Friday, October 21, 2016

Birthday Cupcake Tags

Hello All! Sorry for not visiting lately...been horribly sick and finally on the mend. Today, I have two birthday tags that I've made for friends using lots of Ranger, Tim Holtz, Stamper's Anonymous, and Sizzix goodness. Thanks for the support and comments, and I hope I can do the same! Cheers!
I used washi tape to make borders around the tags, and then stamped two of Tim's background images using Glacier White Pigment Ink. You can't see much color on a black tag, so stamping in white first is the key...a trick I learned from the awesome Wendy Vecchi!
Then I started inking in all the bright colors using Ranger Dye Inks...SO COOL, right?!!
I covered the tags with Tim's Distress Micro Glaze to keep my ink sealed and vibrant, and then wiped any extra off. LOVE this stuff!
I stamped and die cut the cupcakes, inked in the bottoms, and then stamped in the same ink. It's amazing that you can ink and stamp in the same color but the intensities of each make them not blend together.
I covered the tops of the cupcakes with Opaque Texture Paste, and then sprinkled on some Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter for glitz. Once it was dry, I lightly inked over the raised paste with Antique Linen Distress to make it looks like meringue...why not?!!
I had these Found Relatives girls cut out from a class, so I gussied them up with hats and ribbon...LOVE their boas...and affixed them on the cupcake tops with a Memo Pin. I stitched around the tags, added more ribbon, and adhered lots of matting, then finished up with words, charms for initials, Mirrored Stars and Hearts, bows, and finally some Stickles.
  
 
 
 
Until next time...have an awesome day!

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

18 comments:

  1. Fabulous tags! I hope you continue to mend.

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  2. Hi Anita, hope you are feeling better.... I have managed to keep my germs at bay for now! I love your cards, I agree that micro glaze is so cool, I've used it loads! Sending you some warm healing hugs your way xxx

    Kaz xx

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  3. Fabulous designs Anita, love those vibrant backgrounds and the dressed up girls look brilliant. Hope you feel better really soon xxx

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  4. Absolutely love these--I read all the details and am inspired to get inky again! Helene

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  5. Hope you feel better soon. These tags are absolutely delightful. I love the background. Oh, and the way you decorated the figures and placed them on the cupcake. So darn cute.

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  6. Who wants a cupcake? I do, I do! Especially when they look as yummy as these beauties! These tags are a party on paper, Beautiful Soul! The wonderful color palette sets such a festive tone! Then all those wonderful details (netting behind the vintage images=YUM!) make me want to break out my limbo stick and party on. There is so much to love here: texture, depth, dimension and whimsy for sure! Thanks for the great tip about stamping on black with white ink...that is genius! Wonderful step out and fabulous tags. Your friends are gonna be sooooo happy! Hugs!!!

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  7. Beautiful tags Anita. Loving those vibrant colours! hugs :)

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  8. Anita, so sorry you have been sick! tis the season is it not?
    Sending healing thoughts~
    These tags are omgosh adorable! I would never have bought the cupcake as I would not know what to do with it! You rocked these birthday tags! I just love the colors you chose and your details you added-so clever! hugs,Jackie

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  9. Gorgeous tags, Anita! Love those vibrant colors and the dolled up gals!

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  10. I love these! The backgrounds are fantastic, great colours and the little 'necklaces' the girls are wearing are so, so cute and I love the cupcakes! Hugs, Anne xx

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  11. Oh my gosh these are fun! Totally amazing and most clever!

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  12. These are adorable! Great choice of colors. I hope you're feeling better, take care of yourself!!

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  13. Great looking tags!! Love those bits of netting around the girls, those cup cakes are great fun too!

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  14. Totally love these amazing tags Anita xx Wonderful colours and the girls are so sweet.
    Sorry to hear you have been poorly xx Sending huge hugs to you xx
    Annie xx

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  15. Absolutely gorgeous!!! Hope you're feeling much better!
    Alison xx

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  16. These are fab! So fun and vibrant. Hope you're on the mend ASAP!

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  17. Fabulous colours and love the cupcakes Anita, I'm sure they were the hit of the party(ies)! Hope you are feeling better now, take care of yourself and thanks for sharing your wonderful projects, Deb xo

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