Saturday, September 1, 2012

Gettin' Inky

Click once for close up, click twice to see all the tiny details.
Hello and welcome back!  It seems that most of my visitors aren't sick of my tags after all so I decided to make another tag, this time for my weekly guest designer spot over at Artistic Outpost.  I finally acquired Birds of a Feather.  I love this set and have wanted it for so long.  I didn't have any special themes or challenges I needed to make something for so I decided to just mess around and see what the outcome would be.

I started by ripping a page out of an old book and mixed a puddle of Picket Fence and Weathered White distress stains and dredged the page through it, then dried it with my heat tool.  Then just for fun I spritzed it with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls mist.  Here's a photo I took of it before I ripped it up and glued it to the tag.
While it was still a little damp, I rolled it in a ball and crunched it up tight, unfurled it and ripped off a good sized chunk which I affixed to my tag with Multi Medium.  I had already randomly stamped the manila tag with images from Birds of a Feather using Ranger Archival Jet Black ink.  Once glued down and dry, I sponged the entire tag liberally with Vintage Photo distress ink.  I also splotched it up a bit with a blend of Vintage Photo reinker and water in a mini mister.  The way I get my blotches is to just mist a bit on my craft sheet and then smoosh my paper/tag into it.  I added the stamped image of the bird on a branch plus added my own branch cut from corrugated cardboard and the Tim Holtz Branch Tree die.

The SOAR stamp is from another AO set, Quotes and Quotables, and the flourish stamped in Sepia archival on the tag is from Birds of a Feather.  The lace, twine, corrugated cardboard, lace butterfly jute ribbon and many other products are available in my Funkie Junkie Boutique.
I used a Word Band that says Embrace Imperfection and gave it a patina with alcohol inks using a felt ink  applicator.  So that's it for my fun little Saturday night playtime.  Thanks so much for stopping by - hope you enjoyed your visit.









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17 comments:

  1. Yvonne GarnerSeptember 1, 2012 at 11:46 PM

    absolutely divine!

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  2. ScrumplescrunchSeptember 2, 2012 at 12:44 AM

    Hello Linda
    It is the freedom and not concerning oneself about outcomes, that sometimes result in the most wonderful effects.
    This Tag is so pleasing to the eye.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  3. margits bastelstubeSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:02 AM

    wow, these are (+ the post before)fabolous tags. pretty technics.
    many greetings
    margit

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  4. iReneMSeptember 2, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    Wonderful, as always, Linda.
    I like the addition of the pretty lace butterfly to all this rustic lovliness
    x

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  5. SophieSeptember 2, 2012 at 4:31 AM

    Boah! Wie schöööön...

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  6. Shelly HickoxSeptember 2, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Who could ever get tired of your tags!! They are so fantastic. Love the cool background you created here - that's one of my favorite stamp sets too!

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  7. Words and PicturesSeptember 2, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    Adored this over at AO, and it's great to see that book page 'in the raw' - I'll take more tags from you any time you like!
    Alison x

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  8. UnknownSeptember 2, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    Another masterpiece! Your work is always inspiring. You should think of doing a tutorial on some of your amazing work. I know I would sign up!!

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  9. RobinSeptember 2, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    Absolutley breathtaking!
    Your tags always inspire me
    to try something new.
    thank you for sharing this one
    gorgeous

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  10. Anita Houston The Artful MavenSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    Love this AO set!!! This tag seriously could be the header for your blog...these are your colors...lol! This tag seriously is eye candy...never will we tire of seeing your work or tags! Gorgeous!

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  11. JulieSeptember 2, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    Wow, this is beautiful!! Love the colours and all the design elements!! Hugs, Juliexx

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  12. Jenny MarplesSeptember 2, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    Just unbelievably beautiful Linda. An absolute triumph. Thanks for the great explanation. Don't you just love what Picket Fence does to projects! Hugs, Buttons x

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  13. Robyn Phelan SharpSeptember 2, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    This is sooo pretty.

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  14. mardaSeptember 2, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    I am definitely NOT tired of your tags.. this one is absolutely beautiful. I see I'm going to have to get a few more AO stamps.
    You're an inspiration to get me going on more stamping.

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  15. Desert Rose StamperSeptember 3, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    Linda, It is such a treat to view your blogs. I really get inspired by your work. Lovely tag -- and I like how you explain the technique process. Also thanks for the little extra goodies with my last order - really sweet of you.

    Thanks,

    Sharon

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  16. UnknownSeptember 4, 2012 at 3:19 AM

    Wow Linda, fabulous! There is always so much to look at in your creations, so much texture and interest. The colours are wonderful.
    Chris

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  17. ConniecrafterSeptember 9, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Awesome tag, love every detail!!

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