Tag Tuesday Challenge - Dreams

Hello Everyone!

Hope you all had a very nice and relaxing weekend. This week's theme at the Tag Tuesday Blog is "Dreams".

I started out by putting gesso on the tag, dried it, then added Distress Paint in Faded Jean. The stars are embossed with Lindy's Stamp Gang powder in Angel Wings Peacock. I've had this beautiful image for a while and thought that the theme was perfect for her. She is sitting on a cliff [I think] and seems to be deep in thought. I think that the stamped quote from Thoreau: "Dreams are the touchstones of our characters" is a nice finishing touch.

Hope you like her and thank you for your comments!

Tag Tuesday Blog Challenge - Blue Theme

This week's theme at the Tag Tuesday Blog is "Blue". I'm participating and created the following tag by embossing it with a Darice folder, then added Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire & Broken China, then added just a bit of Adirondack acrylic's Pool paint.

Once the tag was dried I sprayed Perfect Pearls in Blue Smoke, distressed the sides and added glitter glue to the butterflies. There are star shaped brads and glitter glue around the quote.

I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by!!!

Simon Says Stamp - W Is For White Monday Challenge

I've created this card for the Simon Says Stamp, Simon Monday Challenge W Is for White. At first, I was going to create a white on white card but when I saw the picture of this swan, I wanted to incorporate the subtle blue hues that are on the water. The background was created using Distress Inks in Broken China & just a touch of Weathered Wood leaving the middle portion a bit lighter. I just purchased the Martha Steward stencil & was anxious to use it, so I thought that this project was perfect for the touch of white and also to show the blue background. The swan & the frame are Spellbinder dies that were highlighted with a bit of Broken China. The seam binding is white but to tie it in with the rest of the card, it has a very light tint of Broken China.

  

I really hope you liked this week's project and thank you for stopping by!!!
 

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Flora & Fauna

Lately, I have been pre-occupied with my Mixed Media projects and it's been a while since I've created a card. The inspiration for the card took me a bit longer than I had expected because I was still in the gesso, wire, fiber paste, canvas, etc., phase but I am very happy with the result!

This card was created for the Fashionable Stamping Challenges #52, Flora & Fauna. It is a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card, the first layer was embossed then highlighted with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, the background was created using a Spellbinders die, the flower image was stamped then painted with the Smooch Pearlized Inks and the Stickles were added in the middle for a little bit of sparkle! The saying was stamped on a piece of heavy card stock that was spritzed with Tattered Angels Glitter Mist and mounted on corrugated stock for dimension. The ribbon was colored with a bit of the Smooch Ink and the clay embellishment on the lower right corner was also painted with the Smooch inks.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like my latest project!!! :)

Nicie

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 - February

Here's my interpretation of Tim's tag for the 12 Tags of 2013 - February which I have named "Love Birds". I know, I know, it's not a unique name but I couldn't help myself. :)

I painted the background with Barn Door Distress Stain then added Distress Rock Candy. I love [no pun intended] the way the Rock Candy made the color of the distress stain jump off the tag!!!! The scroll and love stamps are from Tim's collection, the birds, cage and the heart are all Sizzix dies. I added the chain to link the birds to the cage to represent they have captured love [thus the word LOVE inside the cage].

Hope you like my tag and thanks for stopping by!!! :)