Vintage Retro Valentine's Day Tags Collage sheet

Hello Friends!!

Happy Sunday!!

This week I actually went and looked up the challenge at 

the shabby tea room on Monday.  I actually designed the collage sheet on Monday, then put it all together Tuesday, but for once already had posts going everyday, so I waited to post them today.  Which is really is hard for me to "save" a post for a later date...LOL

Here is the inspiration photo from the tea room. 

 The challenge is called "Cute as a Button."  OMG...these little mittens are cute as a button!!

Here is my creation.  I found a cute image online, when I saw it I instantly thought of another one of my blogging buddies Shawn at Poetry in a pot of tea.  She knows everything about tea, so please check out her blog, she has lots of fun posts for you to enjoy.

Here is what I created.

I created the background paper, red polkadot paper and edited the image in GIMP.  Which is a FREE online program, similar to photoshop elements.  I have FREE tutorials on how to use it.  You can see all my tutorials on my Youtube here. 

Here is the collage sheet below.

You can purchase it in my Etsy for $2.50.  
You will be able to create 4 tags with this collage sheet, 2 large, 1 med and 1 small.  Here are some photos of the finished tags below.

Above is a close up of one of the large and the medium tags.  Below is the other large tag.

 Here is the cute little tag.

Here are some fun close ups of all the fabulous Ribbons and trims I used from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I love the red and white diagonal ribbon I used for the tag top above.

Peppermint baker's twine, white lace from the "Easter Egg Assortment," vintage buttons and red bling add to the vintage retro feel of my tags.

Above you  see more of the peppermint baker's twine, white lace, red leaves and pink polka dots grossgrain ribbon and below is a great close up of the red pom pom trim, and blue with white stars ribbon.

One last close up below.  I really love this blue ribbon with the stars from the Easter Egg Assortment.  I inked it with Ranger's Vintage Photo...and it is the perfect Robin's egg blue...gorgeous!!

I hope you enjoy my tags!!  

You can see them in my Youtube video here.

I will be sharing with
Make it Monday:  Anything goes

I will be linking up with the following challenges.

The Shabby Tea Room:  Cute as a button

Simonsaystampandshow: Stars (ribbon)

Thank you for visiting!!

hugs!!

Heather

Week 47 Sugar Creek Hollow: Romance or Love

Hello Friends!!

Happy Saturday!!

It is week 47 at Sugar Creek Hollow, and this week we would like to see you create with "LOVE or ROMANCE" in your vintage or shabby chic style creations. 
  Here is a picture of my project below.



I used a fabulous image from the new Vintage Labels  from Gecko Galz, and fabulous ribbons and trims from 
Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I fussy cut the Gecko Galz Label (I altered the the words), and I created the background paper in GIMP.   Inked all my edges, and some of the ribbons with Ranger's Vintage Photo Distress ink.

  I used the Old Gold Diamond ribbon, pink leaves trim, Pink chevron ribbon and blue and white diagonal ribbon, from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The yellow rosettes and dropbead pearls, are from my stash as well as the ivory mulberry roses which I spritz with Ranger's Perfect Pearls mist in Butterscotch.

I can't wait to see all your Romance and Love on your
Vintage or Shabby Chic style creations that you link up to 
 Sugar Creek Hollow this week!
Thank you for visiting!!
Hugs!!
Heather

Really Reasonable Ribbon Monochrome Challenge

Hello Friends!!

Happy Friday!!

We have a Monochromatic Challenge going on over at the

Really Reasonable Ribbon blog starting today!!

All you have to do is create something in a monochrome color and add some ribbon!!  Here is what I came up with.

I started out with an adorable little image that I got from my buddy Sandi (Maximum Embellishment).  Now if you have been following my posts this week, you will know that Sandi has a pretty awesome challenge called "Christmas in the Bank."  If you click on the link (her name and blog), you can read all about it.  These are some more tags that I created for her challenge, in order to get me ready for Christmas later on this year!!  Woooo Hooo!!  Back to the image...LOL...you can find the original image on Sandi's blog here.

I used GIMP to extend the background up,  I then found an image of a Christmas tree, and tucked it in behind the little kiddos.  I also added some Christmas presents to the front of the photo.  So now it looks like they are posing for the "Traditional Christmas Photo"...LOL. 

 Of course I created a Collage sheet for it.  You will be able to create 4 tags, 2 large, 1 med and 1 small.

You can purchase it here in my Etsy. 

   I used the same pieces in both tags, just put them in different places, and embellished them differently.  Nice Sepia / brown monochrome going on.  You will see that I used the Brown Sugar Baker's Twine, brown diagonal Stripe, juliet lace, and log brown seam binding all from Really Reasonable Ribbon as well as the candi fix it foam pads to elevate my pieces off the base of the tag.

Above is a close up of the bottom of the tag, and below is a photo of the bottom of the other tag.

Here is a close up of the top of the first tag....

Here is a close up of the top of the other tag.

Here is one last look at the tags together.  

I hope these tags have inspired you to come and join our Monochromatic plus ribbon challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon as well as checking out my friend Sandi's challenge Christmas in the Bank!

Can't wait to see what you create!!

I will also be playing along with
Craft Room Challenge:  Monochromatic

Thank you for visiting!!

Hugs!!

Heather