Monday, August 2, 2010

Tag Tuesday-Guest Hostess

While Louise is taking a little breather this week, I am so pleased to be your hostess for Tag Tuesday.
I hope you will have fun using the mannequin template. Here is the link again to the template at Mirkwood Designs: Mannequin Template.


For this tag, I glued a couple of vintage ads to the mannequin shape. Over that I added a layer of tissue from a dressmaker's pattern, inked the edges and added faux stitching. The gal with the tiny waist is from a vintage ad and was colored with chalk. The thread wrapped card and the "Material Girl" are stamps from Crafty Secrets. This is a 5 inch tag.



The background of this 6 1/4 inch tag was made by spraying Glimmer Mist on a used dryer sheet, adhering to the tag with Studio multi-medium by Claudine Hellmuth and then dry embossing with an embossing folder. I then added the image, beads, and a flower made from the leftovers of the dryer sheet.

I hope that my tags have inspired you to take the challenge this week. As an added incentive, one lucky person will receive an RAK from me...a package full of goodies! I'll post the winner next Monday. So be sure and link up your creation at Tag Tuesday.

34 comments:

Helen said...

I love these, they are fantastic. Thanks for the link to the template, can't wait to get home to try it out.

Robin said...

Beautiful tags Sarah! The template is one I have been wanting to try for some time now. I would have never guessed that you used a dryer sheet on the second tag for the background or the flower...great idea!!

Evelyn S. said...

These are so beautiful, Sarah! I was very curious about the one you did with the dryer sheet! Fascinating! (I was first because I was up late and saw Louise's post.)

Terry said...

Holy Cow and a half! Your tags are so detailed and absolutely beautiful! What a great hostess you are! Have a beautiful day!

~* steph :) *~ said...

your tags are absolutely gorgeous and inspiring! love the colors and textures. i hope to play along :). thank you for sharing and have a wonderful day! *hugs* steph :)

Yvonne said...

GORGEOUS tags, Sarah! Thanks for the fun challenge!

Barb said...

Oh my, both tags are stunning!

Faye said...

Sarah, your tags are absolutely marvelous! I think they are so pretty. I'm excited about using this dress form for lots of different art pieces.

Cindy Adkins said...

Sarah,
Your tags are amazing!!! And thank you so much for this beautiful template...I hope I know how to copy it in the right size...It's gorgeous and your work is stunning.
Hugs,
Cindy

peggy gatto said...

What glorious precious tags!
I had fun with your inspiration!!

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

Not only do I love both your tags, but I adore the way you photographed the first one :)

Anonymous said...

I don't know why, but I love your second tag. The colors maybe or something else, -absolut beautiful
thanks for this template!

Monika (basteln.co.at)

Lori said...

Gorgeous with a capital G! Holy cow, they're both fantastic! Are you kidding me, a dryer sheet???? I love that! The beads are a very cool touch, I just love them both!

Ann said...

Your tags are fantastic Sarah. Thanks so much for this challenge. I do love using different pieces of paper, especially tissues. The dryer sheet is really cool!

Lynn Stevens said...

Sarah, This is such a GREAT idea. I sent you a p.m.
Had a blast doing this one!!
Your samples are uber kewl!!
Translation.. Super cool!

Susan said...

Beautiful tags, Sarah! The template is great and what genius to emboss the dryer sheet!
Susan

Berberis said...

Your tags are lovely!!!

Tracy said...

Love your tags Sarah! Thanks so much for providing this weeks challenge idea. I loved using the template!

Lyneen said...

Sarah I think your tags a AWESOME! I think you may have helped break my dry spell. Thanks for the great challenge!

Cynthia Schelzig said...

Hi Sarah,
THanks for the inspiration to do my tag for Tag Tuesday...also for your comment on my blog...I just entered your blog onto my list...wonderful work you do ...
Have a creative day........
Cynthia Schelzig,,a.k.a.Cynnie

Lynne Moncrieff said...

Thank you so much for such a great challenge I had so much fun working with that template. Your tags are so gorgeous, beautiful. Lynne M

Beebeebabs said...

Love your vintage tags you did a wonderful job tfs

2amscrapper said...

Your tags are wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration!

Sugar Lump Studios said...

these are fabulous! I love how each tag is completely different with lovely embellishments. Thank you also for the link to the template! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Both of your tags are lovely!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Two wonderful tags, both of them look really fab.

Create With Joy said...

Dear Sarah,

Thanks for stopping by! Your tags are so lovely - these have been on my "want to do" project list for the past few years now, but seeing your creations motivated me into action!

Have a great weekend (and yes, I plan on making many more - LOVE them!)

Hugs
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

Erica said...

Thanks for the inspiration! I got my tag created and posted. What a fabulous idea.

Sigrid said...

Thank for the link for this template. Your tag ist beautiful.

Sigrid

Kris Dickinson said...

Gorgeous tags and a wonderful challenge Sarah!

Elwa said...

I love these tags - love vintage! They are so beautiful...

Joanna Oborska said...

Sarah, the tags are great! Each of them represents different style but both are beautiful! I couldn't make a choice which one is nicer.

Viola said...

Both tags are soooo gorgeous, Sarah!!

The Decophile said...

These are both too delectable for words!