12 Tags of 2013 - June

"Always waiting until the end of the month!"...that should be my new middle name! Here is my tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2013, June edition. However, since it's so close to Independence Day here in the U.S., I thought I'd go with that theme, instead of a more summery one, and Tim had me very inspired to do so after all his festive 4th of July projects lately. 

I used Ranger's Specialty Stamping Paper as my base for the jumbo sized tag. It took the paint and inks so well, and allowed for the white in the background that I wanted, a little trick courtesy of Wendy!

 

 

 

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Happy Striped Anniversary!!!

It's a brand new week, and time for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show. From thick to thin, multi-colored, or monochromatic, stripes are all over the place in most crafter’s supply stashes. Show us yours by making stripes out of strips of cardstock, buying striped papers, or even using a background striped stamp. And, if you’re feeling really adventurous, you could cross your stripes and create a plaid. What ever your choice for using them, we want to see "Stripes" this week. 
The format is also changing a little bit for winning. There will still be one randomly picked winner for the $50 voucher, but instead of having a 'Top Three' there will now be "Spotlight Artists". This means there is a chance for multiple winners based on whatever we like from your project, be it color, technique, product, even post write up. The DT is now looking for different exceptional qualities, and not just the best looking project. Doesn't that sound wonderful???

Although I have several striped papers lingering about in my cave, I wanted to use one of the many striped stamps I have laying around. I went with one from Wendy Vecchi's Quality Art set on this postcard made for a 50th anniversary for a friend's parents.

I just love all the Kaiser Craft wood products. These postcards are so much fun. I used lots of Wendy stamps and Ranger Archival to stamp on the front and back.

 

I used the striped image from Wendy's Quality Art Set, and heat embossed it.

I cut a heart from chipboard, and stained it and more Kaiser wooden pieces and then stamped over them.

I also stained the postcard in Barn Door, and gave it some water splotches.

I inked the edges of everything using Black Soot Distress, and added stained lace and Tim's Idea-ology Numerals.

I color washed some Prima flowers and added a little sheen to them as well with Perfect Pearls Mist.

 

Are you feeling stripey this week? If so, create a project with stripes on it, and then enter it into our challenge. You just might be the lucky winner of a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp. You can also be named as one of the many  "Spotlight Artists" for this challenge. Good luck, and don't forget to check out the other Design Team member's blogs to see how they have striped up their project!

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!