Wednesday 3 August 2011

TIO - Nature's Bounty

This week, at Dragon's Dream, we are dreaming of Nature's Bounty, a theme chosen by my Teamie Wanda - and I have made a tag with some of Tim's leaves from his tattered leaf die.

I started with a sheet of watercolour paper that I coloured with various distress inks - wild honey, peeled paint, mustard seed, barn door, fired brick and spiced marmalade and stamped them with various Paperartsy stamps from their Minis series - direct to paper technique from years ago!!  It was kind of pretty before I die cut it!!  I gave it a bit of shimmer with Irridescent Gold glimmer mist.

Had a couple of false starts with the tag background before I settled on a plain blue one (leaves tumbling against the sky) I used a small daisy punch too, for some extra impact. Couldn't find a little leaf punch! The 'beauty' stamp is by Claritystamps

the starting piece!
Do come and see what the rest of the team have done, and we hope to see you join in too!

11 comments:

Janet said...

Super tag Helen. I love those leaves and the vibrant colours you have chosen. A real beauty.

Janet xx

Lori said...

This is really great, Helen! Love those colors together, and that background starter piece is fab too!

flutterbycrafter said...

Love this tag, like the patterns on the leaves xx

Zoechaos said...

Must have been hard to cut up that amazing master board. Great tag XOXO Zoe

Jen said...

Love the leaves and how you produced them Great tag.
Jen x

Franka Benjaminsen said...

Beautiful tag with great colours. And I love the stamps you've used. Hope there are some pieces left to make more projects of your masterboard.
Bye, Franka

Wanda said...

I bet you had fun making your master board. Fabulous result though, just right for your tumbling leaves, perfect against the blue of the sky.
Wanda xx

Netty said...

Terrific tag Helen and love your choice of colours. x

Dragon said...

This is a beautiful tag... I LOVE the colours of that sheet you cut... Great dreaming as always
Frankie
xx

Alison said...

Your tag is a stunner Helen! Just love your background sheet! x

ElizabethR said...

I love you tag this week, the colours are gorgeous! I must get that leaf die!! Love Elizabeth xxx