Caard{varks} Tag of the Month Finale

This was one of my favorite tags that I made for the Caard{varks} Tag of the Month Challenge.  June means Father's Day, and for my dad (and brothers) that means tools.

To make speedy background paper, I attached all of my Technique Tuesday Tool Time stamps to my largest acrylic block.  It only took a couple of stamps to cover an entire sheet of paper.  I went back and stamped a few more screws to fill in any empty spots.

I embossed metal sheeting I got at the hardware store through my Cuttlebug.  I cut it into strips to make the racks to hang my tools.  I also cut a small piece to go on my tag (I had to use an emery board to sand the corners so they weren't too sharp).

I stamped one more wrench, cut it out, and attached it to the rack with a silver brad, so that it actually swings back and forth on the tag.  The sentiment tag was attached with pop-dots for a little more dimension.  I finished with silver metallic wired ribbon.

October's tag started with K&Company cob web DP.  I punched the images and text with my Giga scallop punch from Rusty Pickle Adams Family Pugsley DP.

I stamped the Michael's $1 sentiment on a scrap of DP and matted it multiple times.  To create the green medallion, I used the Stampin' Up Scalloped circle.  I attached the punched circle to a piece of printer paper, fed it back into the punch rotating slightly, and punched again.

I loved how the idea in my head translated to paper for my September tag.  I free-hand cut my tree trunk from brown cardstock.  My "leaves" were various sizes of circles punched from scraps of brown, orange, yellow and green cardstock.  I randomly attached the circles with glue dots.

The sentiment is from Rosie's Roadshow.

I had a lot of fun making my Month-Inspired Tags.  I can't wait to see your creations.

Comments

[Diana]

Wow! I love your autumn tree...what a great idea! With the various sizes and colors of circles, it is just stunning...

cheers,
Diana

[lauren]

i *LOVE* your tags! amongst the things i love most (for i pretty much love EVERYTHING about all of 'em) are: embossed *METAL* strips (!!!), custom-made patterned paper, stacked scalloppy circles, $1 stamps made to look like $5 dimensional embellies, purple cobwebby paper, and OF COURSE, that glorious, wonderous, FABULOUS, so-simple-&-yet-i-would've-never-thought-of-THAT **treeeeeeeee**!!!!!!!!!!! :)

wow!!!!!!!!!!!

[kazan]

these tags are adorable - I love the fall and halloween one - and yes I think you should get one of those machines - you will LOVE it :)