UK stampers forum decorated tag

I’m going to try and join in the challenge to make a decorated tag for UK Stampers Forum every month this year to make a decorated tag – I managed a few last year but not all!

This one I went with some new to me stamps from Altenew that I bought in the sale at Seven Hills Crafts but wasn’t sure exactly what my plan was!

I covered a tag I made from packaging with silver acrylic paint to and it a little shiny and a fun background. Once dry I added some stamping using the arrows and some archival ink to add some fun shapes into the background.

I also added the Aim High sentiment using Versafine which is darker than the archival ink.

I then decided to add a rainbow element with some patterned paper larger arrow stamped images which I fussy cut and then adhered down.

I then decided that a rainbow of butterflies would be fun! So I took the Concord & 9th dies to cut them out of scraps of cardstock and some black for the bodies of the butterflies.

I stuck them down and then covered them with a bit of scrap and splattered the background with some black gesso.

I then worked on the sentiment. I went with the stamped first part and then die cut the letters for the final part. I stacked the letters twice and then added them to the tag with the stamped element layered a couple of times and then added the adhesive foam to give it more dimension.

I decided it needed something more so I punched and stacked some hearts from black and then added the white doodles once I had glued them in place. i also added some white dots to the die cut letters.

I edged the tag with archival ink to frame the tag – I always like the finish this gives it!

I also added the pearl accents for a final embellishment to the tag.

I used a scrap of dark grey lace for the top.

Happy crafting!

Catherine