'Hearts' ....Get Altered While There's Still Time !

The lovely and very talented, Sue Lelli is the hostess for The Get Altered Challenge over on the eclectic Paperie blog and she has chosen 'Hearts' as this months theme. A great subject and certainly one that I'll never tire of ! You can see Sue's lovely hanging, by following the link here. After much pondering, I decided to make a tag as my DT contribution. I used a Dyan Reavley Harlequin stencil with Brushed pewter and Festive Berries Distress Paint, for the background and followed a technique that Paula Cheney demoed on her blog, She created a two colour background for a gorgeous Christmas card which you can see by following  this link. Paula has an amazing talent ! Here is the background to my tag..

After stenciling the tag with the Distress Paints, I blended in some vintage Photo Distress ink and a little Black Soot to the roughened edges. I then cut two hearts, one in card and one in red honey comb paper, remember that stuff ? 

I adhered the honey comb heart to the card for added stability. I freehand cut a pair of wings and covered them with Pumice Distress Glitter. I love the antique look of this product, it takes glitter to a whole different level. Before attaching the wings and heart, I stamped the  Crafty Individuals flourishes in black Archival Ink and added a few words of those very handy Remnant Rub Ons.

A little phrase from the Stampers Anonymous Simple Sayings set and a strip from the Ideaology Industrious Borders complete the tag and of course, not forgetting  the coloured seam binding!  If you fancy playing along with the eclectic Paperie Get Altered Challenge, you still have a few days left. Hop over to the blog by following this link and you'll find plenty of inspiration. Follow the challenge 

rules, upload your project and you could be the lucky winner of a $15 gift certificate for Kim's lovely eclectic Paperie shop.

 I'm also entering this tag into  the Our Creative Corner, 'no more shopping sins' challenge, where we are being challenged to use some of those coveted products we've all bought but rarely used. No doubt you can guess what shopping 'sin' I've used here, yes that's right, it's that 'must have honey comb paper. I wonder when it will get another airing ! x

Here are some of the supplies I've used. Click on the thumbnails to be transported to the eclectic Paperie shop

Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Tim Holtz - Brushed Pewter Distress Paint	Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Festive Berries	Dylusions Stencil 5x8" - Diamond of a Border
Inkssentials Surfaces #8 Manila Tags	Inkssentials Foam Blending Tool	Tim Holtz (Stamps Anonymous) - Simple Sayings	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Crinkle Ribbon 10 Yards	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Industrious Stickers: Borders