I started my tag with some Distress Collage Medium in Vintage and then covered it in some Botanical Collage paper. My main focus is the flowers in the jug and the hummingbird from a favourite stamp set from Simon Says Stamp called Take Heart. I cut out the image and coloured the flowers with Crackling Campfire. What a fab colour - using an aqua painter allowed me to have a light colouring or an intense colouring. I then used some of the new embossing glaze which made the lovely flowers shine but, in hindsight, took away the subtle colours I'd done with the ink. They are just still there. Can you spot my bird? He is an elusive creature - here in the UK we don't have hummingbirds. On a holiday to Colorado when we used to live in Texas we saw lots of these gorgeous little birds. Definitely a memory to hold and, in true Idealogy form, I found just the right sentiments for my tags from the Clippings Sticker book.
I added some ephemera from TH - the little paper flowers were from my stash and I coloured them with the ink. I added some leaves from TH Wildflower dies. The top ribbon came from a recent clothes purchase - and I coloured the white part in the ink which has turned out really well.
I'm adding this into the following challenges:
International Art and Soul - include an animal - I hope the bird fits the bill
Chocolate Baroque - Wings
Daring Cardmakers - Colour
Just Add Ink - Flowers in a vase
