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Totally Tags N’ ATC’s Tag details

Good morning crafty friends,
I wanted to share a details post on how I created my Tag for our first Totally Tags N’ ATC’s Post.  I am pretty excited about adding this post to our team line up. So let’s get started:

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Here’s my tag.

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Here’s a close up of the butterfly. It started as a plain white cardstock cut. I then added some Close To My Heart inks and Pearl Paint to give it that gorgeous shimmer.

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Here’s a close up of the flowers and bow. I colored the charm with a Copic Marker (E39) and used some Dew drops for the center of the pink flower and around the tag. For my ribbon I used some organza ribbon for the bow. I also used some white acetate ribbon towards the top of this photo. I cut it into very thin strips and then curled it with my scissors. I then attached them so the would stay curled.


BUTTERFLY

I didn’t take a picture, but the butterfly began as plain white cardstock cuts.
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For the butterfly base layer I sponged some ink using my  Crème Brulee Ink Pad on the inside and then my Blush Ink Pad on the outside. I set that aside.

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Next I took my top layer cut and sponged ink using the following: Gypsy Ink Pad for the inside, Sky Ink Pad for the middle and then my Sweet Leaf Ink Pad for the outer edge.

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Next, I added some of the fantastic CTMH Create a Shade Pearl Paint. In this photo you can see where I added the paint to the right side of the butterfly. I wanted to try and capture the difference in the piece that paint adds.

After I painted the top layer of the butterfly completely, I adhered it to the base.
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Here’s a close up of the butterfly once again.

Flowers
Pink Flower
I cut my pieces out of plain white cardstock. I then stamped the petals with my Blush Ink and the Just For You CTMH Stamp set. I then staggered the petals together and assembled the flower.



Here you can see that I curled the petals to give the flower some dimension.

Blue Flower
Once again, I cut all my pieces out of plain white cardstock. I then inked them with my Sky Ink Pad first and then with My Gypsy Ink Pad. This shot shows the progression. I then staggered and layered three petals and then curled the edges for dimension.

Here is a list of the products I used to create this project
CTMH Products
Lucy Designer Paper (Discontinued)

Other Products
White Opal Liquid Pearls
Copic Marker (E39)
Misc. Charm
Misc. White Acetate Ribbon
Misc. Oraganza Ribbon
Dew Drops
and
It is only $1.00 for the next week!

Hope you enjoyed the information and are inspired to create your own tag and or atc! Be sure to visit our Totally Tags Post to see what the other designers created and to  pick up your free graphic!!!!

Thank you so much for allowing me to share in your crafty time!
-Melin