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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Summer Tag

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. It is warming up here again so it is really feeling like summer. I want to share a summer tag I made. All of these elements on my tag remind me of summer  -- flowers, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, etc. I had fun incorporating all of these into my tag. I received my inspiration from Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2014 August tag challenge. I used Distress stains, the honeycomb and splatters stencils and the birds image from the Life's Possibilities stamp set. You can see Tim's demo here.





Around the two edges I used Surf glitter courtesy of Sparkle N Sprinkle.




Here is a closer view. I used a fun product called Inka Gold on the label and dragonfly. I rubbed the copper color onto each piece, let dry and then buffed with a paper towel. The letters are raised on the metal label, so I sanded them so that they would show up better.




Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope your day is filled with good things!


Challenges entered:

7 Kid's College Fund:  Anything Goes/Get Wordy
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes





12 comments:

Caryn said...

Oh wow April - your tag is just gorgeous - the colours are so deep and that added bit of sparkle is the perfect finishing touch.
Thanks for joining in at Simon Says Stamp ANYTHING GOES challenge.

Hugs,
Caryn xxx

Shona Erlenborn said...

Gorgeous tag April! Love the rich colors and the little label is awesome!

Anne Temple said...

Wow, this looks amazing! Love all the bright colors.

Jo said...

Love the bright colors! Thanks for joining us at www.7kidscollegefund.com!

Unknown said...

The colors on that tag are gorgeous. And there is just the right amount of sparkle.

scrappymo! said...

Wow! Your tag is fabulous. Love the zing of the summery colours and the fabulous design!

Love Inka Gold...it is amazing stuff!

Intoxicating Arts said...

Your tag looks awesome. I really like it!

Julie S said...

I love the beautiful bright colors on your tag.

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

Great job with this mixed media tag! I just love the colors! Thanks for joining us at www.7kidscollegefund.com!

scrappymo! said...

Fabulous tag! You have so many wonderful techiniques pressed into place to create this beauty.

Shirley said...

OMGosh, April, what a totally beautiful mixed media tag! I love every thing you did with the BG and the sentiment and ties are perfect too!

Flutterbygreetingsandcreations.blogspot.com said...

Wow April, this is a WOW tag! I love the beautiful bright colours. Hope you made two. Would be great to share with a friend.

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