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Monday 12 December 2011

Make My Monday week 28

I can now show you another of my tags which I made for a Guest Designer spot which I was kindly offered from the team at Make My Monday - thanks for the opportunity folks.  The theme is still seasonal and this week it was 'anything goes' with the added touch of some red ribbon.  I decided to make a tag based on  Tim Holtz resist techniques so the tree from Chocolate Baroque Steampunk Christmas set was stamped using Versamark and clear embossed before inking the tag with fired brick Distress ink, spattered with water drops and then some overstamping using the same colour. The panel at the bottom was embossed using a Cuttlebug gears folder onto adhesive foil tape from the DIY shop, coloured using alcohol ink.  The poinsettia flower is also from the same stamp set as the tree and the swirl is grunge board coloured and brushed with Distress stickles.  Finally the required red ribbon (and some green) were coloured using the same Distress inks to match the colours used on the background and flower.
Do go and take a look at their blog to see some more great red ribbon inspiration from the regular design team members.


10 comments:

  1. Sizzix gears & the Big Shot are strewn about my floor with this very flower stamp about to be used for my White Christmas project so spying this during morning coffee break it took only a moment to know who the Guest was - I've been waiting for this to happen so was absolutely delighted seeing it come to pass. The tag is a delight especially with all the detail & I love that little charm & the way you used the Distress Inks for colouring the ribbon too.
    Paula (PEP)

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  2. This is gorgeous Val, I love the colours and the steampunk theme. Congratulations on being Guest Designer this week.

    Sue x

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  3. A really stunning tag Val...the little owl is placed in just the right spot peeking out love the flower did too

    Anne

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  4. Very classy tag Val. Beautiful detailing.
    Hugs
    ValR

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  5. This is really gorgeous Val and all the techniques have produced a fabulous end result. Love the stamps too and might have to have a look as I joined the Chocolate Baroque guild recently.
    Fliss xx

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  6. Fabulous tag Val and I love the colours you've used:)Congrats on your GD spot, well deserved!
    Val x

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  7. So happy to have you with us this week! :) Your tag is just GORGEOUS--and that gear tree is amazing!!!! :)

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  8. Val ... thank you for being our GDT this week. You have excelled at the challenge brief as this is gorgeous. The pointsetta is beautiful and looks like it is on vellum.

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  9. This is gorgeous Val! I love the poinsettia and that gorgeous little owl charm - and how lovely to see you taking the Guest slot this week!

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  10. This is brilliant Val - the best one so far I think. Love the addition of the owl - he's so cute. Congrats on being asked to be GDT at MMM.

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