Good morning! I'm off to Oktoberfest today up at Wachusett Mountain today with the hubby and a couple of our good friends. It's a beautiful Fall day and there will be lots of beer and yummy food and I'm looking forward to it!
I'd like to enter my card below into the following challenges today:
Shopping Our Stash #583 - Chicken!
Critter Crazy #115 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes
Tic Tac Toe #302 (I used die cuts, free, and embossing/wet)
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My papers are from Doodlebug Designs. I used the Terrific Ticket Dies from Unity Stamp Co. and stamped the chicks from the Chicken In set at Paperie Ink Stamps on that as well as on the strip of DP on the bottom. Everything was stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and sponged the edges with black ink.
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And I also have a tag to share today - this is for the following challenges:
Creative Artiste - Anything Mixed Media Goes
The Little Things #08 - Sunflowers or Squirrels
Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes
The Card Concept #229 (I was inspired by the sunflowers!)
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So the other day I got totally frustrated with my giant, messy bin full of premade backgrounds... I am obsessed with making backgrounds, but then I just hoard them. LOL So I forced myself to use a whole bunch of them on projects, and I started with this one that started out as a big piece of watercolor paper with this very large sunflower stenciled on it with Distress Crayons, leaving them chunky and unblended in spots for texture. I had no idea what to do with it so I decided to turn it into a tag! I used the Luggage Nesting Tags Sugar and Spice from Simon Says Stamp and simply sponged the edges with brown ink and added a little ephemera sentiment from my stash. I finished it off with some coordinating ribbon pieces from my scrap pile! Peace.
Hi Jenn, I'm so glad you pulled a background out of the bin for your tag! What a great sentiment. Your chicken card is super cute. Thanks for joining us at Tic Tac Toe Challenge!
ReplyDeleteSweetness!! Your cute little chicks are perfect for our challenge over at Shopping Our Stash. Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with us. Way to go "shopping your stash" for our CHICKEN theme!! Today begins another challenge...we hope you will join us again!!
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Your tag looks wonderful Jenn - love the artsy feel:) I also like the cute chicken card too. Thank you so much for joining us at The Card Concept xx
ReplyDeleteYou did great, Jenn! I absolutely love how the tag turned out!! ♥♥
ReplyDeleteI also have tons of homemade backgrounds that I don't know what to do with yet, but the day will come when I get the right inspiration—we just have to be patient! ;))
...love your chicks, too!
Thank you so much for playing along with The Little Things. Rosi x
You might also be interested in this challenge blog:
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Beautiful tag, the flower looks so textural. Thank you for joining us once again at Creative Artiste. Im the same I have a giant box full of backgrounds ive made as they are ideal to make on the days when i want something to do but not involve too much thinking! lol Every now and then i have a good go and using some...the trouble is its quicker to make them than use them! 😁
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn. SO glad to hear someone else makes backgrounds, and sometimes they provide inspiration on the right day! So glad you and your chicks joined us this month at Critter Crazy, CarolG
ReplyDeleteLovely tag, Pretty design, texture and colours. Thank you for joining us at Creative Artist. Judy DT
ReplyDeleteA great save - love the colours on your tag. Never throw anything away - even if you don't like it you can cut bits up to use on your mixed media projects. Thanks for sharing with us at Creative Artiste
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