***Every Wednesday is my Blogging day over at
& the post below is what I shared there last week!***
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All month so far I have been following a fantastic series
of tutorials over at Nancy Burke's blog, called
"The 12 tags of Fall."
another 11 consecutive posts, each one showing,
step by step,through photos and easy to understand text,
exactly how to make a little tag full of interesting detail.
I have learnt so much just from reading each post,
even without actually trying out any of the tags as yet!
That's why I'm blogging about it here, because I really
believe that it's a series all scrapbookers should take
a look at, especially if you are like me & love your mists:)
Some years ago I followed a similar series on Tim Holtz
blog but found the techniques a bit intimidating for me
& also that I didn't have all of the materials required on
hand in my stash already. Personally, I found Nancy's tutorials
easier to follow & loved that I already had everything
required to make the tags already "in stock" in my stash!
required to make the tags already "in stock" in my stash!
While I am generally a "layout" girl I definitely see the
advantage of making these tags because, not only do
they make for fabulous gift tags & give us the
they make for fabulous gift tags & give us the
opportunity to play with & use up our ever-growing
piles of stash BUT also because they allow us to experiment
with new techniques, which is like taking a free online class!
Experimenting on a little tag is also a great way of
building your confidence so that when you are working on
a layout & want to achieve a similar effect you know
exactly how to go about it!
exactly how to go about it!
This time of the year is too busy for me to experiment
but I have bookmarked Nancy's tag series & am definitely
going to refer back to it as soon as I can and give all her
marvellous techniques a go!
If you haven't got into the whole "misting" trend yet
you really should! It is SUCH FUN & the mists seem
to last forever - I've had some of mine for over a year now
& I mist on loads of my layouts!!
3 Scrappy Boys has a really comprehensive selection of
mists available in the store here & my advice would be
to grab yourself a couple & give Nancy's tutorials a try!
The store also has a great selection of tags, braid,
buttons, stick pins and more here in the "miscellaneous"
embellishment section if you are in need of anything!
you really should! It is SUCH FUN & the mists seem
to last forever - I've had some of mine for over a year now
& I mist on loads of my layouts!!
3 Scrappy Boys has a really comprehensive selection of
mists available in the store here & my advice would be
to grab yourself a couple & give Nancy's tutorials a try!
The store also has a great selection of tags, braid,
buttons, stick pins and more here in the "miscellaneous"
embellishment section if you are in need of anything!
Do share your creations with us in the gallery if
experiment with any of Nancy's wonderful tags!!
Helen
experiment with any of Nancy's wonderful tags!!
Helen
10 comments:
These are GORGEOUS!! And it looks like your bloggy is back!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! :):):):):):):):):):):)
I think it`s only pre-made post.Helen, let me know, please, are you ok now?
Sorry to hear that you're having such google problems. I hope your private reader gets sorted out pronto and everything gets back to normal. At least we know the pre-posted blog posts are working as expected.
YAY... now I can see your tags... they are so gorgeous... I heart the vitage-y style on the last two... TFS... Awesome.. hugs..xoxo
Oh my! These are just gorgeous! And I love my mists! :)
Hope your google issue has been sorted out!
Sorry, I left a comment in a wrong post, I wanted to say that these tags are gorgeous.
OOOOh just loving your tags Helen.. adore your gorgeous vintage style!! :))
AMAZING tags!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!
Thanks ever so much for the tip on Nancy's tags, can feel the itch starting to build up! They are absolutely gorgeous! xoxoxox
It is always fun to play and experiment. The tags look awesome!
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