Day 3 Tag of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tag Challenge 2024"

This is my Day 3 tag of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2023" challenge.  I'm happy to say I am up to date... for now!

I really enjoyd making this tag, in fact I may well make more to go on Christmas gifts in different colour way stencils by Funky Fossil Designs for the background, using "Snow Crystal" and "Snow is falling" with "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink.

Over the top I stamped two different snowflake stamp sets by Lavinia Stamps using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I used the same ink to stamp the Simon Says Stamp sentiment, part of their "Tiny Words - Christmas" stamp set.

Playing with techniques for Tag 23 & 24

You may remember that I took part in Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.  Tags 23 and 24 used the same technique but one had a more vintage look and one was pastel colours.  I decided to expand my play session by trying the technique out on different types of card, including Kraft card stock.

The first thing I noticed using Kraft cardwas that the embossing doesn't look as obvious as it does on the white card, likely due to the weight of it being less and also the fibres within it.  The Kraft card also absorbed the colours of the inks.  I used "Rusty Hinge" and " Cracked Pistachio" Distress Oxide inks, but you can barely see either.

I decided to decorate this experimental background, creating this tag.  I splattered black, white, brown and blue Posca Pen paint across the surface.

I added a band of Washi Tape on the lower third and inked the edges of the tag using Versfaine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink.  I then stuck some paper roses and leaves on to the tag.  Finally adding some pearls and beads to embellish the surface.

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls Tag

You may remember yesterday the tutorial for Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" was creating a background using Distress Inks and an embossing folder, (you can see the video here). 

While I had everything out to make my tags, I made a few extra backgrounds, as they will always come in handy in the future. I used one of these backgrounds for this tag.  Inking the edges in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink and arranging some Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" stickers and a paper doll too, to create this vintage looking tag, mounted on to a piece of kraft cardstock.

My "24 Days of Tags" 2022 with Karen Telfer - round up

Well there are no tags to make now that the 2022 challenge has come to an end.  I have loved every one of the tags I have made.

I made a little video to show the tags all together hanging on their book ring.  Here it is. I hope you enjoy looking back at them.

 

Day 23 and 24 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022"

Here's they are the last two tags of the Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.   If you would like to see Karens demo, then click this link.

Day 23 - the pink/puple tag, I used three Distress Oxide Ink colours:  Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Blueprint Sketch with a Provocraft/Cuttlebug embossing folder, with a bird and scroll design.  I splattered a white Posca Pen across the surface to life it a little. I used a Tim Holtz Idea-ology sticker saying "do your best" in the bottom corner.

Day 24 - the vintage looking tag, I used Cracked Pistachio, Rusty Hinge and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide Inks with another Provocraft/Cuttlebug embossing folder with a music design.  Again I used a Tim Holt Idea-ology sticker saying "Contented Spirit" and splattered a brown Posca pen across the surface of the tag.

Day 22 of the Karen Telfer "24 Days of Tags 2022"

 

It's Day 22 of the Karen Telfer "24 Days of Tags". This tag is about dots. You can see Karen's demo for her tag here.

I've used three shades of Distress Oxide Inks: "Picked Raspberry", "Peacock Feathers" and "Wilted Violet" through one of the holes in the Funky Fossil Designs "Bokeh Builder Stencil".

I used a mix of acrylic paints, glitter gel pen and Posca Pen to add dotty details to the coloured circles and to the edge of the tag, edging with Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.

In the middle of the central purple circle, I added a Prima Marketing sticky backed pebble with a dot surround that I found in my craft stash.

Day 21 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022"

It is Day 21 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" today it is all about layers.  If you would like to see Karen's tutorial, click here. 

Like Karen, I have chosen some of my lesser used colours of Distress Oxide Inks.  Mine being:  Dried Marigold, Bundled Sage, Victorian Velvet and Dusty Concorde.  All applied in random positions on to the tag.

I then used a selection of Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz stencils, with the same coloured inks to create layers.  The stencils I used are "THS103", "THMM101" and "THMM102".

I used another Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stencil called "Bouquet Layering Stencil - THS143", spritzing the stencil with water, then laying it down over the coloured tag.  Lifting the stencil and blotting with a piece of kitchen towel, resulting in a bleached pattern look.  I then gave it a blast with the heat gun to dry.

I used Wow! clear embossing ink through areas of a Funky Fossil stencil called "Starry Night".  I then applied "Vanilla Sparkle" Wow! Embossing Powder and heat set.

In my craft stash, I found a stamp with the word "Create" which I stamped into the bottom corner using Versafine Clair "Monarch Ink.

I inked the edges of the tag using "Wilted Violet" Distress Oxide ink and then mounted the tag on to navy coloured card.

Day 20 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022"

 

t's Day 20 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.  You can see her tutorial here.

I used twelve shades of Distress Oxide Inks, diluted to a wash to create almost a paint colour chart of colours.  

Over the top, I used a Lavinia Stamps "Pebbles" stencil with "Speckled Egg" Distress Oxide ink.

I used a Visible Image sentiment "Creativity is good for the soul" which is part of their "Express Yourself" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I usd the same ink to edge the tag.

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.

Day 19 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022"

This is my Day 19 Tag of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.  If you would like to take part, have a look at Karen's youtube for Day 19 here.   Karen based her tag on "Count Your Blessings", I've used the "New Year" for my theme, using the same process.

I've used two stencils by Funky Fossil Designs to make this tag.

First, using the Funky Fossil "Birthday Celebrations Words Stencil, I chose to heat emboss the word "Celebrate.  I masked off the other areas of the stencil and used a Finger Dabber to apply the Wow! Clear Embossing Ink through the stencil.  I then coated it with "Wow! Super Fine Metallic Silver" Embossing Powder and heat set.

I used the same process and products through the Funky Fossil "Fireworks Stencil" too.

Using different shades of Distress Oxide inks through the "Fireworks" stencil, I was able to build the background.  Starting with the lighter shade of Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Blue Print Sketch and Festive Berries.

Around the edge of the tag I added a layer of "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Ink and tehn on the very edge, I added a coat of Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink.

I then mounted the tag onto navy blue card and cut to shape.  Using a metallic silver glitter gel pen, I added a glitter border and also added touches of sparkle to the fireworks.

I cound some sticky backed gems which I adhered to the middle of some of the firework bursts.

I went on to my computer and printed out the words Happy New Year 2023 in red ink.  I cut each word down and inked the edges of the rectangles using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.  Using foam pads, I stuck the words on to the tag.

Day 18 of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022' Challenge

Back to tagging along with Karen Telfers "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge and this is my interpretation of her Day 18 tag.  You can find Karen's tutorial on this link.

I splattered white paint on to the background of a kraft tag blank, tearing a section from a book for the background detail and stuck it to the tag.  I used "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide Inks to colour the white leaves and then stuck them into position.

I used "Walnut Stain" Distress Oxide Ink around the edges of the tag.

In my box of stash, I found some small beige coloured flowers which I glued into position, adding white pearl sticky dots to their centres.

Using green and white Bakers Twine, I wrapped it around the tag, before tying into a bow.

So really all the elements on this tag are bits and bobs that I have rescued over the years and kept for that "just in case moment".

I found a couple of white paper roses with a wire stem.  I wrapped the stems around a narrow paint brush to create the spiral and then slid it off the handle and glued them into position.

Day 17 of Karen Telfers "24 Days of Tags 2022"

This is my Day 17 tag for Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.  If you would like to see Karens demo of her Day 17 tag, you can find it here.  This tag has a theme of "Reflections".

For my tag, I used the Lavinia Stamps "Fip" fairy figure, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and coloured with Van Goch Pastel pencils.  Around the edge of the tag, I have used a blending brush with "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Ink.

Day 16 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer

After a fews days break over Christmas, Karen Telfer is back with her "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge.  You can find her yDay 16 outube demo here.

This is my tag, based on Karens tutorial.  I have used the following Distress Oxide Inks:  Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed for the background, edging the tag in Candied Apple. 

After running the heat gun over the surface, I used Wow! Clear Embossing Ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous "Rays" stencil.  I then coated the tag in Wow! "Rich Gold" Embossing Powder and heat set.

I used a sentiment from a Lawn Fawn set called "Simply Sentiments" with the same embossing powder and then die cut the sentiment into a banner shape.

Day 15 or Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022"

Tag 15 of the Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge is all about "vintage and pockets".  Here is Karen's demonstration of how she made her tag. 

I definitely went off piste with this tag, using different colours, but it does have a pocket and it does have a vintage vibe.

For the background colour, I used the following Distress Oxide Inks:  Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo.

For the stamping, I have used three shades of Versafine Clair inks:  Acorn, Chianti and Shady Lane.

On the small tags in the pockets I have used A7 Funky Fossil Designs stamps:  Fa La La, Face the Music and Vintage Script.

The die cuts are Sizzix/Tim Holtz  "Holiday Greens" Die Cuts.

I've used a number of stamps from my stash that I've had for years and I have no idea who made them.

Day 14 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer

 

This is my Day 14 tag of the "24 Days of Christmas 2022" with Karen Telfer.  Here is Karen's tutorial for Day 14 if you want to join in.

Once again, I have loosely followed Karen's instructions, using the same ink colours of Blue Prink Sketch and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks.  Stamping the figure in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink and the star in Versafine Clair "Cheerful" yellow ink.  I have stamped the words in third generation Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.

I've used three Lavinia Stamps for this tag, "Rory" from the "Rory and Darcy" stamp set, the "Mini North Star" and the "Christmas Words" stamp.  I also added some "Waterfall" stickles to the wings of Rory.

Day 13 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer

Here's my Day 13 Tag of the "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer.  You can see Karen's tutorial for this tag here.

I loosely did the same as Karen.  I used a cake and the sentiement stamp by Visible Image from the set called "Blow Out The Candles".  Stamping the cake on the tag, colouring it it, creating a mask of the cake. 

Then creating the bokeh look, I used a Funky Fossil stencil called "Bokeh Builder" and using various shades of Distress Oxide Inks and I used lots:  Tumbled Glass. Scattered Straw, Shaded Lilac, Twisted Citron and Kitch Flamingo.  Around the edge, I used another Distress Oxide ink:  Seedless Preserve and then used Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" ink to edge the tag.

While the mask was in place, I sprinkled water droplets over the tag which created another bokeh look.

Day 12 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer

Today has been one of "those" days!  So it has been nice to come home and unwind with a bit of easy crafting.

Here is my Day 12 tag of the "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer.  You can find her Day 12 tutorial here if you want to have a go yourself. I would have posted info and a photo of my tag earlier but I have been waiting for the Glossy Accents to dry and become clear.  I know from experience, if I start handling wet Glossy Accents I always manage to drop it or put my finger in it, so I have left it alone.

I decided to do the background of my tag slightly different to Karen's by making it tonal, going from dark to light.  I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks "Scattered Straw" and "Rusty Hinge" blending one colour in to the other.

Over the top of the blended tag, I placed the Lavinia Stamps "Charming" stencil, spritzed water side down, gently pressing mopping up any surplus water.  Once the stencil was lifted, it left a bleached pattern of the stencil on the tag.  I set it aside to dry.

When I receive an order from Lavinia Stamps, I keep the chocolate wrappers with various images of their stamps on them.  I guess it's the hoarder in me.  You never know when you may need something and today was the day I needed one of the wrappers.

I used a one inch circle punch to cut the sweet wrapper into a disc.  I then cut a piece of card using the same punch and stuch the two discs together with the image on the top. I inked the edge of the disc with Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink.  By this time the tag was dry, so I used the same ink to edge the tag and then stamped the verse vertically using the Lavinia Stamps "Talk to the moon" stamp.

I mounted the punched disc on to the tag using a foam pad, then coated it in Ranger "Glossy Accents" and set aside to dry.

Day 11 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer

Here is my Day 11 tag for the "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge, organised by Karen Telfer.  You can see Karen's video tutorial here.

I used six different shades of Distress Oxide inks:  Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistashio, Crushed Olive, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Forest Moss to create this tag. I don't quite remember in what order I used them, sorry for the vagueness.

I used three Lavinia Stamp stencils on this tag, using the "Dynamic" stencil to create the bleached pattern look on the background of the tag and the "Pebbles" and  "Ambiance" stencil to create the pattern on the holly.

I edged the tag and holly in two shades of Versafine Clair inks, first using Rain Forest, then on the very edge Twilight.  The "Nadolig Llawen" sentiment from the Lavinia Stamps "Welsh Words" stamp set was also stamped in "Twilight".

I used bakers twine, silver thread and two red jingle bells, to replicate berries to decorate the top of the holly.

Day 10 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer

 

It's Day 10 of "24 Days of Tags 2022" with Karen Telfer.  I've just noticed that there are only ten days till Christmas Day!  That's a bit scary!

Here's Karen Day 10 demo, showing how to sprinkle Brusho granules on to a stencil and get a print of the coloured pattern.

Lay a couple of sheets of kitchen roll onto your work surface and place your stencil on top of it, I used the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic" stencil. 

Have a couple of sheets of kitchen paper at the side with your tags on it, so that you are ready to print the pattern.

I used "Seagrass" and "Lemon" shades of Brusho, sprinkled lightly... and I mean lightly on to the top of the stencil.  Then I spritzed the surface with water. I flipped the stencil over and placed it inky side down on the tags/kitchen paper at the side.  Using a cloth or another piece of kitchen paper, gently press down to ensure even distribution of the ink.  Lift the stencil and you should have a really nice design.  There is likley to be plenty of inyness left on the stencil, so you can repeat the process and get another print, this one will be lighter than the first.

I really like the pattern results.  It reminds me of marbelling.

I gave the tags a blast of the heat gun, deciding which print I would work with I inked the edges of the tag with "Crushed Olive" and then "Mowed Lawn" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then inked a very fine edge of "Twilight" Versafine Clair ink.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps fairy called "Briar Rose" and the "Just for you" sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia "Heartfelt Verse" sentiment stamp set.

Using the torn edge of a piece of copy paper and Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I created the landscape to ground the fairy.

Returning to Versafine Clair "Nocturne", I stamped foliage using the "Mini Leef Creeper" stamp and the "Foliage Set". I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" to stamo the foliage from the "Flower Collection" stamp set.

I added touches of colour to the flowers using a yellow and white Posca Pens, adding a touch of glitter to the fairy wings using "Crystal" Stickles.

Papertrey Ink "Wreath for all seasons" Christmas Tag

When I made my Day 8 tag yesterday, part of the "24 Days of Tags 2022" challenge by Karen Telfer, I actually made two tags, with similar Distress Oxide ink backgrounds and the same Woodware sentiment.

Rather than the tag hanging around, I decided to ink it up using Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" and "Tulip Red" ink and the Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Wreath for all seasons".  I've had this stamp set for a number of years and each Christmas I have to use it in one way or another, so this is the result.