One of my favorite artists ... Donna Mikasa ... is being featured at the Tag You're It Challenge. Look at this beauty ...
My tag is pretty much a series of happy accidents. I tried to create the watercolored background using Color Burst, but wasn't really happy with either tag I made. Then I found the Neat & Tangled Punchinella Die Cut in my stash and tried cutting one of the tags. Because the paper was still a little wet, only part of the sequins came out easily ... and I loved the look.
This week's Mix-It-Up Challenge at Ellen Hutson is with Neat & Tangled, so that inspired the remainder of my tag design.
The sentiment is a combination of Just Hello from Neat & Tangled together with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Mondo Magnolia. I stamped and die cut my Mondo Magnolia twice and die cut it from two colors to create my bloom. I used Essentials by Ellen Bold Blossom Stand Alone Dies on my second discarded Color Burst Background for the leaves. A little striped washi tape, some black pearls, and yellow silk ribbon bow, and this beauty was complete ... I love it.
AAA Cards is also celebrating Tags ... so I'm linking-up there too.
Love your take on my tag, and the happy accidents! Thanks for joining TYI and for your kind words.
Posted by: donna mikasa | July 08, 2016 at 11:33 PM
Love it! Super colours and that holey background strip - genius. Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards.
Posted by: Jane | July 09, 2016 at 03:44 AM
Lots of striking elements and clever techniques here. A fabulous tag with loads of fun and vibrancy. Thanks for sharing at AAA Cards. Sarah
Posted by: Sarah | July 10, 2016 at 07:34 AM
Beautiful tag. I love the bold red with the pop of green. Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!
Posted by: Coralynn | July 10, 2016 at 09:15 PM
LOVE how the colours pop... fab design!
Posted by: Asha Martins | July 11, 2016 at 05:16 AM
Gorgeous tag. Love all the layers and how the red and green work together without being Christmas-y.
Posted by: Miss Iowa | July 11, 2016 at 11:53 PM
I love your "happy accident"! You've taken Donna's watercolor background and ran with it! I also love the washi tape stripes and your bold bloom! Thanks so much for joining in on the fun over at Tag, You're It!
Posted by: Kara Lynne | July 12, 2016 at 09:58 AM
Happy accidents are always welcome - like a ray of sunshine on a dull, cloudy day. Love that it all worked out for you :)
Thanks so much for joining us at Tag You're It...
Posted by: Donna | July 14, 2016 at 08:01 AM
Love your interpretation of Donna's tag and the colors used.
Posted by: Marilyn Cotter | July 18, 2016 at 02:30 PM
Happy accident indeed; your tag is absolutely gorgeous! What an amazing translation of Donna's inspiration. Intrigued by the die you used...off to N&T to check it out! Thank you for sharing at Tag, You're It!
~carol
Posted by: carol | July 20, 2016 at 08:30 AM