Better Together!

Hi there!

I have some adorable tags to share with you today! I used the Beth Duff Designs set "Better Together" for a set of 4 tags, which may not seem like a lot, but tags and I don't get along, I really struggle with them.  I have a plethora of tags that sit in a drawer in my craft room, so I went ahead and grabbed a few to pair with my "Better Together" images. 

I started with this little cup of soda! It is so happy and the sentiment paired perfectly with it I think, I used Delicata ink in a dark blue so there is a little shine to it. Next I added some Studio Katia - Clear Round Drops from Kraftgali and some dark pink enamel drops to give the tag a bubbly feeling!

My next tag uses the pizza from "Better Together", I kept the base a simple blue and added a couple of scalloped circles that were in my stash. The large one hung over the edges so I trimmed it up after mounting it. I love the punny sentiment to pair with the pizza! I tried to make my pizza have a bit of a toasted look for the crust.  I added a couple Double ClickSkittles to finish off this tag.

The fries in "Better Together" are SO cute, I tried to color the little fry holder in a shaded look and the fries themselves are in a combination of light Earth tones and Yellows. I went a little rustic with the color scheme of this tag, using some skinny banners, which I didn't glue down all the way so they free flow a bit. These I taped under a light blue circle die cut. My sentiment on this one, I stamped in Ink On 3 black in, onto another tag, which I then cut down. I finished the tag off with some little green gem things from Queen & Co.

My last tag is a bit more busy. It features the chips and hot dog from "Better Together" which made me think of picnics! I used a tag from one of those tag stacks that a friend gave me years ago. My chips, I tried to color like a bag of Sour Cream & Onion, they sounded good that day! The hot dog bun is actually in the colors I would use for skin with a bit of E71 added in. I put the two buddies onto a gold glitter oval, the banner is actually from a kit, there is something else on the back but the plain white side was perfect for the sentiment. I added a few sequins from Kindred Stamps.

I hope you've enjoyed my take on Better Together, you can grab you own set from Beth Duff Designs and use coupon code "Rachel" for 10% off your first purchase!

Thanks for visiting!

~R. Winn

A Little Vitamin Sea

Is everyone enjoying Summer? Honestly? I've been melting. No A.C. at work, only one room cooled at home? I could happily live in my car if it meant I wasn't overheating!

I'll tell you what I do love though, the bright colors, the animals out and about, my silly puppy deciding to sunbathe, and the inspiration that all of that leads to anything artistic!

Typically, I make cards to share but the stamp set I am sharing today from Kindred Stamps is Vitamin Sea!

It SCREAMS fun in the sun, with a hint of snarky personality thrown in! These little summer images are the perfect size to decorate my planner with! I use a Webster's Pages A2 size, so it's a little smaller than a lot of planners. My life isn't terribly exciting so I didn't have a ton going on to write down, but man does it look pretty!

I used the blank sticker sheets from Sweet Stamp Shop to stamp out my images, and I just picked the ones that looked fun to me. No rhyme or reason. The sticker sheets held both the Copic and Chameleon Marker inks perfectly.

Once I had my items colored up I went ahead and fussy cut them out. I chose random places to put them and added a few sentiments I felt were appropriate for the days (see the end of the work week .) It was a fun little layout and I loved doing it!!

A few days later, I decided I wanted to make a tag with this set... I don't typically make tags! I broke out a few Stampin' Up punches I hadn't used before, but they had been sitting on my shelf waiting!

I went ahead and used some DSP from Stampin' Up that I hadn't used yet and reminded me of pool water for the bottom layer. I wanted to use the BRIGHT colors of summer, and I didn't want to color because... I do that a lot! Instead, I broke out three fun Versafine colors and kept it simple but fun.

I placed images at random and used some washi tape that I received as a gift from the UK! because flamingos and neon colors totally fit my theme! The sentiment I made stand apart by sticking to solid black, again I used Versafine since it works SO well for detailed stamps and dries fairly quickly so I didn't stress about smudging it!

Last I added a little yarn from my SU stash and tadaaa! My first original tag! It's fun and a bit raw as far as "talent" goes but I love it!

Now it's your turn! Run over to Kindred Stamps, pick up your own set of these stamps and use my coupon code "RWINN10" for 10% off your purchase!!

I would LOVE to know which is your favorite image, and you can guess which is mine!

~R Winn.