Which sounded easy until I had to decide on my colour - and if I was going to impose any restrictions!! So, after a lot of soul searching, I decided on purple, with one accent colour of your choice. I had in mind this set of stamps as soon as I decided on a colour choice, and my accent was to be white.
Anyhow, after I dried the tag, I stamped the Papillon background in white (snow cap, adirondack pigment) and embossed it with white embossing powder, I absolotely love how this pops on the background.
The butterflies are new, they are the movers and shakers from Tim's new alterations dies (can you spot a bit of a theme here!) die cut using my new Clearly for Art from Wendy Vecchi - one in the clear, one in the white version. I used alcohol inks (pitch black and cool peri, with silver) and a Wendy dotty background in dusty concord respectively. I have always loved purple - my late sister and I had some wonderful ponchos when we were kids - knitted by our Mum, and my Dad always called my sister the "purple people eater" in hers - hers was shades of purple and white, mine had emerald green in it as well, I think.... so this has made me remember happy times!! Well, it WAS the early 70's and ponchos were trendy then!
20 comments:
Gorgeous tag Helen love purple and with just white it is really striking. Love those butterflies they are adorable. XOXO Zoe
I really like the effect of just keeping it to purple with White. Love those butterflies. Great tag
Wanda
I had a purple day yesterday Helen! Love your tag, it's gorgeous! x
Lovely tag Helen, looks great with the pop of White with the purple. Love the butterflies too. I'm sure I saw a poncho of sorts in a clothes shop recently, back in fashion LOL. Tracy x
I love purple as well Helen and this liiks really great with just the white accents and embossing.
B x
Yes and I think I crocheted a fair few of those 70's ponchos too!!! I love your tag - perfect colour combo.
Gorgeous Tag helen, not got that colour.....think I need it like now!! Fabulous!!
kazx
Gorgeous tag Helen, lovely colour and I love the way you've white embossed xx
I had a tartan poncho that my Mum made me!!!
LOVE purple and white! Gorgeous tag.
Lesley x
Ohhhh love this colour. Purple is my very favourite and you have got a gorgeous shade there. Love the white, it just jumps out!
What a gorgeous tag, Helen! You had a lot of different techniques in this and it all worked so well. Purple is on my favorites list, too. As for ponchos, I remember my daughter had a couple of them around about the time you mentioned.
Gorgeous tag, Helen, Love the white and purple! The way I keep clothes, I probably would still have the poncho somewhere...lol...
Lovely! Great colour and technique!
Thanks for sharing!
This is really a beautiful tag!
Another absolutley beautiful tag you have created! I have a couple colors of colorwash but now I want this one and the orange from your previous tag! You are an inspiration!
xoxo Karen
Fabulous tag. Good tip about spraying with water first. Love the colour.
Marilyn
Fabby tag! I have terrible trouble using purple...it never seems to look quite right...yours however looks great :)
P.S. I'll be fine....thanks Helen
xoxo Sioux
Wow! I love this tag. It's such a gorgeous shade of purple and the papillon background is fab xx
This is amazing, love the background, it surely does zing.
Jen x
Simply wonderful! Love the depth and intensity of colour. Apologies for taking so long to tell you how much I liked your tag.
Janet xx
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