Saturday 1 September 2012

Challenges for a change

Lots to show you today, this is post 1 and a tag I made just for me. Of course it has a dress form and a kinda sewing theme, but then it would wouldn't it????


It is ages since I entered any challenges, so I thought I would do something for just that purpose today and I chose Frilly and Funkie - now how could I resist that one lol; Simon Says Stamp and Show - Summer distress colours and Rogue Redhead Designs - use a circle, square and rectangle.

The tag was stamped with embossing ink which resists the summer distress colours that I blended over the top. I added a square of circles (does that make sense?) and rectangles of tissue paper which I blended with the DIs, the chicken wire and a piece of netting beneath it are also rectangular. To those I added a Crafty Individuals dress form (plate CI-306), also stamped with embossing ink and again the DIs blended over.


Other bits and pieces finish it off. I would like to thank dear Terry for the fibre card and tiny cotton reel as they were in a package of goodies she gave me when I visited her a few weeks ago. Thanks Terry, all my lovely bits are now in my 'sewing' box.

If you haven't seen my exciting news, then please scroll down to the last post. I am still in shock and can't believe my luck.

Wishing you happy times this weekend. Post 2 coming up soon.

hugs {brenda} xox

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15 comments:

catherine said...

This is such a fab tag Brenda and love the way you have used the distress colours. they work so well together for your piece. love the sewing theme.
x catherine

Words and Pictures said...

Absolutely yummy! The dress form looks amazing in that raspberry emboss...
Alison x

DesignerDiva said...

Hello dear Brenda I have been such a stranger to blogging this summer as work was really busy in August but I'm back now thank goodness!
This is stunning as is all your beautiful work! The colours and details are gorgeous Brenda you have excelled yourself!
Congrats on the new DT post well deserved and perfect for you and your creative talents Mrs.
Just looking at your holiday snaps I'm green with envy you went to Michaels!
Hugs Laurie xx

coldwaters2 said...

Wow Brenda this is one fantastic detailed tag, there is so many things to see and all of them are beautiful, I love the wonderful embellishments and design it is superb.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Karin said...

great tag, beautiful background!

Inkypinkycraft said...

another wonderful piece, just love the embossed dress form! so many beautiful details and another stunner! trace x

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

What a gorgeous tag Brenda! Amazing texture and colours - I looooove it! And super happy wonderful exciting news!!! Congrats hun - I am so proud of you. You are such a talented Crafty Individual - well done!!!! xxx

Anna-Karin said...

Wow, this is gorgeous! Love the different patterns, shapes and textures that you used. Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

Marjie Kemper said...

The dress form is awesome with the snap and I sure do love all the layers in the background... thanks, Brenda, for joining us at Frilly & Funkie! I'm still grinning for you over Friday's big news!

Daniele said...

what a wonderful project, love the rich colouring and the body form is fabbie
hugs

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

That millinery netting always makes me smile!!! Love your gorgeous brights...so perfect for this theme. The resist is perfect on the dress form and those embellies wonderful! Thank you so much for playing along with us this fortnight at Frilly & Funkie!!!

Anonymous said...

Fab tag! Love the way you have incorporated the shapes :)

Thanks for playing the Shape Up Rebel Challenge at RRD!

Maura said...

This is cool. I love how you pulled all the sewing theme together!

Shirl said...

Just for me tags are the best especially when they are so girly girly.

Hugs Shirley x x

Terry said...

No way could you resist Frilly and Funkie and we can't resist this stunner! Wow, you really don't hold back at all on sewing themed creations! Love every little detail! Have a great weekend! Hugs!