Sunday 10 April 2011

Play Date Cafe Challenge #76.

Here is my first attempt at the Play Date Cafe Challenge. The theme for this week is to use bright blue, sky blue and bright green.

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I used Adirondach colour wash in Stream, Denim and Lettuce to colour the background of the tag and then I put it through my cuttlebug with the swiss dots embossing folder which I then coloured over with tumbled glass and weathered wood distress ink to pick up the dots as if they were bubbles in the sea. The 'seaweed' is made from green and blue chiffon which I shrivelled with my heat gun and machined down. The shell is pain spattered blues and the starfish and sea plant are from Stampington's 'Shore Cliff Elements' stamped in distress inks again. The iridescent shell shaped sequins and blue beads are from my stash and were charity shop finds. The blue nylon string at the top of the tag was collected from last years beach combing. With the lovely weather we are having this weekend it makes me wish I was by the sea, perhaps crafting with these colours is the next best thing! Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. x


8 comments:

  1. Love these! just right for the weather we are getting. PS - my cuff is ace...id love a blanket in the same style (patched). Would take you ages though but hint hint if you are ever in need of a project.

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  2. I love the ocean elements you've used, perfect for the challenge! Thanks for stopping by my blog today :)

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  3. WOW!!! Such a wonderful mix of elements in this amazing tag!!! I just bought two of these inks...YAY!! thanks for the inspiration and for joining us at The Play Date Cafe :)

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  4. Gorgeous!!! Thanks for your lovely comment on my ATC on the Artistic Stamper giveaway... which... you won!! Can you drop me an email please hun and I will pop it into the post for you x

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  5. Reminds me of how much I miss the sea.
    Lovely!!
    Sue xx

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  6. What a lovely mix of elements, so very pretty! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe this week!

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  7. Ohhhhhh, so pretty! Love that ocean feel of your tag, these colors are perfect for that. Great little details. Thanks so much for playing along at The Play Date Cafe.

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  8. This is completely GORGEOUS!!! So glad you played along with the PDCC, this is a total stunner!

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