Good morning lovelies! How are you today? I'm feeling a bit housebound as we're having a condensation unit fitted at the moment and so I couldn't go out at all yesterday and today looks set to be a repeat! Still its useful in as much as I can get some much needed and neglected jobs done. Or I can craft!!!!! Lol!!!!
Today I want to show you a tag I made for the Sunday Stamper - the challenge this week is string - well as soon as I saw that I knew i wanted to do one of the string bows I keep seeing over on pieces by
tracyevans - that was the starting point for this tag and everything else evolved around it.
I must tell you - I'm very happy with this piece - love that stamp from Crafty Individuals - thats going to be featured again very soon I should think! Okay - to make my tag I've firstly stamped the snowflake and swirly borders from a set of stamps by sheena douglass - in versamark and added sparkling white wow powders and heat set. Then I used distress inks - antique linen, tea dye, walnut stain and weathered wood and tumbled glass to complete the background. Once dry I stamped the words in versa again and added gold detail powder and heat set. The image was simply stamped on a piece of paper in sepia archival then the image was cut out and mounted on the tag.Then I added the string (twine with some DI added to grunge it up) and finally the jewel! This was from chloes.
I'd like to enter my tag into the challenges at the Sunday stamper
pinkleart-283-string-of-pearls and also
Wow embossing powder challenge
wowembossingpowder: Christmas
rhedd and rosies
rheddandrosies: Christmas is coming
Divas:
divasbydesignchallenge make it pretty
cute card Thursday
cutecardthursday: ABAC
PCJ
paper-craftingjourney: Bling it up
glitter -n- sparkle - tag it
glitternsparklechallengeblog
Thanks for popping by today and for any comments you choose to leave - I had a commenters candy yesterday if you missed it just go for the older post!
Big Hugs for a happy Friday!
Rachel x
love the colours and you have perfected the string bow! Love the main image you have used too x hope the work is finished soon...hugs trace x
ReplyDeleteHello Rachel, love it, love it, loveit!!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsoloutley gorgeous, perfect image and background colouring, love your gold sentiment, have a good day, hope you get some crafting in, hugs Kate x
Hi Rachel what a fabulous tag! Love your string bow and I must say I really love the swirly stamps at the top and bottom they are gorgeous! Susan x
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Rachel. Such a gorgeous image, I love the background and wonderful string bow too.
ReplyDeletehugs Sue xx
Great tag, love that your starting point was a string bow rather than the image. Great embossing
ReplyDeleteGreat tag Rachel, lovely image and a gorgeous bow
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Tag. I love what you have created with this one Rachel. It's really stunning. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous tag Rachel, I love the string bow.
ReplyDeleteSue x
Your tag is stunning Rachel and I really love your Tracy-esque bow, it looks perfect on your beautiful tag. Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteGood morning sweetie, what a fabulous creation :0) Hugs Pops x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag, Thank you for joining in Rhedd and Rosie's, good luck Hun, Zoe DT xxx
ReplyDeleteVery pretty tag sweetie. Thank you for sharing your lovely creation with us at Paper Crafting Journey.
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Cathy DT Member
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Beautiful. I love the string bow & the BLING! Hugs Bev x
ReplyDeleteLove your tag and its gorgeous colors! Great treatment of the twine!
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel, what a huge thrill to have inspired you. So pleased you like my string bows, I am addicted to them lol. I have used one again on the Creative Expressions Craft Facebook page lol. Your tag is gorgeous. Absolutely love the image and your touch of gold. Lovely bow too. I must thank you too for,your lovely comments that you leave on my blog. Thank you. Tracy x x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag and love the string bow.
ReplyDeleteIt is a sweet stamp and one of the CI stamps I don't actually have in my overflowing box of CI stamps (actually two large boxes!)
ReplyDeleteThe bow is a beautiful addition especially with that large gem - such a lovely tag you have shared in this post.
Wishes
Lynne
Hi Rachel, gorgeous Tag, I love ♥ it. Thank you for all your lovely comments too. xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous tag Rachel, wonderful string bow.
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That's gorgeous Rachel, love the bow, thanks for the link to Tracy's blog - popped over to have a look and have now followed. Have a lovely weekend xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this beautiful tag with us at Rhedd and Rosie's challenge, good luck! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel I just love everything about your tag and the gold sentiment just sets the whole thing off!! Hugs Jennifer xx
ReplyDeleteA beautiful tag Rachel and love your little string bow.
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Just getting five minutes to look at what folk have blogged today and it's nearly 11 o'clock at night it's been all go today. Your tag is lovely, Hazel xx
ReplyDeleteBeautifully stamped and love your details too, this is lovely Rachel :o) Hugs, Lisa x
ReplyDeleteVery pretty tag! Love your style! Thank you for joining us for our Tag Me challenge at Glitter n Sparkle. All the best in our draw!
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Glitter n Sparkle DT
wow this is just gorgeous
ReplyDeletethank you for joining us at glitter n sparkle
lindyloo dt x
Pretty! Thank you for playing with us at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge! **Cheryl** Glitter N Sparkle DT
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag Rachel, love the special bow... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag love the image and fantasticc string bow and jewel
ReplyDeleteCarol x
its adorable thanks for joining us over on divas by designs x
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