One Little Tag Craft Challenge. #249

Press a manilla tag to a stencil covered with color spray (Recollections) and let dry.  Using black acrylic paint  and a wood veneer bird stamp images.  Let dry.  Write memory in bottom let corner.  

Every year in September a large flock of swift come to roost at a local elemetary school.  It is such a wonderful event to watch.  I go each year and am always amazed.  This tag marks the event.  Here is the link to the event if you would like more information.  http://audubonportland.org/local-birding/swiftwatch

One Little Tag Craft Challenge. #186

Paint a manila tag with white gesso and let dry. Draw flag with pencil.  Using Dina Wakley star mask and dylusions paint in London Blue, create star image. Using post-it notes, create the red bars section, let dry.  Write phrase.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #177

Bacon Fest is a fund raiser for Aim at Melanoma.  The fundraiser is in memory of my aunt.  The tag is a journal tag for the day of Bacon Fest this year.  Here is the website for bacon fest  http://baconfestnw.com/

On a shipping tag, create background using the acrylic paint ghosting technique by painting the tag with black paint and then using a Tim Holtz stencil wipe away the paint.  Let dry.  Color the edges with red Viva Decor 3D Stamp Paint.  Apply strips of bacon washi tape across the tag.  Stamp sentiment on Tim Holtz labels and adhere to tag.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #164

On a shipping tag apply strips of washi tag without trying to line them up.  Stamp heart images on tissue paper with Archival Ink Jet Black and adhere to tag.  

This tag was a reaction to the massacre in Florida in a gay bar.  A simple journal tag because the grief was too deep.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #129

Paint a manila tag with a baby wipe and Dylusions Paints in Crushed Grape and Bubble Gum Pink.  Let Dry.  Stencil circle images (Dina Wakley) with Vibrant Turquoise Dylusions Paint.  Let dry.  Stamp images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  The love stamp is from Lost Coast Designs.  The flower is a Recollections Stamp and the mom stamps are from Hero Arts. 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #122

Spray a manila tag with fresh water, while still wet pounce bingo marker daubers on the tag in two colors.  Let dry.  Stamp Flower Image (My Favorite Things) in Archival Ink Jet Black.  Mask as necessary.  Stamp "May Day" sentiment using alphabet stamps (Manufacturer unknown) and Archival Ink Jet Black.   

Bingo Daubers make great cheap art supplies.  At the dollar store you can get one or two for a dollar.  They are vibrant colors and work very similar to watercolor.  I got the idea to use them from Tim Holtz Stains which have a dauber as well. 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #112

 

Today the musical artist Prince died.  His music has been part of the soundtrack of my life.  As a teenager I was into alternative music and his fusion of rock, R&B, jazz and synthesized music was amazing.  The song Starfish and Coffee was sort of an anthem for me.  The idea of a young girl who did not fit in with everyone else and was teased for it resounded with the experience I had in school.  This tag was made in his honor.

Spread several colors of acrylic paint on a non stick craft sheet.  Mist with water. Smoosh manila tag into the paint, making sure to cover the entire tag.  Let it dry.  Stamp script stamp (A Stamp in the Hand) over the acrylic paint using Archival Ink Jet Black.  Stamp quote on handmade paper with the same ink.  Tear out each word individually.  Spray a puddle of Dylusions Spray in Crushed Grape on a non stick craft sheet.  Spray stamped pieces of paper with quote on it and then dip edges in the purple puddle.  Let dry.  Adhere to tag. 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #111

 Harriet Tubman has always been a heroine for me.  Today it was announced she would be the first Female  on US paper currency and the first person of African Descent on any US Currency.  I am excited because I hope this means generations of Americans with be curious to find out all the great things this one woman was able to accomplish.  This tag was a simple one because there is not way a tag could include all the accomplishments this woman has done and all the inspiration she has provided to me.   Every time I look up into the stars I think of how she used the North Star to lead people to their freedom.  It is believed she led over 300 people out of slavery.  Amazing.

Green acrylic paint was spread on a manila tag with a gift card.  Let dry.  Stamp image of Harriet Tubman (Post Script Studio) and the sentiment with Archival Ink Jet Black.  

Unfortunately Postscript Studio is no longer manufacturing stamps.  This stamp is on a stamp block with 3 other images, of Einstein, Billie Holiday and Frida Kahlo.  All are people I admire.  I originally bought this stamps in 2004 but lost it in Hurricane Katrina.  I watched for it on Ebay for years after the hurricane.  I wanted it back.  In 2014, it finally was on Ebay I bought it out right and did not just bid on it I wanted it that badly.    A small victory over a natural disaster. 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #88

 This tag speaks to the terrible event in Pakistan were over 70 people were killed in a suicide bombing.  Many who died were women and children.  I did not have any stamps that could be easily identified as from Pakistan, even my map is so old that Pakistan was still part of India when it was printed.  I did not even have a crescent moon stamp.  Though the supplies limited me in my ideas, the expression of support to the Pakistani people was still there. 

A manila tag was painted in white and green acrylic paint replicating the flag of Pakistan.  The vintage map was cut into a heart shape and then emphasized with a black crayola crayon.  Once adhered the focal image was highlighted with acrylic paint and "Love" was hand painted onto the tag.

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #83

This tag was created after bombing of several places in Brussels, Belgium. 

Three color of watersoluble gel crayons were colored on a manila tag and then activated with water.  A heart was cut out of a vintage map and adhered on tag.  Crayola Crayon in black was used to emphasis the heart.  Peace (River City Rubberworks) was stamped in Archival Ink Jet Black. 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #66

Another journal inspired tag.

Metallic water soluble gel crayons were applied to a manila tag and activated with water. The image (Inkadinkado) was stamped on  tissue paper with Archival Ink Jet Black. The tissue paper was then adhered to the tag.  The silhouettes are washi tape from Recollections.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #58

Napkin was adhered to a manila tag. Advertising slogan was stamped with Archival Ink Jet Black.

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #40

A book page was applied to a manila tag. Fleur dis lys image (manufacturer unknown) was stamped with Zig Clear Color Real Brush Pens then colored in with Permapaque Markers. Greeting was stamped with archival in in jet black. Stamps are from unknown companies.

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #38

This year for Super Bowl since my New Orleans Saints were not playing  I decided who I would cheer for by the weather on the morning of February 7th as I walked my dog. If there was blue skies I would root for the Broncos and if cloudy I would root for Carolina. It was blue skies so I cheered Peyton Manning (A New Orleans Connection) and the Denver Broncos. They won because of my support.  LOL. 

A vintage map of the state of Colorado was applied to a manila tag. The image of the horse (the company is unknown) was stamped on Kraft color tissue paper with archival ink in jet black. It was glued on with Elmers glue all (my favorite PVA glue).  The image was highlighted with white inktense pencil. The sentiment was chartpak rub ons. 

 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #15

A Zettiology image was stamped with archival ink in jet black on a manila tag. The tag was colored with Permapaque Markers. Flame and Camouflage tape (company unknown) was applied to tag. 

Date of tag is 1-15-2016. 

One Little Tag Craft Challenge # 14

This tag is a quick journal page about my recent experience moving. 

Scrapbook paper was applied to a manila tag. Mona Lisa image (Ma Vinci) was stamped on to buff copy paper with archival ink jet black and the image was cut into strips. Each strip was applied to to tag. Using a Faber Castel pen, journal words were written in between the strips. 

1-14-2016