The challenge on http://kardkrazy.blogspot.com/ is to recycle, re-purpose, re-use. This was right up my street. Her's the finished tag.
And a little close up of the flower and leaves.
I re-cycled some newspaper by gluing 8 layers together to create some 'hand made paper' to use as the actual tag.
When it was dry I gave it a coat of gesso, then cut out a tag shape as shown below. Following this I added colour with distress ink, added text (Crafty Individuals CI-161) and leaves by Magenta with distress inks. I also added an image from Crafty Individuals (CI-079).
This lace is on a skirt, (not mine honest) !!!!!! so I re purposed some of it by making a flower and trim. I added a button as a flower centre and antiqued it with acrylic paint.
I also used some old text as leaves, coloured with distress inks.
added some coloured up twists of paper and used them as 'fern' and ribbon as a hanger.
Another great challenge thanks Louise! Here are two real, real, real basic layouts using a couple of photo's of Gina from 1988. They were taken in the playground at Macaulay School, hence the title 'Remember the days in the old school yard'. The black is actually part of the page.
I highlighted Gina by using two embossed slide mounts.
As shown here.......
and here.......
I'll leave you with a photo of Josh, now 8 1/2 months old, crawling all over and with two little teeth peeping through.
Oh the joys of seeing him growing up!!!!!!!
Sue xxx
14 comments:
Thanks, Sue, for the step by step of your recycled tag. It's so interesting to see the whole process....that results in such a gorgeous looking tag!
Hi Sue
love the techniques used on the tag how inspiring to us all to get recycling our bits and bobs. Love the photo's the playground has changed somewhat and love what you have done with the frames and thank you love seeing how this cheeky little chappy is progressing
Hugs Kate xx
i just found your blog....wonderful work!!! I will visit more often!!
WOW, Love your tag! Thanks for sharing your techniques. I used gesso on my tag also! Great minds think alike!
Hugs Linda
What a fabulous tag, love it and Josh just gets more gorgeous.
Lovely tag thanks for showing how it is made.
Great pictures also thanks for showing.
bye bye,lean.
wonderful tag love what you have done
Very creative recycling Sue and the tag is brilliant!
Hi Sue,
Lovely idea to use layers of newspaper - works perfectly and the tag is gorgeous.
The layouts are are another proof of less is more. Love the black and white photos highlighted with the mini frames. Clever.
Lesley x
Great technique! Thanks for sharing. :o)
JJ is crawling already? Now the fun begins. Have a great weekend.
Hugz, Z
Sue - thanks for sharing your step by step guide your tag is sooo scrumptious. I have tried making journal pages out of glued newspaper but it was soooo hard to cut!
And isn't being a grandma just so rewarding. :) Grandchildren bring a whole new lease of life to the house. (ha ha especialy my Josh at 5am on a Sunday morning).
Wait while the talking starts! Such fun
Wonderful tag and the tutorial fantastic, thank you. Family pictures glow can see how & why you are so proud of them.
Sue I Love how you created your own paper, its so cool to see jst a touch through the gesso and that lace is Gorgeous!! Yummy tag!!
I love how you've highlighted with the wee frames.
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