Turning a WIP into a finished product

I'm very interested in seeing how this tag is going to work out.

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project or similar products, as well as other fun items I've included.  If you click the link I get a small commission.  The price does not change at all for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• The Crafter's Workshop Chevron Stencil
• Dina Wakley Chevron Stencil
• AlteNew Alphabet Die Set 
• Sizzix Framelits Circle Die Set
• Tim Holtz Mini Metal Gears 
• Tim Holtz Metal Sprocket Gears
• Cross Stitch Embroidery Floss 
• Blick Acrylic Paint
  

 

Any ideas on what I can add?  What do you think about the color combination?  Thank you so much for coming by!

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow WIPI found a work in progress

I found a work in progress tag!  I love when I do that.  Play a whole bunch and then it's gets buried to be found later.  A new year's treasure hunt!

This tag is actually quite stiff to the touch.  It's covered in gesso through a stencil with some great colors added over the background pattern once dry.  Then I added more gesso through another stencil, after which I added paint through the same stencil and then outlined the letters with my Sharpie.  I also added some touches of orange on the edges.  I don't love the orange on the edge because it looks more brown.  Almost like rust.  I don't mind the rusty look at times, but I'm not sure how I'm feeling about this one.  It's definitely not done, so still some more work to do.

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project or similar products, as well as other fun items I've included.  If you click the link I get a small commission.  The price does not change at all for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• The Crafter's Workshop Chevron Stencil
• Dina Wakley Chevron Stencil
• AlteNew Alphabet Die Set 
• Sizzix Framelits Circle Die Set
• Tim Holtz Mini Metal Gears 
• Tim Holtz Metal Sprocket Gears
• Cross Stitch Embroidery Floss 
• Blick Acrylic Paint
  

 

Any ideas on what I can add?  What do you think about the color combination?  Thank you so much for coming by!

Tea Time with a Dapper Octopus

I decided to turn this tag was quick and quirky.  The background I shared with you on a previous post.  I grabbed several items from my stash and then added some washi tape.

I turned a quick octopus I stamped into a dapper tea drinker.  I included some embroidery floss

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project or similar products.  If you click the link I get a small commission.  The price does not change at all for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• The Crafter's Workshop Chevron Stencil
• Dina Wakley Chevron Stencil
• AlteNew Alphabet Die Set 
• Sizzix Framelits Circle Die Set
• Tim Holtz Mini Metal Gears 
• Tim Holtz Metal Sprocket Gears
• Cross Stitch Embroidery Floss 
• Blick Acrylic Paint
  

 

 

 Comment below about your favorite part of my tag!  Thank you so much for coming by!

Tag Magic - A First Layer

Do you ever have a craft supply that maybe you don't use as often, and then you rediscover it's potential?  I've got a lot of supplies, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, except sometimes I end up neglecting a supply.  When I find the supply again, I wonder about getting rid of it because I do have some supplies that I haven't used in a long time and don't plan to use.  That could have happened to the stencil I used on this tag.  Thankfully, I didn't upon seeing the first layer on this tag.

Sometimes I find myself at a loss with color combinations.  Sometimes they work, other times they really don't and I get annoyed at having to start over.  However I was very glad to se this tag with the color combination on it.  It's not a usual combination, but I think it works really well.

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project and others.  If you click the link I get a small commission.  The price does not change at all for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• The Crafter's Workshop Chevron Stencil
• Dina Wakley Chevron Stencil
• The Crafter's Workshop Rounded Stencil
  
• AlteNew Alphabet Die Set 
• Blick Acrylic Paint
• Teal Paint 
• Artist's Loft Orange Paint
• Liquitex Purple Paint 
  

 

Comment below about supplies you rediscover!  Thank you so much for coming by!

New Year, Time for a Refresh

Happy New Year!  How is yours going so far?  I know it's super early, and it can be resolution time.  I've notice everyone does something different.  Some do resolutions, some do intentions, still others make goals.  Which one are you?

I've done it a few different ways.  I know motivation is a big part of anything, regardless of the time of year.  And it can be overwhelming.  I've dealt with overwhelming.  It's a big challenge.  You can get stuck in your own head with circular thinking.  That's when you need to take a step back.  Not literally, but distract yourself.  Pull yourself out of that thinking , take a deep breath, listen to some music, or make some art.

 

The above tag is one found in a effort to take a deep breath and distract myself.  I was playing with a bunch of tags.  This one has a base of gesso, with some Dylusions color sprays spritzed through a stencil.  I don't know how the red bit came into being, but it's pretty cool.  It's a good base to work from.   And that's enough for me.

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project or similar products.  If you click the link I get a small commission while keeping the price the same for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• Archival Black Ink 
• Tombow Markers
• Artist's Loft Markers
• Apple Barrel Mint Paint
• Sizzix Thinlits Framed Tags Die Set
• Sizzix Thinlits Stacked Deckle Frame Die Set
• Dylusions Color Spray London Blue
• Dylusions Color Spray Postbox Red
• Dylusions Color Spray Vibrant Turquoise
• Dylusions Stencil Boulders 
  

What kind of art do you do when you need to take a break?  Is there a certain type of crafting you're curious to try?  Let me know and have an awesome day!

Finding Something Forgotten

By now you might be enjoying yourself at a New Year's Eve party.  Maybe you're relaxing in your jammies at home.  Maybe the littles are trying to convince Mom and Dad to let them stay up until midnight (c'mon, it's only one night out of the year...).  Or the bigger ones are up and you're playing game together while you await the ball drop.  However you celebrate New Year's, I hope it's a wonderful, happy, healthy, and prosperous one for you and your whole family. 

Have you even set out to clean or organize something and find something forgotten?  I did.  I was trying to clean out my supplies and discovered a huge pile of tags in all different stages of play.  So I thought I'd share one with you tonight.

I know, it looks super busy.  And it is, but if you look close you can identify all the layers.  It started with a bunch of stamping with Archival Black Ink.  Then I used a Sakura Moonlight pen with a stencil, and then a red paint marker to fill in the lines left by the stencil.  And I used a blue paint marker and a Sharpie to make the border.

Is it done?  I don't know.  I'm still deciding.  What would you do?

 

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project or similar products.  If you click the link I get a small commission while keeping the price the same for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• Archival Black Ink 
• Tombow Markers
• Artist's Loft Markers
• Apple Barrel Mint Paint
• Sizzix Thinlits Framed Tags Die Set
• Sizzix Thinlits Stacked Deckle Frame Die Set
  

What do you like about this tag?  Is it done?  What would you add?  Let me know in the comments!  Have an awesome day!

Stash Away

I'm trying to use things in my stash in a fun way.  I've got lots in my stash, and some of it I wasn't really sure how to use it.  Maybe not a huge problem for some, but it can get overwhelming to have so many supplies, especially when you like to use a lot of stuff.  Trying to put the items together can sometimes be a challenge.

This ATC has a patterned paper base.  It's called WhiteOut, and I think I found it at the craft store.  The basic premise is it's colorful, but subdued.  Every color looks like it was lightened, or white was added to it, hence the name.  Even the red is lighter, but not pink, which I also like.  I like many things, but pink is not one of them.

I added some red paint through a small Balzer Designs stencil, and added some blue later.  That's how I found the ATC in my stash.  I added cros-stitch floss, a remainder of a die-cut I had, as well as a few other die-cuts, a paper clip, and some sticky punchinella type paper that I swiped some turquoise paint over to add interest.

I'm entering my ATC into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge

Crazy is our Fame Challenge

I've include affiliated links for items I used for this project or similar products.  If you click the link I get a small commission.  The price does not change at all for you.  Enjoy the links and thank you for your support!

• The Crafter's Workshop Chevron Stencil
• Balzer Bits Numbers in Arrow (last I checked unfortunately out of stock, but could have changed)
  
• Dina Wakley Chevron Stencil
• AlteNew Alphabet Die Set 
• Sizzix Framelits Circle Die Set
• Tim Holtz Mini Metal Gears 
• Tim Holtz Metal Sprocket Gears
• Cross Stitch Embroidery Floss 
• Blick Acrylic Paint
  

 

DO you have a stash of supplies you're working to get through?  What are some ways you use your stash?  Thanks for stopping by!