Saturday StepXStep

Hi Everyone!

It’s Rebecca here and it’s my turn for a Saturday Step by Step at the Frilly and Funky Challenge Blog.  You know by now, that I’m a dedicated romantic..hardly a funky bone in my body, so I reached for some of my favorites from the Funky Junky Boutique.  A resin wreath, mini flash cards and a flower adorned hanger from Melissa Frances along with some of the prettiest paper ever from Pion.  Grab a cuppa and I’ll tell you about this project…

 I wanted to create a Birthday Tag instead of a birthday card.  It began with some of these sweet little cards...

and a white, resin wreath.  I chose the message I wanted and adhered it to the back of the wreath, using a bit that was cut off to fill in an empty space at the top..hardly noticeable from the front!

 For color on this lovely wreath, I reached for Copic markers…

 They work beautifully on any of the Melissa Frances resin embellishments…

 The effect reminds me of the antique Kate Greenway illustrations…

 From a lovely sheet of patterned paper, I selected a corner of the design and cut the inner layer of the tag, mounted it on some pale blue and then some linen colored card stock.  a few inches of the linen color was left at the bottom of the tag for the next step…

 This lovely appliqué was adhered onto the card stock and then the excess trimmed away.  Having the card stock behind it, gives it a stiffness that helps it to hang neatly and the color contrast shows off the detail…

 Once again, I used Copic markers to add some colorful detail to the appliqué.  I colored the small blue flowers and then using a ‘blender’ pen, removed some of the ink from the centers.  On the larger flowers, they were first colored with the medium pink and then some darker pink was added to the centers.  I suggest you practice on some lacy scraps.  It really is quite simple once you’ve tried a flower or two…

 Using some hand dyed seam binding, I made two separate double bows and attached them at nearly right angles at the top of the wreath.  The sweet little hanger finishes off this tag, which is only awaiting a handwritten sentiment in the empty space.

Thanks for stopping by~ Hope you have a lovely weekend.

*Hugs*,

Rebecca

Melissa Frances 4" Flower Clip Hanger	Melissa Frances Mini Flashcards	Pion Design Paper - Fairytale of Spring 12x12" Scrapbooking Paper	Melissa Frances 2" Wreath Resin Embellishment	Coffee and Creme Venise Lace Floral Applique
Rayon Seam Binding	White Venise Lace Floral Applique