Congratulations TYI

After an enforced silence for 2 weeks because of a lack of internet service (don't ask!!) I'm now happily back at the computer, sharing my work and looking forward to seeing that of others.

The Tag You're It site is celebrating one year of challenges, so it's appropriate that happy birthday is their theme this week. The scanner never seems to be happy with the colour of my embellishments - they do match really! They will also match with some cardstock for me to make up into a card.

I'm pleased to use my winnings from one of the draws from TYI - just right for this project!

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Stamps: Green Pepper Press; Studio G

Inks: DI Mustard Seed, Black Soot, Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick; VersaFine Onyx Black; DI Refill Tea Dye

Extras: Hand created paper from a friend; PM Buttons; Magic Mesh; Ribbon; Q&Co Brads

Seek Adventure

The Tag You're It challenge this week is easy as 1, 2, 3.....

1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 eyelets/brads.

I keep getting this ribbon out to use on projects, but reject it in favour of others. So I made a co-ordinating background, and enjoyed using long neglected embellishments. The oranges are the same shade as that in the ribbon irl!

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Stamps: Invoke Arts Travel Tickets; SU! Discover; Hero Arts Tiny Bloacks and Square background

Inks: VersaColor Old Rose, Baby Blue and Split Pea; VersaFine Onyx Black; Fluid Chalk Tangerine; DI Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade

Extras: Prima Flowers; PM eyelet and buttons; Corner Punch; Ribbon; BB brads

Pearly butterfly

Here's my contribution for the Tag You're It theme of wings. Using such a large brad has caused the butterfly to go slightly out of focus in the scanner, but it is 3D. I don't think you get the sheen from the Pearl Mixative either.

I coloured the Magic Mesh with the Alcohol Inks.

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Stamps: Paper Artsy Petals 6 and One Penny 2

Inks: Alcohol Inks Denim, Eggplant, Lettuce,Stonewashed, Pesto and Pearl Mixative; VersaFine Onyx Black; Adirondack Eggplant, Denim, Lettuce and Stonewashed

Extras: Prima Flower; PM Eyelet and Brad; Fibres; Magic Mesh

Bling Blooms

I bought these crystal gems years ago in a sale, and saved them, as you do. Their time has come!

Now used for the Tag You're It Diamonds are a Girl's Best friend challenge.

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Stamps: Paper Artsy Backgrounds 2 and Petals 6

Inks: DI Dusty Concord, Worn Lipstick and Broken China; Archival Black; DI Refill Milled Lavender

Extras: Perfect pearls 'Pearl'; PM Adhesive Stones and Eyelet; Mark Richards Crystal Stickers; Prima Flowers; Fibres

Swirly Dragonfly

The Tag You're It challenge this week is to use at least one swirl and one circle. As if I'd use only one!!
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Stamps: Paper Artsy Mini; Time to Stamp ATC set 1

Inks: Ecoline Turquoise Blue, Pastel Blue and Light Green; Adirondack Aqua, Sail Boat Blue and Denim; Inkessentials White Gel Pen

Extras: Sequin Waste; Table Salt; PM Eyelet; Sheer Ribbon; Perfect Pearls Gold

Romantic tag

The Tag You're It challenge is all about Love and Romance.

I was very taken with an article in our local newspaper this week about a man who took Breakfast Television cameras into a local school with him, and proposed to his girlfriend on live TV. What a romantic thing to do!! (Imagine if she'd said no!!)

I have incorporated portions of the clipping into my tag. I've inked up the pp and the flower to match my colour scheme.

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Stamps: Stampington Romance Elements

Inks: Adirondack Dabbers Shell Pink and Peach Bellini; Adirondack Inks Peach Bellini; DI Aged Mahogany, Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick

Extras: Perfect Pearls Gold; Prima Flowers; PM Button and Eyelet; Waxy Flax Bubble Gum; Newspaper clipping; PP by BG; Sheer Ribbon

Sketched flowers

The Tag You're It challenge this week is to use a given sketch. The minute I saw it I knew exactly what I wanted to do, which was to use some of the domed stickers I've had for too many years to mention.
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Stamps: Darkroom Door Full Bloom Vol 2; Elusive Images Boys on Bikes

Inks: Adirondack Lemonade, Juniper and Bottle; Castaway; DI refill Antique Linen

Extras: PM Domed Stickers and Eyelet; Sheer ribbons; Perfect Pearls Gold

Purple Wings

The Tag You're it theme this week is purple. Lots of sparkle on this tag - but it doesn't show up on the scan!---

Stamps: Elusive Images Delightful Damask; Paper Artsy Wings 2

Inks: DI Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord; Adirondack Eggplant and Purple Twilight; Versamark; DI Refill Milled Lavender

Extras: Detail Silver EP; Tracing paper; Elusive Images Tag; Silver Ribbon; Purple Brads; Perfect Pearls 'Pearl'

Numbers tag

The Tag You're It theme this week is numbers. I added my tag to another background to make a card.

I inked the brad and the washer with alcohol inks to blend in with the colour scheme. The background was inked, spritzed and placed in the embossing folder. As I don't have a cuttlebug machine, I used a rolling pin and elbow grease!

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Stamps: Crafty Individuals 101; Paper Artsy Mini 23

Inks: DI Aged Mahogany, Tattered Rose, Faded Jeans; Versafine Onyx Black; Alcohol Inks in Cranberry, Stonewashed and Pitch Black

Extras: Cuttlebug Folder Rough Diamonds; Prima Flowers; Silver Brad and washer; Knitting Fibres; Black Paper

A snowflake is a winter's butterfly

The theme of the Tag You're It challenge is snow is falling. Please click on the photo for a close up.

I wanted to use non-traditional colours for my snowflakes, so made a background out of dabbers, and stamped with white and purple. The butterfly panel uses the 'kissing' technique - I inked up a solid stamp and then pressed the butterfly onto it to remove the ink and leave an impression.

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Stamps: HA snowflakes; ISC All About Me; Anita's Always in my thoughts

Inks: VersaMagic Spring Pansy; VersaColor Heliotrope; Adirondack Dabbers Snow Cap, Lettuce, Juniper and Purple Twilight

Extras: Computer generated text; Sheer ribbon; PM Large Eyelet; Corner Punch

Fly butterfly, fly

The Tag you're it challenge is to base the tag on a given sketch, and the ISC challenge is to use crackle paint.

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Stamps: ISC All About Me

Inks: DI Aged Mahogany; Marvy Pens Pale Yellow, Pale Brown, Coral Pink and Pastel Peach; Crackle Paint in Aged Mahogany

Extras: PP by Basic Grey and Scenic Route; Grungeboard letters; Clear EP; PM large eyelet

Red and green

These are the colours for the Tag you're it challenge. It's a shame you can't see the glimmer!

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Stamps: Stampington xmas found elements; Elusive Images 3 Wise Men

Inks: DI Aged Mahogany, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Black Soot and Pine Needles; Versafine Onyx Black; Alcohol ink Gold Mixative

Extras: Grungeboard Star; HOTP Red Ribbon; PM brads and eyelet; Perfect pearls gold; Copper Wire

Tic Toc

The Tag You're it challenge this week is to use timepieces or clocks. I clear embossed the clocks before sponging the inks on, and coloured the photo corners black.
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Stamps: Elusive Images Scripts and Timepieces; Paper Artsy SchoolDays 1; Clarity Stamps Quote

Inks: Adirondack inks and Color wash Sprays in Wild Plum and Denim; Archival Black; Versamark; Marvy Pen Black;

Extras: MM eyelet; Black ribbon; Paper Photo corners

O Tannenbaum

Sorry to my European friends - I have no idea how to put the accents in!

The Tag You're It theme this week is Christmas Tree. Here's my tag.

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Stamps: Stampendous Wireworks

Inks: MarvyMetallics Gold and Copper; Adirondack Meadow; Gold Gel Pen

Extras: Glossy Card; PSX Diamond Sparkles; Star Embellishment; DCWV green card; Water spritzer; PM Large Eyelet; Fibres

Wings of friendship

The Tag You're It challenge is to use the colours Pink, Green and Brown. To this I've added a challenge on the ISC blog to make a tag using Tim Holtz techniques. I used spritzed distress inks on a craft sheet to make the background.
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Stamps: ISC All about me

Inks: DI Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters; Adirondack Latte, Rust and Watermelon

Extras: Image from Crafty Individuals; PM Large eyelet; Fibres

The fall of a leaf

When I saw the Tag You're It theme of Autumn I knew I wanted to use this quote, which I wrote out on the computer. I also entered this for a challenge on 2Peas. ---

Stamps: BLine Design Botanical Fern

Inks: H20s in Green Tea, Olive Vine, Gold Dust, Copper Penny and Chestnut Brown; Versamark

Extras: Silver Pearl EP; PM eyelet; Leaf Brad; Sheer Ribbon; Gold Paper

Batik flowers

The Tag You're it challenge is to alter a fabric flower. To this I've added a challenge from 2Peas to include pp, stamping and some ribbon.

The stamped flowers are cut out of batik fabric, backed with vilene.

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Stamps : AudDesign 2B; Darkroom Door Melody

Inks : Ecoline Chartreuse and Light Green; Archival Black

Extras : Imaginisce pp; Ribbon; MM Blue Eyelet

Bloom tag

The Tag You're It challenge this week is to use a given sketch. I omitted to use an embellishment on the oval as I thought it detracted from the image.

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Stamps : Delarte Leo's Plate

Inks : Archival Black; watercolour pencils; VersaColor Split Pea

Extras : BB green card; PP by Basic Grey; Rick Rack; Red Brads; R&L Alpha RubOns; Purple Ribbon; PM large eyelet

Dream

I've been MIA for a few days, but don't worry - I have been crafting. Just things I can't show you yet. All will be revealed later in the month.

Today, however, I'll try and catch up on a few things; so here is the word Dream for the Tag You're It challenge. I discovered a top tip somewhere: if you don't have a cuttlebug machine (which I don't) you can emboss paper in the folders by using a rolling pin. Et voila!

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Stamps : Paper Artsy One Penny 2; Invoke Arts Backgrounds; SU! Dream

Inks : Archival Black; DI Scattered Straw, Pine Needles and Antique Linen; Adirondack Mountain Lake

Extras : Cuttlebug folder Rough Diamonds; MM Eyelet; Sheer Ribbon

A warm hello

The Tag You're It challenge this week is monochrome. As you can see I opted for pink! That makes 4 pink entries in a row - will have to get out some different colours tomorrow!

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Stamps: HA Friendly Greetings set; Paper Artsy SI mini 23

Inks : Adirondack ColorWash and ink in Wild Plum; Sticky Fingers Spray Pink; DI refill Milled Lavender; VersaMagic Pixie Dust

Extras : Perfect Pearls 'Pearl'; SGme Clear EP; Various Brads; fibres; PP by Fancy Pants; PM eyelet