Tag Tuesday -- Surprise Me

I have a feeling today's theme is going to scare a lot of you -- but rest assured it's not as intimidating as it might first appear.  My idea for this week's theme was to create a tag that had a little surprise to it -- like a secret pocket or panel or as in my tag one that opens up to reveal more sections.  You can go a lot of different places with this idea and I think that's what will make it challenging and fun!   This will be another two week challenge so you'll have plenty of time to think!

My mini tag is created from a stamp by Repeat Impressions.  It opens up to reveal this triptych.  And then the middle flap drops down to reveal a third panel.  I love this stamp!  I can see so many possibilities with it.

Tag Tuesday -- Two Week Challenge

Today's theme is "Postcards."   Create a tag that uses postcards, has the word postcard, etc.

For my tag I used a postcard stamp from All Night Media.  I stamped it out several times, cut the images out and then layered them across my tag.  I stamped a postmark on the bottom and then added a couple postage stamps and some vintage images from Tim Holtz.   I created my flower by punching out a flower from some postage stamp paper and adding a vintage chipboard button in the center.

{Please Note:  This is a two-week challenge.  I have committed to hosting another challenge this Sunday so feel it will be better to have Tag Tuesday run two weeks.}

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Tag Tuesday -- Friends

Today is the 85th Challenge at Tag Tuesday.  For some reason my mind was blank this week and I could not easily come up with a theme.  I decided on "Friends" early this morning as that was just what seemed to settle onto my tag in front of me.   Yes, that's how the themes sometimes get picked!  I chose to illustrate friendship of the four-legged variety.   Please feel free to interpret the theme of Friends any way you'd like.

{If it seems I'm creating a lot in pink, I am.  The reason is I am decorating some journals that are different shades of pink and tags are the perfect thing to place on the front of them.}

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Tag Tuesday -- A Tag on a Tag

This is a challenge I've had on my "list" for a while.  I've also seen a lot of you taggers doing this.  The challenge is simply to create a tag and include another tag on it.

***It took me quite a while to get around to everyone's tags  last week.   Our blizzard here really threw me for a loop.   But I really enjoyed seeing all the ways you taggers incorporated circles onto your tags.  We really do have an amazingly talented bunch of artists here!***

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Tag Tuesday -- Circles

Yesterday I was determined to sit down and do some stamping.  I still have stamps from Christmas I have not inked up yet and I wanted a chance to do so.  Here is one of the tags I created.   I think the theme is appropriately Circles. 

Create a tag this week using more than one circle or round stamp, image, etc.

All my stamps are from Seven Gypsies except for the face which is from Stampland..

Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Valentines

My Christmas crafting mess is still not fully cleared way, but it's not too early to start on Valentines.  So for this week's challenge we will be making Valentine Tags. 
Please feel free to use any medium you'd like or create any style of Valentine.
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I used to love passing out Valentines in school when I was a child.  We'd always have to bring a shoe box to school which we would decorate and then use to hold all our Valentines.
The stamps I used for my tag come from Artistic Outposts Cutie Pie plate.  The stamps on that plate all remind me of the Valentines we'd swap in school.

Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Winter

Today's challenge is simply Winter.  Create a tag using any kind of medium and interpret the theme any way you'd like!

**{So many great tags last week using fabric.  I was happy to see so many participate in that challenge.}**

Details about my tag:  Did you ever start playing with alcohol inks and found you weren't crazy about the effect, so you added another layer of color...and then another ...... and then another?  I can't tell you how many layers of alcohol inks were added to this tag  I finally had to stop and say, for better or worse this is it.   I had embossed snowflakes in white first.  On watercolor paper I created my snow globe, inserting my Art Impression snowman inside and adding Glossy Accents and some glitter at the bottom to create the snow globe effect.

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Tag Tuesday Challenge -- A Bit of Fabric

Today's challenge is a bit easier than last week's:  Simply use a bit of fabric on your tag.  Or use more than a bit, if you'd like, and make your whole tag from fabric.
I actually used two small pieces of fabric on mine, one under the button and the other one appears to be largely covered up with my piece of ribbon.  But it's there:)
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I know last week was a challenging theme, but was glad to see so many give mosaics a try!
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Don't know who makes the Alphabet background stamp I used.  The image of the two women is from Artistic Outpost.   The crocheted flower is
by ScrappyPam and you can find them here.

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Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Mosaic



Today's challenge is to create a tag that includes a mosaic of some kind.   It can be the whole tag as mine is or a portion of your tag.  Feel free to expand upon that idea.  It will be fun to see what your creative minds come up with.

A tip that made this easier for me:  I assembled my tiny pieces on a a long piece of packaging tape, sticky side up.   I covered half the length of it, and then when I was done I brought the bottom half of up to cover my mosaic.

Tag Tuesday -- Christmas Leftovers

Don't know if anybody else has been eating Christmas leftovers as I have the last few days.  Thank goodness they are almost gone. 
But I also find I have a lot of craftable (don't think that's actually a word) leftovers as well.   For instance, the paper liners from the Fannie May candy box.  I used them to make my flower on this week's tag.

So your challenge this week is to use some leftover Christmas tidbit -- maybe a tag from a gift you received, a scrap of pretty Christmas wrapping paper, some packaging that looks interesting.
It doesn't need to be a Christmas tag -- just use some Christmas leftover on it.

And if you've cleaned up your house so well already that none of this is laying about, then I guess you are out of luck for this week's challenge.

Have fun making tags this week!

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Tag Tuesday -- Colors of Christmas

Creating for Christmas, for me, often includes either silver or gold.  And I usually tend to go for the gold.   So I challenged myself this week to use silver.  I silver embossed my three images and then placed them on some background text I recently received which has the Christmas story on it.

So this week the challenge is to use either Silver or Gold on your tag.

This will be our last challenge before Christmas.  I will be back next week with other one.  But until then I want to wish all of our taggers a very blessed and special Christmas!

(Just a quick note:  I make it a point to come and see every single tag that's posted.....sometimes it just takes me a couple days.  I know this week will be especially busy:)

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Tag Tuesday Challenge -- The Colors of Christmas

Welcome back to Tag Tuesday -- where I promised an easy, stress-free challenge (you won't need any specific inks, stamps, sparkly snow stuff, die cuts or anything like that).   Lynn S asked for no weird colors, so I'm really hoping I won't disappoint there either:)   But you can take all week to create your tag and link back here.

With that intro the colors for this week are:  Green, Yellow & Brown.

Here's my very uncomplicated tag. 

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Tag Tuesday -- Colors of Christmas

It's time to revisit our "Colors of Christmas" series from last year.  Yes, Tag Tuesday is celebrating its second Christmas season!

Our color scheme for this week is Navy, Turquoise and Red.

Create a seasonal tag using that color scheme this week.

My thanks again to Pam, our guest hostess last week.  So glad to see so many jumping in for that challenge.

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Tag Tuesday -- Guest Hostess

I'm busy with craft fairs this past and then next weekend, so my friend Pam from Scrappy Pam Designs has agreed to be our guest hostess for this week.  Pam creates some of the most beautiful backgrounds, so it was no surprise really when she chose that as her theme. Pam's tag shown below reveals her knack for backgrounds.

Here's what Pam is asking you to do this week:

Backgrounds are the basis for any tag or project, but often backgrounds are beautiful in and of themselves. This week, create a tag that highlights the background that you've created through ink, stamps and inky techniques. Remember, don't cover it up! Use a minimum of embellishments, if any. We want to see that background shine through.

For more info on how Pam created her background, check out her blog at Scrappy Pam Designs.

Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Bingo!

I love Bingo cards and have noticed that my collection is growing and growing.   So I used one up by creating this Bingo themed tag.  And I've also made that our challenge for this week -- Bingo!   Please feel free to interpret the theme however you'd like and use whatever materials you prefer.

Note about this week's sampler:  There were so many very creative and cool "Front and Back" tags last week.  I really enjoyed checking each one out.  Due to time constraints and the way the slideshow would appear, I didn't include those that were shown in two separate pictures and had to choose from those that showed both front and back in one picture.

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Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Orange & Black

Today's Tag Tuesday challenge is a simple one and inspired by a popular color combination of this season, orange and black.    You can make any kind of tag you wish, just use the colors of black and orange on your tag.

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I got back to some stamping on my tag this week.  The bird and branch is from Tim Holtz and the sentiment is from Cloud Nine Designs.  I love the acorn, but can't remember who makes that.

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This will be a two-week challenge as I'll be having my cruising buddies (can you believe that Tim Holtz cruise we took was a year ago already?)  over for a visit this next week, and I think I'll be somewhat preoccupied.  Yes, Sarah and Pam will be staying a few days with me and I'm quite looking forward to it.  I'll be sure to let you know what we were up to later on. 

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Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Moon

This week's challenge will take on another sign of the season -- Moon.  Well, I guess Harvest Moon is more like it.  But just to keep it a wide enough challenge we'll just go with Moon! 

For my tag I painted the tag with black acrylic paint.  I then added white pigment ink around the edges. I stamped the alphabet and embossed it in orange.  As I was creating this tag, the little sentiment came to me, so I boldly added it in my own writing (which seems such a scary thing to do).

Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Pumpkins

It's that time of year again.   October definitely means pumpkins around here.  So our challenge this week is to include a pumpkin on your tag.

That sounds easy enough, doesn't it?

If you are in need of something with pumpkins on it, check out the Graphics Fairy link below for free clip art.  That's where I got my vintage seed catalog image.

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2010/08/vintage-halloween-clip-art-pumpkin.html#links.

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Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Calendar

I really enjoyed seeing all the banner tags.  I thought that was a fun challenge.

This week's challenge is to include a calendar of some sort on your tag or something that indicates year, month or date. 

I've used a stamp that has a calendar for 1900 (Stamp by Limited Edition.)  My image is from Paper Whimsy.

Have fun creating tags!

Tag Tuesday Challenge -- Banners

Everywhere you look you see banners these days.  When I included one on my school days tag last week I knew we'd be having this as a theme very soon.   

My little banner shapes are stickers from Jenny Bowlin.  But on last week's tag I just cut out some diamond shapes from patterned paper and made my own little banner.  However you'd like to do it is fine, but the challenge this week is to create a banner and add it to your tag.   I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!