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For today's challenges, I made a tag. It's been ages since I've made a tag! Using this format was a nice change.

I started out with a manila-colored Tim Holtz Distress Tag. I inked it up directly on the tag using Distress Inkpads and a make-up applicator brush. I stamped the background curly-Qs using a stamp from the set. I stamped it three times across only inking on the first impression.

I used different Distress inks for the cat on a white sheet of cardstock. I stamped the cat's head and the triangles using other stamps from the same set. I die cut the head, body and tail and glued it to the tag. I stamped the sentiment, cut it apart and glued it in different areas of the tag. The stamps and dies are by Stampendous for Laurel Burch. 

To finish it off, I used a Gelly Roll pen in "Clear Star" and drew over some of the curly-Qs in the background and a few of the triangles of the cat's body. Then, I cut lengths of yarn and inserted them into the hole and tied them off. 

I'm sharing this tag with:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - "Ink It Up" Challenge

Tag Tuesday - "Put a Sentiment on It" Challenge

613 Avenue Create - "Anything Goes w/Optional Twist - The Sentiment As The Focal" Challenge

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - #135 - Anything Goes

Mix it up Challenge - Anything Goes + Open Technique (mine is Direct to Paper) 

Crafting Happiness Challenge 56 

My Art: Greeting Cards

It's time again to show how talented we are. This week, I'm going to share some greeting cards Katie and I have made.

In our craft space, we sit across from each other at the table and work on our own projects. We start with a clean table, and after we've created awhile, it is one big mess. It's so bad that we are using only a square foot of space to work in, if that! Luckily, we work in waves, and finally one of us calls for the table to be cleaned up. Then we work until it's a mess again.

These cards were created some time ago. I haven't scanned in our cards for awhile, so I might just have to do that again before we use them!

As I was looking back at these, I noticed that I spent more time making my cards. There were more details and more components. I need to challenge myself to do more!

This first batch is Katie's cards:

Katie does have a sense of humor.

The rest are mine:

Quilt card

Criss-cross card

Flip-flop card

My sense of humor is showing.

To create the cards, we used card stock, decorative paper, rubber stamps, ink pads, chalk, embossing powder, ribbon, buttons and other embellishments.

Katie and I enjoy creating and sending cards. When my mom was writing, we would keep her supplied with cards. Katie's dad sends out cards we have made for Christmas.

While we enjoy making cards, we would love to make some money from doing so. It seems that people will shell out $4 or more for a Hallmark card, but they don't want to pay that much for a handmade one. Think about this, and if you have the opportunity to buy handmade, do it!

Showing off at:
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party #314 
Snickerdoodle Create, Bake, Make Link Party No. 231
Vintage Charm Party #133  
Talk of the Town 123 

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