Saturday 15 June 2013

'It's Behind You......'


I couldn't resist joining in with The Fashionable Stamping Challenges this fortnight as their challenge is 'Tag Time' and if there's one thing I like making it's a tag! For this one I've gone for some good old stamping and masking. The tiger, bird and spider stamps are from a set that I bought from a museum in Madrid. They had an exhibition of work by Gauguin and there was also a fabulous painting by Henri Rousseau, with exotic plants and creatures peeking through the leaves. So this is my homage to Henri. The leaf stamp is by Clarity Stamps and has been stamped in various shades of green Distress Inks. the whole tag has been heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I use this technique quite often when I make cards as I like the depth it gives to the colours. That's it for now hope you're all having a crafty time during this rather dismal British Summer ....so far. x

11 comments:

  1. Yum... love your jungle-themed tag, and arty stamps - what a perfect setting for the binocular woman! Love the lacy edging... At least the rain means there's no competition between the craft table and the sun bed!
    Alison x

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  2. A wonderful and fun tag Toni and a great homage to Henri! Love the masking and the great grass border at the front, she really does look like she is peeking through the grass. Great tip to clear emboss the tag too, it make the colours look amazing. Hugs, Anne x

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  3. I have a print of the Henri Rousseu painting and when I saw this on FSC, it immediately made me think of it. This is totally fabulous and very skilled. Wow! Marina

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  4. A beautiful and original tag - I love it. Rousseau's work is so full of atmosphere and this tag captures it perfectly. Love the idea of clear embossing. Julie Ann

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  5. Hi Toni
    this is a great tag, I can't think of any jungle themed ones out there. I love the layers and textures really great
    Ria

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  6. This is wonderful. We love the binoculars image.

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  7. Absolutely in awe of your tag. WOW!! x Sandy

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  8. Hi Toni, I somehow missed your fabulous tag from our line up at FSC. Totally love it, you have certainly captured the essence of Henri Rousseau, such a fun tag too. (By the way I use a canon printer for printing on fabrics, I bought it from Tesco as our other also a Canon was about 10 yrs old and a big tired LOL! ) XX

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  9. Love love love this tag! She is the perfect image for this jungle theme! Love all the foliage and the tiger too! Awesome design!

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  10. This is wonderful - both in design and colors but I have to tell you your creations is also quite true to life!!
    Sandy

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