Halloween Tag

 What was used:  Inksentials tag, Stampin Up Halloween paper and ribbon,bling and bones, mesh flower from Making Memories with a stampin up antique brad button and some parts from a bracelet added to it as well as black feathers.

The web stamp that was used is from Inkadinakdo and silver pigment ink from Fiskers.
The black bling is added for fun using the 

Imaginisce machine to heat up the black crystals.

The spiders are from a punch from EK Success. Crystal Effects was added to the their bodies.

HaPpY hAlLoWeEn

BOO,

MEIGHEN

Valentine Tag

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TAG

Large Tag
bling and perals
rosettes
valor ribbon
pink and brown ink
white paint
sticky strip
glue
Scrappy Moms Stamps (Love Notes)

 I inked up the tag with pink then stamped it with a huge Stampin Up background stamp in brown.

The edges are also inked in brown.

Apply the rosettes and use white paint to make the tag pop.  add ribbon and the rest of the embellishments.

Stamp the sentiment and voila.

Challenges I am entering into:

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-149-glitz-glamour-bring-on.html

http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/2013/01/anything-but-card-challenge-11-tie-it.html

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-36-strawberries-and-cream-red.html

Vintage Wooden Bird Tag

Welcome back everyone.  Today's showcased project is a lovely vintage tag made out of a wooden bird block for Michael's. This wood cut out was on the dollar rack and goes to show yo that you can put paper on anything.  :D

Here is what you will need:

 I mad this embellishment out of stuff I already had making a lollipop out of some lace ribbon and added white feathers, pearls, and a gold brad to it.  You can see that two trinkets were added to the black hanging loop.

Paper was traced out and glued down to the wood on both sides. The edges were then inked up to give that old age appeal to it.   Glitter mod podge was used to protect the paper.  I stamped out the live laugh love and cut it into 3 pieces then inked up the edges and heat embossed them.  Added some pop dots to them to give some dimension.

This really turned out  way better than I had expected It will defiantly be used for something.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting.

Hugs and Blessings,

Meighen

Goth/Chick Tag?

Who would have thought that butterflies and sculls could go so well together with the right colors.

This tag involves a lot of elements too it and nothing to do with the Cricut.

Paper and embellishments are all you need along with adhesive and red tape.

These beautiful hand made butterflies are made by Deanna.  She is part of our craft community.  You may know her from Facebook  with her awesome eggs that she decorates.  She is a gal of many talents.

These butterflies come in different sizes and are inexpensive and wonderful quality..  They add a great design element to any project.  To check Deanna G. out on Etsy go to:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/dlgarner68

 

Here is my tag:

Hugs and Blessing,

Meighen

 

It's Almost Spring Tag

Well the sun is shining and I and I am studying away today.  I finally decided to take a break form my balancing equations  and oxidaion numbers in chemistry to do something I love.   As we all know and can probably agree on, crafting is relaxing.

Here is what I made:

Here is what you will need:

Pretty Paper ( I made my own with the printer by adding a picture via a watermark all over the paper), a tag, glue, lollipop flowers (mine are from Oriental Trading Company), pearls, spring stamps ( I used SU stamps and a butterfly from a scrappy moms set), marker to color in the flowers and blender pen ( I have Marvay markers and what I did was sucked up the color from the marker onto my blender pen and used the blender pen to color with.),  Versamark and embossing powder, heat gun,  sponge dauber and soft suede ink to ink up the edges and all around the paper,  and some fun ribbon or twine. 

Hope you enjoy my project and try it out for yourself.
Hugs and Blessings,
Meighen

Love is in the Air Tag

Give that special someone the gift of a keep sake this year with a beautiful hand made tag.  This tag was inspired by the Scrappy Moms Love Note Stamp set.

Item used:
Large tag or any size you want

Ink:
Mellow Moss
Perfect Plum
Staze On

StampSets:
Scrappy Moms Love Notes
Stampin UP
   Aviary
   Hello Doily
   En Francais

Other Stuff:
Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Hardware
Ribbon Twine
Flowers
hearts cut by cricut and embossed with cuttle bug swiss dots folder and inked

 Age your tag with ink then Stamp your images en francais first then doily then emboss.  Stamp the aviary stmaps with staze on.  Add your embellishments.

Enjoy your work of art.
Blessings,
Meighen









challenges

http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-heart.html

http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-123-prov-33.html

Butterfly Kisses Tag

Hi everyone and welcome back to another new project.  Today's cute project is another tag for any occasion  or Valentines Day.  Just add your message to the back. :D  Enjoy

Materials Used:

Stamps
  En Fracais (Stampin Up)

 Misc Butterflies I had                                     



Ink

  Rose red (SU)
  Melon Mambo (SU)
  Perfect Plum (SU)
  Ancient Rome (Angel Co.)


Embellishments
  hardware (SU)

  bling
  twine
  ribbon
  heart charm
  dazzling diamond (SU)


Other Stuff
  embossing powder
  3 Birds Cartridge    (2in)
  Mod Podge Hard Coat

 Challenges:
 http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2012/01/ch-65-tags-include-sentiment.html

 http://amusestudiochallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/love-is-in-air.html

 

Christmas in July Guest DT Week Tags

HI everyone and welcome back to the Christmas in July week long guest designer get together. This event is hosted by CROSS MY HEART PAPERCRAFTS by GISELLE VARELA and Nadia's Beautiful Mess. Thanks so very much for letting me participate as a guest designer for a second time :D. You can stop by Giselle's blog HERE to see all the guest designers for the day.

As we all go through our wrapping ritual during the crazy holiday season, do you ever ask yourself..."hmmmm...this gifts needs something?"  Well I have a great way to spruce up your gifts with a handmade tag.

Ingredients:
paper
Tags Bags Boxes and More Cartridge (cut @ 4.5 inches)
cotton grosgrain ribbon and ribbon to loop through the hole for tying on the gift
white fibers
Holiday Stamp with heat gun and embossing powder
snowflake brads
Bling
Sewing machine  I stitched a squiggle on the card
Double sided sticky strip tape and glue dots (for the ribbon and fibers)

I hope you enjoyed my little winter tag and you get lots of ideas. Merry Christmas in July :D
For my give away, I am giving away a grab bag of goodies. Just leave one comment one per person, become a follower if you would like. I always love new friends, and leave me you blog addy if you have one. I love to follow new blogs too.It will end the day after the week long Hop of guest designers is over which it the 26Th of July..

Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic by Abby DT Challenge #9 Bling

Hi every one and welcome back to another DT Challenge with Scrapbookaholic By Abby. This weeks challenge is all about our favorite kind of embellishments.  BLING BLING BLING. We us it on every project we do whether it is glitter, gems or bling brads.  You can  make anything you want, a scrapbook layout, a cart , a tag, or just something totally different and outside of the box.. Show off your talent with this fun challenge. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :DHere is the project I did:

It is a tag using Tags bags boxes and more (cut @ 4inches) , some DCWV paper, ink (to ink up the edges and the stamps), butterfly punches, a K & Co. cut out, stamps, ribbon, and bling. and staples.  That's it... it is  Super Simple. :D
The sponsor for this challenge is Kich N Bleus
Hugs and Blessings,

Bonnies 39 and glamorous Bday HOP

Hi everyone and welcome to the 39 and Glamorous Birthday Blog HOP.  Thanks for stopping by during Bonnie's celebration.     I am so excited to be part of this hop.  A big Thank You to the Birthday Girl for letting me to participate.
You should have arrived here from Stampin Dymonz over at   www.stampindymonz.com 
If not, you will want to start with our birthday girl Bonnie at  http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/   .
 I hope you are enjoying all of the talented ladies on this hop.
 For this hope I decided to use one or two things out of the list of Bonnie's favorite things.  Butterflies, bling and the color purple.  I hope you like it Bonnie. :D Happy Birthday *<]:O)

 

 

This is a butterfly cut out at 4 inches  using the Paisley Cartridge and Mariposa paper by DCWV. 

 I decorated it with some homemade ribbon flowers, gold pearls, bling and wire for the antenna. 

I used a stamp for the Live Laugh Love.

  I used my sewing machine to stitch gold stitching into the paper before gluing it down.

The butterfly was cut out by hand  and UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing powder) was added and heat set  to make it shine and to thicken the image.  I hope you enjoyed my little tag.  Have fun  hopping to the rest of the talented ladies on this hop. :D
Your next stop is Corri http://buglvr.blogspot.com/.  I know she has a cooked up an awesome project for you to feast your eyes on. :D


      
*** End of hop Challenge***
There will be a challenge at the end of the hop, you will need to hop along ALL blogs and "look" for challenge clues they will not be on each blog..Then link your complete challenge project by due date to Mr. Linky on http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/, this is the "final" step to be in the drawing for the Scrapbook retreat stay (info on Bonnie's Blog)
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥HERE ARE THE SPONSORS FOR THIS HOP.  MAKE SURE YOU GO TO BONNIE'S BLOG TO START THE HOP AND ENTER TO WIN.Scrappin'  Goodtime   (4 day 3 night for 2 people stay at her scrapbook retreat) OMG!!
http://www.scrappingoodtime.com/ (she does not have a lot of traffic on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrappin-Goodtime
(Retreat stay, MUST complete hop and challenge)

I Got Lucky Scraps (Digital Scrapbook kit)
http://www.igotluckyskraps.com/

Kich n Bleus (Digital Stamp)
   http://kichnbleusdesignsstore.blogspot.com/

Shelley Bean Stamps (2 unmounted stamps "Flower Girl" & "Rose")
http://shelleybeanstamps.blogspot.com/

Tickled Pink Stamps (not sure what yet)
http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/

Scrappin Hens ($10.00 Gift certificate to Scrappin Hens)
http://scrappinhens.com/store/


Paper Crafting World ($10.00 gift certificate / download)
http://www.papercraftingworld.blogspot.com/

 HUGS and BLESSINGS,

Bonnie http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
Laura http://makinprettythings.com/
Vickie http://www.vickiesscrapbookingandtidbits.blogspot.com/
Shelley http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
Janie http://typicalscrapbooker.com/
Jess http://kinderstampo.com/
Jennifer http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
Jessica http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Alina http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
Shannon http://purplelionpaper.com/blog
Paula http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
Christel http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Norma http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/
Nicolette http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/
Nancy http://fancywithnancy.blogspot.com/
Liset http://hailemnat.blogspot.com/
Karel http://karelj.blogspot.com/
Jenny http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Olga www.threebutterflykisses.com
Melin http://cookingwithcricut.com/
Yolie http://www.justyolie.com/
Ellen http:///lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/
Margie http://tatersplace-mjstitch.blogspot.com/
Kristi http://devosmommy.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Holly http://kricutkween.blogspot.com/
Abby http://scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
Nicole www.creationsbymommy.com
Martha http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Linda http://krazyquilling.com/
Jenny http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
Becky http://beckscricards.blogspot.com/
Kris http://ooohlalascraps.com/
Stampin Dymonz www.stampindymonz.com
Meighen http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
Corri http://buglvr.blogspot.com/
Pam http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Faith http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/
Angie http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Bonnie http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/

St. Paddy's Day Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the St. Paddy's Day Blog Hop hosted by one of my crafty BFF's Denise  over at  http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/     .  This is also the start of the hop..  If you are here from Lori over at http://thepaisleyturtle.blogspot.com/ , then you are in the right spot.  If you are here just stopping by, you won't want to miss all of the projects on this hop  and will want to start at the beginning with Denise.
Thanks Denise for letting me take part in this super fun HOP.
The theme for this hop is anything green and use a 4 leaf or 3 leaf clover.

 This clover tag is from the Give a hoot Cartridge and is cut at 5 inches using .22 thickness chip board.  DCWV paper was used and cut out 2 times using the flip feature on one so that it would match the back side of the tag.
Ribbon was wrapped around the stem of the clover and sparkling beads were added for fun.
Lime green stickles were added to the edges of half of the clover and buttons on the same side.

St .Paddy's day stickers were added to this tag also.

The The pot of gold I cut out by and and added some gun metal stickles to it to give it that textured look.  The gold pieces weer cut out using the scraps from the Fiskars scallop border punch.  I added yellow stickles to some of those too.  I ♥ Stickles :D

A peachy face was used to add character to the tag and green bling added to imitate a small face outline.

Happy St. Paddys Day everyone.  Drink lots of Green beer or other green beverage and have a great time.



For my giveaway Click HERE.  I am doing one big giveaway for all of the hops I am in through March 31st.  

Leave a comment on this post and there on the giveaway post. :D
Your next stop on the hop is the talented Ms.Sandra from www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com .
 Denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/
Nicole http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
Bonnie http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
PAM http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
jenn http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
jill http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
Martha http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
shannon http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Tricia Veinot-Moore http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
becky http://beckscricards.blogspot.com/
Ellen www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com
faith http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/
jennifer www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
karel http://karelj.blogspot.com/
Liliana http://www.midnightscraps.blogspot.com/
Lori Hornick West http://thepaisleyturtle.blogspot.com/
meighen http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
sandra www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
Sigrid- http://www.lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/
Brenna Anderson http://brennasblitherings.blogspot.com/
Cheryl Gibson http://cheryl-gibson.blogspot.com/
Gill McCall http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
jessica http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Lisa Peters http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
nicolette www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com
Monica http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge #1 Wacky March Holidays

HI everyone and welcome to the first Scrapbookaholic by Abby  Design Team Challenge .  Our task and yours if you so choose to try it...... is to pick a crazy March holiday from http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/march.htm and make something.  This sight is not your typical holiday site.  It has some really fun holidays you might want to craft about.  For example, National pig day or Peanut Butter Lovers Day.  lol.  I picked Fragrance Day which is on March 21st.  To take part in this challenge and others to come, you need to head over to Abby's blog by clicking HERE.  You can also get a look at the other DT member creations.  Leave your project there under the MR. Linky there.  There is also a chance to win some candy. :D

I really hope you decide to join us on this and all of the challenges.  We have two per month every two weeks so come craft with us and share your talents..  :D
A big thanks to our sponsor http://www.cosmocricket.com/ for Challenge #1.   
 I decided a vintage perfume tag was in order for this challenge.

*The poem is something I found online and is not by me.*

Here to the right is what you will need

For this challenge, I used the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge.  The perfume bottle is cut at 3.8 inches (using my Gypsy) and .22 thickness chipboard.

The flip feature was used to make sure that the back piece of paper fit properly.
The paper is from Stampin UP.
I used my 450 adhesive to glue down my paper.  I inked up the edges and all around the center with  chocolate chip ink (Stampin Up)and Ancient Rome ink (Angle Company) to add the aged look. 
I then used my sparkle Mod Podge  all over the front and back of the tag.
The stamp on the front is from the Scrappy Moms Love Notes stamp set.  I used StazOn black ink for that.
I used some tinsel ribbon for the perfume tube to give it some glimmer. :D
 Lots of bling and pearls were used on this project.  I ♥ Bling.
Two Prima roses were added to complete the vintage feel of the tag.

Gold tinsel ribbon was used on both sides of  the tube of the bottle to add some shimmery flair and give it a more rounded look.

The finishing touch is on the bulb of the bottle.  I used Crackle Accents to make it look as if it had been squeezed and added some pearls around it.


 I hope you all enjoyed my first DT project and also that you take part in the challenge yourself.
HUGS and Blessings,