Not long after January 2012, when I first began blogging, I went on the waiting list to allow me to post at
Tag Tuesday and I'm delighted to say that I now have a place!
Tag Tuesday is a wonderful 'community' where people create tag art to a given theme, using any medium or technique of their choice. Sounds like heaven to me!!
I'm joining at the end of a long running alphabet challenge and I've chosen the letter Z for my tag and the word Zip. I thought that was appropriate given my previous life as a Textiles Teacher! I'm sure lots of others will go down this same route and why not?! Here's my tag:
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| I've gone for a contemporary look for my tag by using one of my gelli plate prints in a fun way. |
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| I wanted to use a real zip and found that by working with grunge paper as a base, I could sew the layers together and achieve a level of 'drape' that normal card would not give. |
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| The top layer of the tag was created with the gelli plate print made using DecoArt Traditions and Americana acrylic paints. I cut up the pieces and created a patchwork on the grunge paper then machined over the joins. The opening for the zip was created and stitching applied to make it look as if the zip had been inserted in the normal manner. I then glued the zip into place - cheating I know but so much easier! |
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A layer of gelli plate print was glued over the back of the grunge paper to act as a lining to cover the zip. The base tag was cut from Amazon packaging and covered with another layer of gelli plate print.
The letters were die cut, painted with DecoArt Traditions acrylic, stencilled with versamark then embossed with gold embossing powder. Finally, a light layer of DecoArt Triple Thick glaze was applied for shine. |
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| Each side of the top tag layer was folded open and secured to complete the look of the zipped opening. |
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| The turquoise paint was added through a stencil onto the gelli plate print for extra interest. |
This has been a fun project and now I've got to think about the tag for next week! Never been to
Tag Tuesday? Click
here and pop over and have a look at the wonderful art work on display. If you fancy joining in, the details are all on the blog.
Once again, thanks for having a look at my work, it's much appreciated.
