Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 21 January 2016 - Add a tag to your card/project

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "to use a tag on your card/project".

This month we are lucky to be sponsored by "The Stamping Boutique".

One thing I said I was going to do more in 2016 is to do more mixed media creations.  I have done quite a lot but there are more things I would like to try.

For my project I have used The Stamping Boutique imaged called "Guitar Digital Stamp".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers, chalked the background, added my gold Graph'it sparkle pen to the centre of the flowers and distressed around the edge with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade distress inks.

I have used a piece of corrugated card and painted over with white gesso.  Once that was dry I swiped all around the edge of the card with alternating swipes of Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade distress inks.

The backing papers I have used are from Summertime Designs.

One item for this project that took a while to make was my Susan Tierney sunflower.  I watched the U-tube video and got some further ideas how to do the layers.  I didn't have an orange Pan Pastel so I used the gold Pan Pastel and then on top a normal orange chalk for the centre of the sunflower petals.  The middle of the sunflower was hard with all those tiny pieces needing gluing and sticking in place - definitely a labour of love.  I've finished the flower off with some of the die-cut leaves and added dark brown chalk to the centre of the sunflower.

I have finished this project off with two tags from a "Love Letters" paper pad, ribbon, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and some buttons.

I am entering this project into the following challenges: 

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes

Eureka Stamps - Pile it on
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Crafty Boots - Ribbon or lace (I have used ribbon)
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of thank you
Love to Create - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Lots of layers
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Use die-cuts (lots and lots and lots of die-cut pieces to make the sunflower!!!
My Time to Craft - Tag it!
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist of create a stylish and elegant card
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Flower power
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - Buttons or bows or both (I have used buttons)
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of "let it snow"
Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/elegance
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Use something new (my new sunflower dies)
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Fabulous flowers
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes