Just a Note

Weekend Taggers challenge this week was a specific pattern. I complied, except I left off a horizontal line at the top, for lack of room:

I can't recall the stamp companies, and I am too lazy to run downstairs and look.
This was actually the last in a series of tags that began orange and blue. This was the last tag in that series, and the only one worth seeing:

These stamps are all Stampin'Up.

Plum Crazy

I got a little carried away with the Weekend Taggers Purple challenge. Still in a Valentine mode, I made the first tag:

The wreath and sentiment are from a Hero Arts clear set. I stamped with Colorbox Chalk ink, and added little plastic flowers with brad centers from Queen & Co. The background is lightly figured with swirls, from Crate Paper.

I wasn't totally happy with this tag, and remembered my Sizzix posey die. I dug up three shades of purple and cut the flower set out three times. I assembled a flower, and free-handed some leaves, and made my first posy tag:

The sentiment is Hero Arts; background paper is Lasting Memories. I used the last bit of the ribbon from the first tag.



I still had two more flowers to assemble and use. Here, with a Stampin'Up sentiment:


The last tag is my favorite. Sentiment is from Memory Box.

I love the bold graphic quality of this tag, probably because I didn't use the printed paper background. All these tags will eventually end up on cards, most likely. That's one reason I love these challenges -- I end up creating elements for use in cards, for those times when I've got no card mojo.

O Christmas Tree -- Red & Green Challenge

This week's challenge is to make a red & green tag. It seems I only think Christmas when I think red & green, so I made another Christmas tree tag:


The image is from Tin Can Mail (Inkadinkado), stamped in moss green ink (Club Scrap). I used a red marker to color in the holly berry, and then got carried away and filled in the notes at the bottom, too. I dotted glue randomly on the tree, then shook on some Judikins Prisma Glitter. It's a pity the picture doesn't pick up the glitter; it's quite pretty. Finished with a satin bow.

Dream

Here's this week's challenge tag at Tag You're It. The challenge was to use the word "dream" on the tag. Here's mine:



Pretty simple. Stamped the image on an actual manila tag with Versafine Vintage Sepia; image is lightly colored with chalk. Because the image is square, I wanted to soften the edges, so I masked the ends of the tag with post-it notes torn into an arch. Gilded the edges slightly with a gold leaf pen. The stamp is made by Magenta.

Peachy Ballerina

This week's challenge at "Tag You're It" is monochromatic. I dug through my paper stash and found some lightly checked Lasting Memories, and, miracle of miracles, Vivid Tea Rose ink, which matches the color of this paper. (It's a miracle it's not dried up!) The stamp is from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers. I cut the oval and the scallop with Nestabilities dies. I also blinged-up (it is TOO a word!)the ballerina's tutu with a clear Copic Spica glitter pen. Trust me on this -- these pens are too subtle to photograph, but if you turn the tag JUST SO, the spangles appear. She is ready to go on stage:



I finished with some tulle I had, in keeping with the tutu idea. It was white, so I laboriously colored it with Copic markers to turn it peachy. It reads a little peachier than the carstock on the photo, but in real life it is a perfect match. TRUST ME.

Sew . . . on a Tag

This week's "Tag You're It" challenge was to use sewing on a tag. I abhor sewing on cardstock, so my tag actually features faux stitching! I used a push pin and a ruler to make holes around the edge of the cardstock, and then connected the holes with a gel pen. This makes believeable stitching, especially in real life. My photography makes it look like a solid line in spots:



The image (Inkadinkado) is stamped on the green background, and again on the printed paper. The dress on the printed paper is cut out and glued over the top of the image stamped on the green. I cut out the corners freehand -- I'm awaiting delivery of a Stampin'Up punch like this. Anyway, I like the effect, even if the cutting is less than perfect.

Autumnal Tag

Despite the fact that it was 103F here today, my tag for the weekly "Tag, You're It" challenge is all about autumn. I also had to cheat -- the challenge was to use punches, but I used my die cutter instead. I got a chance to use my leaf dies to make this tag:



I got to use my favorite fall sentiment, the Emily Bronte quote: "Every leaf speaks bliss to me, falling from the silent tree." I am not a good enough photographer to make that show clearly. But I hope you will note that I've created a foam core white board "studio" for my shoots! Ha Ha.