I was happy to see that Simon Says Stamp and Show has an open theme this week of Show us a Tag. I'd been wanting to make a catch-up project for a challenge I missed last month while on vacation. It's for the Everything Wendy Vecchi yahoo group, which called for a bird. Now, you know some of these challenges can be complicated, but a bird + a tag sounded like a pretty free rein to me.
I started off running some Basic Grey patterned paper through Tim Holtz's tag die on the Vagabond. I stamped over it with some brown swirly lines and splotches and cut an on the edge die for the iron fence at the bottom.
The bird is a Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamp. I've been playing along every single week (hooked, much?) in the challenges Lori hosts at the Everything Wendy Vecchi yahoo group, so I'm glad to now add this to my album. If you're not already a member of the group, you may want to pop on over... there's some seriously good stuff going on this week in particular.
I stamped Wendy's bird onto newspaper and colored it with 3 blue distress inks. I freehand cut the wing and embossed the whole bird with clear powder, adding an eye out of Ranger's black enamel accents. Both quotes are Studio 490 (Wendy) and I did them the same way - blue distress ink + clear embossing powder.
The little branch is too flipping cute - it's a laser cut branch from Dusty Attic that I colored with brown distress stain.
Thanks for visiting!
Lovely tag, like the feeling of movement in the background! Valerie
Posted by: Valerie-Jael | 08/03/2011 at 04:34 AM
The tag hanging from the bird's neck is a cute touch.
Did I ever say congratulations for being published in The Stampers' Sampler, if not .... congratulations!!
Wishes
Lynne
Posted by: Lynne M | 08/03/2011 at 07:28 AM
Marjie, that's really a wonderful tag, love your stamping.
Posted by: Silvia | 08/03/2011 at 07:56 AM
Totally awesome, Marjie, and newspaper? really? That's fabulous! How green are you??? lol....Thanks for joining the MAC, even if the challenge is closed, entries are always welcome!
Posted by: Lori | 08/03/2011 at 10:36 AM
Great tag, Marjie!! And you used newspaper??? COOL!
Posted by: Nancy Crissinger | 08/03/2011 at 10:41 AM
This is so so pretty Marjie, great colour combo.
Posted by: Gillian | 08/03/2011 at 01:47 PM
wonderful combo of colours and a great background. Love the details and newspaper birdy!
Thanks so much for entering the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge!!!
Posted by: Sarah (Sasa) | 08/03/2011 at 02:43 PM
oh this is a gorgeous tag.
Posted by: Micki | 08/03/2011 at 04:46 PM
Wonderful tag Marjie and love the way you have done the background. Fab. x
Posted by: Annette G | 08/03/2011 at 07:02 PM
ADORABLE!!
Posted by: Angie B | 08/03/2011 at 10:28 PM
Great tag. Love all the techniques you used. Thanks for joining the challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show.
Posted by: Nancy Wethington | 08/04/2011 at 04:50 AM
Gorgeous
Posted by: Jeeves | 08/04/2011 at 11:06 AM
Asolutely stunning my dear!
Posted by: gerri herbst | 08/04/2011 at 08:59 PM
Hi Marjie. I finally made it back from China. Not sure I'm rested yet...but oh well. :) Your tag is beautiful! I love everything about it! Thanks so much for sharing your lovely work with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. <3 Candy
Posted by: Candy Colwell | 08/05/2011 at 03:27 PM
Marjie, I am loving this tag! That bird is so cool too, and the colors are amazing together. I just love the color combo you used. I've not used the enamels yet, but it sure looks good as the bird's eye.
Posted by: Lisa S. | 08/05/2011 at 10:59 PM