Hi there!
Geez, I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I posted last. Chalk it up to work, life in general and wanting to be outside as much as possible in the short, summer months of Minnesota!
I've been wanting to play along with the new, Mixed Media Monthly challenge blog since they posted their first challenge in the beginning of this month, and I am so glad it's a month-long challenge or I would have missed it!
I really need to use sprays more often. This Mister Huey's, Dewey Color Mist sure sprays on beautifully! I used the Hero Arts/Basic Grey, Leaf and Flourish Stencil - such a pretty design!
I pulled out some sparkly hearts and added a strip from the same silvery glitter paper. I added some vellum to act as a base for my Simon Says Stamp tag die-cut, love you die-cut and friend sentiment. A little bit of string and a white enamel dot finishes it off.
I'm heading outside again - even though it's a hot, humid day. We've had so much rain the last couple of weeks and more is coming today, so I need to enjoy the sunshine before the clouds move in.
I hope your week is off to a good start! Thanks for stopping by! ♥
Hi there!
I've been really enjoying my time off from work this week. We've had some beautiful weather so, needless to say, I have spent as much time as possible outside - love that!
Have you seen Virginia's newest challenge? She'd like us to create tags or scrapling and she also wants us to add a recycled or household item.
I decided to make a tag and I knew I wanted to have flowers on it but I had to figure out which item or product I would use to create those flowers. I decided to use tin foil - don't ask me why because I don't know!
After crinkling up the pieces of tin foil and pressing
them flat again, I covered them with a layer of Gesso. When that was
dry, I added some Distress Paint and blended them with water.
After the
paint dried, I proceeded to cut out the flowers with my Cuttlebug. The die is from Simon Says Stamp's Whimsical Flowers set.
The die-cut flowers were very flimsy, so I layered each one on top of some cardstock scraps, which I had also cut out with the same die. Then I adhered them onto my tag, added some sequins and a bit of Crinkle Ribbon. I dyed the ribbon with the same distress Inks and water to match the colors of my flowers.
The texture is really cool looking! Here's a close-up:
I want to thank Virginia for always being so creative and inspiring!
Hope you're all having a good week! Thanks for stopping by! ♥
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