Saturday, August 31, 2013

Soar & Make Art!

I couldn't let the month end without having participated in the Making Art Challenge at the Everything Wendy Vecchi Yahoo Group. The challenge this month was to use a die cut on your project.
The reflection from the metal foil wings gave quite a glare with my poor lighting this evening, so the photos do not capture the bright and vivid background like I would like.
Using a lightly water misted #10 Jumbo Manila Tag, I dabbed on some bright Distress Paints and then misted with more water to blend the paints. I did the same thing to the bust of the dressform Sizzix die, Sewing Room.
I placed another #10 tag on top of the painted one and pressed down to make a "kiss" image of all the painted goodness. It came out much lighter, but I love the effect. I began stamping many Wendy Vecchi images using the same colors of Distress Paint and added a little Metallic Distress Paint as well. I inked the edges in Walnut Stain and gave the bottom of the tag a little distressing.
I added Metal Foil Tape to some Tim Grunge Paper and die cut it with the Layered Wings die. Then I ran it through the Wings Texture Fade that matches the largest set of wings perfectly. I placed the smaller ones in as well even though they don't match up, but it still made gorgeous designs. I inked all the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. When I added the wings to dressform a little later, I tried different ways of layering them on each other and did each tag different.
I colored the portions of the dressform that will look like wood with Tea Dye Distress Stain, then stamped the wood image with Wendy's new Archival Ink in Potting Soil. It's a great deep brown.
I used Distress Markers...love the new colors so much...to give Wendy's Blossom Bucket Flowers a little more color.
I stamped three separate sentiments on Mowed Lawn colored Specialty Stamping Paper from Ranger, using the Potting Soil. I cut them out and inked them and placed them on the tag, along with some Walnut Stained Art Part Scallops. A Picked Raspberries colored Crinkle Ribbon finished the tag off.
The lighter tag is behind the brighter, and I left off the "Make Art" from it as well, as it's going to a young lady who doesn't craft.


 
 
I am also submitting this to Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stamper challenge for using "Metal".

Supplies:

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

46 comments:

  1. I love them both! The backgrounds are great.

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  2. You are always so inspirational . . . I am looking forward to fall and colder weather, just to have more time inside for art. Once the leaves are all raked and the lawn is mowed for the last time . . . that's when I have more time for the fun stuff :)

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  3. this is gorgeous, love the colours you have used..and those wings look fab! sending hugs trace xx

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  4. Fabulous tags, love the DP backgrounds.

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  5. Hello Anita
    These Tags are so full of life and energy that the onlooker can't help but feel happy. The Yellow hue is mostly a positive colour even though on times it can be too much on the eye, creating negativity, but this is not the case here. Interesting that your supplementary colour is Black, is this symbolic on how you are 'mending'?....I see symbolism in everything, and you may think very differently but these two creations are telling me that you are gathering courage everyday, but some days are still dark.
    Beautiful work my friend.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  6. Beautiful Anita, love the bright colours and I adore those wings

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  7. Love them both! Beautiful colors.

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  8. Fantastic background tag beautifully embellished Anita. Love the stitched detail on the dressform and those super embossed wings. Hope you are doing ok. Hugs, Jenny x

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  9. They are gorgeous. Love the colours & the layers of stamping & stencilling.

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  10. Your color scheme in this tags is amazing, and you used it beautifully with all the rich layers. Blessings, my friend!

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  11. These are spectacular! Vibrant with life, joy and color....your Mojo must have come home to nest! Seriously in love with all the color, texture and pattern you so artfully wove together in these tags. Yummy!

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  12. WOW Anita, Love the background you have created such beautiful colours...... Love the wings...Hugs May x x x

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  13. Thank you so much for the tutorial. Absolutely Beautiful!

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  14. Wonderful! I love all the colors.
    sandy

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  15. They are so pretty! I am sure the young lady will love receiving hers! I love the colors and the backgrounds you made with the distress paints. I love the wings! I love the foil tape, I am using it a lot lately, so now I want that wing die and folder, your wings are awesome! Hope you have a fab Labor Day weekend!!

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  16. Anita, these tags are sew incredible and artsy! I love the kissed image which is just as effective! I never ordered those wings! Enjoy the long weekend! Hugs!

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  17. Wonderful colours, fab layers and I love the body form with the most fabulous wings. Your tags will be treasured Anita

    Crafty hugs

    Annie x

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  18. Hey chick... GORGEOUS tags... love those bright fun colours and the sentiment is just perfect... needs to catch up big stylee with you...been too long! Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  19. Wow, what fabulous backgrounds Anita! I love that 'kissed' tip and the wings are just gorgeous. Lovely, bright and cheery tags. Hope you are well. Big hugs, Anne x

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  20. Hello Miss Anita, the photos are fine and show off these flipping gorgeous tags, the background you created are fabulous, looooove the colors and then that beautiful stamping all over just stunning,love the wood you added to the dress forms, excellent idea, love how the dressed forms dresses and the gorgeous wings, I love the way you added the sentiment, Outstanding work here Missy, thanks for sharing and I hope your having a wonderful weekend thanks for sharing you creative process...

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  21. May I just say AWESOME???? Love the idea of kissing the tags to get the same, but lighter, color palette.

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  22. Just beautiful Anita! These colors make me happy. Both versions are very pleasing. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. Wow these are stunning Anita with those wings totally fabulous. Wonderful colours too. I hope you are doing ok and getting lots of tlc and hugs. Nicola x

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  24. Hello Anita, love the saying as well as all of the art you have done here. I think I found my wings, they were dusty and getting moldy but have found them and love coming here to get inspired. xoxox

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  25. What a fun and perky tag! Great job!

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  26. Anita, this is beautiful! I really love your colors you used on this. Great idea with kissing the tag!

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  27. Beautiful! Love that stunning background and the funky dress form.

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  28. Wow, so colorful and lively! I love those wings! Really awesome tag, Anita, thanks so much for joining the MAC!

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  29. Gorgeous, the colors are fantastic, love also the dress form.

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  30. WOW what a fabulous expressive tag with the wings, love the colorful background too. Thanks for sharing the progress:-)
    Hugs Anja

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  31. Love the distress paint backgrounds! I love the vibrant colours - such happy tags Anita x

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  32. So very gorgeous! The colors are very impressive. Just the right colors to save those last sunny days :-) Love the 'kissed' TAG too ... Hugs, Suzanne x

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  33. Hi Anita, LOVE LOVE LOVE your tags! The colours are fantastic - so cheerful and uplifting. The kiss image looks great too - and a technique I hadn't thought of using on a tag although I use it a lot in my art journal - thanks for the top tip! MMx

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  34. What a beautiful tag. I think your background is stunning! The colors are so vibrant.
    Kate

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  35. Love, love, love those bright colors! And the triple set of wings...awesome.

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  36. Anita, the wings are the details that I prefer in your tag! Even the background is totally amazing! BArbarayaya

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  37. Beautiful tags! Love the bright colours and those wings look ready to take flight! Gorgeous work Anita x

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  38. Wow! Beautiful work. Those wings are amazing!

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  39. Wow, Anita! Those tags are amazing! Love all the sweet and bright colors you've used! The wings are really pretty for sure! Hugs, Sandra

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  40. Wonderful bright colours, and the background stamping is just fabulous. I love your winged dressform too...
    Alison xx

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  41. I totally love the gorgeous background colors you created, Anita. The dress form with wings is amazing. Thank you for the great inspiration! :)

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  42. Ах, Анита! Я смотрю на эти вликолепные теги и я плачу... Моя Душа кричит!... Эти теги непонятны для ДРУГИХ людей-обычных простых людей. НЕПОНЯТНЫ-и в этом их прелесть. Я чувствую, что моя душа стремиться создавать такие же НЕПОНЯТНЫЕ вещи, но- смелые и нестандартные! Я надеюсь, что смогу оторваться от стереотипов... И ты для меня-пример в этомнелёгком деле!... Ещё раз СПАСИБО тебе.

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  43. Fantastic tag I love it:) The colours of backroud are gorgerous. And brilliant quote :)

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