It's a new year! I hope you all had a lovely Festive Season and that 2022 is very kind to all of us.
The challenge for this fortnight is to make something that isn't a card. Apart from that, the choice is yours. In fact, I feel a bit of a cheat compared to my team-mates who have made some amazing things, but right now, (mid-December) I don't have time to do anything I don't urgently need, so I went for some Christmas tags.
I started with 2 sheets of A4 Hobbycraft smooth card. Using Distress Oxide ink in Speckled Egg, Broken China and Hickory Smoke, I 'smooshed' the damp card to create a pale background. When the sheets were dry, I went to work. I used Distress Ink in Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, and Festive Berries which I applied lightly with blending brushes.
Then, with a stencil from Stamperia, I applied some Crafter's Companion metallic ink in Silver and Pewter. Then, I stamped both sheets randomly with snowflakes (from the most recent edition of Creative Stamping Magazine, and a Lavinia text stamp using mainly Versafine Clair ink, although for a few I used some Blueprint Sketch),.
Then, I cut sections of both sheets using part of a Tonic die set. I then finished each piece by edging with a suitable ink, before sticking the result to more white card cut using the same die set.
To complete, I added some silver cord, and they're ready to write and apply to gifts.
I do hope you can join us this time!
2 comments:
Your tags are beautiful but a heck of a lot of work! I remember getting involved like that but it's all out of the window now. I do anything for an easier life but I do hanker about getting more adventurous again. Maybe this year! All the best to you and your family. Hazel x
These tags turned out so pretty. I like to make my own tags also for Christmas gifts. This year we tossed the ones that I made two years ago, so I'll be making some new ones this year. Thanks for the inspiration.
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