Pastel Flower Tag

Wow, did I not realize how spoiled I got to working only half days!  Didn't like the half-time pay, but sure loved only working half-time.  Kind of threw off my schedule last week, trying to get back in the groove.  I finished my daughter's formal  and made a matching purse (will post picture later).  Chuck, Tyler and I did yard work yesterday and this morning, so this afternoon was the only paper playing time I've had this week.  I was tinkering with a new Cricut cartridge I got, and saw this cut called "finial" but it looks like it could be a vase.  So I cut it out as a tag, made a bunch of different flowers and created a tiny little bouquet.   Lots of Stickles on the flowers, and as patina on the vase.  Hopefully this week I'll be more in a routine so I can do some more paper creating, though I know I won't be able to keep up the pace I had been.  Just not enough hours in the day. :)

Challenges -
Joan's Gardens - Weekly tag challenge
The Shabby Tea Room - Yellow, pink, green, peach and lavender, and a neutral.
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes.
Simons Says Stamp and Show - Anything but a card.
Simons Says Stamp - Spring colors
Crafts and Me - Glitter

Stamps:  None.
Paper:  Different scraps.
Ink:  Colorbox Queues.
Accessories:  Cricut, Stickles, flower and leaf punches. 

Tag From Left-Overs

Left-overs aren't just for dinner anymore!  I won't admit to how many paper scraps I keep, but I've gotten better at tossing the itsy bits into the recycle bin.  I cut the rectangular aperture from this card, and that left-over rectangle was perfect for a Christmas tag for Joan's weekly tag challenge.  I trimmed all the way around with deckle edge scissors, cutting the upper corners off as well.  I used some of the same felt poinsettias I used on the card and added Stickles and Dew Drops to them.  I love this owl image by Inkadinkado.  I stamped it with Versamark and embossed with red glitter EP with a little gold EP added.  It doesn't look very good in the picture, but IRL it's really pretty!  I dyed and wadded some seam binding and using it for the hanger.

Joan's Garden - Tag challenge

Stamps:  Inkadinkado Winter Birds
Paper:  Cosmo Cricket.
Ink:  Distress Inks.
Accessories:  Deckle edge scissors, seam binding, Stickles, Dew Drops, red glitter embossing powder, felt flowers and leaves.

Tuesday Tag Challenge

For this week's tag challenge at Joan's Gardens, I went with a more masculine look.  The base of the tag is card stock on which I used Distress Inks.  The little postcard and the other DP are from HOTP.  I tore the bottom DP all around then ran it through my paper crimper, distressed the edges.  Wadded and flattened the postcard, used Distress Inks on it as well.  The stamps are vellum stickers that I put on cardstock and cut out.  Wrapped it all up with some twine, added the little lock and the Grunge Paper tag I recycled from the packaging.

Challenges:
Joan's Gardens - Tuesday tag challenge.
Tag Tuesday - Tag.
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Ephemera.
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Tags.

Stamps:  None.
Paper:  The Paper Studio, HOTP.
Ink:  Distress Inks.
Accessories:  Vellum stamp stickers, lock, twine, Grunge tag.