Wednesday 12 October 2011

Tag time!

Large Shroom and Splatter Long by Jo Capper-Sandon
Gog Lin by Jill Penney
Splatter by Carols Collection

Inks by Dylusions

It's the Stampotique Designers Challenge time again! This week Nellie is our hostess and she has challenged us to work on a tag or to use a tag somewhere in our art. Here's what Nellie has to say:

I love to work on a tag. For me it feels like it somehow invites you to think and work in another way than when you’re making cards. So I challenge you to make a tag or some project in which you use a tag. Any size, any color as long as there’s at least one tag involved in your artwork. 

To make my tag above I used some of the new Dylusion ink sprays in Bubblegum, Poppy and Sunshine - they are such a fabulous combination! To create a sense of foliage along the lower edge I used Splatter Long repeatedly and then I coloured two large Shrooms with Distress Inks. I thought it would be funny to have Gog Lin peeking out from underneath, and then I used a Shakespeare quote (Ooh! Get me!) which I changed slightly ... The original quote is from Macbeth .. just after 'double, double, toil and trouble', ... and originally said 'something wicked this way comes'.

As its the first challenge of the month you can use any stamps at all to create your tag. If you feel like joining in the fun, have a look at the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog.

I love working on tags and often use a left over bit of inked card to make a tag, which I then often turn into a little hanging. here's another one I made because I was on a roll ..... I used Mink because she looks like she is in a foul mood, and then used my computer to generate text for my favourite put-down :-)

The ink spray colours are Bubblegum and Poppy by Dylusions, and also I used the fabulously useful Basic Backgrounds stamps to add some pattern to the background.


Mink by Stampotique
Basic Backgrounds by Dylusions
 Byeee for now ...

37 comments:

  1. Fab fab fab, these tags are great .Glad to see you had a play, love your stuff!!trace x

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  2. I love your tags Kate, I can't choose a favourite as they are both great in their own way. I had a little play yesterday with a couple of tags but they are not a patch on yours! Dianne.

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  3. Love the tags but its not something that I normally make, however I might have to have a go after this great inspiration... x

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  4. Fab tags...love the mushrooms.

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  5. Love your tags, and your graphics.

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  6. Gorgeous tags, love love the layers of colour on both, so vibrant. Love them! Tracy x x

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  7. Amazing as always :) fabulous colour combination
    Von x

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  8. I so love love LOVE your use of color! And wire and thread,cool!

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  9. hee hee I do love Goglin peeping round the mushrooms....great tag my lovely! The other tag is brilliant and I love the background colours in both of them...really vibrant xxx

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  10. Stunning tags, the colours are so vibrant. I particularly like the mushrooms.

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  11. Great work - you make it look so simple to create such great looking pieces.

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  12. fabulous Kate - your colours are always so bright and sunny!

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  13. Gorgeous tags Kate, and so bright and funky too. xx

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  14. Loving your color combinations. The little guy is funny too. Beauty in mushrooms. Wonderful tags Kate! Well done. Us usual. ;o))

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  15. Absolutely gorgeous tags! The first one is my favorite: love how you put the wire on the top. '
    And of course love the background colours, they are so bright and positive!

    xx Tessa

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  16. Love your tags Kate, the first has to be my fave!! I can hear a Wooooooo ooooo in the background. lol Hope you're feeling a little better. Love your CS work with the new free stamp. Brilliant!! xx

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  17. Such gorgeous GORGEOUS tags! YUMMY!

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  18. Wonderful Tags Kate and I always love your words and sentiments, they're so witty xx

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  19. I cant believe, you would call Gok Win evil, or is it whats coming, LOL

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  20. I like both tags.....but I REALLY REALLY like the first one!!

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  21. I really love these colors, your tags are FANTASTIC.

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  22. Beautiful tags, do love those 'shrooms !

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  23. Gorgeous - both made me laugh out loud. The colours are spectacular :-)

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  24. Do I love them??? OF COURSE I do! And so happy one of these gorgeous tags is mine now :-) I will treasure it!

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  25. WOOOWWW... i love the tag! so much color!!!!

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  26. gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Those new spray colours are so 'you', and look AmAzIng!

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  27. Love Gog Lin peeking out from the mushroom!

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  28. I love your tags but the first one is my favorite! Love the large mushrooms!

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  29. I love them but. Gog lin peeking out behind the mushrooms had me laughing out loud- so fun! And ooh, get you quoting Shakespeare lol

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  30. Such inspiration tags - vibrant colours and fabulous use of your images.
    Have a great weekend.
    luv {brenda} xoxox

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  31. I do like those spray inks you use, I must get round to getting some and having a go myself. Love those pinks and yellows...what a combo!

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  32. Both tags are gorgeous. Love the colorful backgrounds full of pattern, your art work is always inspiring!

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  33. Fantastic tags!! Wonderfully spooky and brilliant colours!


    Jackie

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  34. Wonderful tags - I love those mushrooms!


    Marie x

    minxnmojo.blogspot.com

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  35. i like the coloring of your card the mixture is awesome . but the character is a bit ugly .
    Plastic business cards
    Plastic Card

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