TAG DAY

Today is all about tags. This first one is from Marcia here in Florida. Nice :) It is a beautiful tag as is her blog http://instillnessandsimplicity.blogspot.com/ you must check it out ...so peaceful. The tag has paper snowflakes, lace, vintage pic of a lady, love it..it Marcia. Close up of the vintage lady...that is right up my alley as I love all things vintage.This is a piece of lace with a flower and snow flake. Thanks again Marcia! This was for the tag a month swap over Tee's http://thealteredpaper.blogspot.com/ Also for TAG DAY is three tags that I made from the #8 mystery swap. My partner was Beth at Mossberry Cottage blog. http://elisabetpollock.blogspot.com/ I love these challenge swaps! I have not made a "manly " tag before, so figured this was a good time to try one. A tag she sent, I used the button that I thought looked like a mans cuff link, a paper flower and some ephemera she sent along. Since it is valentine month I did this sort of valentine tag. What I thought was a queen of hearts turned out to be a jack I think, so now I have two man tags lol. Here is the third one. Crackle stamped with blue and edged with blue ink and walnut ink . Scallop punched some club, to go along with the queen of clubs. Added some of the lace she sent behind it. With a tiny black button. I still have some tags and paper left that she sent, so I will make some more tags using my embellishments. I think I used at least one thing of everything that Beth sent but the paper. Could not fit it in. uI got my mini junk journal album done and going to send it to Sue today. Fingers crossed she likes it. XXXX Next post I will show you all the stuff I gathered up for the shower mini album. The only thing I will have to buy is the chipboard for the album itself. Chomping at the bit to get started. Any one out there have an apple chipboard mini album that I could buy? The colors they picked are apple blossom pink and green. So I would love to use an apple for the album. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon.
Blessings
donna

PRACTICE DOMINOS AND A TAG

Tee is having a altered domino swap and since I have never made one thought I would do a practice run today. Used the Ranger alcohol ink on these. To make this modeled look, I found out if you wait till it is almost dry you can add more ink to them, I put the ink on the pad with a dot of alcohol and dobbed it again. I used a different color on the third one. Thought I might add some Recollections flat back pearls to one of them. The stick on kind.Hear they are all finished. I put the Glossy Accents on them for the sealer. The first I added an angel scene from some card stock. Mod Podged it on. The second one with the butterfly's I stamped them on a piece of pattern paper, then Mod Podged it also. I think if white tissue paper was used the back ground would have shown up better. The third one I added the bling to it. My camera is the pits. So bad pic's. The third one as a couple bubbles in it, I tapped it on the table like everyone says to do , but they would not pop out. A little close up with the flash on, was hoping for a better pic but did not happen. This is just a practice so I don't know if I will make any thing with them or not. Also made this stocking winter tag. Some snow tex on the top with glitter, the paper had the snow flakes in it and I added the rhinestones to each one. Then made a snowman charm and added it with the fashion yarn. Glitter glue on the toe and heel.Hear is a close up. WEATHER IN MELBOURNE FLORIDA. Warming up (like it was ever cold) lol. High 74 right now at 4pm. Sun shine all over. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon. Resting my feet and watching football this afternoon. Feet :(
Blessings
Donna

BIRD SONG TAG SWAP

This is the Bird Song Tag Swap that Karla from http://karlascottage.typepad.com/ had over the summer. I joined in and had mine sent to Florida and it was waiting for me when I got here. The first tag is the cover tag that Karla made. She then sorted them and sent them out. That was an undertaking of the large size! There were over 100 participants. We each had to make 7 tags to send in and got 7 back. A fun time for me. Karla's cover tag. See the cute little bird cage charm?Pattie made this cutie.Elizabeth made this one with a fun nest!No name on this cute little birdie!Another Karla made this it has a lot of embellishments. lovelyTina made this tag with a hand crafted paper flower. Sweet.Leanne made this with lot of lace! Very nice!Debra did this tag with stamping and embossing. Nice texture.
Well that's it, I posted on mine here last summer you can scroll back and take a look. Mine was not near as elaborate as these, I had no bird embellishments at all, but did find a few while in PA but it was pretty scarce pickings. No Micheal's or Hobby Lobby. But I still had fun doing them. Now I am playing with embellishments to finish making up some mini chunky journals I made last year. Now that I found You Tube, lots and lots of how to video's there. I can watch them on my phone so as not to use up all my GB's with Verizon air card. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon..
Blessings Donna
PS I dont know how this pic got on this post but I cant get rid of it. I posted about this swap yesterd day so look at that post to see what it is about.

GOT MY SWAP PACKAGE

LOT OF GOODIES!

LOVE THE BIRD CHIPBOARD!A GREAT TAG TEMPLATE!

I got my RAK swap package today, my swap partner was Jenny from Jenny's Heart blog. Love all the goodies she sent. Way to much to list, so click on the pic to enlarge and see details. I will be using these and what fun I will be having.
Tee at The Altered Paper was the host for this swap. I also sent in my Bird Song Swap tags, I am having them sent to Fl since it will be later that they will be due and sent out.

Well that's it for now thanks for looking and come back soon.

Blessings

Donna

WHERE I WORK - MORE POCKETS

Been working on more of the paper towel pockets. Like doing these as much as the tags! Love that little bird punch I got. I used an old broken necklace as the chain holding the bird cage.

I wanted to use these on my bird song tags but my jewelry stash is in FL.

Loved the way this one turned out, used some pre-stitched paper, and the little girl sticker, wheel from a vintage paper doily.

Used fashion yard for the hangers. I got a lot of this when I worked at a craft store a few years ago.

I used watch face and a new moon stamp here on the left. On the right stamped butterfly colored with chalk pencils, and cut out. With a diamond shaped rhinestone. Messy work space in PA. I turned a shelf stand on its side and put on the dinning room table and that is where I work my art while in PA.

I guess if you don't have a messy space, your not making art. lol

Trying to work out getting everything done on house I need to and still have time to do some art work. Planning a trip on Friday to have an art day with my DIL. Will remember to take camaera this time.
All for now thanks for looking and come back soon.

Blessings

Donna

A FEW THINGS

Went to my son's home and DIl (daughter in law) and I went to a few a yard sales and had an art day. I forgot camera, so did not get any pic's. She is interested in learning about and doing some altered art. So I took some things for her to get started. We worked on a paper towel pocket and did some cutting up of magazines. I took her a cigar box and she had a great idea for making a summer memory box with it. Can't wait to see what it will look like.
I took these pic's when I got home. This is the one i did with dil.

I finished up the sheet music and butterfly one later.

I also did this flash card hanger. Has a humming bird on it. Seen a hummer this morning trying to get nectar from my Korean Dogwood tree. So I think I will get a humming bird feeder for the front porch.

WEATHER IN GREENVILLE PA: Thunder storms this morning so far. The temps have been much better in the high 70's and 80's.

I sent out my RAK Swap to Jenny at Jenny's Heart blog. I forgot to take pic's so I hope she post some. The swap was sponsored by Tee at The Altered Paper.

Guess that is all for now check out my other blog, link is on side bar.

thanks for looking and come back soon

Blessings

Donna