As usual Frankie has set a great challenge at Dragons Dream Tag it On This week, she wants us to surprise her but we have to use whats already on our desk. I was at an advantage with this one, as usual I've got loads of things started and soooooo much stuff on my desk the challenge began with 'Where's my desk' lol. Anyway I decided to use the bits left over from the last card I made and came up with this tag
For the tag base, I spritzed my craft mat to use up the left over spray already on it, although it was mainly red ink its diluted with the water and looks pink. I cut the tag shape and stamped a butterfly out of the card and distressed with some Lightening black brilliance ink. I'd got a pile of circles cut from old book pages so I mopped some more ink up with them and crumpled them up. When they were dry I distressed them with the same brilliance ink and layered them up. For the centres I used some jewellery findings I got from the scrap store with a blob of glue and some black glitter in the middle. I had a piece of card stamped with a Tim Hotz quote that was headed for the bin as I hadnt got a very good impression so I distressed the edges with my craft knife and them some Aged Mahogony distress ink and stuck the butterfly over the blurred bit. I used my favourite (of the moment, it changes every week) Sweet Pea stamp for the fairy, coloured with promarkers and cut out. I wanted a 'watered down' version of the burgundy for her wings so I used the blender pen with a little colour added to the chisel end to dilute it. To finish off - a couple of black gems and a scrap of bra strap elastic for the hanger.
I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
ABC Challenge: V is for Vintage
Crafts and Me Challenge: Distressed
Crafty Creations: Use your favourite stamp
Cooking it up with Katie: the recipe is use wings, petals and pink
Cute card Thursday - No designer papers
Allsorts: Black, white + one other colour
Thanks for looking, I hope you are enjoying the bank holiday weekend
Claire xx
Totally Stunning Claire! I'm really lovin' your work!
ReplyDeleteLove as always Gina x x x
Fabulous creation and just so much from what was on the desk! LOL
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Fantastic Claire. A beautiful little work of art.
ReplyDeleteBeryl xx
Love all the different elements and how you put this together gorgeous tag.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag. Thanks for taking on my colour challenge at Allsorts this week.
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Debs xx
beautiful card claire. great use of "scraps" . thanks so much for sharing in my challenge this week at craftycreatios :) shelly
ReplyDeleteWow, I just love it. Flowers are gorgeous too, just love everything about this project. Thanks for cooking it up with Katie and Crafts and Me this week. Hugs Tracy x
ReplyDeleteNice colours and lovely image.
ReplyDeleteWow this is great I love the distressing you have used :D I have the same problem with my desk in that I could do with finding it at some point lol :D
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at crafts and me and good luck.
Hugs
Amy xx
oh this is gorgeous...love your image and those big flowers are awesome! Thank you for joining us at Crafty Creations! bx
ReplyDeleteLovely tag and very satisfying to see that you use up discarded bits as well! The colours are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteJanet xx
Wow this is beautiful gorgeous flowers image and your distressing is great too. Thanks so much for joining us at The Crafts and Me Challenge blog this week. luv gina xx
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous creation hun! Cathy xxxx
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along at Crafty Creations with your fab creation!Cheers Claire x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creation! What a wonderful rich pink!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cooking it up with Katie this time!
Chrissie
Claire, it's always a treat to visit your blog. You are so artistic and I love how you take the ordinary and make it WoW!!! I'll be back!
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