Monday, July 7, 2014

A Tag for a Birthday

Today I have a tag to share that I made using several dies.
The tag itself is Stitched Tag from Waltzingmouse.  I used Coredinations Snowcap paper for everything on my tag - it is a textured paper if you look closely.  The Gerbera Daisy die is from MFT and the HAPPY die is from PTI.  I sponged the flower petals with Antique Linen Distress Ink and sponged the flower centers with Ripe Persimmon, Squeezed Lemonade and Salty Ocean Distress inks.  I layered the centers onto the blooms with foam dots and then adhered them to the card - with the blue center flower raised up on a foam dot.  I inked the HAPPY with Salty Ocean and Ripe Persimmon and layered that onto the tag with thin pieces of foam dots.  To finish off the tag - I stamped Birthday -  a partial inking of the Happy Birthday sentiment in Party Animal by Avery Elle - and stapled on the twill ribbon from PTI.

I'm entering my tag in a new challenge I just found -  Tag - You're It!
I'm also entering this in the Moxie Fab Wonderful Word dies Challenge

Then I decided to adhere my tag to a card base - first layering it onto an orange panel die cut with a Stitched Mat Rectangle die from Lil' Inker Designs.
Here's a close up shot of the pretty Gerbera Daisies - I curved the petals up using my bone folder and added black enamel dots from My Mind's Eye to the centers.
I'm entering my card in Virginia's View Challenge #5 - use Die Cuts.
I hope everyone in the US had a lovely 4th of July long weekend -  we had rain from Hurricane Arthur all day Friday - but Saturday and Sunday were glorious summer days -  we were at a wedding on Saturday held at a conference center in the woods in RI.  Here are two pics of the bride and groom.  It couldn't have been a more perfect day -  Wishing you the best in your new life together Mary and Darren!



Reminder:  you have until 7/25 to link up your Mixed Media Card Challenge creation!  This month the Optional element is Tags!

Stamps:  Avery Elle - Party Animal
Paper:  Snow Cap - Coredinations, white and Orange Zest - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress - Ripe Persimmon, Squeezed Lemonade, Salty Ocean, Antique Linen.
Accessories:  black enamel Dots - My Mind's Eye, Gerbera Daisy Die - MFT, Happy Die from Tipped Tops Die - PTI, Stitched Tag Die - Waltzingmouse, Stitched Mat Rectangle Die - Lil' Inker Designs, foam dots, mini attacher - Ranger, orange zest Twill - PTI

17 comments:

Lynn said...

Gorgeous tag. Love all the fabulous die cuts. Beautiful wedding pictures too. The setting looks perfect Julia.

~amy~ said...

ooohhhh...love your tag....those blooms are awesome! gorgeous wedding pics!

Lisa Arana said...

What a lovely tag, simply beautiful and layered perfectly. Thank you so much for playing along with the TYIC!

Marybeth said...

Hi Julia! Beautiful tag and I love the snow cap textured paper you used. The tag looked great alone but then you added it to a card.....even better! I love tag cards and it really stands out on the orange. Sounds like a beautiful weekend. Thanks for joining us at Tag You're It!

Annette Allen said...

love those big flowers on the tag.. so totally fun..
beautiful wedding photos..

Anonymous said...

Beautiful tag!! And the bride and groom look so happy!!

Redanne said...

Your tag is beautiful Julia, I love the happy colours, they really made me smile and brightened up a rather dull day here! Lovely photos of the wedding too. Hugs, Anne xx

Tracey McNeely said...

Julia your tag is so pretty, I love the die cuts! Beautiful wedding pics, looks like it was a lovely day! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Tag You`re It!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is so fun & fabulous! Wonderful take on Virginia's tag!

Virginia L. said...

Wow, Julia, you have taken up all the challenge with such a cute and bright tag! ( I am honored that you played "Tag, you're it" challenge, too)Love it! I love how you used the pops of colors with the dies! So glad that you join the fun over Virginia's View challenge! The wedding photos are special! Thanks for sharing them :)

Kim Heggins said...

Beautiful tag...I love those bright and cheery colors and your wedding photos are just beautiful.

Gayatri said...

Love the bright colours especially on the sentiment die cut. Those flowers are pretty. Thanks for playing along with us at Tag You're It challenge, Julia!

Deepti said...

Gorgeous tag! I love the white blooms :)

Taunya Butler said...

What a bright, happy tag!! So great and it just looks so perfect!!

donna mikasa said...

Such a fun, happy tag! Love those daisies! Thanks so much for joining Tag You're It!

Karin Åkesdotter said...

What a fabulous, fun take on V's tags! So cool!
Thanks for playing with us at Tag you're it. Hugs, Karin

Anonymous said...

So, so, so fun, Julia! I love your flowers!
Thanks for linking up your card to the challenge!

Teri