Thursday 1 September 2011

Lucky Number....

... So, the first of September already! Blimey and thrice, this year is fair whizzing past us isn't it? Anyways... the first of the month can mean only one thing... time for a brand new challenge over on The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog. This month the theme is ... NUMBERS. Tis worth joining in too because there's always some lovely rubber to be won! This month the Creative Team are focussing on Tissue Tape... it is also on Special Offer too... so bargains galore indeedily.



I used Tissue Tape to make a little banner to fit across the bottom of my tag - which is a doddle to make... simply pleat the TT onto some cardstock, cut to fit the size, trim the edges and then colour with Distress Inks/Stains. My tag base is Pine Needles combined with Picket Fence Distress Stains... oooh, I love that teally colour that combo makes! I used the mini polkadots background stamp to do the background... added some numbers in Black Archival and then set about making a flower. I cut some old book pages on the Tattered Florals die - using the Spikey one... colouring come with Picket Fence and then Pine Needles, some with just Pine Needles and the rest were left bare.




Once they were all piled together, I added a little Accoutrement button and then made a pleated rosette for the flower to sit on. I used the same prinicipal as the banner, but instead just pleated the tape around a circle of cardstock... this was then coloured with Black Soot Distress Ink. The sentiment is another new word... I love the style of this font... it is grungey without being too grungey.. if that makes sense lol



Anyways... enough of the waffle from me for one day... I am off to get inky again and I will be back tomorrow with more inky things I have made! Thanks for looking... have a fabby day! TTFN


Hels x


10 comments:

Sandy said...

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah my favorite color hun.
Your Tag rock. I love all the details.

Helen said...

OMG I love this colour combo! That flower is fab.....

Joanne said...

The colours look so different when mixed. That Happy stamp is brill.
Hugs Joanne xx

Val said...

Fantabulous. Brilliant colour combo.

Love the piece in CS today, and also your spotlight pieces. Amazing printers try.

Love
Valxx

Lori said...

Ooo, this is lush! Love those colors, and of course, I love the flower!

Caz said...

Very nice Hels - love the colour. Like the tissue tape - will have a go at that at the weekend. The year is fair flying by....only 20 days till next workshop - yay!! 2nd week of our holiday and have permission to come (only so he gets a day flying!!). Well chuffed as I thought I was going to have to miss out!!
xxx

Kirsten Alicia said...

Gorgeous tag, I love the banner.

DonnaMundinger said...

Gorgeous tag and I love how you used the tape. Fabulous, Hels! xxD

Alison Horne said...

Am too mean to buy acootreemendouslyexpensivement buttons, but this one looks perfect on here.x

craftimamma said...

Oooh, love this Hels! The TT and that flower are gorgeous and so's that 'Happy'. Smashing tag altogether.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

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