Last month I made a card for my daughter in law for Mother's Day, so I started out wanting to do the same for my son...and then it evolved into a tag that he can display at work. I wanted something masculine and I remembered how much I enjoyed the first Technique Remix in 2016 by Tim Holtz (here). So, I found my Stars embossing folder, used on Spellbinders Precious Metals, and dabbed on some black Distress Paint, rubbed in and wiped down. I trimmed the metal piece to fit the Jumbo Manila Tag, and adhered it to the top portion of the tag. I then stamped the quote from the retired set from Ali Edwards, It's OK in white craft ink onto black cardstock. I used Snow Cap acrylic paint to fill in the image on the Word Bands and Typed Tokens.
For the photo, I changed the image to Black and White, printed it in wallet size onto an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of photo paper, and used Spellbinders Large Deckled Rectangles to imitate the edge of an old photo. (Looks like they caught the grandkids on Family Movie Night!)
I like that I was able to fit this into my two favorite challenge blogs:
Frilly and Funkie: Letter Perfect
Simon Says: Anything But a Card
Thanks for stopping by!
What a great tag for your son! I adore that photo and you've given it pride of place over that embossed background. Love those words! Thank you for sharing your artwork with us at Frilly and Funkie for our Letter Perfect challenge! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara, for your kind words. I love the challenges and inspiration on Frilly and Funkie!
DeleteFabulous tag and very masculine. The sentiment is wonderful and compliments the photo perfectly. Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie.
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Cec
It is always a challenge to do masculine projects, so I love how you nailed this one! What a great background with the textured stars and the metallic touches give it a "rustic elegance." I also like the nostalgic feel of it. Simply put, it is an amazing tag and I'm so glad you took the time to share it with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! And on a personal side note, I always love seeing crafts geniusness from a fellow Utahn! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet comments. Having three grown sons,I'm looking for masculine projects quite often! The Monday Challenge is one of my favorites because of the great inspiration found there. Nice to hear you are a fellow Utahn!
DeleteWhat a beautiful tag to celebrate Father's Day! The image is so sweet and you highlighted it beautifully with the masculine details and colors! Thanks for playing along in the Frilly and Funkie "Letter Perfect" challenge!
ReplyDeleteThere's something so wonderful about this tag. I feel like I could step back in time looking at it. It's nostalgic and vintage and so beautifully composed. I really, really love it! Thanks so much for joining the fun at the Frilly and Funkie "Letter Perfect" challenge!
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