I was so excited when Loll asked me to be a guest designer for the 12 tag event! What fun I had doing these! Thank you Loll!
Is everyone tired of these guys yet? Plain white cardstock was sprayed with Marion Smith Color Lab. These are powders that were mixed into sprays and leave a tiny hint of sparkle, not visible in the photo. I had no blue to work with so mixed up some Dharma Trading Procion dyes for natural fibers and made blue to spray on top of it. This resulted in the ugliest background I ever did. I friend talked me out of trashing it. I fed the tag through my printer and added some branches with Photoshop brushes. Stamped the birds and colored with copics and pencils, fussy cut and positioned on the branches. I did shrink one to be the "little kid" bird. The sentiment was computer generated. I then sponged the edges to give the illusion of light shining through and finished with glossy accents on the eyes. Join us for some fun at Loll's 12 tag challenge. You can find the information here
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2015 GMT Views: 13817
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Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 72020
Sat, Nov 07, 2015 @ 7:45 PM
Nancy, so glad Brenda put this in the favorites thread tonight, missed it today. It is amazing how you do so many cool things with your computer. Love the bg,. The downsized bird is so clever. Anyhow this is one fantastic tag. Thanks for sharing.
Registered: May 31, 2009 Location: East Tennessee enjoying the mountain views Posts: 32997
Sun, Nov 08, 2015 @ 4:04 AM
Adorable and oh so cute Nancy... I think your background looks amazing. It is my favorite kind of day.. You nailed it for me.... and you rock these birds..... Hugs
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Sun, Nov 08, 2015 @ 5:52 AM
Oh my, Nancy!!! I LOVE this, and it just made me chuckle! LOL! And I agree that this is a fabulous background - reminds me to never, ever throw out a background, eh? This is one amazing tag, Nancy, and how adorable to thing of shrinking one down and adding this cute saying! Love it, and I see why it's been favorited this week. And congratulations on guest designing for Loll's tag challenge. You are so deserving of it! Hugs, my friend!
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sun, Nov 08, 2015 @ 7:44 AM
"Ugliest background"????? I think NOT!!! This is so perfect and with the photo shopped branches and those wonderful crazy birds, you have come up with another winner!!
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sun, Nov 08, 2015 @ 8:31 AM
I am so glad to see you back in the gallery, Nancy, and even happier that you are a designer for Lol's challenge. That means we will be treated to a lot of your gorgeous creations. I pinned this to my "tags" board on pinterest. Usually I pin things for ideas, however, I couldn't come close to doing anything this amazing (I might borrow that cute sentiment), so I will just have to look at it and wish. You lost me at the first mention of a computer. Welcome back.
Registered: November 25, 2007 Location: Rudolph, WI Posts: 14498
Sun, Nov 08, 2015 @ 12:52 PM
Nancy, what a GORGEOUS tag! You amaze me at your talent for going back and forth between design, coloring, computer generating, back to working on it and the list goes on! It's a true winner! Glad to see you post! Hugs and tfs