Artistic Outpost May Blog Hop

     This month our theme is masculine. I chose the Steampunk stamp plate from Artistic Outpost.  My background was a disgarded tag from a previous project. I went over it with a bit of gesso, trying to keep the background color and texture but covering up my boo boo at the same time. And then I used a tree stencil with some gel medium.  I really like the effect it made after letting some ink drip down in the cracks. And then of course I just layered everything on top.

  Don’t forget to visit the other DT members for inspiration.

Gerrie
Lisa
Suzanne
Tracy
Linda
Alison
Terry
Kate – you are here

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Tim’s 12 Tags – April

   Hello! Today I have a tag I made for Tim Holtz’s 12 tags Challenge. I love the background technique that Tim showed.  Here is a picture of my background before adding my embellishments.

     I am loving those new Distress Paints (thanks to my friend). I altered a piece of chipboard and used patinas on a metal bookplate. I added some twine around the bookplate and layered everything on top of a mistable tag. I used the butterflies from the pappilon stamp set. I cut & layered them on top of each other. The butterfly on the very top has been stamped on acetate.

   And here is a closeup of all the layers. I hope you have a great week and thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your time and comments.
Kate

Challenges Entered:
Simon Says Stamp & Show- color

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Be Yourself Tag

    I decided to play around with all my Wendy Vecchi stamp sets that have been lying around unused. Now that I have more time not dedicated to design teams I am trying my hand at different supplies and styles.  Wendy’s style is very inspiring but I can’t come anywhere near to recreating it. Obviously, thats because we all have our own styles. This tag was my take on WV but of course in my style.
   Have a great day.
Kate

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With Love Tag

    I wanted to try something new for this tag. No inks or sprays (except for the stamps). A little out of my comfort zone but I am up for a challenge. I wanted a silver and white color scheme but realized that the rose turned up cream in the photo. I know to add a bit of gesso to the flower next time. The heart stamp is from the All-occasion Icon stamp set by Red Rubber Designs.
    I embossed the background and then layered my embellishments on top. Hope you like it. Don’t forget to check out the Red Rubber Designs store. Pam is having a HUGE sale to celebrate the company’s first birthday.

Kate

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What’s the Buzz?

    Another project for you featuring Paper Boy by Artistic Oupost. I made a pouch and a tag to tuck inside.

   The tag has been embossed, gessoed, and sprayed. I layered lots of trims along with one of my favorite images from Paper Boy.

   Don’t forget to use your AO stamps and join the in the March Referral Challenge.

Kate

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Tim’s 12 Tags: March

    I loved Tim’s March Tag. The beautiful spring colors mixed with a grungy touch are just what I love.
     I improvised a bit as I don’t have all the newest products. I used Tim’s tattered floral die to make the flowers. I layered petals, cut and painted some leaves and added glitter. The sentiment and the rabbit are from Crafty Secrets. The banner was free cut and stamped. The background is TH paper and the edges have been sanded. I think my favorite is the sparkly flowers and rabbit.

   I hope you are enjoying your week. Have fun crafting!
Kate

Challenges entered:
12 Tags of 2013
Tattered Floral Challenge
Crafty Secrets March Link Party

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Extra Bliss Tag

  
    I am sharing a tag I made using the new Paper Boy stamp plate by Artistic Outpost. I love it! Perfect for all the men in my life. I made this tag for my hubby for Valentine’s day.

  
   I had a lot of fun making this tag. I used my Dylusion sprays to make some yummy bright colors. The background has been embossed in white. I layered lots of hearts to keep with the love theme. The little ‘Newsie’ image has been stamped and colored with Distress Markers. I added a few ‘extra’ embellies I had lying around. I hope you like my masculine and very bright tag!

   If you missed the Paper Boy release blog hop click Here. You will can get so much inspiration looking at all the fabulous projects ,by the DT. Enjoy.
Kate

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Tim’s February Tag 2013

    Wow! I can’t believe I am actually sharing a non-design team project with you today. Lately, I have had no time to craft on the side for challenges or just because. I am on three design teams right now and it gets a bit overwhelming at times.
   Alright, onto the tag. I loved Tim Holtz’s February tag but I don’t have any of the blue print stamps so here is my take. I dug out my new Wendy Vecchi stamps I got for Christmas. Can you believe I have a stack of 10 or more stamp sets that I haven’t had time to play with since Christmas? Disgraceful! Anyway, so I went for a more feminine theme because Valentine’s is over.
  

    My background was swiped with silver metallic distress stain and stamped with several layers of background stamps. I then added an embossed back cardstock with a metallic core. The dress form was colored using Distress Markers and the large TH wings were embossed in silver. I clustered mini metal gears around the dress forms waist to create a steampunk belt. I finished off with some black bakers twine, a TH stamped heart and a flower.
   Thank you for visiting. I am a little behind on visiting your blogs but I’ll be coming around as soon as life slows.
  Happy weekend!
Kate

Challenges Entered:
Tim’s 12 Tags
Frilly and Funkie- Layer it On
Simon Says Stamp and Show- Metal-ology
Ranger Ink- February Color Challenge
Funkie Junkie Sunday Share (Distress Markers)
Happy Daze February Challenge- love

     

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Butterflies

   I wanted to experiment with UTEE so I decided to give it a go on this tag. I started my background off by running molding paste through a flower stencil. I then sprayed some glimmer sprays and washed lightly with gesso. I then spread a thin layer of UTEE over the top. I added a piece of gold doily and then mixed some gold embossing powder into the UTEE and spreaded it over top of the gold doily.
    The sentiment is from the Happiness stamp set by Red Rubber Designs. It was my inspiration for the big butterfly in the corner.

   
    Thank you for looking.
Kate

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Valentine’s Tag

   I made these tags for my little boys. I thought this stamp set, Little Darlins, from Red Rubber Designs would be perfect. Little boys love robots, dinos and gears. I am planning on putting it on top of a box of chocolates. The background Paper was embossed and sprayed with Dylusion inks.

I used the same techniques and stamp set with this second tag. I layered an acrylic frame and a stamped Frame. I then added some flowers and several cut out dinos.
Thanks for stopping.

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Cheerio Tag

   I am a little behind on this post. This week has been crazy. I made this tag for my best friend. She recently traveled to London. I used the Artistic Outpost ‘London Underground’ stamp plate to make this tag. Another set I love from AO.
   Don’t forget to join in the February Referral Challenge using your Artistic Oupost stamps.

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Chair-ished Friend Tag

    A little valentines tag for a friend using stamps from Red Rubber Designs. I layered paper, doilies, trim, and stamps. The sentiment is from Chair-ished Friend stamp set and the embossed flower is from the Charcoal Flowers stamp set. The cherub is from their Charm Grab Bag. Love these. The patterned paper is from the Kaleidoscipe Brites and the Rustic Chic paper stacks.
    Thanks for stopping by.
Kate

Challenges Entered:
Fashionable Stamping Challenge-Show Some Love

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Paper Artsy Tag Trio

I was very inspired by a post on the Paper Artsy blog by Linda Cain. She did a lovely trio of tags using paints and stamps in her background. I decided to give it a try.

I loved the simplicity and elegance of Linda’s tags. It inspired me to make her design my own. I used the sponging technique for the background and Lynne Perrella Stamps for the images. Well, thats it for today. Hubby and I are going to watch a movie!
Kate

Challenges entered: Paper Artsy Challenge
Simon Says Stamp & Show- what are you known for?

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Darling Tag

    Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? Here is a tag that I made for Pink Persimmon using their Sweetheart Silk Card. It would be a great tag for that box of chocolates. I wrapped some thread around the thread card. I added a few paper bag roses and a pretty Melissa Frances resin cherub.      
    Thank you for stopping!
Kate

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Paris Exposition Tag

    I made another tag using the Paris Exposition stamp set from Artistic Outpost. I am finding so many different ways to use these stamps. I love that I can incorporate them into a tag with a bright splash of color and they still look vintage. So cool!
    Well, I am off to get the little dudes out of the tub and hopefully I can catch a pre-bedtime cat nap. I’m pooped. Happy rest of the weekend! Thank you for taking the time to visit.
Kate

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