Tags - Plaid

 Hi!
Today is tag series day.
I really enjoyed making these tags.
I have a stamp set that I got used, I don't even remember
where or when.  It has different styles of stripes, so I decided
to try my hand at making some plaids and these are what
I came up with.

I used different combinations of the stripes and
colors to create different looks
and I love how they turned out.
I wanted to make some tags that were a little more
masculine and I think these fit the bill.
I used Distress Inks and my
MISTI Stamping tool as each of
those stripes is stamped separately.
They didn't really take long with the
help of the MISTI.
These were all stamped on manila tags
 and I use a bit of jute twine for the tie.

Thanks for stopping by today to
see what I'm up to,
I hope you'll stop by again soon.
Until then stretch yourself and
think outside the box.

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Jason's Birthday Card

Hello everyone.

Do you struggle with masculine cards?

I know I do and I have decided that I'm going to overcome

this problem.  I needed a birthday card for my daughter's boyfriend

and I wanted to do something a little different.

I put my mind to it and this is the card I created.

I started out with a die cut circle in a piece of card stock and 

a few coordinating colors of Distress Inks.

After some trial and error, I finally decided on these 3 large 

 intersecting circles.

I simply moved the circle "stencil" around and inked it with 

the Distress Ink and an ink blending tool.

Once they were the color I liked, I fussy cut them leaving a small outline around

them.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is 

from Biblical Impressions

and I stamped it with Timber Brown Staz On Ink

using my MISTI stamping tool, to be sure I got a clear, crisp impression.

The tag behind the circles is a manila tag covered with a piece of 

deli paper that I used alcohol inks to create. 

(See how here)

I used ATG tape to adhere the tag to a brown piece of card stock,

then trimmed the extra from the sides.

The circles were adhered on top of that piece and it was all 

adhered to a white card base.

The sentiment is from the 

Lovely Greetings Set 

from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

I stamped it with the same brown Staz On Ink as the sentiment on the front

of the card.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog today,

and that you'll come again soon.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.