Tuesday, September 18, 2012

End Of Summer Tag Card

Summer ends this week, so I thought I would make one more Summer related project, and incorporate a few challenges (Okay, FOUR...but I'm pressed for time!) into it. At The Stamp Man Challenge, the theme is "Summer Hot Colors",  the Blogger's Challenge has a theme for "Silhouettes", the Sunday Stamper challenge is "Ribbons", and Unruly Paper Arts Reader Art Quest 1, has a theme of "4x4 Format".
Warning: Lots of step out photos.
I sprayed a jumbo #10 sized tag as well as a piece of Manila paper sized 3 1/2 inch square with water. Then I sprayed Cut Grass, Fresh Squeezed Lime, London Blue, and Lemon Zest Dylusions Ink Sprays onto both items. I dried them thoroughly with a heat tool. I folded the tag in half and then set it aside.
I stamped the solid leaf design with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink to make a silhouette image several times.
Using the dotted Dylusions stencil, I inked Picked Raspberry Distress Ink through the floral portion of the stencil, to make a few silhouette flowers.
I adhered three strips of ribbon to the card, but only down the middle of the ribbon so the sides were without adhesive.
I stitched down the middle of each piece of ribbon forwards and back, to make a nice thick seamed line, and stitched around the border of the card as well.
I stamped the Dylusions leaf image in Jet Black Archival directly onto the stitched ribbon. I colored in each leaf with Cut Grass Dylusions using a Detailer Water Brush. I fluffed up the sides of the ribbon to add texture and contrast.
Using the same floral stencil, I traced around 3 flowers with a permanent marker.
I colored in the petals and centers of the flowers with Lemon Zest and Bubblegum Pink Dylusions in a Detailer Water Brush.
I traced around the colored flower parts with Glaze Pens, to get a raised image to add more texture as well as some shine.
I filled in each flower with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink using a Detailer Water Brush, and I added a few more silhouette petals here and there. I mounted this card onto white cardstock, gave it a sentiment, and then set it aside.
I used an 18 inch sheer ribbon to thread through the hole in the tag, and then pulled it through to allow each side of the tag to have an equal amount of ribbon. I stitched around the perimeter of the whole tag, as well as down the middle to define both halves and keep the ribbon in place. I folded the tag back in half, and adhered the card onto the part of the tag without the hole. I tied the ribbon into a bow to close the tag card.
Inside
Back

Supplies:
From My Stash: green and sheer ribbons, white cardstock




I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!



25 comments:

  1. ...awesome work Anita, loVe this! always a delight to visit your blog...Mel :)

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  2. Simply STUNNING Anita, love those bright colours... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  3. I love this card. It is so beautiful colours and amazing flowers:)

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  4. Hi Anita, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love your detailed tutorial, the stitching, the way you finished off the flowers and the amazing colours. A beautiful piece of work. Crafty hugs, Anne x

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  5. Layers and layers of goodness. The colours on this project are so rich and vibrant. Love the stitched ribbon detail and the foreground/background petals. This design is so cool. Thanks for the step-out photos. They make the process so clear.

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  6. Holy wowsers! Love all the pictures with all the deets. Stunning tag card, Anita.

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  7. A VERY cool tag card....love the stems of the flowers!!!!

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  8. An amazing project, the colors and details are fantastic

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  9. Love your tutorial of creativity, thanks for sharing this beautiful last summer flowers card.
    xox Anja

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  10. Clever, clever! Love the surprise element of ribbon - certainly adds another layer and so unexpectedly.

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  11. Absolutely stunning Anita, I love your work.

    Hugs
    Anke

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  12. Oooo, tis bootiful! Love the colors, and the way you used that stencil!

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  13. What a great and colourful restult Anita! The pictures are so nice to follow the process ...lovely!

    greetings, Alie :-)

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  14. Wow Anita, what a super piece of art. I love the colours too. You always give such great tutorials. Enjoy your day. Hugs Rita xx

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  15. Stunning card tag! I so like that the tag is used as a card! Love the brightness of it! Hugs,
    Sandra

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  16. Gorgeous Anita! I love all your wonderful details!

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  17. Lovely use of stenciling plus those gorgeous colors, Anita. Love it!

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  18. Just catching up with the blogs I can only access through Chrome and this post leapt out at me. What a brilliant use of colour and texture. So much to take in - your step by steps really help. Thanks for sharing again. Hugs, Buttons x

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  19. This Tag card is absolutely stunning Anita.I love the colours.
    Greetings
    Felicie

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  20. Beautiful way to use the stencils and inks along with the tag! Thanks for playing along with us at Bloggers Challenge!

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  21. Awesome card Anita...really great colours and I love how you used ribbon!
    Hugs from Slovenia

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  22. This is such a fantastic card, Anita. The colors are great!

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  23. This is beautiful Anita!!! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!!! :)

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  24. stunning project. well done on being showcased over at UnRuly PaperArts. x

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