Friday 23 July 2010

Going round in circles

It's Friday so it must be Something Completely Different challenge day! We have five Fridays this month so we're not quite done with tags yet, one more to go after this week.

Today's theme is... circles! I went a bit mad with a couple of punches for a layered, textured kind tag by sticking my punched shapes onto a base of white card coloured with Peeled Paint Distress ink and sanding to shabby it up a bit. I love this cute little alien and thought it would be fun to have him peeping through a porthole.

A few buttons keep things round and add some extra texture. I wrapped a bit of craft wire round a paintbrush handle to finish it all off with some springy alien antennae (broadcasting friendly messages, of course).

Stamps (Cornish Heritage Farms):
Little Guy (Kim Hughes line)


Paper:

DCWV


Ink:

Tim Holtz Distress ink by Ranger (Peeled Paint)

Brilliance by Tsukineko (Graphite Black)

Other:
Fiskars squeeze punches (medium and large circles)
Nestabilities by Spellbinder (Circles Large - to cut the top of the tag)

Copic markers
Inkssentials white gel pen by Ranger

Craft wire
Linen thread
Buttons


Thanks for stopping by!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

clever tag design...and the little alien peeping out is so fun,and so is the finishing touch of the wire!

word verification is TWING...made me smile....I'll get me coat!

Andrea C said...

this is so adorable x

itsallrosi said...

this is really cute!

Sue aka Greyhound Lover said...

Really cute and very clever, love it xx

Hazel said...

I've just seen this on SCD and though how lovely it is x

tracy said...

very cute joanne :)

Karen said...

hee hee he is cute isn't he Joanne! X

Di said...

LOL, love it, just a fun tag Joanne x

Jennifer Roach said...

I LOVE this Joanne!

Netty said...

Love this tag, its brilliant. Annette x

Jackie Elwin said...

a fab fun tag with a little green alien, funny how we think aliens would be green (I would too!)

Anonymous said...

Brilliant! Love the little friendly alien! x

sam21ski said...

This is great, fab colour and love the little green person!!!

Unknown said...

How cute, I love it

Kathy said...

Great tag, the circles look fab and I love all the shades of green you've achieved

Kristine Reynolds said...

How fun is that!!!

Traceyr said...

What fun this tag is Joanne I love the green and the little alien. Brilliant.

:)