Tick, tock... May is nearly gone and I've yet to enter something for Inspiration Emporium's May challenge. Their theme is flowers, which I've combined with Hels' Sunday Stamper theme of words.
I started out covering my ATC with tissue tape and coloring with distress inks, which until now hasn't yielded much ooomph. Thanks to a tip from Tim in class a few weeks ago, I knew if I added Glue 'n Seal the colors would pop. It's given me a whole new interest in my tissue tapes.
I added lots of stamping in the background with distress and archival inks, then stamped and heat embossed my sentiment with clear embossing powder.
I cut a few flowers from a scrap of manila (that I'd also treated with the same technique) using the Sizzix Tattered Flower Garland die. One of the best things about that die is each flower and leaf has a tiny hole in the center... makes it so easy to line them up when stacking.
Thanks so much for the visit!
Marjie
Lovely, summery colours! Valerie
Posted by: Valerie-Jael | 05/30/2012 at 05:22 AM
Funky tag, Marjie. Beautiful layers of multiple stamping!. Love how the yellow ink popped (I'm working with yellow too this week :).
Posted by: Shahrul Niza | 05/30/2012 at 05:25 AM
A wonderful ATC in great colors. Fabulous quote.
Posted by: Silvia | 05/30/2012 at 07:08 AM
Lovin the colours!!! Oh, so summery!!
Posted by: Lesley Walters | 05/30/2012 at 08:01 AM
So pretty. Trying to see the tissue tape. Inked and then covered with glue n seal? Then stamps over that? It is gorgeous, how ever you did it!
Posted by: Barbara Ford | 05/30/2012 at 08:42 AM
This is fab and the colours are yummy!! Amazing how fab it is for a small piece!!!so can I be cheeky and ask where does the glue and seal go , on tape and then ink , or ink and then glue and seal?!
Hugs trace x.
Posted by: Inkypinkycraft | 05/30/2012 at 09:30 AM
oooo Marjie,I just love getting comments from you, you always put me on cloud 9. Thank you I always spend ages looking at your wonderful pieces of art too. You're so creative and your combinations of colour, card, texture & embellishments always amazes me. Your ATC has so much colour, I'd love to have one of these. I'm going to comment on your tag below too, because it's incredible! Michelle xx
Posted by: Michelle Webb (The Hobby Room) | 05/30/2012 at 10:23 AM
Lovely ATC, Marjie! I so love the pop of yellow in the mix of colors! Have a great Wednesday!
Posted by: Terry | 05/30/2012 at 10:33 AM
thanks for sharing the glue and seal tip, it makes so much difference! love the look of that atc, with the darker border, it really seems to pop out of the darkness and bring out the light!
have a happy Wednesday :) xx
Posted by: france papillon | 05/30/2012 at 10:58 AM
The colours on this are absolutely gorgeous, the yellow looks so striking. Thank you for the tip on the glue and seal, will try that one. Thank you also for visiting my blog again today and for your encouraging comments. Crafty hugs, Anne x
Posted by: Anne R | 05/30/2012 at 12:51 PM
Beautiful ATC! Love the tip about using Glue & Seal!! You said you stamped the background...was that before or after using the G&S?
Posted by: Barbara Albrecht | 05/30/2012 at 01:13 PM
Your Colors are Stunning and I'm always a sucker for 3-D flowers.
Posted by: Danee | 05/30/2012 at 01:41 PM
This is so pretty and the colours do indeed pop!!
Posted by: Helen Tilbury | 05/30/2012 at 01:58 PM
Thanks, Barb. I stamped after, with archival inks. I never loved the look of DIs on the tissue tape before but the G&S really makes it pop.
Posted by: Marjie Kemper | 05/30/2012 at 02:11 PM
So beautiful! Love those colours Marjie x
Posted by: Alison | 05/30/2012 at 03:04 PM
Stunning ATC! Gorgeous colors! Love it! Thanks for the glue and seal tip!
Posted by: Sandra | 05/30/2012 at 06:35 PM
Wow! beautiful ATC. Love all the color in this.
Posted by: Linda | 05/30/2012 at 08:20 PM
You do blue better than anyone! This little thing is wonderful! I love the flowers and the sentiment...perfect!
Posted by: Anita Houston | 05/30/2012 at 08:48 PM
Great ATC- love the colors and the flowers are awesome!
Posted by: Shelly Schmidt | 05/31/2012 at 12:40 AM
Gorgeous, love those colours, they are lush... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x
Posted by: Hels Sheridan | 05/31/2012 at 04:04 AM
These colors are so great, I love it!
Posted by: stephacine | 05/31/2012 at 08:07 AM
Oooo Marjie, this tag is absolutely beautiful. Its speaking to me as well. LOL. Hugs Rita xx
Posted by: Rita | 05/31/2012 at 09:25 AM
...loVe this ATC the colours are so vibrant & the inky work superb, loVe it...Mel :)
Thankyou for dropping by me and leaving a comment...after looking through your wonderful blog which is full of colour & inspiration I'm now following you :)
Posted by: Mel | 05/31/2012 at 05:18 PM
Aha! I will be more interested in my tissue tape now, too! Love the colors....they sing to me!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | 06/01/2012 at 07:20 PM
love the colours - so perfectly vibrant! hugs Karen x
Posted by: Karen | 06/02/2012 at 10:55 AM