Micki Switzer's Photography

Monday, February 15, 2010

Vintage Valentine Tag Swap

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

I signed up to partipate in a tag swap with Arlene on youtube and Life At The Srapbeach.  The theme was Vintage Valentine and I was assigned to group three.  





















I used the Avery 110005 Shipping Tags from Staples as the base for my tag.  I distressed the edge of the tag, sprayed with glimmer mist and then used Distress Ink around the edges with two different colors. 





I then stamped and embossed the image. The stamp I used was Party Hat Cats from Lost Coast Designs.  Embossed with black Craft Essentials embossing powder from JoAnn's and black Crystal pigment ink. 










Them embellishments were glued on with Glue Dots glue lines and small glue dots.  I cute the leather heart out by hand and the whole tag was sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist to give it a sparkle.
The handle of the tag is antique vintage lace from the Lavonia Antique's Market, Lavonia, Georgia.







My group was required to make 11 tags...
1 to keep and 10 to give away...


I'm looking forward to see what I get back.

Thanks for the visit,
Micki

21 comments:

Annie said...

Micki, these are FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Love all the shimmer and details you put into them! Cat is my favorite (of course) and I love the feathers!!!

loretta said...

What a fun video. Looks like you had a blast at the stamp show!

Enjoy your new toys! Your area is coming together very nicely! Best of luck!

Kathy said...

These tags are amazing, I don't do vintage well, so I'm glad you showed how you did them, Maybe I'll give it a try! Enjoy your snow.

Hand Me a Stamp said...

Great tags. Love the color scheme you chose!

Carrie said...

Great tags Micki! Love the ribbon and the vintage style.

Angela said...

Micki, these are awesome!! Love these!! Such a vintage/glam look!!
Hugs:)
Angela

Renee said...

How amazing! These are so cool!!! Great job :)

Melina said...

These are too stinkin' cute!

Cindy (Stamp With Me Cindy G/Stamping Therapy) said...

Great tags! I really like the image you used and all the details. I saw your comment on my blog about the ribbon storage. It is the white one from Michaels and I really like it. I need to get a couple more to organize the rest of my ribbon. I'll get one every week with my coupons.

Cathy Clark said...

Micki, your tags are gorgeous! Love the vintage look!
Yur comment on my blog about Bryce was so sweet and made me cry...

Leigh Ann Baird said...

Awesome tags! I love them!

Payne Holler Cards said...

your tags are show-stoppers!!!! oh I hope you get back some beauties!!! loved your video - that was so nice of her to mail you your stamps (so nice to hear about people doing good things) your craft area is soooooo nice!!! can you see I'm turning green LOL

and thank you for your super sweet encouraging comments! {{{hugs}}}

Unknown said...

These are great! I love the cat and the black and purple.

Amanda said...

OMGOODNESS I would love to find stuff like that at a thrift store! You lucky duck!

Stephanie J said...

Those are so very fun! I'm glad I stopped by! (I just came with the intention of saying 'thanks & good luck'!)

Shelly Schmidt said...

Wonderful!!! I need a stamp show too- what an awesome project!

Sara said...

These are great!! So very cute!

loretta said...

Wow you did make a nice hall! Love the kitty in the video!

KraftyKatsy said...

Your tags are just gorgeous. Love the colour scheme & the vintage feel. This stranger stumbled across your blog somehow & glad I did :) TFS!!!

Anne said...

Beautiful tags, I should think your swap group will be delighted with these

Anne said...

Beautiful tags, I should think your swap group will be delighted with these