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I have been crafting since May 2008, when in desperation to find an unusual birthday card for my Mum, I gave up looking in the shops and decided to have a go at making my own. I soon realised that crafting is addictive and I haven't brought a card since. In 2011 I completed my certificate in papercrafting as a result of the work I did as part of the course I started entering challenges on line and in magazines. I applied for design teams and also started making samples for Ooh La La Creations for their shows on Create and Craft. I have now completed my Diploma in professional crafting and most recently been runner up in the Papercrafter of the Year 2013 a competition run by Papercraft essentials magazine, I don't have a particular style I like to use elements from lots of styles and techniques, although I do love all things vintage. In 2014 I started to move more towards scrapbooking to take care of the huge family archive of photographs that were stored in my attic. I have continued cardmaking and Scrapbooking through 2015 and 2016 but have also become interested in off the page projects. I hope to be able focus on these in the future.

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Playing Tag

I recently visited the NEC for the Hobbycraft show and picked up some marvellous goodies for my crafting stash. I decided to have play with some of the new Tattered Lace dies and having cut various bits of card decided I needed to do something with the results. the colour challenge of use red or purple or pink at Through the Purple haze challenges this week inspired me and I decided to use all three together.


I used a large chipboard tag I had bought at the show and painted it in white gesso before coating with cosmic shimmer in purple mixed with white acrylic and then adding some pink glitter I got free with a magazine ages ago and it has been languishing in a drawer ever since.


The mask was cut from the most sumptuous 'Red velvet' card that I got from Pink Pig crafts whilst at the show. The ribbons and feathers were from my stash and the flowers are the daisy and Marguritte dies from tattered lace. I coloured the solid underneath layers using Sakura glaze markers and coloured the lacy bit with a Sakura twinkling marker these were also purchased at the show and I love the finish they give.


I'm not sure what I'll do with the tag yet but considering my step daughter is both into Purple and into masks (she has quite a collection including a couple of quite rare ones) then it may end up attached to her Birthday present next year as I pained the back white so a message can be added.

I am entering this into the following challenges

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ use pink/red/purple
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything but a card
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything Goes
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8 comments:

  1. Sandy Palmer22 November 2013 at 00:46

    This is one pretty neat looking tag! I love the ribbons dangling! Thanks for sharing it with us at Delightful Challenges! :)

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  2. Chris Hanselman22 November 2013 at 01:27

    Love the flowers. Great tag. Thanks for joining our Anything But a Card Challenge Delightful Challenges.

    ~~Chris
    DC-DT

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  3. Crafting with Darcy22 November 2013 at 04:02

    Lovely tag, Alli! I like those flowers! Thanks for sharing this with us at Through the Purple Haze Challenges!
    Darcy

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  4. Desire Fourie22 November 2013 at 17:22

    This is so fun and colourful. Love all the ribbon.
    Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  5. butterfly dream cards22 November 2013 at 17:32

    lovely my fav colours too......thanks

    fiona DT
    TTPH

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  6. Nicola Crowe23 November 2013 at 21:18

    Beautiful tag Alli, thanks for entering it into our challenge

    Nicola DT
    TTPH

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  7. Unknown24 November 2013 at 09:08

    Gorgeous tag, the colours look just fab. Thanks for joining us at
    Through The Purple Haze Challenges
    Hugs, Teresa DT
    Ceesa's Card Creations

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  8. Laurian25 November 2013 at 21:26

    Just gorgeous!
    Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty and I hope we see you again soon!

    Hugz

    Laurian

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