One Little Craft Tag Challenge #161

On a watercolor tag, create a background with watercolor crayons and a stencil (Dylusions).  Let set for a day and then spray with a sealer.  Stamp birds and sentiment (Dylusions) on mixed media paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color the birds with Stabilo markers and cut out.  Adhere all the cut out pieces to the tag.

This tag was entered into Tag Tuesday Challenges #30 with the theme Animals.

This tag was entered into the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #3 June Challenge.

This tag was also entered into Time Out Challenge with this picture as inspiration

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #159

On a watercolor tag color three colors of watercolor crayons and then using a stencil (Dylusions) and the Watercolor Ghosting Technique create a background.  Stamp several flowers (Dylusions) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere sequins waste on to the corner of the tag.  Adhere stickers (Tim Holtz) on to the sequin waste.

This tag was entered into the Artistic Inspirations Challenge theme Flowers.

This tag was entered in the challenge at Stampotique SDC #275 Flowers.

This tag was also entered in the Take a Word Challenge - Hot Colours.

Tag #147 and Tag Tuesday Challenge

On a bristol tag create a background using Fireworks Sprays in rainbow colors and the Watercolor Smooshing Technique.  Let the tag dry between colors.  The colors used were Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Bahama Blue, Grape Jelly and Pear Tart.  All the stamping was done with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Stamp the letters (Dylusions Stamps) down the side of the tag.  Stamp the toucan and mask it off.  Stamp the floral and leaf stamps repeatedly.

This tag was entered into the Tag Tuesday Challenge anything goes.  This challenge theme is broad and I can enter it many times.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #145 and Dragon's Lair Designs Challenge for May

Adhere one layer of polka dotted tissue to a mixed media tag and let dry.  On mixed media paper, Stamp hat and dress (Dylusions) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color with distress marker and blend with water.  Stamp belt and top of hat on green scrapbook paper and cut out.  Piece the green paper onto the dress and hat.  With a needle and thread gather the tulle into a skirt.  With Fabric Tac attach the tulle to dress.  Adhere the hat and the dress to the tag.  Adhere the buttons on the hat and the belt. Adhere light blue washi tape down one side of the tag.  

This tag was created as an entry into the Dragon's Lair Designs Challenge for May.  The theme was Fashion Action.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #144A and That's Crafty

Adhere several types of washi tape to the tag.  Create an embellishment by folding one strip of tape on to itself.  Stamp image (Dylusions) on white cardstock with Archival Ink Jet Black and cut out.  Color the white areas of the stamp with a black alcohol marker.  Adhere to the tag.  

This tag was entered in the That's Crafty Back to Black Challenge.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #138

Create the background on a watercolor tag with Dylusions paint in two colors and let dry.  Stamp face, crown, hair, lets and phrase on white cardstock with Archival Ink Jet Black.  All stamps are from Dylusions Stamps.  Color the image with Zig Real Brush Markers.  Adhere all the stamp images on the tag.  Paint the chipboard glasses with Dylusions paint and let dry.  Adhere glasses on the tag.  Emboss orange cardstock and cut a triangle shape.  Paint the let die cut with Dylusions paint and let dry. Once dry adhere to the triangle.  Adhere ribbon arms and button hands to the triangle.  Cut out a glassine envelop with decorative scissors and adhere to the bottom of the triangle.  Adhere the triangle to the tag creating a paper doll.


This tag was created for The Gresham Craft Warehouse Paper Club challenge for May.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #109 and Viva Las Vegas Stamp Monthly Challenge

On a watercolor tag stamp the checked "hill" (Dylusions) and sheep (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Create background with straw splat background technique  and let dry.  Outline the images and the edge of the tag with Stabilo All Pencil and activate with water. Apply vinyl letter stickers to tag. 

As well as part of the personal challenge of a tag a day this tag has been entered in the Viva Las Vegas April Challenge.  Here is the link to the challenge http://vivalas.blogspot.com/2017/04/april-challenge.html and Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Favorite Backgrounds Challenge

This unique background is a tutorial from Altered Celtic Gypsy blog http://alteredcelticgypsy-cathy.blogspot.com/

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #108 and Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Elegance Challenge

On a watercolor tag, stamp the fashion image (Dylusions) with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.  Mask the image and stamp the script stamp (A Stamp In the Hand) with Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and stamp the flower image (Wendy Vecchi) with Wilted Violet Distress Ink.  Remove mask and highlight the image with Wilted Violet and Chipped Sapphire Distress Markers.  Blend lines with a waterbrush.  Let dry.  Stamp the statement on watercolor paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Highlight with Wilted Violet marker and blend with waterbrush.  Adhere to the tag.

This technique is one I learned on Split Coast Stampers.  It is called vintage watercoloring.  Here is the tutorial http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/vintagewatercolor/

This tag was entered into the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.   The challenge this time is E is for Elegance 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #102

On a watercolor tag, create a background with three colors of Distress Oxide Ink using Ink Layering Technique.  Stamp all them images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  The legs are from Dylusions, flowers are from Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamps and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #93

On a chipboard tag, adhere paper towel that was used to color up green ink.  Create texture in the paper towel while gel medium is wet.  Let dry.  Die cut cherry blossom from kraft paper.  I used the positive section of the die in another tag.  Layer the kraft paper over decorative paper.  Stamp the quote (Dylusions Stamp) on orange decorative paper, cut apart and adhere to the kraft paper.  Tear two strips of decorative paper and adhere to the top and bottom of the kraft piece.  Adhere the completed kraft piece to the paper towel covered tag.  Using Art C Pen and Viva Pearl Pen and create trio dots.  Let dry. 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #78

On a water color tag, spray two colors of Dylusions strays and then with a stencil (Dylusions Aarows) and a baby wipe create a ghost image.  Let dry.  Stamp flower images (Dylusions Stamps) in Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color with images with a white Inktense Pencils and blend with a water brush.  Let dry.  Adhere stickers and sequins.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #56

Create a background on a vintage book page using the Mixed Media Morsels #13.  See video of technique below.  Adhere page to chipboard tag and let dry.  Stamp images (Dylusions) on tissue paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Paint the area where to stamped images will be placed with gesso.  Adhere the images on to the tag.  Let dry.

Mixed Media Morsel 13 Painted Circles - https://youtu.be/i_Iv2Lx_aY4

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #21

Paint a chipboard with gesso and let dry.  Create texture with embossing paste through a stencil and let dry for 24 hours.  Paint tag with orange acrylic paint (Dylusions) and let dry. Drip yellow ink down the tag and let dry.  Stamp all images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  The legs image is from Dylusions Stamps and the letters are from Recollections Stamps.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #18

On a manila tag, stamp script (A Stamp in the Hand) and mandala (Recollections) with Memento Ink in three colors.  Stamp sentiment (Dylusions) with Archival Ink Jet Black on a piece of paper and adhere to tag.  Embellish with rhinestones.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #17

On a watercolor tag, blend distress oxide inks in two colors.  Stamp on tag with script (A Stamp in the Hand) with water and heat set.  Stamp doily (Waffle Flower) and sentiment (Dylusions) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Embellish with sequins.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #4

On a watercolor tag, create a background by coloring stripes with watercolor crayons and blend with water.  With a stencil create a ghosting effect.  Let dry.  Stamp the images (Dylusions) and the word (Recollections) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color with watercolor crayons and a waterbrush.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #306

On a shipping tag, stamp flower images(Dylusions) several times using Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color the images with distress markers.  Spray with water to create a bleeding effect.  Let dry naturally.  Adhere glitter using Dimensional Magic in a fine liner bottle.  Adhere sticker and sequins.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #276

On scrapbook paper apply dylusions paints in several colors using a distress blending tool.  Use a stencil to created more depth and then let dry.  Trim tag with scotch decorative tape.  Stamp the mushrooms(Dylusions Stamps) on drawing paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color with Inktense pencils and activate with water.  Cut out and adhere to tag.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #275

Create the decorative paper by doing watercolor smooshing technique on a piece of vintage book text.  Apply to the bottom of a shipping text.  Stamp circles(Dylusions) in Archival Ink Sap Green.  Stamp bird image(Dylusions) In Archival Ink Jet Black.  Apply rub-on letters and highlight with Dylusions Paint Pens.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #270

Adhere color book page to shipping tag, trim to size and allow to dry.  Stamp image (Dylusions) with archival ink in Jet Black on drawing paper.  Cut out and adhere to tag.  Apply sticker (Recollections.)