Tonight the Art With Heart team are sharing creative projects using product from the Occasions Catalogue. The Occasions Catalogue is current now until June 3rd. Be sure to request your copy of the catalogue today (along with the Sale-A-Bration brochure).Did you know that Sale-A-Bration is also a great time to join our fabulous team? Ask anyone on the blog hop if you’d like more details.
I decided to use one of the smaller items in the Occasions Catalogue for tonight's projects. It may even be one you've overlooked - the Sweet Pins and Tags, on page 15 of the catalogue. They are part of the How Sweet It Is suite of products. I'm not a big fan of that suite, and I'm not really even sure why I ordered the tags. Maybe to bump up an order so that I reached a SAB threshold for a freebie? Sound familiar? LOL
As I sat to craft, I looked at page 14 of the Occasions Catalogue and noticed that the samples had coloured tags. I was so excited by this - it makes the tags so much more interesting! The basic tags are white with iridescent foil edges - pretty, but a bit ho-hum. How much nicer does it look in Calypso Coral? The iridescent border stands out soooo much more, and you really get to see the features like the stripes on the corners.
To colour the tag, I simply used my sponge brayer, but you could probably just apply the ink with a spritzer, dauber or sponge. I completed the card with two more Occasions Catalogue products - Happiness Blooms DSP and Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set. The flower on the tag was fussy cut from the DSP, as is the flower on the inside.
Now, once I'd coloured one tag, I couldn't stop there. The pack has three different shaped tags, and you get 8 of each, plus some cute little pins that you could use to attach them to ribbon, etc. I chose not to use the pins as they don't really make sense on a card.
This card features the round tag, brayered with Lovely Lipstick ink. Once again, the DSP is from the Happiness Blooms DSP pack. I love the bold colours and patterns in the papers!
The stamp set I used on the inside is also a new set from the Occasions Catalogue, called Incredible Like You. I really love the cursive font - what do you think?
I've cheated a little on this last card, as apart from the tag, it's mostly SAB products. As soon as I saw the tag I decided it would make a great resting spot for a butterfly from the Botanical Butterfly DSP. I was right!
This tag was brayered with Balmy Blue ink to match the colours in the DSP. Even though it's a softer colour it really makes the tag pop.
I returned to Itty Bitty Birthdays for the inside sentiment.
Here are all three cards together. Are you rethinking the tags now? At only $8.95 for a pack of 24, they are a value buy, and definitely worth another look, especially as they can be changed to any colour you desire. Just doing a spot of enabling there!
Phew! That's finally it from me, now you're off to visit Ros Davidson, who always creates something pretty amazing!
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Bye for now,
Tina
Thanks for taking part in the Occasions Catalogue blog hop. Great use for the tags. Until your post I had totally missed them in the catalogue. Now, it's another thing to order. LOL!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't liked the Happiness Blooms DSP till you featured it in these cards, and now I can feel that it might be coming to my house too. Love the tags and the brighter backing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Tina. I love what you have done with the tags. Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI love how you have used the tags Tina, I will have to have a look at them now. I must admit I have missed them. Great bright cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Tina. I totally missed the tags in the catalogue!
ReplyDeleteI'd not really spotted those tags either. They look terrific on your cards. Love how you've used them.
ReplyDeleteThree gorgeous cards Tina - love them all!
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