Thanks Tag

Hi there,

we are having a Color Blooms Hop over at the STAMPlorations Blog. I chose a page from the coloring book and turned it into a Mixed Media Tag:

• color the page from the STAMPlorations Color Blooms Coloring Book with Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush

• create a background on a tag cut from watercolor paper using Distress Paints (Iced Spruce, Broken China, Peacock Feathers)
• tear the coloring book page apart and glue the strips onto the tag with the help of Dina Wakley Gel Medium
• tone the whole tag down with some white gesso
• apply Distress Ink (Iced Spruce) through the ARTplorations Leaf Prints stencil and Grit Paste through the ARTplorations Swirly Blooms stencil
• let everything dry thoroughly
• apply Distress Ink (Black Soot) through the ARTplorations Bloom Silhouettes stencil and heat-emboss the flowers with clear embossing powder
• mix Distress Paint (Chipped Sapphire) with Acrylic Glazing Liquid and use the mixture over the Grit Paste
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot)
• doodle around the wildflowers with a white gel pen
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink (Iced Spruce, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot) and thread it through the hole of the tag
• add some splatters and paint drips with watered-down Distress Ink (Black Soot)
• cut out the CUTplorations Thanks word die twice from black cardstock and glue them on top of each other
• add Pico Embellisher (Clear) on top of the sentiment for extra dimension and shine

Craft your Passion Challenge #327 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Frilly and Funky Challenge - Floral Infatuation


You can win wonderful prizes

• ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations Facebook Page will win a $10 gift certificate for himself/herself and a $10 gift certificate for one friend she tags in his/her comment
• ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMPlorations Blog and designers' blogs will win a $10 gift certificate
• ONE (1) participant randomly drawn from the linky party entries will win a copy of Color Blooms and a $15 gift certificate

Now go ahead and

• leave comments on the STAMPlorations Blog and on designers’ blogs
• participate in the linky party by downloading the Color Blooms page sampler, creating a project out of it, and then linking it up
• like, comment, and tag a friend on our Facebook page post

The Color Blooms Blog Hop ends and the Linky closes Tuesday, September 6 11:55 p.m. PST

Now enjoy the rest of the hop.

Yours,