Okay... over at Simon Says... Monday challenge... the challenge is I ought to use this more... ahem... that does not include me... does it??? oh well.. I do have a FEW things that I don't use too often... and really should box them up and sell them... way too much stuff... anyway... I decided to use a few of them...
Down by the SEA is the name of this tag...
First off... I made the color on the tag with Tim Holtz's way of putting ink onto a tag... love that technique... and then used some Inka Gold... not that old... but getting there... on the edges... then I started to play...
I grabbed a piece of corrugated box... ??? who knows how long that has been in the pile??? Your guess is as good as mine... I use it when I need too... tore it up and edged the torn sides with distress inks... then here comes the OLD STUFF... MICA...
There are two large pieces of mica that my husband found one day and asked it I would like it... it is about 1/2 inch think... and I have used a few pieces... but it has been over..... AHEM... 8 years now since I have used any... does that qualify???
I also added the green mica chips that I bought over 10 years ago... I Guess that qualifies me... huh???
It looks a lot prettier in real life... has a lot of depth and some areas where these is almost a rainbow effect... I did use some Distress glitters on the leaves, starfish and the turquoise bubbles...
I just received the mini series of these stamps today... love them... but I think I am going to have to buy the large ones too... love these sea stamps...
Added a few pieces of sea glass... they have to be over 6 years old... maybe more... but at this rate who is counting...
I had fun making this tag... and thanks for letting me into the challenge... LOL.. I love to create and need a good reason at times... thanks for giving me that...
Hope you have a wonderful evening, day, or afternoon... Thanks for stopping by and also thanks ahead for leaving a comment... I do appreciate them all..
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie
This is gorgeous Bonnie, so much to look at and admire on it :)
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Donna x
Thank You Donna, I really appreciate your kind and loving words... I had fun making it... Love, light and Peace...Bonnie
DeleteThis is drop dead gorgeous! I have a jar of sea glass...hmmm. I'm being very inspired by your artwork!
ReplyDeleteOh Sara, you are so very sweet... my inspiring anyone is SHEER pleasure... so very glad I was able to do that... when I was a child I use to have bottles filled with sea glass... as we had summer homes in Maine and also in Cape Cod.. so I would spend hours walking the beaches looking for pieces of glass and small shells... wish I had them all today...Thanks so much again... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie
DeleteGorgeous tag Bonnie! Love all the layers and texture! So much detail and eye candy to absorb! Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mona, I really appreciate that coming from you.. your work is wonderfully creative and YUMMIE... thanks so very much... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie
DeleteThis tag is absolutely stunning! I was a bit bummed to have just come home from a wonderful beach vacation and your fantastic tag brought back all those happy beachy memories, so thank you! It really is gorgeous and I adore that color palette. I also love the many textures and layers you built up. I thought the peals and sea glass were such clever additions and the seaweed is so realistic! You are definitely skilled with coloring and adding all sorts of great details. I wanted to curl up next to this tag until my next beach vacation! I really enjoyed both the tag and your witty write-up and am so glad that you submitted this to our Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!
ReplyDeleteOh Andrea, Thank you so very much for such a lovely and loving comment... I do love to play... and have yet to try what you created... but I will... just have to get the metal... that is one thing I don't have in my studio... can't believe it... anyway... could raid my hubbies workshop... I am sure he has some... thanks again... and so very glad you enjoy my tag, as it must have been a wonderful vacation... where did you go??? Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie
DeleteAbsolutely fabulous - the composition, dimension, embellishing - it's just breathtaking!
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Congratulations at SSS! Great little summer theme, and I like your use of found materials.
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