Tag Tuesday-Reindeer and Stags

The subject for this week's Tag Tuesday is Reindeer and Stags. This was a good subject for a tag as there is so much inspiration out there . They must be on trend at the moment,  and so are we! I knew exactly what I  wanted to do for my tag, which meant buying a stag stencil to get the image I had in mind. This meant buying a few more stencils at the same time. I painted my new stag stencil on a gelli printed background, using black acrylic to make it stand out. If you look closely you can see some other touches that have been added.

Tag Tuesday-Foxes

The subject for this week's Tag Tuesday is

Foxes.

For my tag this week I was pleased to

be able to use my wood block

stamp sets from Paperchase.

Tag Tuesday-Halloween

Here is my Halloween tag for this week's Tag Tuesday.

I have been practising lettering for the past couple of weeks.  I have a lot to learn! I notice some of  the players on Tag Tuesday use words in their tags, and I would like to learn some ways to include them. 

I have made a simple tag with the old Scottish saying " From ghoulies

and ghosties and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night may the Lord deliver us"

Tag Tuesday-Trees

This week on Tag Tuesday the theme is Trees. For my tag I have made a rubbing of an embossed picture of trees. I used a bright washi tape for contrast.

Tag Tuesday-Autumn Leaves

Today the theme for Tag Tuesday is Autumn Leaves

Autumn is such a glorious time of year.

The leaves have just started turning now, so this

is a topical tag for us here in the UK.

For my tag I used Gelatos through a stencil, which gave

a lovely textural raised appearance. I added some leaves

from my experiments with transfer printing, these are done

with gloss gel medium.

Detail of Gelatos through a stencil

Tag Tuesday-Autumn Colours

The theme for this week's Tag Tuesday is Autumn Colours

For my tag I used an image transfer technique with gloss gel, from the book "Image Transfer Workshop" by Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson. I have tried out a few different ways to transfer images this week. I like the way it is translucent.It does take a while to do though,  so you have to be patient!

I gave the autumn image a silk border and used textured card for the background. 

Tag Tuesday- Cats and Dogs

On Tag Tuesday this week our theme is

Cats and Dogs

For my tag I used the embossed frame I made in

my mixed media group this week. We followed a

technique by Andy Skinner to create a rust effect.

I don't think mine worked well as rust, but I like the end

 result! This was achieved with a combination of black gesso,

ink and gold paint. I added some braids. The frame was

the perfect size for a cat portrait!

Tag Tuesday-Paper Dolls and Paper Doll's Clothes

I am back to Tag Tuesday after my summer break.

This week's theme is "Paper Dolls and Paper Doll's Clothes"

Here is my little Scottish boy paper doll.

I thought he was really sweet, maybe "bonnie"

is the best word for him. I found him on my

old favourite site The Graphics Fairy.

I had fun assembling him, and have mounted

him on a mixed paper background.

I wanted to finish it off with a piece of

tartan ribbon or some thistles, but don't have 

anything suitable in my stash!

Tag Tuesday-Cups and Cutlery

On Tag Tuesday

this week's theme is a really nice one.

For my Cups and Cutlery tag I used

a background of coffee spoons from one of my

favourite sites, The Graphics Fairy.The sheet of 

 printables had the names of all the spoons on it,

and came from an antiques cutlery catalogue.

My cups are from my collection of Polish blue and

white pottery, which I jazzed up with gel pens. The

photos I used were from my stash, so I hope I get

extra points for that!

I finished it off with some lace, like a lace edged 

tablecloth.

I have been encourage by all the taggers being so prompt to

actually post on a Tuesday!

Tag Tuesday-Down the Street

I was very pleased with this week's theme on Tag Tuesday.

Down the Street gave me

chance to draw some of my collection of Polish ceramic

houses. My husband and I, together with our 2 very young

sons lived in Poland for a couple of years in the early

1990s. We used to travel to Krakow from Warsaw for 

weekends away. Each time I acquired one of these

beautiful ceramic houses. My tag is a fond memory 

of our stay in Poland.

Tag Tuesday-At the Beach

The theme on Tag Tuesday is 

At the Beach

This week really feels like summer in

Britain! We even have some sunshine!

This makes me think of going to the seaside.

I thought about a beach hut tag to

 suit the theme. I made my beach hut from

card stock and washi tape. I added some

sea shells and a written tag

 "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside".

Now where did I put my bucket and spade?

Tag Tuesday-Whatever the Weather

  

This week's theme on Tag Tuesday

"Whatever the weather"

turned out to be  a very accurate

prediction of the weather. The Queen's

90th birthday celebrations, along with

other events such as summer fetes and

village shows have all suffered a little

with our unpredictable weather.

Somehow, we just carry on in spite of it!

For my tag I thought about a Summer fete

with rain.

I used some card stock with several

matching sheets, and collaged some 

pieces on top of the bunting image.

I turned the clouds into rain clouds

and added rain drops.

Tag Tuesday-I Spy with My Little Eye

This week on Tag Tuesday our theme is "I spy with  my little eye"

This was a nice challenge, plenty of scope

to do anything I wanted.

I decided to go for B and Butterflies, using my new

wooden print blocks from Colouricious .

I thought you would like to see a photo of them!

Aren't they lovely?! I am making lots of prints with them!

......Something beginning with B

Here is my tag.

I stamped a background with a Beauty,

added some Butterflies and Buttons.

The words were written with  gel pens.

They didn't turn out as well as I hoped,

I wish I had stamped them now. I popped

into my studio last thing at night, and

decided to finish off my tag! I probably

should have waited till the morning!

Tag Tuesday-Wings and Words

I have made a tag for this week's Tag Tuesday, for the Wings and 

Words theme. I haven't been participating in the weekly challenges recently.

This is because I have been getting ready for our local

Open Studio, The Caversham Arts Trail, where I showed some of my  stitched textiles

 work.

If you would like to read more about it and see some photos, you can find

it on my blog,here

Here is my Wings and Words tag.

The background is printed on a gelli plate. I used  the butterfly wings 

 from a greetings card. The picture was from A

 Midsummer Night's Dream  by Elsie Piper Harding, which was an illustration 

for the Tatler, December 11th 1929.

The words I used came from the Dalai Lama:-" Give the ones

 you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay."

Tag Tuesday -Eggs

The theme for this week on Tag Tuesday is Eggs. 

I used a pretty image of eggs in a nest from The 

Graphics Fairy. I surrounded it with lace flowers and flower beads, then

placed on green gingham and a red gingham background.

Happy Easter to you all!

Tag Tuesday-Blue and Green

On Tag Tuesday the theme for the week is Blue and Green.

I have never liked the saying "Blue and Green should not

be seen", as in my opinion they go together very well!

This is my first attempt at transfer printing with contact tape,

and I am pleased with the result. It could do with some refinement

of technique next time though. I can't wait to have another go.

I have used a paper bag with  a list of Paris Metro stations printed on it, which I thought was perfect for the background, and transfer printed an image from 

a serviette.
 The instructions for image transfer printing came from the excellent book 
Image Transfer Workshop: Mixed-Media Techniques for Successful Transfers
by Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson.

Tag Tuesday-Layers and Curls and Swirls

Here are two tags for Tag Tuesday from me this week.

 I had such fun with the Layers tag that I just kept

going and adding more layers! I am late posting as I 

made a list of my method, but then mislaid it.

So here is an approximate description of how I made

my tag:-

  I made a background layer with tissue paper

Collaged Italian newsprint

Collaged painted tissue paper

Collaged voile fabric

Collaged hand made paper

Collaged printed tissue paper

Collaged printed voile

Collaged printed hand made paper

Added decoupage butterfly

Layers

I liked the theme of Curls and Swirls and could have done lots
more to this tag. However I stopped myself! I made a background
layer covering card with a hand printed paper. The next layer is printed
using a stencil. Then I added some curly leaves with swirls.The
top layer is more stencil, this time printed on deli paper, which gives
a translucent effect.

Curls and Swirls

Tag Tuesday-Windows

The theme for Tag Tuesday this week is Windows.

For my Windows tag I have made a New York

collage. I had the idea when a friend was

showing me a picture she was using for inspiration

of a cityscape. I remembered that I had fabric snippets

my husband brought me back from New York. (He is well

trained to pick up art and craft supplies when he is

travelling!) I don't think you can get more windows

than this!

I cut and trimmed the pieces of fabric and attached them

to pelmet vilene with Bonadweb. It was very fiddly to

do. The washi tape on the edge is to frame it, but it

didn't stick very well, I will have to redo it.

Tag Tuesday-Vegetables

Here is my tag for Tag Tuesday.

For this week's Vegetables tag I used an image from Graphics Fairy for the gardening frame . I printed a Gelli plate background and collaged some vegetables from a Riverford paper bag, which I coloured in with  Sharpies. 

Tag Tuesday- Ornate

The theme for Tag Tuesday  this week is Ornate. I have used a Gelli print as background. The ornate watch is one I painted in my art class, using Twinkling H2Os. The original is in York Museum, a time piece made by  Edward East in 1650, watchmaker to King Charles I and King Charles II. I added some scrolls.