CPA Challenge: Tag Art

[i.r.stamper]

Are y'all ready for a new Challenge? :) For those of us that like making cards, it's been a busy year so far. First we made our New Year's cards (which I made during the month of January!*LOL*), then it was Valentine's Day, followed by St. Patrick's Day, with Easter coming in right behind! Now that all the cards are finished, let's try our hand with tags! :D

I know we've done the Tag Challenge before, but now that we've all seen some great art tags, I thought it might be fun to re-visit this Challenge. You can use any stamps you'd like, you can use any tags you'd like (including hand made ;) ) and you can use any embellishments you'd like. BUT... :D Yep, can't forget the little "hitch" we put in most of our challenges, now can we? For THIS Challenge, we want you to think...PINK! You may use other colors, but the main color of your art tag must be pink! You can add a touch of green, or a bit of lavender...even a touch of gold or yellow to highlight your design (or a touch of any other color). But when we look at it, we want to see PINK! You can stamp your design in black, or brown, or any other color...as long as your art is basically...yep, you guessed it, PINK! :D Add glitter...or don't! Add fibers...or don't! But when we look at your tag, we want to think..."Gee...that's PINK!"

Winter is behind us now, and pink will help us ALL think SPRING! So let's put on our thinking caps, grab some pink stuff, and get to tagging it! In pink, of course! Are y'all ready to Think Pink? Then let the Challenge begin!!!

[lovetostamp]

Yeah! A new challenge ... pink would not be my first choice for a tag (or even a card) so this will good. Ooo, I just remembered there is a distress ink in tattered rose. Hmm ... wonder if it will be PINK enough? :p

Time to play!

[linda beyer]

i wish you would have a challence to see how many of us can upload a card to club. i am will to do the challenge but haven't been able to upload from my new three and one printer.
all right i will make a pink tag and try to get it to this forum for all the world to see.

[i.r.stamper]

*LOL* I know what you mean Daylene, about pink being rough for a tag. In fact, I have NEVER done any "pink" work! Ah, but THAT'S what makes it a Challenge, right??? Hmmm, now do I even OWN a pink ink pad???*VBG*

[andrew overton]

Char now whats that little saying PINK to make the little girls Wink or are you now saying, PINK PINK will get the boys to WINK. I have never made a tag in pink before this is going to be a definate challenge. Andrew O.

[AnnetteMay]

OK - Is there a "size" to these tags? I have may "smaller ones" and would love to "pink" some of them up - so...if there is a size limit please tell !! Otherwise - I may put up some "mini-pinks's". I love Pink!

[zooflorida]

Wow. Pink. Hmmm. That will be a challenge as it's my least favorite color of the spectrum. Talk about getting me out of my comfort zone;)
Smiles, Darby

[andrew overton]

Zooflorida im sure you will come up with something pink even though you dont seem to be a pinl lover. i can assure you neither am ia pink lover, pink always seems difficult to come up with anything otstanding, my best i think is on posh gallery the magnolia face stamp what looks like a rose. i also used the paper scruching technique as a gentle background., regards Andrew O.

[AnnetteMay]

Here's my first 3 attempts...two scanned fine and the third had to be a digi-photo as it's 3-D and wouldn't scan at all! Can't wait to see what others come up with!
Forgot to say....stamps are all from Stampendous set (thought they were all Old POSH ones until I cleaned my Craft room and found the original box...did I mention that I don't like to throw anything away??) LOL

[stampire]

AnnetteMay,
There is no size limit on the tags you use. Just have fun with it.
What stamps did you use on your tags? Girls, ( and boys!) don't foget to post stamp credits! Thanks!

[Gmalew]

Annette, how creative to use paint chips on the tags. Very pink indeed!!!!! Hugs, Marlene

[greatgrandma2]

Annette, those were enough to get my creative juices flowing-NOW if I didn't have to go to bed--!! Tomorrow is another day and will be the best day of my life!!

[linda beyer]

annette, those were great. i have a idea in mind for mine but i have to go to work in a little while so won't have time to play.

[catmommy9]

http://www.christine-murphy.net/stampophile/images/pinktag_small.jpg

This is a pull-out tag with a vellum envelope, the idea came from Dee's new DVD!

First I cut out two tags from pink cardstock, one slightly larger than the other. I stamped the smaller of the two all over with a Posh flower, using Tim Holtz' Distress Ink in fired brick, stamping several times per inking to get a lighter color.

I used the Distress inks in Tattered Rose with a little Fired Brick to distress some white cardstock. I stamped the cat on it and cut out, and them more Posh flowers and *Just For You*, tore and adhered all to the tag. I also added the *meow* ribbon (it comes like that, I didn't stamp on it) and some eyelets, and matted the whole thing onto the larger pink tag. Then I added the ribbon on top!

The vellum envelope was stamped with the large and small cats with pink pigment ink and embossed with clear powder.

Stamp credits: "Just For You", flower from Posh, cats from Hot Potatoes.

[ceramics]

OH I just learned how to load to the gallery and now I have to learn how to load to a thread. This is a challenge for me - not the tag!!!!!!!!!!

Great tags ladies. I love them - Pretty in Pink!!!!!!! or is that Poshy Pink!!!!!!!!!

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[Shari]

Congratulations Annette. It is really easy to upload to the thread but you have to do it in the advanced mode.

Christine I LOVE your card. I picked up my DVD yesterday and sat right down and watched the whole thing. I want to make that envelope as well. I just have to figure out how! Even with the instructions right in front of me - OY - I'm a hands-on kind of a learner. That is so cute.

AnnetteMay - very nice. I wasn't going to participate but you both have me wanting to stamp in pink of all colors - THANKS CHAR! When I saws tags I thought great because I have a large paint chip with three small punched out tags (one of them from the die swap) sitting on my work table. Oh well - back to the drawing board - the pink drawing board. Stamping hugs to both of you artists!

[i.r.stamper]

AnnetteMay, your garment tags came out adorable! Yep, you've accepted and completed this Challenge with flying colors!

Christine...what can I say? How about...Wow, that's PINK!*LOL* Yep, another completed Challenge that's just the cat's meow!*VBG* I love your theme, girlfriend, and the way you get so many images into one creation WITHOUT making it look like total chaos...which is what mine would look like!*LOL*

Great work girls! And come on Andrew, even boys can work with pink...at least they can when they're STAMPERS, right girls???*ROFL*

[greatgrandma2]

Will try to remember how to post--Hope you like it!

[greatgrandma2]

Whoops so big. Looks like I need help learning how to resize!!

[linda beyer]

all of the tags are great. good job every one.

[lovetostamp]

I see PINK! :D All of the tags are wonderful! Miriam I love the swirls and glitter on yours (did you use a stamp?). Christine, your tag with envelope is adorable. This will be purr-fect for adding to a scrapbook page or card. ;) AnnetteMay, all of your tags will be great embellishments for any project.

Can't wait to see what everyone else will be making.

[AnnetteMay]

This is the first time I've even attempted to do anything with Tags - actually got these bigger ones from Fav. craft store/die cutter to do something with in my daughters Bridal Shower book...these 3 were extras because they were too light to use in her book...sooo... come on now - I want to see MORE!
Great tags one & all so far. I even want to go get some more and try somthing different. :D

[zooflorida]

I just love all of the tags posted. The paint chips, the cats the pink! All so creative!
Here is my response to the challenge. It felt good getting out the supplies once again. I think I stretched the "tag" in the tag art. I folded two pink papers in half (the stack II) and then used the sizzix large crescent tag to cut a tag from each. But I place the folded side of the paper just inside the cutting line on the bottom of the tag. The result was a two layer tag folded at the bottom. Then I cut slits up from the folded side of the tag that were just longer than the width of the tag, so I could do a woven heart pocket. Then I layered duets colored using Dee's marvy markers.
Perhaps that was outside the challenge box;) but I certainly had fun, even with pink.
Smiles, Darby

[ceramics]

Great Tag Darby. I have done this heart before but not the way you did it. Thanks for the directions. I have to try it this way. Love the flowers (duets) on the front. certainly pink!
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[andrew overton]

What a beautiful refreshing tag and in pink you have done us all proud and im sure everyone will agree darby. nice to see the duets have been used in a floral cluster with matching leaves. thank you for sharing, regards Andrew overton.

[i.r.stamper]

Oh Miriam, it's PERFECTLY PINK!!! And I love the added glitter, it gives your tag texture, with the flower up top to pull it all together!!! Another great Challenge creation!!!*VBG*

Darby...you always blow me away!*VBG* Now YOUR tag is definitely thinking outside the box!!!*VBG* And it fits the wording of the Challenge to a Pink-T!*VBG* A great Challenge creation AND a great technique to boot!*wink* Geesh, am I the only one having a hard time with this Challenge???*ROFLMBO*

[lovetostamp]

Darby, this is BEAUTIFUL!! I want to make one! I don't have the die-cut, but I maybe I could manage without it. Thanks for the inspiration. :D

[greatgrandma2]

I used the Posh heart and swirled with glue and glitter. First try and I was happy.

[lovetostamp]

What a cool way to use the heart stamp, Miriam! I didn't even realize it was a heart until you mentioned it. I thought it was one swirl! :p

[ceramics]

Miriam - I must have missed your tag. Great idea for the heart. I love your tag. Very sparkly!

Thanks for sharing your work

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[jlin]

Beautiful tags all of them...makes me want to get my stuff out and "play"...don't know if i am up to it though...lol...judy

[Shari]

How beautiful these tags are - a wonderful sight for a sore throat! ;) I've been in bed all day and the door bell rang and on my way back to bed I decided to have my Posh fix! These are just beautiful. As soon as I read all the other stuff I'm back to bed. What a day to be sick - we are having one of those PERFECT southern Orange County, California days! :eek:

[jlin]

Was having trouble uploading (file too large) will see how this turns out...used a Posh stamp for background, embossed and brayered over it...then used another Posh stamp duet I recd in a grab bag purchase on the site. Just need to add the name of the person receiving (under the white paper)...thank you!

[Shari]

This is gorgeous!

[catmommy9]

All of these tags are so beautiful! I've been so sick of looking at ugly dirty snow (which for the most part is gone now, but we've looked at if for long enough!). So I am glad to see such nice pink-ness!

Shari, sorry you are feeling sick! Get some rest and feel better soon! {{{hugs!}}}

[lovetostamp]

Judy, I'd say you are up to it! This is such a pretty tag! The details all of you are adding are amazing. The tiny flower beside the greeting and the background adds texture and interest without being distracting. Love those pansies. :D

[linda beyer]

jill and darby, your tags are very nice. good job.

[i.r.stamper]

Jlin, I SEE PINK!*VBG* Great Challenge creation, I'd say we have another winner, right everyone???*VBG* Wow, y'all are really embrassing pink!*VBG*

[ceramics]

Jlin, Your tag is beautiful!
Great job.

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Annette

[zooflorida]

Jlin,
your tag is so coordinated and beautiful! I love the embellishments you added.
Smiles, Darby

[jlin]

Thank You all for the lovely comments!...I sure have enjoyed everybody's tags and what a warm "reception" for a first time poster....I have days when i won't be able to visit but will try to participate a bit more....thanks again...judy

[drumcorpsmom]

My natural color palette is mostly greens, tans, browns, goldy-type colors whenever I stray over to pinks or purples I tend to never be satisfied with what I do. This is not so good because my darling daughter's favorite color is pink!
On another level - I am just learning to use my new fancy-schmancy scanner/copier/printer thingy, so putting the scan in this post is a challenge, too!
On the other hand, making the tag was fun. I used a faux batik on mulberry paper with the duet flower outline, stamped on vellum with one of the altered art stamps, used the clear lower case alphabet for the "joy" and the whole duet flower set for the finishing elements. Fun way to start my Sunday when I should be getting ready for church! LOL.

[i.r.stamper]

Cindy, it's Perfectly Pink!!!*G* And another great Challenge Creation!*VBG* (Great to see you back!*wink*)

Come on, y'all! Anyone else ready to See Pink?*VBG*

[ceramics]

Cindy - great tag.

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Annette

[stampire]

WOW! I went camping for the weekend and I came home to see all of these awesome pink tags at Club Posh. What a great treat. :D I really love each and every tag in this thread. You all make me want to go and stamp out something pink.

[jeangin]

All the tags are wonderful! So many great ideas.
Pink is not a color I normally use. Anyway, attached is my attempt at a mostly pink tag.
The body of the tag is done with iris folding and the strips used are all stamped with posh images.
Bev

[greatgrandma2]

Beautiful-where can we find instructions for iris folding? AND is it as difficult as it appears???

[lovetostamp]

Bev, you've done it again! You are an inspiration with iris folding and now you have shown how easy it is to make our own coordinating papers. This is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it with us. :D

[i.r.stamper]

Bev, you're another one that always blows me away! GREAT challenge creation, I'm definitely seeing pink! And I love your iris folding, I never thought to do it that way! And stamping all your own papers to fold...that's going above and beyond the call of duty!!! GREAT work, and definitely an "out of the box" creation! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

[Bln]

Bev - this is soooo pretty - your stamped papers all coordinating are just great!

[ceramics]

This is absolutely wonderful. I love the Iris folding. Wow. I love it.

Beautiful work.
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[Shari]

Stunning! I love the papers stamped with Posh stamps.

[jeangin]

Thank you all for your kind comments. Iris folding is really very easy. It's fun and addicting. It's exciting because I never know exactly how it is going to turn out until it is finished. There is a very good tutorial at http://www.cardsandcrafts.freeservers.com/irisinst.html
She also has free templates that you can print or download.
Another great source is the Design Originals booklet "Iris Folding" by Lisa Vollrath.
You can make your own iris folding papers by just stamping on white copy paper.
Bev

[greatgrandma2]

Great link-thanks. And all these new Posh stamps I have-Think of all the different things I can stamp.

[silverfeather]

I have never made tags before so here goes.

[Shari]

You have made a statement girl! Wow - bright, cheerful with lots of intererst! Did you sew those "snowflake-looking" thingies (I am having a BIG mental block trying to write this reply) Sorry all of you back east with the word SF.

[lovetostamp]

Jeri, did you say this is your FIRST tag? Nah! This is GREAT! :D Adding the mesh underneath your flowers AND embossing over it is a perfect. I like that you used PINK for the fireworks. :cool: It goes well with the flowers. Are those flowers made by quilling? Really very nice.

[zooflorida]

Wow, Bev and Jeri, you both created such beautifully artistic tags. I love your papers and the iris folding, Bev. And Jeri, your stamping and quilling is beautiful!
I love this club, you have given me such inspiration!
Smiles, Darby

[silverfeather]

Thanks for the kind words. Shari, those snowflake-like thingies are my feeble attempt at making fireworks with the fireworks stamp using a pink marker and then embossing over them. And yes, Daylene, 2 of the flowers are indeed made by quilling and the other 3 are made by fringing and then quilling. It was fun but give me cards any day!

[dianebird]

I've been working on this for a couple of weeks. It's taken a couple of re-do's to get what I wanted. I hope everyone recognizes the Zinnia stamp! The other two are from Hero Arts and Plaid/Anna Griffin

The thread and the rim of the small tag are copper, which doesn't really show up. I also sprayed the surface with Russet Glitz Spritz (which is what that glob is on the top right corner). Depending on the light it looks either coppery or mauvey-pink.




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dianebird/PinkZinniaTag.jpg

[ceramics]

love your tag Jeri. You are into making tags now!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THE quilling flowers. what a nice touch.

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[jeangin]

Great tags, Jeri and Diane.
Jeri, the quilled flowers are wonderful!
Diane, I love the way you distressed the tag. I would never have thought to distress a tag with pink! Great torn edge.
Bev

[silverfeather]

Diane, just beautiful. Your composition shows some real thought went into the design and you have done just a wonderful job with it.

[jlin]

All of these tags are just wonderful (and certainly very pink!...lol)

[i.r.stamper]

Oh Jeri, I LOVE it, AND I REALLY see pink!*LOL* Your fireworks came out GREAT, like Daylene, I thought they were stitched, not stamped! And adding quilled flowers is the icing on the cake! GREAT challenge creation, girlfriend! And you know, it would look great mounted to a card, so you could still have your card out of it.*VBG*

[lovetostamp]

Diane, what a beautiful tag with zinnias. The torn edge is a great way to add to the aging of it. This tag would look nice in one of my my altered books. ;)

[linda beyer]

i like all the pink tags. i have one started and with my hours back to normal maybe i will get it done. did you know you can make a tag out of any die cut.

[ceramics]

Diane - wonder tag. I really like it. You guys doing tags - they have been awesome. I will try my hand at it this weekend.

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[Flora]

Wow! How did I missed this thread? I never think that pink could be so cool. I love these tags.

It's too late to bring out my stuff now (It's past midnight over here) but I will sure set to work on mine tomorrow.

[Shari]

I finally did it! I have my pink Tag challenge -

Stamps: Posh: Splatter It Up; Carnation from Small Flowers; Squiggly border; "fabulous" from Greetings Stamps: Stampin Up: Miss You
Dee's Posh Pink and Baby Pink on border stamp and "fabulous"; second stamping of SU Pink Passion for Miss You and Splatter It Up: Embossed carnation with Pink Pearls EP from Stamp-N-Stuff on tag using white Color Box pigment ink. Went direct to paper with SU Mauve Mist on card base and edged pocket.

Pocket is made by tearing a small envelope! How easy is that. The fibers on the tag are Fun Fur Prints - Tropical - yarn by Lion.

Now the trick is to upload TWO things. Here goes! :eek:

[Shari]

AnnetteMay - now I know why "your" scanner uploads your multiples - it's not your scanner is Club Posh that nicely files them for you! :)

[ceramics]

Way to go Shari! Great tags! I have to go do some now. if only I can get everyone to bed I can go stamp!

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[linda beyer]

good job on your tags shariw. now if i could only upload mine. since i got this new 3-in-1 i just can't figure it out. one of these days........

[Gmalew]

All of the tags are wonderful! Horray for Posh's Pink Power!!!!!!!! Hugs, Marlene

[Flora]

Here's mine! With a touch of Asia. :p

[lovetostamp]

Flora, this is beautiful! Could you tell us what stamps you used? It looks like maybe a string of pearls design maybe? Really cool! :D

[Flora]

Daylene,

I did not use any stamp. Oh Yes, I did. I stamped with the round ink-pad :p and I also used the ZIG Memory System Dotta Riffic markers. It's great for making perfect dots.

[Shari]

Beautiful, just beautiful Flora. This pink challenge has produced some soft, sweet art work. Okay guys - where are you with your bold and bright - that's you Andrew, Larry, Joe and any other man out there on the club!

[zooflorida]

Wow, totally cool pink tags!
I am noting all the wonderful embellishments everyone is using because they are so awesome! And, Flora, the asian influence is just beautiful.
Thanks for posting, one and all.
Smiles, Darby

[i.r.stamper]

Shari, great tag, and loved the envie to go with! Makes it easy to attach to a card that way. ;)

And Flora, loved the Oriental touch! Both of you have fully embraced your "pink" side, and completed this Challenge right in the pink of things! :D

[i.r.stamper]

I am NOT a pink person, in fact, I'm not really a pastel person! But the hardest part of it was simply finding pink in my supplies!*LOL*Let's see, the pink background was stippled using 4 different pink pigment inks from my Petal Point pads. The "Friends" definition stamp in the background is Hero, and stamped using the ONLY VersaColor pad I own that's pink. The flowers are Posh, and I used the pinks from Dee's Signature line of markers to color DTR (and yes, I used artistic license to decide which colors were truely pink and which were lavender and then decided there WAS no lavender*wink*), then spritzed lightly and stamped onto 'trash' tags, cut out and mounted using pop dots. THEN I discovered that I owned exactly NO pink fibers! But I did have pink ribbon, so that's what ended up on my pink creation.*LOL* Boy, NEXT time I'm gonna pick a nice EASY color! :D


*ROFLMBO* Well, THAT didn't work, better get back to work learning how to use this new scanner!*LOL*

[ceramics]

Flora,
Lovely tag. So beautiful is your work. Thanks for sharing. So many ideas. I just have to figure out now how to upload to the threads.

All the tags have been wonderful to look at and enjoy!

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[silverfeather]

Char, I can't find it! Where did you hide it? Is it lost? Is it invisible? Am I blind? Okay, I give up. Where is this tag about which you speak so eloquently? Sounds beautiful; can't wait to see it for myself. Am I just overlooking it? I hope you do pick an easier color next time, too. Something like oh, orange, turquoise, any of those "easy" colors. Anything but pink, please!

[ceramics]

Not sure if this is going to work. I am hoping that I am attaching my attempt at a Pink Tag!
Here Goes!

[Shari]

Beautiful tag. So glad you are able to upload. Isn't this fun?

[Shirley]

What a lovely work of art Annette! I really must be in the minority, I like pink.

[greatgrandma2]

Lovely, lovely tag! You did good!! I used my tag on a card and mailed it without thinking to post it! Have to keep that in mind.

[linda beyer]

flora and ceramics, your tags were great.

char, try again , the tag wasn't to be seen.

[lovetostamp]

Ceramics, your tag is great! I especially like the background...the stripes are softly blended. Beautiful!

Char, I think you are just a tease! :D

[Flora]

Ceramics, your tag is lovely. Where did you get that verse stamp? I like that.

[Flora]

Char, I'm looking all over for your tag - your description makes just need to see it. :)

[i.r.stamper]

No, Ceramics, there is no "attempt at a Pink Tag" in your post... but there is a perfectly pink piece of tag art attached to your post!*VBG* Great job, you've done a great job of completing this Challenge!

And I can't seem to get my file small enough for the boards to accept. I just HATE learning a new piece of equipment, but my old scanner won't work with XP so I have no choice. I"ll keep trying though, K?*LOL*

[linda beyer]

ok. here goes. hopefully you will see my tag.

[linda beyer]

now if i can only remember this the next time i do this.

[lovetostamp]

Linda, you did it just right! What a pretty rose tag! I like how you used fabric for a layer. Great job!

[silverfeather]

Linda, Just beautiful! And pink, too! You did good, girl. I really love it.

[i.r.stamper]

YEE-HAW, now if you remember how you did that Linda, tell ME how, K?*ROFL* But a great Challenge creation, girlfriend, I'm seeing PINK!*G* And I like how you used the heart eyelet as your "string hole"! And a PINK eyelet, no less!*VBG*

[andrew overton]

Well ladies you have all done some great PINK Tags looks like you have all loved making them, but now pink is the colour the colour of the day what about us gentlemen who feel a bit in dismay, sorry about my rhyme thought i would enlighten a littlle Regards To all Andrew O.

[linda beyer]

daylene, this tag is all paper. it is a sizzix rose.

[zooflorida]

Linda, its very pretty. And I love the detail of the heart eyelet on the tag, very nice.
Smiles, Darby

[Flora]

Linda,
Hooray! You got your tag online. And it's a beautiful one too. I like the idea of piercing holes on the rosebud.

[linda beyer]

the piercing of the rose is in the sizzix die. i still haven't figured out how to upload pictures to the gallery. why did i think i needed a new printer. i was doing ok with the old one.

thanks for the nice comments on the tag.

[lovetostamp]

Linda, uploading to the gallery is the same as to the thread. It is a two step process; the second page let's you preview what you are uploading before you submit it for the the final time. If your photo will upload to the thread, it will upload to the gallery - it is the right size - under 100K. :)

[linda beyer]

daylene, it probably is too big and id will try to get it changed.

[silverfeather]

Once again, I am not a tag person but I had put together some shapes in handmade paper and as I was going through them I noticed that one set was, guess what.... pink! So I played with it a bit and here it is.

[greatgrandma2]

Is that ever cute? It looks like a small quilt square or diamond. Is it Paper or fabric?

[silverfeather]

All are paper but the second from the back is stitched with a pink synthetic thread in a single thread loop stitch I guess you could call it. It is so that if you pull the one end the whole line of stitching will pull out. Only thing is that it does tend to ravel where you cut the line of stitching when you are cutting the paper.

[ceramics]

Jeri - Too cute. What a nice tag!

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Annette

[i.r.stamper]

Oh Jeri, what an absolutely adorable PINK tag! Yep, another well completed Challenge creation!*VBG* And come on, you male members, I can't believe y'all can't come up with a design simply because it has to be pink! Pretend you're creating a pink masterpiece for your Mom or your wife!!!*VBG*

[linda beyer]

silverfeather, your tag is very nice. anyone will be pleased to receive it.

[Bln]

Just caught up checking out the pink tags. Flora, Linda and Jeri - love them all- What is great is that there has been so much variety -in a pink way- with all of the tags

[i.r.stamper]

...and the tag is really more pink than it shows, I'm having a horrible time learning this new all in one machine! But I'm getting better, at least this one you can see an image, instead of a bunch of pixels! :D

Again, background stamp is Hero, flowers are Posh clear and raised on pop-dots. Ok, let's see if this works! :o

[silverfeather]

Yeah, Char! Looks great! I really do like the way you raised the flowers and arranged the verse on it. See, you just had to keep on working on it and you would get it done. Persistence pays.

[Shari]

I like! I have a friend stamp from another company and you've given me an idea. What of a scanner do you have? I know there is another member who is also having difficulty with her three-in-one scanner and I have an HP and when I scan my cards in I have a folder that all my card samples are stored in including the ones I do or the ones I take off the internet for examples, etc. Is this is the same one you all have. If so, I ALWAYS have to resize my initial scan. You did wonderfully with your pink tag! and now I am going to steal your idea. Sure is fun to play tag! :)

PS: Did you spritz your stamp before stamping the image?

[i.r.stamper]

Yep, it's the faux watercolor look, I have fun doing those.*wink* The scanner problem is that I have to learn how to use a separate program to do what I want to do, and I just haven't had time to sit down and play with it.

And to my surprise, I find my tag to be unbalanced, and couldn't quite figure out why...until I just saw that the small metal charm that said "friends" that I had stuck on the upper right corner was MISSING! It's GONE. MY PRINTER ATE MY TAG EMBELLISHMENT!!!!! Ok, Ok, so it was probably my dog that ate it, but still, this printer has really been hard to get to like.*LOL*

[KVM]

Greetings!

I've completed a pink tag! It seems like forever since I've been able to participate in a challenge. This is sort of a triple challenge for myself. I made the pink tag, I used the "bleeding tissue" method that you have all been talking doing and that's a "new to me" method!

One of Hilary's nicknames has always been "Pinkie". It's really much pinker (is that a word?) than this, especially the ribbon, but I'm still not very good with this computer- picture-editing-stuff.

[lovetostamp]

Char, your tag is great! I like how you raised the flowers. The 'friends' background is a nice look for this.

I love your tag, KV! Adding a picture is a great idea and she's wearing 'pink'. :p Those ribbons are perfect for this tag ... the little white pom-poms are too cute.

[Shari]

WELCOME BACK GIRL! and you are back with a great card. Love the personal touch of a picture. Hugs,

[linda beyer]

char and kvm, your tags are great. nice to have you back kvm.

[i.r.stamper]

GREAT to see your work again, KV, we've all missed you!!! And do I detect glitter in the background? Or something else a bit shimmery? And IS that Hil on the tag??? If so, then you're also scrapping now!*LOL* Way to GO, girl!

[ceramics]

Love your Pinkie tag-

Thanks for sharing your work

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Annette

[dianebird]

There have been so many WONDERFUL Pink Tags! Is there a chance that they'll eventually end up in the Idea Gallery? It would be nice to have a file of just the Pink Tags so that you can look at them all at once. ;)

BTW- Char? What is Hil? (As mentioned in your comment on KVM's tag)

[KVM]

Greetings!
Yes, that's Hil (short for Hilary, my daughter), when she was about 4. She loves sparkle and always has so yes, that is glitter glue on there too.

Thanks everyone and I neglected to say how much I like everyone else's also! So much variety! So much fun!!!

KV

[stampire]

The new pink tags are great!
Char-I love the subtle color of your tag.
KV- Your tag is really cute. Hilary is a cutie!

[drumcorpsmom]

Pink is a real stretch for me - my comfort zone is autumn colors, greens and golds mostly. I played with this tag using a layered masking and sponging technique I teach in one of my stamping classes - "Sponge, Stipple, Speckle and Blow." I would like it better if I could use my favs, but this is a good exercise :rolleyes:

hugs,
mom

[Gmalew]

Mom, For someone who isn't a pink person I think you "aced" the challenge. I love all of it!!!! Now if I could only figure out how to copy it. Hugs, Marlene

[AnnetteMay]

Mom - You did WONDERFUL! I esp. like the buttons! :)

[ceramics]

Mom - What a tag. It works with the pinks. I really like the effect. What is it called? Sponge, stipple speckle and Blow? How is this done? It looks like a leaf in stencil. Gives a cammoflouge look. I am sure I killed the spelling on that word - (army look).
Sorry. No dictionary near.

Thanks for sharing it.
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Annette

[i.r.stamper]

Mom, as usual, you've come up with some cool for us!*wink* This time, you've used your tag with a different orientation than most of us, you've used your tag sideways, even tying your bows in a different place than most of us! VERY original, and definitely cool looking.*G* Thanks for sharing!!!*VBG*

[lovetostamp]

Mom, really nice tag. I like your use of buttons, too, and how you use the smaller ribbons on your projects. I don't use much small ribbon like that and keep wanting to do something with it. It adds such a nice touch to things. Great tag!

[zooflorida]

Mom, you did a great job with pink! I like the way you brought the ribbons off the side of the tag.
KV, Hiliary is a cutie, but who is being covered up by the ribbons?
Smiles, Darby

[drumcorpsmom]

HEre is how I did it. Run a piece of computer paper through the Xyron machine - repositionable adhesive cartrige - this is a good place to use a"used" sheet of 'puter paper, since you will be making masks with it. I used my Sizzix to punch numerous leaves.

Start with a piece of pale cardstock - your color choice. Or you can start with a plain manila tag. Place two or three leaves on the tag. These will be the ones that end up looking like they are on top, so placement is important. Sponge (or use your stipple brush) your palest color of dye ink all over the tag. Give it a little bit to dry some, then add 2-3 more leaves on top of what you have already done. Remember to have some leaves go off the edges of the tag. I cut the parts that stick over and use them on another egde. Don't take off the first masks! Sponge another, darker color dye ink. Use your tiny splatters stamp to stamp in your darkest color as well. Add another layer of leaves and stipple or sponge lightly the same, darkest color dye ink you just used to speckle. Start removing the masks, until you come to the first ones you put down. Using a very small stipple brush (I actually use a little bitty stencil brush.) Stipple, in gray ink, shadows around the "top" leaves. Remove the last stencils, and 'voila!' you have it!

In developing this look, I found that double sided repositionable tape works OK, but the more ink there is on the tag, the more difficutly there is in making it stick on the paper that feels dry but is really still a bit damp! Even with the xyron you may need to keep a toothpick handy to hold down a leaf tip that wants to pop up while you are spongeing or stippling.

Is that clear as mud?
Hugs,
mom

[KVM]

Greetings!

Thanks for the fabulous directions!! I've printed them out to put into my "I'm-going-to-do-this" folder.

That's me behind the ribbons, Darby. We were at Disneyland and I was holding onto Hilary who was standing on a wall to see the "Electrical Light Parade". Oh, and she was 5 or 6, not 4!

KV

[Queen Sha]

OMG Gorgeous!!!

I am gonna have to scraplift this Vellum Envie for A Tag idea ladies!!
That Kitty tag idea was too cute...

Nice looking Pink Fall Tag as well..

GREAT JOB LADIES!!!! :)

Hugs
Sha

[card-makin_junkie]

Just call me a copy cat ... i had forgotten that Christine posted a kitty tag with the very same sentiment ... sorry, got figure =p

[lovetostamp]

CMJ ... cute tags. You sure do nice things with the foam shapes and die cuts. :)

[zooflorida]

CMJ
Very cute tags, I like the way you layered them! Thanks for bringing up the pink tag challenge, I had forgotten all the cool pink tags everyone did!
Smiles, Darby

[card-makin_junkie]

thanks for the compliments ladies! Makes a great start to a long day! Take care and i hope others will be able to meet the challenges of the Club as well as whatever today brings =)

CMJ

[ceramics]

So glad you brought back this thread! Love your kitty! I have tons of foam shapes - went through a time when I was just buying it all up. Now I have to put it into some cards and tags! thanks for the idea!

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Annette :rolleyes:

[catmommy9]

CMJ, I love these tags! Great way to use the Sizzix kitty die!

[i.r.stamper]

*ROFL* Your TAG is definitely the "cat's meow", CMJ!!! This is simply adorable! You're so good at adding just the "right" decoration to these foam shapes...the tiny "toes" is the perfect touch.*wink* Good job, and another Challenge you've aced.*wink*