In my thoughts

Hello :)

Posting two days running - that must be a miracle!  Well today I am sharing another tag with you, and its one that I am entering into Tim Holtz's tattered floral challenge.

I choose one of my favourite colour combinations for this tag, which is Purple and Green.  The background of the tag was coloured with Distress Inks - Dusty Concord, Peeled Paint and Broken China.  All blended together and spritzed with water.  The edges were shaded with the Dusty Concord.  I also stamped the butterflies from the Tim Holtz Papillion set, using Dusty Concord, as using black would have made the image too bold and stand out too much.

 Of course the main focus on this tag is the lovely flower made up from various elements of the Tattered Floral Die Cut.  The largest bottom flower was cut from some lovely textured felt already dyed to just the right shade of purple.  The other elements were cut from a thick card and then coloured with Peeled Paint and Broken China - the edges were just touched with the Dusty Concord.  The centre of the flower has a small gem attached for a bit of glitz.

The tag was further embellished with two strips of velvet ribbon that accent the colours in the tag.

The other bit of glitz on the tag is a twisted wire which has several clear crystal type drops attached.  These really catch the light.  They are normally meant for floral decoration, but I found them in a local craft shop.

The sentiment on the tag is - In my thoughts.  This was stamped onto co-ordinating paper and then attached above a strip of dark purple gross-grain ribbon.  The ribbon was attached with a couple of staples from my tiny attacher.

Well I'm really happy to share this tag with you, hoping that it might inspire you to join in the tattered floral challenge too!

Be creative

Sarah