Thursday, June 19, 2014

Summer of Color 4: Sea Life

Hello, everyone!  I'm happy to have you join me.  Today I'm going to share my next Summer of Color tag.  I've decided to make tags this year and then bind them together rather than making several different projects like I did last year.  The challenge is so much fun and Kristin does such a great job of coming up with color combinations.  Check it out because there is a lot of great art being created.

This week, week 2, the colors were teal and coral with a pop of white.  So, to me that said sea life and this is what my tag looks like.


 
 
I started out with a number 10 tag and I colored it with Peacock Feathers DS.  Then I used this great new spray that I found at Joggles.  It's from Lindy's Stamp Gang and it's called Starburst.  It's a wonderful spray which has a non shimmery base and a wonderfully shimmery top.  Unfortunately, by the time I finished my tag you can't see too much of that wonderful shimmer!!  Oh, well, I know I'll be using it again.  Anyway, the color that I used is called "Jack in the Pulpit Teal".  Cool name, right?
I sprayed the entire tag and then used a paper from Graphic45's summer paper collection called By the Sea.  It's a wonderful coral color and it has a wonderful overall sea life pattern.  Those of you who follow me and/or Linda from The Funkie Junkie, might think this design looks a little familiar.  Well, that's because I'm playing along at the Frilly and Funkie challenge blog this week.  Linda is the host for this challenge and she decided since it's 6 months since the  12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style challenge, which she hosts, ended perhaps it would be fun to recreate one of the tags from the challenge only with a summer theme.  So, I decided to use tag number 4 for my entry.  You can find out all the details of the challenge here and you can see tag number 4 from the 12 Tags here.   
 
What I really liked about this tag was the linear look it has.  I loved the letters on the burlap squares and I loved the border that balanced it on the other side.  So, I used some teal paper in place of the burlap and I used a die cut white border and a printed border on the other side.  The sea life stamps are part of the Graphic45 collection.  Before I glued everything down I edged the tag in white embossing powder.  Once all the paper was in place I glued a Lucite starfish to the top of the tag, and glued some teal shell sequins and small wooden beads randomly.  Here are some details.
 

 
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So, there you have it.  I really love this combination of colors.  I don't think I've ever used it, at least not together,  but now I love it and that's the great part of the Summer of Color!  Stretching and using colors you don't use, or don't use often. 
 
Thank you for stopping by.  I love having you and I love hearing from you.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and get some time to be creative.

20 comments:

  1. Another stunning tag Maryanne! That colour combination is truly amazing! I would never have thought of it but it looks really stunning, specially in combination with the white. I have not really looked at those G45 papers closely, but I have to say I LOVE that particular tone of coral and those little postage stamps are such a great addition. Fantastic make!!

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  2. LOVE how you incorporated the stamps into these cards - the colors are just PERFECT for this week. What a great piece!

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  3. Love this tag! Graphic 45 is one of my faves, too!

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  4. This is really beautiful well done on the colors and subject.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  5. Wow this is gorgeous! Perfect colours. I especially love the faux postage!

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  6. I'm in awe of this beach inspired tag. You did a fantastic job with the colors, and the mist. Shimmery is very difficult to photograph, but if you know it's there, that's the important thing. Like Cindy, I adore the faux postage. I also like the shells and beads. They make the entire piece pop.

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  7. Love your sea life tag, the colours go really well with the project.

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  8. Oh yes Maryanne!! What a super spin on Linda's original - love those beach colours and the clever idea of using the stamps for the three square elements. Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Jenny x

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  9. Hi Maryanne,
    I Love this tag, the colors are very vibrate and cooling. Makes me want to go to the beach and look for sea shells and walk barefoot in the sand.
    Therese

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  10. Ditto from me, Maryanne! I also love your casing of Linda's tag! I love your summer splash and those stamps are so cool! Wonderful beachy tag! I think it would have been so funny if you also would have used the bathing beauties and done week #10. Great minds! Thank you for visiting and following. I am your newest follower! Enjoy the weekend!

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  11. Maryanne - I LOOOOOOOOOOVE your paper work!!! This one is so wonderful. It would look so amazing in a small frame in a beach house! IT's really awesome. The stamps are fantastic!

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  12. Hi, Maryanne, from another Mary Ann! I love this tag --- I love the colors and the seaside motif and the linear look is a favorite of mine as well. So nicely done for this SOC inspiration!

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  13. Hi Maryanne! WOW! I absolutely love your gorgeous tag. I think you used this week's colors so beautifully and with such creativity. The sea life here is simply amazing! I hope you had a wonderful weekend, my friend!

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  14. This is really really lovely! I love everything about it :-P especially the little star fish!!

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  15. This is gorgeous - you've really represented the colours beautifully, and I love the sea life paper you used. The little shells are so cute too - I love the metallic sheen on them - never seen anything like that before over here - Oh how I wish we had a Michaels!!!

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  16. A fabulous tag Maryanne. Lovely colours and the elements you have combined.

    Best wishes
    Annie x

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  17. What a super gorgeous tag, Maryanne!! I love the colors and elements you have combined! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge!!
    Hugs,
    Nancy

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  18. What a fantastic CASE job you did here Mary Anne! I love those colors and all the lovely patterns. The beachy stamps are just wonderful too! Thanks so much for playing along in my CASE IT challenge over agh Frilly and Funkie!

    Hugs,
    Linda

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