Today at A Vintage Journey it is Tag Friday, which takes place only when there is a fifth Friday in the month; it’s all about creating something you love so there is no particular theme, it’s time to play, experiment and have fun – it would be great to see you there!
I had lots of fun creating a Mixed Media tag for my tag journal and this time I was inspired by the butterflies that have been visiting our garden recently, so I captured both a Painted Lady and a Peacock butterfly on this double-sided tag.
To start, I used a large grid design Poster Card by Tim Holtz to create the tag by cutting off two of the corners to make a tag shape and punching a hole using my Crop-A-Dile machine. I used Distress Ink to colour each side of the tag by stamping the ink pad onto a blending mat, spritzing with water and pressing the tag onto the mat. I used Salty Ocean Distress Ink on the blue side of the tag and then Fired Brick on the red side of the tag.
For the blue tag, I stamped Sheet Music from Woodware using black Archival Ink, added some white gesso with my finger and then stamped the branches from Kaisercraft using black Archival Ink again. I also stamped a lot of butterflies using a Docrafts stamp with Teal Zeal Memento Ink. Next I added some mini white flowers and a Painted Lady butterfly that I had fussy cut from an old book, and stuck into place using double-sided tape.
For the red-side of the tag, I stamped some letters from Tim Holtz using the black Archival Ink, added some white gesso with my finger and stamped a round ornate design from the same Kaisercraft stamp set with the black Archival Ink. I added two stems of flowers which are from a Botanical Layers set by Tim Holtz and then I fussy cut a Peacock butterfly and stuck it in place.
I chose some wording that I thought was appropriate for the butterflies that I saw in our garden, all of which are from Tim Holtz and edged using a black Faber-Castell Big Brush marker; the “Butterflies” wording is from a Salvage Sticker set and “A memory to hold”, “beauty and grace”, “happiness” and “in the garden” are Clipping Stickers. Both sides of the tag are edged using Black Soot Distress Ink and a black Faber-Castell Big Brush marker.
To finish, I added an eyelet with my Crop-A-Dile machine which reinforced the hole as I’m using a book ring to secure all of my Tag Journal tags together when they are finished.
For more Tag Friday inspiration, please pop over to A Vintage Journey where you’ll find some amazing tags created by my fellow Creative Guides. I hope you are inspired to join us as I’m so looking forward to seeing your tag designs!
The purple flowers were popular in our garden this year and we had so many Painted Lady butterflies on our lavender …
… as well as this beautiful Peacock butterfly (grin!).
Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.
Challenges
I’m joining the Letters and/or Numbers challenge over at Moo Mania & More with letters I used on my tag.
I’m joining in the Anything Goes challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge too.
Here is a list of all the materials used to create this double-sided tag:
- Tim Holtz idea-ology (Pocket Cards #TH93208)
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Salty Ocean, Fired Brick, Black Soot)
- Woodware Craft Collection Clear Magic Singles (Sheet Music JGS111)
- Kaisercraft Clear Stamps (Magnolia Grove CS822)
- Tim Holtz Collection Stampers Anonymous (Documented CMS226)
- Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
- Docrafts Papermania Mini Clear Stamp (Everyday Assortment PMA907003)
- Tsukineko Memento Ink (Teal Zeal)
- Pébéo White Gesso
- Home Bargains Special Occasion (Mini Decorative Stickers 22740)
- The Illustrated Book of Nature – Painted Lady Butterfly
- Tim Holtz idea-ology (Layers – Botanical #TH93554, Salvage Stickers – Crowded Attic #TH92898, Clipping Stickers #TH93583)
- Faber-Castell Big Brush Pitt artist pen (Black 199)
- The Fruit Pixie (Collectors Cards – Peacock Butterfly)
- Pritt Stick
- Stix2 double-sided tape
- American Crafts We r Memory Keepers (Crop-A-Dile and Standard Eyelets 41582-4)
Those tags are beautiful Jo. The butterflies really pop off the paper. These are great summery additions to your tag book. And I have never seen a peacock butterfly. Wow. That is a beautiful insect. Happy weekend. Hugs-Erika
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You are amazing, Jo. Beautiful two sided tag, and a wonderful entry. Your stamping is incredible and adding those butterflies was simply perfect, especially when you add it to your tag journal. Stunning photos, too. Your garden must have a wealth of inspiration.
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I am in awe of this amazing doublesided tag. It’s utterly beautiful Jo. Simply gorgeous. And the photos!
A pleasure to see your amazing posting linked to Moo Mania &More. I love this posting with the added photos. Happy weekend!
Big hugs, Susi xxx
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That’s a lovely idea with the double sided tag, both sides are gorgeous, love the butterflies. And the photos of the real butterflies in your lovely garden. Have a lovely weekend, have fun. Hugs, Valerie
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Your tags are lovely , Jo . I love that they are double sided . The blue one particularly caught my eye .
Hugs
A x
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Gorgeous, both front and back – I love the colour contrast from cool to warm as you flip the tag over, and I really like that grid pattern in the background. There’s something so lovely about the wild natural forms against the formal structure. Your tag journal is going to be wonderful to flick through at this rate.
Alison x
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So beautiful tags!
Have a nice weekend
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Pretty tags. I’m partial to the blue one. I only saw a couple of butterflies in the yard this year. Enjoy your weekend.
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A gorgeous tag Jo, both sides are beautiful! We seem to have lots of Cabbage Whites in the garden lately, and a beautiful dragonfly visited our bird bath in the week.
Hope you have a great weekend,
Alison xx
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Butterflies are perfect for this time of year. It won’t be long before they’re just a memory in the garden. Pretty 🙂
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Another superb addition to your tag journal Jo, both sides look fantastic, those beautifuls are just perfect in the setting you gave them, – wonderful!!
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Your tag is so beautiful and will look amazing, particularly like the double sided idea too x The background colours and details are divine and the butterflies…gorgeous xx
Have a great weekend
Hugs Annie xx
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Wow.. both tags are gorgeous! Jo. Love the beautiful flowers and butterflies. ❤
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A beautiful selection of tags Jo. The flowers and butterflies are lovely and its a great idea to use both sides of the tag.
happy rest of the weekend.
Yvonne xx.
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A really wonderful post, dear Jo. Have a nice Sunday.
Thank you for joining us at MOO MANIA & MORE
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Beautiful tags Jo! It is lovely to see butterflies in the garden. The colours of that Peacock butterfly are stunning!
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waue amazing and very lovely – butterflies always make me happy because then we must have done something right
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A beautiful set of tags Jo and it’s a good idea using both sides. You created gorgeous backgrounds for your butterflies.
Hope you had a good weekend.
Avril xx
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Gorgeous tag front and back! Very well put together and the butterfly photos are fabulous! x
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Jo, your double sided tag is gorgeous, I love the cool of the blue side and the warmth of the red side and those butterflies are just seem to be ready to take flight!. It has been such a great year for butterflies in the garden, especially the beautiful Painted Lady. Apologies for my lateness. Hugs, Anne xx
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What lovely garden/summer/floral/butterfly tags Jo! the colors on each are so pretty and the butterflies in your garden are so beautiful! I have just a few monarchs in mine – they are staging a comeback here in the US after reducing all the crop spraying that was killing them….
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Your tags are beautiful and inspire great serenity! I love the design and colors!
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