Tag Book Front Cover - Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022"

Today, I have made a front and back cover for my tag book which holds the tags made for the Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.  I secure them all together with a book ring, so that I can flip through the tags easily. 

The back cover is plain, but I wanted the front to be vibrant.  I took inspiration from a demo I saw by Lavinia Stamps Emma-Jo's tag 12.  Here is the link if you want to take a look.

I've used the following shades of Lavinia Stamps Elements Inks:  Dark Denim, Della Blue, Violet Chalk, Graphite, Confette and Sundance.

I have also use the Lavinia Stamps "Ivy Stencil", their "Gip" stamp and their "Bird Collection" with Versafine Clair inks". Nocturne, Twilight, Acorn and Pinecone.

Other products I have used are a red Posca pen, Xmas Red Stickles, Dr Ph.Martin's Bleed Proof ink for the snow on the branches and the flakes in the air.

I printed the "24 Days of Tags" on the computer and printed then die cut into shape.  The 2022 were also die cut through the Big Shot.

Lavinia Stamps "Owl in a snow storm" tag

Today, there isn't a new tag prompt from Karen Telfer.  So I decided I would make another version of the Day 7 tag.  I followed the same colouring for the background, but changed the stamping.

Stamping in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink in both first and second generation stamping, using Lavinia Stamps "Large Owl" and "Gip".

I chose to stamp the Lavinia "Fir Cone Branch" in Versafine Clair "Pine Cone" dark brown ink.

I added snow to the branches and splatters to create the snowflakes using Dr Ph.Martin's bleed proof white paint, using a metallic gold pen for the eyes of the owl.

Here are the two Day 7 tags together.

Lavinia Stamps "Red Leaves Fall" Card

I've had a play with my Lavinia Stamps today, creating this autumnal card. 

I started by stamping the "Red Leaves" sentiment, using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, so that I had the placement for the branches in the top left corner.

Using the same ink, I stamped the "Gip" in second generation stamping, as I didn't want it to be prominent.

Next, I stamped the "Oak Leaf Branch" using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink, again in second generation stamping. This allowed me go in with "Golden Meadow" and then "Tulip Red" Versafine Clair inks for the leaves.  I used the same process for the floating leaves, which are part of the "Foliage Set 2" stamp set.

I then used two shades of Distress Oxide Ink:  Peeled Paint and Aged Mahogany very lightly across the surface of the card, to give a little colour, to remove the starkness of the white card.  I then sprinkled water droplets from a fan shaped paint brush to add a little texture, by dabbing off the surplas water from the surface of the card to create a bleached look where the droplets had been.

I wasn't totally happy as the area still looked a little empty, so I used the same inks through the Lavinia Stamps "Splendour Stencil", only using the ink that remained on the blending brushes, which provided a very subtle background.

Day 12 of the "24 Days of Tags 2021 challenge" with Karen Telfer.

I went a bit rogue with my day 12 tag, using a different stencil and stamps to those that Karen Telfer used for her tag.

I opted to use the Lavinia Stamps "Coral" stencil with "Faded Jeans"  and "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide inks for the background.

I stamped in Versafine Clair "nocturne" black ink using the following Lavinia Stamps:  Fairy Castle 2, Gip, Path and Small Trees.

I coloured the castle image using coloured pencils and then inked the edges of the tag using Blueprint Sketch and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks.  Finally, I went over some of the stamping with a white Gelly Roll Pen and then splattered white paint from a Posca Pen to simulate snow.