Patriotic colored tag

Since July has a patriotic challenge here at Linnie Blooms I thought I go trough it almost all the way. Therefore I did create this sweet tag with Swedish colors (blue & yellow). I made the flowers and leaves by using the Bloom Stencil and mask.

Have a lovely day!

♥
Marie

Christmas In July Mini Album!!

Hey Hey Everybody it's me Scrappin Madge!! I am super stoked with this fun mini album that I created out of the wonderful Linnie Blooms Tags.  I used some amazing Heidi Swapp Color Shine spritz and Gesso, along with Molding Paste, paint, Close to my Heart ink and some fun embellishments!!! Take a look at this awesome mini album and tell me what you think!

Here is the Mini Album!! Isn't it cute!! I love love how it turned out!!! So Fun!! Next you will see a page by page of this super fun Mini!

I used the Black Color Shine and some yummy sticker embellishments and 3 gold Bling Gems

Here is a super sweet vintage girl, I used Green molding paste which I made using some re-inker and molding paste, some taupe paint, gold leaf rub n buff some fun embellishments. (I also used mod podge over sticker embellishment to give it a great finish).

Using some pattern paper and Mod Podge along with a fun bling gem and a sticker embellishment.

Molding paste, red Gellato, gold sequins and a fun sticker and wood embellishment piece makes this vintage Santa cute!!!

Using the red Heidi Swapp Color Shine and some pattern paper and sticker a little mod podge and walla!! Beautiful vintage tag!

Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman, once there was a snowman tall tall tall!!! Check out this fun tag!!! Using many different mediums to create this tag! I used gellatos to color this snowman!

Using Mod Podge and pattern paper to create this fun tag! I also used the green Heidi Swapp Color Shine to get the great colored background.

This is the back cover to the book!! So fun using a great CTMH stamp and some more yummy green molding paste that I made and green gellato and red gellato!!!

I hope that you liked my mini album! Be sure to shop the Linnie Blooms Store to get your fabulous Linnie Blooms Products!!! 

loves-Scrappin Madge

Spring flowers = California Poppies

If you have grown up in Southern California then "Spring Flowers" means a day trip to the 

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve. 

It has been a tradition in my family for years. 

Today I am inspired to scrap my recent trip to the preserve.

This year the flowers were beautiful but because of the drought they were not quite as plentiful.

It is usually a solid carpet of golden orange.

So I selected my photos and supplies. I then let the creative magic take over.

 I like to have my stuff out. I like to be able to let it just flow. In order to do that I dig first as to not interrupt myself creative energy.

I start by choosing a set of colors, Inspired by the photos this time I have choose a

 Bright Golden Orange, Sky Blue, Lemon Yellow and  Cream.

I ultimately pull more supplies than I need every time. Maybe it is my trademark?

I get to creating. I don't think. I just go.

Covering my Linnie Blooms Canvas with Derwent Inktense pencils.

Then I blend with water and a brush.

I then stamp my words with Cavallini & Co. text stamps and my own writing.

I use StazOn Ink & Pigma Micron pen No. 05. 

Because I know they won't bleed or run if I add more color later.

I adhere the tag with a stack of Prima flowers (paper of course) 

The pretty blue brad is an old Melody Ross piece. 

I punch them all the way through to the very back of my page.

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My Linnie Blooms canvas butterfly is next up for a make over.

I add Terrific Tape to one side then the paper  of an antique book page from France.

Then I flip it over, add another coat of Terrific Tape, some pieces of thin wire and antennae.

Then attach some more old book page.

I color them with Derwent Inktense pencils. 

Some paper Prima flowers, a Recollections brad for the center.

I like to have some balance in my elements. I made these three flower arrangements for the page. Combined with some silky blue ribbon from my stash.

I like the look if glass beads glued to the center. I think it adds interest, They are from Martha Stewart Collection. My paper is punched with a Creative Memories punch to make the flowers shape. 

I have Gelli Plated some plain paper to match my lay out. It boarders the flowers and a photo.

I then journal in my own writing. What ever comes to me about this page. Like my own little story. I love the poppies and the memories this page has for me.

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O Christmas tree...

 

Sometimes tags are just too pretty to put on a gift and then throw away.  Sometimes tags are just too pretty to put on a gift at all.  That is when they end up on the tree as ornaments! 

 

I had every intention of using these Linnie Blooms canvas tags as gift tags, but once I started playing, I just couldn't give them up on a gift, so onto my tree they went!

 

I added strips of washi tape to the tags, and then painted them with a layer of Modge Podge to seal the edges of the tape from lifting.  I painted the tree and stars with acrylic paint and "decorated" with Stickles for extra sparkle.  There can never be too much sparkle at Christmas time!

 

I added some musicality with these alphabet letter stickers from Cosmo Cricket and then strung some seed beads on wire to make them easy to hang. 

 

These are so quick and easy that I will make some more.  Maybe, the next ones I make I'll be willing to part with.  Maybe.

 

 

Wishing you the happiest of times this Christmas season!

Kelly

www.kellystarsallthingscrafty.blogspot.com

Tagging Gifts

 Hey there and welcome to another week of great holiday inspiration!  

Today I'm going to share with you two out of the ordinary gift tags I created.  I always like to wrap my gifts in unexpected items such as fabric, actual pattern tissue paper, burlap, comic paper, etc. I also like well embellished toppers, such as bows made of ribbon or fabric with florals, just florals/leaves, or even decorated paper bags. I think this makes it more exciting to find out what's inside, and it's very eye appealing.  Like a present before opening the present.

Let's get started with the supplies:

Pull out a couple of items you think you would like to incorporate, the more the merrier.  You will narrow it down during the process.

Here you will see I've colored the canvas tag with distress stain, then used a mask and molding paste for texture.

After thoroughly drying your tag, add ink droplets, then began to layer your embellishments.

After I've added the desired embellishments, I added a little gesso to the flowers as well as a bit of clear drying glue to adhere some diamond dust.  As you see I decided to go with another selection of flowers, as the first one I pulled was a tad too big. Continue to add texture using gesso or any of your favorite mediums.

This is the result of my tag.

As you see now atop a wrapped gift tucked using glue dots under a bow.  Both the ribbon used to create the bow and the tag will be reusable by the receiver.

My second tag fairly quick to create.  Sometimes you have to just do it...

I decided to mainly use various inks and one stamp to create this tag.  This tag is completed on the front as well as the back.  It really bother's me to have or use one sided tags, so I had to complete both sides.  This is a view of the back of my tag.

This is the front of my tag.  I first gave the tag a generous layer of gesso to give the ink something to hold on to instead of soaking through the fabric. I continued to add layers of texture by dripping diluted gesso, 4 different inks, two mask and one ink pen.

And finally, I added two leaf florals, ribbon and a pop dotted chipboard piece that includes a Christmas greeting.  To top of the tag, three jingle bells were added with thin ribbon.  

This tag was fun, quick and easy to complete.  Best of all I know my tags will be used again as bookmark.  I think it's so much better to create your own personal gift tags instead of using those little To and From tags that get ripped off with the wrapping paper and trashed before you can say Merry Christmas.

Come on...challenge yourself to create your own gift tags, the recipient will love you for it:-)

Kisha