All things (not) so Christmasy...

Well, here it is, Christmas Day 2013!! And I still can't resist to blog, blog, blog away....
But, I just had to share another one of my creations using Visible Image stamps. 

I created this for a special friend of mine who "doesn't do Christmas". So I always tend to make her a special something around this time of year. 

This year, I decided to make her a over-sized tag and I chose vintage pinks for my colour palette. 

Here is what I did...

I cut a over-sized tag shape out of watercolour paper and inked it using a brown and a pink Distress Inks concentrating making it darker around the edges. 

I dry embossed the bottom half of the tag and inked it again. 

I gathered a selection of different sized paper flowers and brushed them with the distress inks. 

I added a thin piece of lace along the bottom and some green sprigs to the arrangement. 

I added a wide pink satin ribbon around the center, threaded a dragonfly charm on to pink/white bakers twine and wrapped it over the top. 

At the top half of the tag, I stamped the Visible Image Large Butterfly stamp twice using the same pink Distress Ink to create a very subtle effect. 

I then stamped the VI 'thanks so much' sentiment stamp using Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the butterfly stamped image. I used Vintage Photo DI as black was far too harsh and I wanted to create a soft look to keep in with the vintage look. 

I added a piece of crochet lace along the top edge and added a small flower arrangement opposite. 

I threaded a butterfly charm on to pink organza ribbon and tied it at the top of the tag.

To finish I die cut a butterfly from parchment paper and added it to the satin ribbon around the center. 

Anyone who knows me, knows I adore butterflies, any shape, pattern or size... and this stamp from Visible Image is no different. Its a great stamp will fantastic detail. 

 Check out the Visible Image website here for more fabulous stamp designs. 

What I used to make my creation....

* Distress Inks - Vinatge Photo, Victorian Velvet, Tattered Rose.
* Ribbon - lace, crochet lace, satin, organza.
* Paper flowers, green sprigs.
* Charms.
* Parchment paper.
* Spellbinders die.


Thanks for having a toot at my blog today, hope you all had a fantastic Christmas Day 2013. Lis xxx

I would like to enter my creation in the following challenges...

* Visible Image Blog - December Challenge

* Loves Rubber Stamps - Holiday Blitz AG

* Sweet Stamps - #149 AG