This tag has been made using one of the new Crafty Individuals stamps - Summer Garden (CI-385) and the Alice Palace Bubble Bird (CI-371).
Challenges to have fun with -
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Inspired by - for me this is Kate Crane and her journaling style although this has more muted colours.
Bloggers Challenge - Tags
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
The background has DIs pickled raspberry, dried marigold and salty ocean blended over the tag, sprinkled with water and dried then bubble-wrap stamped in gesso.
I used a white posca pen to colour in some of the summer garden stamp images, then the bird and 'hello' coloured with prisma colours added to it.
I also stamped, coloured and cut out extra flowers to create more height and you can hopefully make out four of them in the photo below.
Some doodling round the edges in black and white, some coloured ribbon and a tiny birdhouse charm on a pin finishes it off.
Happy crafting.
hugs {brenda} x0x
Amazing effect brenda with the 3 D blossoms! A really wonderful tag.. I also adore your choice of colors!
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Susi
A gorgeous tag, love the colours and the it's beautifully summery.
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Love it! Do you just use the foam pad blending tool to blur the background colours?
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Love how you did this...Little Miss C loves this type of work...She just made her first art journal page and is so proud of it!!! Her theme was GROW. She is going to love your tag...will show her on the weekend.
I think your choice of stamp is perfect for this and popped the few forward really makes them catch your eye.
Adore the composition on your tag and how everything blends seemlessly.
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stunning tag, love the image and how you have subtly layered it up. congrats on blog worthy links too. x
ReplyDeleteWonderful, beautiful tag, absolutely love it.
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Debby
Oh, love this! Fabulous combination of colours and so effective with the white doodles and high lights and what wonderful new stamps! Great tag!!
ReplyDeleteLove this, gorgeous colorcombination and beautiful stamps! Groetjes karin
ReplyDeletePerfect colour choices and boy have you shown this stamp off to it's best advantage! Need it:) Hugs, Jenny x
ReplyDeleteGreat tag Brenda, love the gesso bubble wrap adds subtle texture also the raised flowers for dimension, all fab!
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Amanda x
This is gorgeous, Brenda. Love the flowers with the bird.
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Fabulous tag Brenda, The 3D effect on the flowers really makes them pop. Gorgeous colours.
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This is beautiful, what a deliciously dreamy background! Love this trace x hugs x hope you are still having a wonderful time x
ReplyDeleteOh my! What a fantastic tag Bren! Great imagery and love the colour mix. Great use of the Posca pen too, this is fabulous, one of my favourites. Chris xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Love the busy little garden and the wonderful background. Hope your vacation is going well.
ReplyDeleteJoyce xx
Lovely Brenda - the soft background is wonderful against al those blooms! x
ReplyDeleteOh dear Brenda, now I really need this stamp too.... perhaps tomorrow at Port Sunlight. The colours in the background are so soft and delicate and the additional flowers and layering are amazing. Love, love, love this wonderful tag! Hope the holidsy is going well. Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteLoving how you've used this gorgeous stamp. Hope you are having a fab time in USA. Annette x
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Oh Brenda, you have again made quite fantastic artwork! This tag is really adorable!
ReplyDeleteHow beautifully light and flowing - perfectly 'Summer' Brenda! Happy shopping 2moro. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag, Brenda, those stamps are beautiful,
ReplyDeleteRosie x
Gorgeous tag Brenda! The background looks fabulous, great technique! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag Brenda, love all the special details you added! ~Diane
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - I love that Summer Garden stamp and will order as soon as I get through leaving you a comment. I also appreciate your tutorials - they do help me a lot! Really fun the way you have doodled around your tag. Tim is right - your blog is grand!!
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Such a lovely garden, Brenda! Love all the flowers and that sweet birdie! It is almost tomorrow! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous summery tag.
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Brenda, that's a wonderful tag, great summer feeling.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag Brenda. I love how you've made the flowers 3D - so effective.
ReplyDeleteThese new stamps are gorgeous but have I really got room for any more??!!
Enjoy your weekend.
Juliax
oh wow Brenda .. this is gorgeous .. i love the colours and the way you decoupaged the flower heads
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Fabulous tag!
ReplyDeleteStunning, Brenda - just beautiful colours, so unexpectedly (to me) fabulous together, and the doodling takes the already fabulous meadow flowers to a whole new level of loveliness!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
WOW Brenda this is gorgeous, beautiful colours and how well they go with this stamp. Now if we could only get some sunshine.... x
ReplyDeleteWow, Brenda, das Tag sieht traumhaft schön aus.
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Und ich liebe diesen schönen Stempel.
Schönes Wochenende
Sophie xx
Brenda...you never cease to amaze me. Your work is always so beautifully done and with such creative thought. This tag is lovely. I love the background, the stamp of the flowers you've added on top of it and how you have colored them. Such a pretty design and a cheery, fun tag! Thanks for sharing your art with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy
ReplyDeleteAn adorable tag, Brenda!
ReplyDeleteLovely details everywhere you turn and wonderful colours! LOVE it!
Thank you for playing along with us at OurCreativeCorner!
Claudia x
Ooh yummy tag Brenda..love the white detailing and goreous colour combo ! Esther xx
ReplyDeleteLazy blogger here Brenda but just had to say this is gorgeous.
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Just spotted this so love those pastel colours, what a gorgeous effect, love it. xx
ReplyDeleteIf these stamps were there yesterday they did not pop out at me, but if I'd seen this first I'd have looked for them this is gorgeous. XOXO Zoe
ReplyDeleteBrenda,
ReplyDeleteYou always inspire me -- I love this tag!!!
Hugs,
Kay
Oh what a BEAUTIFUL tag....so glad Kate inspired it! I love the flowers!!!! The background is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us this week here at Simon Says Stamp and Show!
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us at Our Creative Corner this time.
Juliaxx
Absoluty perfect! I love it! and this stamp too!!!bisous
ReplyDeleteStunning tag Brenda! Love the flowers, color and added gesso stamped bubble wrap! Thanks for playing along with the Bloggers Challenge!
ReplyDeleteLove the white pen accents and such a pretty stamp to begin with... stunning!
ReplyDeletetotally gorgeous Brenda
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Wow, I just love this, the colours are amazing!! Hugs Juls xxx
ReplyDeleteShould also have said: it's wonderful to have you play along at Our Creative Corner with this beauty!
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