Versatile Christmas Cuties

I love colouring and when I saw the new Stampin' Up! stamp set "Christmas cuties" I knew it would work in a number of ways. I have the cutest little grand daughter (I know - all grandparents think their grandies are the best) and she has recently celebrated her 4th birthday. I used the little angel in this set to make a birthday tag for her when I remembered an hour before her birthday dinner that I'd forgotten to wrap her gift and make a card. Bad Grandma!

Here is the tag I made

I stamped and coloured with Early Espresso Classic Ink. One of my favourite discoveries with this colour ink is that it turns a gorgeous musky pink when diluted with water. This is easily done using an Aqua Painter. I did highlight some areas with blushing Bride, but you can see the pink that is derived from the brown on the detail photo.

 Such a sweet little image.

You may recognise the wrapping paper. A few pink sequins dotted around on this Christmas paper changes it to suit birthday celebrations.

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Birthday Tags

My baby grandson turned one last week and tonight I have been to a 70th Birthday dinner and I made tags to attach to both gifts for these occasions. 

Getting a variety of colours in your image is easy using the Stampin' Write Markers directly onto the rubber image. Just colour the image with the brush tip of the marker and give it a "huff " to re moisten the ink. This means you don't have to rush with your colouring. 

And this is the tag I made for the little fellow for his birthday. I have always loved this bunny image - a set that I bought in my early days with Stampin' Up!. Just goes to show how so many of these images are timeless and can be used over and over again.

This time I hand coloured the bunny using a blender pen and ink squeezed onto the inside lid of the ink pad. I also cut up a Tea Lace doily and positioned it around the rabbit.

I'm on a bit of a tag making trend right now so you may just see a few more samples over the enxt few weeks. 

Until Next time

Happy Stamping,

A Sentimental Tag

I'm really enjoying the Feeling Sentimental stamp set from Stampin' Up's exclusive range of 

Sale-A-Bration  exclusive free products.

I took the next project a little further and concentrated on creating a variety of textures that grew as the work evolved. I did have a plan in my head, but as usual, that plan took different directions as the Tag evolved. I love working that way. It is very satisfying not to be restricted by parameters, and I think allows the creative process to really flow. 

Here are a couple of detail shots of parts of the tag.

 My colour range is yellow, craft, artichoke and early espresso on vanilla card.

For the image I used the Rock 'n Roll technique: firstly inking the image with Artichoke then rolling the edges in Early Espresso. This makes such an interesting two colour image and I love the little hint of serendipity where one doesn't quite know how things will work out. I used images from French Foliage to compliment the main image that is another stamp from the Feeling Sentimental stamp set. 

 A variety of textures were created using the Big Shot and the Stampin' Up Embossing Folders: Chevron and Stripes. These areas were over stamped with images from French Foliage and sponged with Artichoke and Espresso inks.

I used Craft, Yellow and Artichoke Seam Binding with some Linen Thread to create the tie at the top, and a little scrap of Crochet Trim as a detail and added texture on the tag.

This was really fun to make and I'd love to try it in a variety of colour ranges.

I do hope you enjoy these projects and that you will give them a try. 

I think this project fits the following challenges:

Addicted To Stamps challenge - must include stamping

Stampavie and More - Tag It challenge 188

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Until Next Time

Stay Crafty