Wednesday, May 18, 2011

GRUNGY MONDAY 07

Time for another Grungy Monday challenge!  Check out my "Airport Girl" buddy Linda Ledbetter's  Studio L3 site to see more about the Grungy Monday Challenges.  They are fun!
Check out Ranger's Blog for this week's challenge technique... TIM HOLTZ' INK COLOR BLOCKING.

I chose to go with several different Distress Ink colors:  Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey to create my block background.  After doing that, it looked like an old farmhouse tablecloth to me.  So, I pulled out my Oxford Impressions Country Girl Stamp Set and used it to create the images for this tag.  OXFORD IMPRESSIONS has beautiful stamps!  You need to check them out.
First I heat embossed "chicken wire" to the background using silver embossing powder.  Then I stamped the vintage picture, left a little cardstock edge, distressed it and added black photo corners.
I used an antique gold bottle cap as the background for the Grade B label.  This also added more dimension to the tag.  I used Crackle Accents on the label.  I double stamped all of the little sunflowers with Mustard Seed and lightly edged them with a black cats eye to pick up the black brad center.  I fringe cut the top sunflower and left the one underneath flat.  I added a little piece of green leaf trim up the side of the tag and glued all the flowers into place.
Next I added the "nest" at the bottom of the tag by hot gluing some brown excelsior grass down.  I then added three little eggs, a few feathers and it was finished!  I added the stamped image of the little girl behind the nest.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment "The beginnings of all things are small", tore the edges, distressed it and popped it into place using two silver brads.  
Hope you're having a really fun week! 

26 comments:

  1. I am so jealous of your embellishment skills!! Your tag is really gorgeous. That's one of my all-time favorite stamp sets and you've done a fantastic job with it. You should send a pic to Suzanne!

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  2. \brilliant idea turning the background into honeycomb, makes it so distinctive. As ever you have some wonderful embellies Candy. Annette x

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  3. Hi candy!

    I so agree with everything shelly said!
    This tag is awesome with a capital A!!

    love and hugs
    kazxx

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  4. Impressive! you sure did work hard on this one and it sure was worth it. I love the chicken wire atamp idea over the color blocking! Gee there are so many ideas in all of you people's heads! Bravo!

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  5. How beautiful! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous tag! I'd love to post it to my website galleries. Pretty please?!

    Suzanne
    Oxford Impressions

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  6. HI Candy, Now I know why you are called Candy your creations are sooooo sweet. As everyone has said you are an embellishment Queen.

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  7. I love this one! I have that stamp set. So cute. Your details are amazing.

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  8. Love this Candy, awesome work as usual! Love the background, and the theme you used is perfect for it!

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  9. Absotively posilutely fantabulous in every way!

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  10. Oh my Candy you have done an amazing job with this technique. So much detail.Love the sunflowers and the nest and and... I found that my background "spoke " to me too. Fun huh...Donna

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  11. Cool tag, Candy. I love the chicken wire background, and all the great colors. I don't know how you get so many projects done each week.

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  12. Wow. Your tag is amazing. I had to really take my time looking at it to soak up all the wonderful details.

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  13. If it has bird nests-I'm over the moon in love! :) I love the chicken wire too! Fabulous, dear friend!
    XOSonya

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  14. Wow, I'm missing words, your tag is breathtaking, wonderful texture and elements.

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  15. Corrrr blimey Candy... this is AWESOME!!! like serisouly drop dead chuffing lovely!!! Loving all those little details and elements... hope you having a goodly week hunny xx

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  16. ANother stunner, Candi! So many beautiful elements here and I think my favorite is the heat embossed chicken wire. What a great layer that adds!

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  17. Hey Candy! This tag is simply... STUNNING! I love the background.. REALLY love the chicken wire stamp, and the birds nest is just the perfect finishing touch!

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  18. Hi Candy, looking fabulous again - you are the queen of embellishing! Great tones with a fresh feeling and such lovely images. Great job all round...I'm only just done - on with the DT piece....
    Thanks for sharing...
    Sarah

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  19. Absolutely stunning!!!Absolutely love the background with the chicken wire .Fabulous design!
    hugs judex

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  20. This is so much fun, great job.

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  21. Corr!!! This is just yummilishous... love the idea of chicken wire with the technique behind it... and the bird's nest is just a darling touch!!! Thanks for your very generous comments on my blog
    Frankie
    xx

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  22. WoW! Fabulous! Great detail! Very creative Love the nest!

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  23. Stunning!!!! I love the added bird nest, what a wonderful idea. Thanks for popping by my blog and for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it.
    Hugs
    Carrie

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  24. Hey Candy, Fab tag, love the inspiration you found in this technique. Awesome embelishing!

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  25. Hey Candy, you just keep rocking girl, this farmhouse inspired tag is amazing, love everything about it, the bird nest is the perfect finishing touch. x

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