Saturday 5 October 2013

Be Different....

Hello everyone, welcome and lovely to see you here.
It's not often I get the time to take part in challenges, but yesterday I had some time to play and here is the result:
I know, - just a tag, but I managed to incorporate some of my favourite techniques, texture through a stencil (one of the new Tim Holtz ones), wrinkle free distress for the background, using Crushed Olive, Forest Moss and Walnut Stain Distress Inks and then of course some stamping.

I really can't remember where the raven and the crown came from, I found them in my box loosely named "Halloween stamps".

The Teesha Moore girl I picked up many years ago in a German stamp shop.  I love this quicky girl and to me she really suits a Halloween themed tag. I stamped her in Jet Black Archival on a piece of paper coloured with Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks and then cut her out.

Finally, the leaf at the top was die cut with a spellbinders die, embossed with an old Cuttlebug folder, and then with some gold embossing powder randomly sprinkled over it.  I then coloured with the same Distress Inks again. The sentiment along the side is from Tim Holtz simple saying highlighted with a white pen.
Well, there you have it. I am going to enter this into the following three challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Say it with Stamps"
Our Creative Corner "It's Halloween let's tag it on"
Dragons Dream Tag it on " challenge 151, "A word of your choice plus brown, diecuts, layers" 

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will have fun this weekend and get some creative time!!

47 comments:

Inkypinkycraft said...

This is a gorgeous tag , love the depth of rich colours youhave again achieved ..great make and yummy texture on that leaf x hugs x

Scrumplescrunch said...

Hello Astrid
This is a lovely Tag,with its beautiful texture and all the interesting elements to catch the eye.
Smiles:)
Sue

Heirloom treasures said...

Your tag is so unusual Astrid,love it. I reckon you'll win the challenge

Brenda Brown said...

Fabulous work Astrid, the colours and images are perfect for a Halloween theme and I love the leaf poking through at the top and the decorated edge at the bottom. Good luck with the challenges.
hugs {brenda} x0x

Stamps and Paper said...

Fabulous Halloween tag Astrid..lovely rich colours and live all the elements you've used

Anne

artwolf2009 said...

what a fab Play and love the style, soemthing completly different

Maryann Laursen said...

Another amazing creation here Astrid, and it´s so beautiful as ever in great colors too.
Best of luck with the challenges, let´s hope, you´re lucky, you´re definitely talented enough to win them all.
Have a wonderful week-end.

Marianne said...

Great tag with beautiful stamps and colors. Good luck in the challenges!!
Have a nice weekend!
xxx Marianne

Deborah said...

Gorgeous, richly decoated tag, Astrid. I agree the Teesha girl is great for Halloween - she has a very disconcerting stare.

chrissie said...

Wonderful colours and images Astrid. The red ribbon material looks stunning at the top.

Love Chrissie x

Aquarius said...

Great tag with so much interesting detail - love the embossed effect on the leaf and the colours you used overall.

Paula Whittaker said...

love the Teesha Moore stamp and the overall look/design of your tag. Have a fab weekend x

Claudia N. said...

OMG! That's what I love about your tags so much: they always look so much "Astrid". You have a certain way of creating subtle but intense backgrounds and combining them with beautiful elements so all together creates a wonderful whole! No thing only added for embellishment (and thus "too much") and nothing missing! That's what is called art.

Thank you so much for sharing it with us at OurCreativeCorner!

Hugs,
Claudia x

May said...

WOW...Fabulous tag Astrid... so many wonderful techniques the texture you have achieved is amazing...The images are fantastic as is the colours... Thank you for dreaming with us at Dragons Dream.... Hugs May x x x

craftimamma said...

How nice that you had some playtime for yourself Astrid and the result is stunning. I love all the colours, so apt for this season as well as Halloween and the texture is wonderful.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

barbarayaya62 said...

gorgeius tag Astrid! love the colors and the stamps is absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!! Barbarayaya

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

Very effective tag, love it much.
Have a nice weekend,
big hugs Anja

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A fantastic tag with great layers. Love the Teesha Moore gril and all the texture on your tag. Thanks for dreaming with us at Dragons Dream Tag It On.

ElizabethR said...

Gorgeous tag Astrid love the colours, thanks for sharing with us at Dragons Dream TIO. Elizabeth x

Anonymous said...

Fabulous Tag Astrid, love the different techniques you've used. A perfect Halloween feel. Sue C x

Unknown said...

So beautiful Astrid! I love the lush colors and your embellishments!

Anonymous said...

Oh WOW this is a most stunning tag. The depth to the colours brings such richness and I love the off-beat nature to it.
Wishes
Lynne

Dorthe said...

Dear Astrid,- I LOVE your gorgeous tag,- your colour combinations are fantastic... wonderful leafe, and the messure on the other side of the tag looks great with the girl, dressed up for Halloween,waiting for the raven to bring her the crown !!!
A beautiful eye catcher and gorgeous art piece, my dear .
Hugs, Dorthe

craftytrog said...

I love everything about this tag Astrid! It's fabulous! xx

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Love the quirky girl combined with the be different sentiment. I love the mix of texture, stamping and inky background which all works beautifully together. The raven is a lovely touch with the crown. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Tracy x

Anonymous said...

Wow, that is GORGEOUS.

Rossella said...

Love this tag, Astrid
Rosie x

Jools Robertson said...

Beautiful Astrid
Love the vivid autumnal colours
Love the character and embellishments

Hugs

Jools x

Marisa Job said...

What a gorgeous tag!! The colors are stunning!!

PetraB said...

Amazing texture and wonderful colours!

Meggymay said...

Its a fabulous tag, the background looks so textured and detailed.
Yvonne

Terry said...

Perfect background and color for Halloween! The girl stamp does look right at home on this Halloween tag! The highlighted saying really adds a little more of a ghostly feel! Love this! Hugs!

marda said...

It's not just a tag in your creative hands. This is beautiful..love that little girl, and really love the sentiment.

Julia S-W said...

Fantastic tag Astrid! I love the grungy colours, your wonderful stencilling in the background and the Tessa image is so perfect! It's one of those makes that you want to pick up and stroke! Delicious!!
Thanks so much for joining us at Our Creative Corner for my tag challenge.
Juliax

Dianne said...

Finally some time for you to play and what a fabulous tag you have made I don't even like halloween, but you tag os fabulous, love the colors, crushed olive is fantastic, love how you colored that girl and your ribbon, fantastic, excellent work again, Miss Astrid, you rock my world, thanks a million for being YOU, have a wonderful day, you have made mine...

bockel24 said...

as a Zetti girl I really love your tag, Astrid!

Candy C said...

Astrid...I LOVE IT! :) This tag is so cool. Love the background with so many different techniques and textures. The embossed ruler looks so cool on the left side balanced out by the shadowed "Happy Halloween" on the right. Love the little girl and the crow with the crown floating above his head. The textured leaf at the top is a very cool embellishment with the metal pieces joining it. LOVE the ribbon at the top! That really pops! And...the trims at the bottom....spot on perfection! Love it all! Thanks so much for sharing your always beautiful art with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. <3 Candy

Margaret Mifsud said...

An amazing tag Astrid!! Such gorgeous rich colour and the stamping is so you!!! Love that beautiful ribbon bow too. Just love it all!! ox

brenda said...

Great inking effects Astrid and the whole tag has such a lovely warm Autumnal feel to it, especially that lush leaf.

B x

Titbelsoeur, mixed-media addict said...

just a tag, as you say ;-)
but what a stunning tag !
xoxo

Words and Pictures said...

Such a fabulous spooky tag, Astrid - I love the slightly queasy background colours, and the texture looks great. Love that central image too... Thanks so much for playing along with us at Our Creative Corner!
Alison xx

Lindart said...

Love your tag! Love your blog! Just started following you a week ago - so not disappointed!!!

Anna-Karin said...

This is such a gorgeous tag Astrid! Love the background, stamping, sentiments and great colours. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!

Shirley said...

Wow she seriously has a glum face, better watch out Mr Crow. Staggeringly arty Halloween tag Astrid.

Crafty hugs from Shirl x x

Sophie said...

Superschön, liebe Astrid.
Du hast großes Talent mit den Materialien zu spielen.
Ein tolles Tag!

Sophie xx

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

I adore this!!!! Love the images and colors!!!

Rika said...

Fabulous tag Astrid, wonderful colours!

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