Wednesday 19 September 2012

WOYWW 172 - TIO

Morning, lovely people!! Hope you are all well and ready for another Wednesday (not to mention the rest of the week!) hopping round desks and crafty spaces hosted by the divine Miss Julia  for WOYWW

My desk is looking a bit neglected today, so I have forsaken shame and am showing you the pile of already blogged tags and bits that sit atop one of my stash storage boxes....and regularly annoy me as I have to move them every time I want to open it...must find somewhere to store or even display - them instead!!

the notebook is the one I try to keep track of my DT  (all two of them) work and other challenges I have good intentions of entering...
Talking of DT pieces, today also sees DragonsDream's next challenge for you - set by the lovely Elizabeth,  and a new round of challenges - we're sticking with recipes as they were very popular, but as always there is a twist!

The theme today is "Autumn Misty Glaze" and your recipe is - to use mists (mica or ink), autumn colours and a glaze of some kind.


I used Dylusions spray mists (red, oranges, yellow and lime) and a Ranger Perfect Pearls mist (pearl) on the base of the tag.  The stamps are from the Paperartsy HP1203 plate.

I had trouble with the photograph - I wanted to show the shimmer and glaze so took this one at an angle.
The glaze on the butterfly, is glossy accents.

Stop by DragonsDream Tag it On later today to see the other fabulous DT samples - and come join in. Don't forget to enter, you must make a tag, and use at least one real stamp.

Have a good week!!

55 comments:

May said...

Hi Helen, Well what a busy desk you've got going on this week, I'e seen mine like this a few times.... Love your tag simply fabulous beautiful colours love the butterfly... Have a good week, Hugs May x x x no number as yet!!

Rita said...

Helen a very creative desk. I love your tags. Enjoy your day. Hugs Rita xx 4

Deb said...

your tag is just beautiful!
have a great week, Debxx

Joynana said...

That tag is just gorgeous. I bought the dylusion sprays and have not srayed them even once. I need to play some. #21

Krisha said...

Love a desk that is workable LOL. No matter what craft you choose there is never a great way to store everything for more than 10 minutes. Your tags are beautiful.
Krisha #18

Maria said...

Your Workdesk looks like mine did the other day, my hubby came home and just said wow your desk is nearly clear where did you put it all lol...
Love that tag you have made, happy crafting....

Unknown said...

Love the tags, they're something I rarely make. Busy looking desk.
Elaine #28

Lisa said...

That's certainly one busy desk and such a gorgeous tag too
:D
Lisa #40

Jackie said...

A desk rather like mine...busy!!!
Love the tag
Jackie 31
http://scrapbangwallop.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

i love a busy work desk! i love you tag. cheers, melinda alpha #28

kay said...

what beautiful tags :)
have a super woyww
kay #56

Inkypinkycraft said...

A busy desk and full of craftynmakes!! The tag is fab....love your beautiful blue butterfly against the background! Hugs trace x. 58

Neil said...

Hi. Your desk is looking full and busy. Lovely tag too.

Tertia said...

The desk looks great! Love all those tags, I think you really should find a way to display them and then tell the rest of us how you did it.
Love the tag.
Happy WOYWW!
Tertia #47

okienurse said...

Great looking desk Helen with the piles of fun stuff. I love that tag! Don't you love all the sprays! Have a great week. Vickie #73

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A breathtaking tag with wonderful details. Amazing butterfly.
Also your other work from the last days are fantastic.

Sunshine Girl said...

Lovely tag! I have just bought a birdcage to showcase my latest tags (its on my link today) and also put others in either a little suitcase box or photo album otherwise I end up with a pile of them falling on me everytime I need a stamp too! Thanks for sharing - Sunshine Girl No. 68

Lunch Lady Jan said...

That tag really does sum up the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!! I love Autumn and all the colours - that and Spring are my two favourite seasons!
Hugs, LLJ #75 xx

BJ said...

Beautiful shiny/misty tag. BJ#20

BJ said...

PS I think you need a tag journal to stick all you tags in, BJ#20 again! LOL

Annie said...

I was away from my desk last week and couldn't leave any comment so I'm trying to get around as many of my blogging friends today.
Your tags look just amazing...they would look good mounted on a cupboard door like I did with my WOYWW birthday ATCs.
Hugs,
A x #86

Neet said...

Ooh, I love your tag Helen. Simply gorgeous. Fab colours and what a lot of tags spilling onto your desk.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs, Neet (who didn't like The Prisoner either but loves Portmeirion) xxx

Anonymous said...

hello again. i commented earlier and now it's hours later and when i checked, i was actually not in the list! oh dear, i was #28 then, thus i wrote that number my name. now i am melinda alpha #96...sorry for the confusion. i am confused myself :)...

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Hi there Helen, mmm know all about shifting things on top of things as have that in one corner of my room and wow do I ever love that brilliant tag of yours!
Thanks so much for popping over and thanks for sharing ~ happy WOYWW! Shaz in Oz. x #35

House of Bears said...

What a lovely tag you've created.

The bears @#100

Cardarian said...

Love your tag - you have hooked me now - I will have to do the challenge!Sorry I won't make Ally Pally but I will go to the WOYWW crop - will you be there? I hope to see you!
Lots of hugs,
Cardarian

sandra de said...

Beautiful tag and I know how hard it can be to take a pic of anything that has shimmer/glimmer over the top.
Sandra @105

Glenda said...

Looks like you have a lot going on this morning! Beautiful tag!
Glenda 109

Angie said...

So love the creative chaos ... but that tag is beautiful ....even more so as one takes a closer look. xx#8

Anonymous said...

Fab colours on that pretty tag - and such a busy desk this week.

MA (2)

Bernice said...

A lovely busy desk and what a great tag - the 3-D butterfly looks really well. By the way the staple gun you mentioned on my desk earlier was bought in Poundsaver for just £3.99 - mind you, I haven't actually tried it out yet, but it looks good!
Bernice #3

Gabrielle said...

Happy WOYWW - loved the pile of tags! Your tag for TIO is just gorgeous! Love the colours and the blue of the butterfly looks so striking! Wonderful x

Monica said...

Desk of a crafting woman. looks great.

Pam said...

Love the tags. Hugs Pam (83

Monique's art said...

Great idea to use the glaze on the butterfly. Very pretty

Carmen said...

I often wondered what happened to all the tags you make. Yes - they need to be displayed somehow, show them off.

Love your latest tag - Glossy Accents - possibly the one crafting ingredient I could never substitute with anything else :) And I love my one and only spray. We might MIGHT get to Ally Pally in April (if we can work out expressing of milk/baby bottles etc!) so I will have to stock up on more then :D At the moment it's a definite maybe - Devvie and I both agree it's been to long!

Elizabeth said...

Great piles of tags - it's a shame not to display them somewhere. Love your autumnal tag - lovely colours and the butterfly is gorgeous. Happy WOYWW and have a great week. Elizabeth x #113

Mary Jo said...

What a pretty tag!
I keep a binder for my design team materials, contracts, expectations, instructions etc...
But I scribble my ideas down in a little notebook :)

Lori said...

Wow! That is a FABULOUS tag! Love the colors, and that butterfly!

Michelle Webb said...

What a smashing tag H, and your desk is very busy indeed! I have been to your blog a few times, for the life of me I don't know why I was not following you. I've sorted that one out! I've really enjoyed having a look about today. Michelle x

Julia Dunnit said...

Well I've read a few comments and they all consider this a desk..aha! I love the pile,of tags, and I understand that they get. N the way..one day, you'll be driven to the liit and do something with them...in my experience. In fact, my last hissy fit at such things saw me give em all away....be warned!

Helen said...

Your tag looks amazing and I love your pile of stuff

Hugs Ellie Wee #100

Anonymous said...

That is one wonderful, colourful, creative and glorious mess! Love the new tag for the challenge, beautiful colours. Hopefully the cold will be over with quickly. Yesterday was the runny nose day, today is all about coughing! Looking forward to getting back in my craft room in October, I have practically the entire month to myself.

Hugs
Brenda 1 <--- Yay, finally!!!

Unknown said...

Absolutely beautiful! You chose the perfect combination of colors. Happy WOYWW! Sandy Leigh #36

Faye said...

Oh Helen, your shiny butterfly is perfect for the gorgeous tag.

Gillian .... said...

Hi Helen

That there desk says you have been a busy bee of late, your like me I need to write everything down lol. Your DT tag is GORGEOUS, <3 it. Happy WOYWW. Gillian #87 x

Twiglet said...

Beautiful tag - I love finding out about the techniques - I only work with fabric so its fun to find out how you do what you do! x Jo

505whimsygirl said...

Look at all that crafty goodness!!!! Yum.

Oh, and your tag is just beautiful!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment!!

Hugs, Kay #17

fairy thoughts said...

Oooo that is a big pile of papers. But your tag is lovely and you can see the shimmer on the butterefly.
have a good week
janet #45

Brenda Brown said...

Lots happening on your desk then Helen and I love your tag. Thanks for sharing your work space and have a great and creative end to the week. Happy WOYWW.
hugs {brenda} xox #99

VonnyK said...

Love those tags. The inks sure do give a really bright colour, must try them one day.
Have a great week.
Von #48

Nan G said...

Gorgeous tag! And love the pile of them on the side.
Nan G 134

Tamika said...

Love that tag!Tamika#137

Amy E said...

Wow your tag is gorgeous!! I love the cool blue against the warm colors!

Amy E. #10
scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com

Sue said...

Your tag is gorgeous Helen, what a beautiful butterfly x