose buttons were old fashioned button cards - so beautiful....so I fashioned my tag for the Tag You're It #96 challenge on this.  Found some gorgeous DP for the background and some matching blue buttons in different sizes and stitched these on... then stamped on the sentiment and attached some blue cord through the fancy die cut tag top.

I am also playing along with Stamplorations TAGplorations October Summer 2019 challenge - Anything Goes with a tag.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping 

 

Hello Summer tag

Tag time today...Onto my die cut stitched tag, I layered some citrus DP and a strip of orange card to represent the table on which my stamped, coloured and fussy cut summer fruity punch sits, lastly topped the tag with some bright orange spotty ribbon.
I am playing along with Tag, You're It #91- Summer Fruits and Stamplorations TAGplorations Summer challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping

 

Mum, With Love - Tag

 

Well it's Mothers' Day tomorrow - here in Australia, so I've made a pretty tag for the occasion.  I used a stitched die cut card from my stash and a ARTplorations Rose Garden stencil - sponged Versamark over the stencil and with it still in place used a dry baby wipe and Soft Pastels to colour the images.  I made my own tag base using part of a die to cut a fancy top, then using dies cut the word MUM from the rose panel so the soft pink of the tag would show through.  To finish I stamped the sentiment and used pearl gold EP on vellum and attached it with glue so it sat loosely on the panel, then tied on some ribbons.  I am playing along with Watercooler Wednesday WWC220 - Kath's All About Occasions" challenge - Mothers' Day.  Also joining in with Stamplorations TAGplorations May challenge - All About Mum and Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stenciling.

    

With Love Tag

 Recycled stuff on my tag today - old aqua Mulberry paper with gold strands, ribbon cut from inside new shirts, fine gold threads from Christmas tassels and a strip of sequins leftover from a garment.  I stamped my bunnies and used pencils to colour them and fussy cut. Die cut a tag and attached the layers and stamped my sentiment on a mini tag and tied on all my ribbons.  I am playing along with TAG you're it!  challenge #85 - Happy Easter, and TAGplorations April challenge - All About Recycling.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, Happy Easter

 

Spring Wishes Tag

This afternoon I have at last finished my tag... the elements have been waiting for me to decide how to arrange them and what to do with the 'white spring' die cut... so I decided to partial colour it as I think the bright pink background is loud enough.  The tag was cut from a scrap made with blending Distress Oxide inks and misting with Perfect Pearls.  To finish I added a die cut sentiment and stamped 'wishes' on white card, then tied on some matching thread.  I am posting to Stamplorations TAGplorations March challenge - All About Spring and also to Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge - 'spring' is part of Sweet Spring Wishes die from CUTplorations range.
Also linking to Shery's SPRING FLING event.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy TAG making.

   

Sending Hugs Your Way

For my tag today I used a background made with Distress Oxides - Faded Jeans and Candied Apple - I love how the colours sit on top of each other, not blending when dried between colours. I die cut a stitched tag and then used a stitched rectangle to trim the panel. Next I die cut two sprigs from scrap DO card and from the background scraps cut a few 'dots'.  To finish I trimmed my stamped sentiment and assembled the elements and tied on a matching ribbon.  I am playing along with Tag You're It!  Colour challenge #81 and Stamplorations TAGplorations February challenge - All About Love....(and hugs!)
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciated it, happy stamping
 

Let it Snow Tag

A little snowy winter scene for my tag today.  I used post-it notes trimmed to snow hills as a mask for my background, I then smooched the top of the card in a puddle of Brushos, and used a stitched die to cut my tag. Then I coloured in a bit more of the hill and with the mask in place stamped my tree tops, and stamped on my little Scottie dog and my sentiment. To finish I added some snow using Nuvo Crystal Drops and a red ribbon.
I am playing along with Stamplorations Theme and Sketch January challenge - Stamps and Animals, and TAGplorations January challenge - All About Winter.
Thanks for visiting,  I really appreciate it - happy stamping

  

Thanks

A wreath card from me this morning.... created by stamping the same foliage stamp numerous times in two shades of green Distress Oxides in a circle.  The center looked a bit weird so as card makers do I dressed it up with some pine cones, an orange slice and cinnamon sticks, then tucked in a couple of die cut foliage sprigs.  Used a die cut tag to stamp my sentiment and placed in position with some twine and added some highlights to the image with a silvery gel pen.  To finish I used a die to impress a stitched border around my top panel and framed it with some glossy DP onto a white square card.  I am playing along with two Stamploration challenges.... TAGplorations November challenge - All About Thanksgiving and Cutplorations November challenge - Give Thanks.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

 

Thanks tag

A mixed media tag from me for a change.... I started by smooching my card in a Distress Ink pool - Spun Sugar, Antique Linen, then using the stencil I sponged on Abandoned Coral, and Ripe Persimmon and in the center I used gold Gelato.  I die cut my panel with the stitiched tag die and sponged the edges with Brushed Corduroy and splattered on some black ink.Then I die cut my sentiment twice..one from the leftover from the tag cut and one in black.  I used Brushed Corduroy to colour the top layer and when dry glued them in place.  To finish my tag I added some threads in autumn colours and a wooden leaf embellishment.
I am playing along with three Stamploration challenges - Mixed Media - Anything Goes, TAGplorations - All About Fall and Cutplorations - Fall colours.  Also as I have used the ARTplorations stencil Peony No2, I am posting to Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend

  

 

Best Buds tag

What a lovely sunny weekend we are enjoying over here in Queensland, Australia.... sharing my time being in my garden and at my desk.  I have a tag today for the Stamplorations TAGplorations Summer Vacation challenge... Stamped my flowers and embossed with white EP and water colored with Distress Oxides then I tried pulling and adding some of the flower colour into the background...not successful but I like how it turned out.... lightly stamped some script over the tag and a sentiment and sponged the edges.  Attached this to a stitched die cut tag and added some threads.  To finish I stamped my sentiment on die cut circle and cut one a little larger in the same colour card as the tag and attached with foam tape. I am also posting to Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge as I used their Heleniuim stamp.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend