This week I chose the challenge for everyone. I wanted to do something different and also be cost-conscious (ski trip on Tuesday!!!). So my challenge was to make 10 tags, use your favorite color, use something shiny, and to recycle (we weren’t allowed to buy anything.) So I changed my mind about a dozen times between when I came up with the challenge and today. After seeing all the other wonderful tags the ladies have made, I knew I needed to step up my game.
My favorite colors are pink and blue. Which one to choose???? Why not do both? I needed a birthday tag for a Eli’s present, so I made 5 blue birthday tags. I have a girl’s birthday to get ready for in a few weeks, so I made 5 pink tags. I used a cute little cupcake stamp and used pearl paint. I used a Tim Holtz technique where you blend different inks over the paint and then wipe off the ink and the paint shows up as a resist. So for the pink tags I used Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet and Aged Mahogony and Memento Rose Bud. For the blue tags I used Tim Holtz inks again: Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, and Faded Jeans.
After I did the inks, I decided to make the whole thing shiny with Glimmer Mists (LOVE them!!!) For the pink tags I used Vintage Pink and Santa Baby. For the blue tags I used Bubble and Denim Blue. Look at them shine!
So then I needed to add sentiments. I used CTMH black ink and a little Happy Birthday stamp and then used a Nestibility to cut out the frames. Then I edged the frames in the same colors I inked with. I stamped the To/From in CTMH red on the pink tags and Faded Jeans on the blue ones. They were finished off with ribbon from my stash. I think the pink ribbon is just right!
So, Yay! I finished the challenge! It seems to have been as much of a challenge for me as everyone else. I can’t wait to see what Jenn W. has in store for us next week. I will have to finish that one after I get back from skiing.
~Jenn
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