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I've used acrylic paint and bubble wrap to create the background design of this tag. I've then used the Funky Fossil "Ava" stencil with "Monarch" Versafine Clair Ink. I've used two Funky Fossil stamp sets "Musings" and "Hello Gorgeous" in "Morning Mist" and "Monarch" Versafine Clair inks.
I had an urge to make a Lavinia Stamps card today, so decided to use their magnificent "Magnus" stamp for I think the first time, making this card.
I created the coloured backgrounda couple of weeks ago, using the Lavinia "Graphite" Elements Ink, brayered on to a gel plate. I then sprinkled three shades of diluted Brusho paint on to the plate (White, Lemon and Purple) and took the impression.
I stamped the trees in the background using the "Fern Leaf" stamp with Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink. I then created the background landscape using the torn edge of a piece of copy paper and the same ink.
I stamped Magnus and the Creeping Vine in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.
Now that the tag challenge has finished, I have a group of tags sitting in a pile, that could become tatty due to hanging around. I decided to make a little booklet for the tags, so that I could use it as a point of reference.
You can view the whole tag book here (the video was too long to upload direct to blogger so this is a link to my youtube.
I used four shades of Distress Oxide Inks: Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon with two stencils. The Lavinia Stamps "Pods" for the main image and the Funky Fossil "Micro Dots" for the smaller detail around the edges. I edged the piece with Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink. I splattered white and gold ink across the surface of the cover and edged the die cut with a metallic gold pen.
I then mounted it on to black card and punched holes in the top (I did the same for each individual tag), all the pages are secured together with a book ring.
For both tags, I have used the same colours of Distress Oxide Inks (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire), with two Versafine Clair Inks Medieval Blue and Paradise.
For the top tag I have used a Stampers Anonymous stamp set called "Mini Holidays - CMS142". For the lower tag I used a Penny Black Stamp called "Woodland Wonders 40-356" with a Christmas verse.
This is my penultimate, Day 23 tag. Today was using a mandala type stencil and decorate the image how we wish.
For my tag, I used a Funky Fossil stencil, called "Indian Mandala" with "Wilted Violet" Distress Oxide Ink.
I used a metallic gold pen and a red glitter Signo pen to embellish the image. I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink, using a Simon Says Stamp called "Tiny Words - Christmas".
I had a play session, purely for the sake of wanting to play with some Lavinia Stamps, making this card. It definitely has a flavour of some of my earlier Lavinia cards, but good to make all the same.
I used Distress Oxide Inks and the Lavinia Stamps "Feather Leaf" stencil to create the background colour and pattern.
I used a selection of Lavinia Stamps, including the "Tree Of Wisdom", "Skeleton Tree Scene" for the small trees, the "Fairy Hives" hanging from the tree, one of the hares from the "Whimsical Hares" set, "Fern Heads" and "Spanish Moss" for the growth in the foreground. All stamped in shades of Versafine Clair inks.
I added spots of colour to the tree and the foreground using Liquid Pearls in "Ruby Red", "White Opal" and "Periwinkle". I also added touches of gold shimmer to the Hare, the Ferns and the Fairy Hives using a gold Sakura pen.
This is the tag I have made for Day 22 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2020" challenge, with a prompt of "White on White".
For my tag, I have used a good thick card Paper Mill Direct, Supersmooth 300gsm throughout, this gives a nice firm feel to the tag. I used an old Cuttlebug embossing folder for the scrolled background. I then adhered a line of lace.
I die cut the word "jolly", the fir cones, the bow and the Holly using Stampin' Up and Sizzix/Tim Holtz products, layering and using foam pads to add texture and dimension.
