52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge
Wow, well another week has passed. The year is certainly slipping by quickly.
The prompt for Week 31 is "Inspired by..."
As crafters, we gain inspiration from so many places, nature, something we see on line or TV even. As I've mentioned previously, I have been busy scrapbooking, so my tag this week is inspired by the style of scrapbooking.
I started off embossing a plain white tag. I used a new embossing folder (to me). It's a Crafter's Companion "Scandinavian Christmas" it's from their new collection. I then raided my paper oddments box for papers. The little Russian doll is was actually part of a stamp set that came with a magazine a month or so back. Otherwise I have punched, die cut and used small bits and bobs to create a mini scrapbook layout.
P.S. Note that there isn't an inked edge in sight!
Have a good Week. Sam x
I've been so busy creating the pages for my holiday scrapbook that making cards has taken a back seat. This morning, I had an urge to make cards.
I have used a section of 12x12" Crate patterned paper and a couple of Spellbinders. For the large slate grey decorative edged circle, I used the Spellbinders "Royal Circle" die. For the inner decorative sentiment, I have used the Spellbinders "Jubilee Tags".
It may appear that I've not been producing much, but I've actually been busy crafting - doing scrapbook pages, so I'm not able to share with you on here yet. Instead, I thought I'd share with you a layout I created some years back. It's of Hubby and myself.
If I remember correctly, the papers I've used are Bo Bunny. The chipboard embellishments are My Mind's Eye. I used a tea bag to stain a paper doily (to tone the colour down) too.
The prompt for Week 30 is Hello
For my tag I started with a sheet of patterned paper which I stuck to a tag, I then sanded the paper to get a faded distress feel. On a sheet of white card I stamped a foliage wreath using Stampin' Up "Hello Friend" stamp and StazOn ink. I then die cut the outer and inner edges into a circle with a hole in. I used the middle bit that I wasn't going to use for the tag as a mask.
Using a Crafters Companion script stamp I stamped over the mask (using a Versafine ink), then removed it. which left a blank green circle. Using stamps from Stampin' Up "Eastern Beauty", I stamped the circle of dots and then added the "hello" (from the same set).I then over inked the tag in a yellow/orange colour.
Returning to the wreath, I inked the edges in green and a yellow/orange shade. I then added small floral embellishments. and stuck the wreath to the tag.
This evening I have been playing with random stamps and seeing what appears on the tag. This is not my normal style, but it's sometimes quite nice to do something totally different.
I have used too many stamps to mention, which have been coloured using Promarker pens. Also, it wouldn't be my tag without some heavy inking to the edges!
Sam x
I've been playing with dies this morning, specifically the Stampin' Up "Eastern MedallionsThinlits" set, along with the co-ordinating "Eastern Beauty" stamps.
I seem to have had a run on sending sympathy cards, exhausting my usual supply that I keep to hand. I needed to make a quick card so that I could catch the morning postie collection.
I found a sheet of 6x6 patterned paper in a small stack called "Winter Style" by Grafix that would be suitable. I mounted onto a piece of black card stock and then die cut the decorative sentiment using Spellbinders "Jubilee Tags".
