Farewell to the Tag You’re It Challenge

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to the Tag You’re It challenge that has been faithfully maintained by Tracey McNeely. I was on the original Design Team for this challenge so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

As part of the farewell, I was asked to choose my favourite tag that I had made for the challenge. My favourite tag is actually one that I made last year when I was asked to be a Guest Designer. To view the original post go here.

Thank you Tracey for all your hard work with keeping this challenge up and running. It has certainly been appreciated by many and this challenge will be missed.

Supplies

Stamps: My Favorite Things – Label Maker Sentiment stamp set

Card: Hero Arts Layering Paper – Shallows, Grey card stock, Black card stock

Ink: Versamark watermark ink

Other Supplies: Hero Arts white embossing powder, Heat tool, Anti static pillow, Texture Paste, Kaisercraft stencil – Clock Template, Palette knife, Die-Namics die – Upsy Daisies, Fancy That die – Leafy Swirl, Penny Black die – Tagged, Cuttlebug, Twine, Large Clear gem, Liquid adhesive, Patterned paper (Brand unknown for the flower), Foam dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Featured Artist – Tag You’re It #67

I am really honoured to be the Featured Artist over on the Tag You’re It challenge blog for their 67th challenge. A big thank you to Tracey McNeely for inviting me. If you follow my blog, you would know I am a huge fan of making tags and I also used to be on the Design Team for this challenge. So it is nice to be back as a Featured Artist!

This tag is a little different to my usual style, but I was in the mood for some layers, texture and a more feminine creation. I used some texture paste and a Kaisercraft stencil to add texture to the background. The flower is a Die-Namics die called Upsy Daisies and the sentiment is from a MFT set called Label Maker Sentiments. The leaves die is a Fancy That die called Leafy Swirl.

I can’t wait to see how my tag inspires you. I hope you get a chance to play along. Head to the TYI blog for all the details.

Supplies

Stamps: My Favorite Things – Label Maker Sentiment stamp set

Card: Hero Arts Layering Paper – Shallows, Grey card stock, Black card stock

Ink: Versamark watermark ink

Other Supplies: Hero Arts white embossing powder, Heat tool, Anti static pillow, Texture Paste, Kaisercraft stencil – Clock Template, Palette knife, Die-Namics die – Upsy Daisies, Fancy That die – Leafy Swirl, Penny Black die – Tagged, Cuttlebug, Twine, Large Clear gem, Liquid adhesive, Patterned paper (Brand unknown for the flower), Foam dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be back real soon.

Marion

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Tag You’re It Challenge #12

It’s time for another Tag You’re It! Challenge.  This week’s inspiration tag is made by the lovely Tracey McNeely.

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I kept my tag simple with white heat embossing on red card stock, but added extra detail with some sparkle. The ‘Merry’ sentiment was coloured with a dark red Copic marker and then some clear Wink of Stella brush glitter pen was added over the top. You can see a tiny bit of sparkle in the photo.

Merry | Marion Vagg

For more details on the challenge and the guidelines, go here.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Merry Messages Stamp set

Card: Simon Says Stamp card stock – Schoolhouse Red

Ink: Versamark ink

Other Supplies: Hero Arts white embossing powder, Heat tool, Anti – Static pillow, AnnaBelle Stamps clear sprinkles, Glossy Accents (to adhere sprinkles), Uniball Signo pen – white, PTI Tag Sale die, Cuttlebug, Copic Marker R39, Zig Wink of Stella Brush glitter pen – clear, white ribbon, AnnaBelle Stamps 0.8m hemp twine.

Hope you can find some time to play along. To link up your creations head to the Tag You’re It! Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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25 Days of Christmas Tags and Tag You’re It Challenge #11

This week the Tag You’re It! Challenge team are playing along with Tracey McNeely’s 25 Days of Christmas tags.

25 Days of Christmas Tags

Maureen Merritt is the the designer this week for the TYI Challenge #11. I love everything about her card, especially the chevron backdrop.

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It is pretty obvious where my inspiration came from. I have never made a double tag before, but I quite like it and it certainly adds more interest to the tag. And I just had to get those chevrons in there somehow 🙂

Joy to the World Tag | Marion Vagg

Joy to the World detail | Marion Vagg

For more details on the TYI challenge and the guidelines, go here.

Tracey is also giving away some awesome prizes from Reverse Confetti, Clearly Besotted, CAS-ual Fridays, Neat and Tangled and Paper Smooches. If you would like a chance to win, you can leave a comment HERE on my blog post (please comment by Thursday, November 27th at 11:59pm EST). You can also go over to Tracey’s blog and leave a comment there to win as well.

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Magic of Christmas Stamp set, Hero Arts Season’s Greetings Tree, AnnaBelle Stamps Ornamental Christmas stamp set (sentiment).

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps kraft cardstock

Ink: Versamark ink

Other Supplies: Hero Arts white embossing powder, Heat tool, anti-static pillow, AnnaBelle Stamps Cherry sprinkles, Glossy Accents (to adhere sprinkles), Uniball White Signo pen, ruler, Fiskars scallop border punch, My Mind’s Eye Happy Day 6×6 paper pad, Whte satin ribbon, AnnaBelle 0.8mm white hemp twine

Hope you can find some time to play along. To link up your creations head to the Tag You’re It! Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks to Tracey for letting me join in on her 25 Days of Christmas Tag fun.

Marion

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Tag You’re It Challenge #10

It’s time for another Tag You’re It! Challenge. We had an amazing 44 entries last challenge. You guys rock!

This week we have a very sweet card made by Lynn Put. I just love that gorgeous cluster of pretty flowers!

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I fell in love with the softness of her colour scheme and I used her layout, just changed the placement of the sentiment. I switched up the flowers for a butterfly and some vellum leaves. The pink chevrons are embossing paste (coloured with some dye ink).

You Tag | Marion Vagg

You - detail | Marion Vagg

For more details on the challenge and the guidelines, go here.

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Expressions of You stamp set, Hero Arts Friend Definition Stamp set

Card: X-Press it Blending card, Vellum

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black, Hero Arts – Charcoal, Bubblegum (used to colour the embossing paste), Distress ink – Picked Raspberry

Other Supplies: SSS ‘You’ die, Penny Black ‘Leaves’ die, PTI Sale Tag die, Cuttlebug, MFT Stencil on the Diagonal, Dreamweaver embossing paste, Spatula, AnnaBelle Stamps pearl, Martha Stewart butterfly punches x2, Tombow mono-multi liquid adhesive

Hope you can find some time to play along. To link up your creations head to the Tag You’re It! Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Tag You’re It Challenge #8

It’s time for another Tag You’re It! Challenge.

This week we have a very sweet card made by Lisa Arana. I just love her little tag!

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It is not hard to tell where my inspiration came from. I basically used Lisa’s sketch.

You are loved | Marion Vagg

For more details on the challenge and the guidelines, go here.

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Expressions of You stamp set

Card: Simon Says Stamp card stock – Slate and Fog

Ink: Versamark ink

Other Supplies: WPLus9 Rounded Rectangle die, MFT Upsy Daisy die, Cuttlebug, Simon Says Stamp assorted Moonshine sequins, foam dimensionals, Simon Says Stamp You die, Amy Tangarine Yes, Please 6×6 paper pad, WRMK Corner Chomper, Heart brad (been in my stash for MANY years), AnnaBelle Stamps pearl. NB: Swirl die – I seemed to have lost my die and I have no idea what company it is from. It was in my stash (as was the flower!)

Hope you can find some time to play along. To link up your creations head to the Tag You’re It! Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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