Spring Tag #1

I find Spring to be so full of inspiration! My Spring Tag class is always some of the easiest for me to make. I am itching for the warmer weather and flowers, (GREEN!) and leaves. Here is one of this years tags that was in my mind for several months. I was just waiting for Spring!

Spring in Paris

The background of this tag was inspired by a technique I saw Wendy Vecchi demonstrate at CHA.If you don't know of her, check out her blog "Studio 490" with blogger. I used distress ink re-inkers and a bottle of household alcohol. I put one drop of each ink in a row onto a non-stick craft mat, and dribbled alcohol over them. I gently mixed each drop with alcohol with a small popsicle stick, then laid the tag onto the inks and swished it around. The trick is to make sure you have mixed only slightly, and have enough but not too much alcohol. The alcohol makes the colors pop and the mixture you make on the craft mat is frozen onto the tag. Dry with your heat gun then I inked the edges with Black Soot distress ink and the blending tool. Before the next step you must completely dry the tag. 

I inked a background stamp with VersaMark ink and stamped over the entire tag. After putting the cover back onto my inkpad, I opened my Perfect Pearl Powder (Pewter) and with a short soft rounded brush used just a little powder in a circular motion over stamped image. The versamark with hold the powder and create a shimmery image.

The tag is decorated with a Grungeboard Eiffle Tower that has been embossed with an embossing folder, then Crackle Painted in Black Soot. I Also embossed the Fleur de Lis with the same embossing folder, and added pearls and a feather. I hand beaded the beads at the bottom onto the lace for the perfect finishing touch!

Enjoy the much needed sunshine this spring. I'll post the other tags from this class in the next few days.

I am picking up more places that I will be teaching at. Be sure to check out the schedule on the right.

Enjoy

Kim

Inspiration

Sometimes a paper line can just start the wheels going. Thats how it was with me and Prima's "Printery". I saw this line at CHA and instantly I knew what I wanted to do with it. This book remains one of my favorite, and the lucky students who got to make it treasure it as I do. The album is filled with pockets and flip outs.

I misted the black chipboard cover with "Atlantic" glimmer mist, then added the layers. The large green piece is a Tattered Angels Chip piece misted in "Driftwood" and "Atlantic". I cut a square out of the top half and hung the Prima charm birdcage in the square. I mounted the chip onto the cover using scraps of chipboard to raise it so the birdcage would swing. Then I added the ruffle, flower, crystal stem, and bow.

As lovely as the cover turned out, the inside is packed with pockets and flips, decorated with flocked rub-ons, resins, doilys, lace, tissue flowers, and material flowers. Everything inked of course!

 I added an open scalloped border punch to most of the pages, adding elegance and making the paper go farther. It also adds a contrast of color to the book.

 The page on the left was a black and white paper. I misted it with the same color mists used on the cover, let dry and ironed to make flat. I do love my glimmer mist!

 Some of the flip outs have unique closures. I used an antique shell button, two long fastners, and an elastic loops. The elastic loops go thru holes in the binding and are tied behind the page.

Even the back of the book is decorative!
I'm so glad to share this album. I'd love to hear what you think about it. I"ll have news soon of upcoming classes, and where they will be.
Kim