Wednesday 14 November 2012

June


Here's my June tag for The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge week 7 where the theme is CANDLES.


This one was certainly a challenge!!  I have no candle stamps, diecuts or chipboard shapes so I had the idea to melt a candle with my heat gun to make an embellishment - that didn't work!!  So I've wrapped a candle in card. tied with a bow and fastened onto the tag - it's my daughter's birthday in June and she'll still be at Uni so she can buy herself a muffin and she'll have a candle put in it and light!!

The background is a mix of Picket Fence Distress Stain with Broken China and Salty Ocean Distress Inks spritzed with water and mopped up.  I've overstamped this with Happy Birthday in Manganese Blue Archival, added some Faded Jeans Distress Stickles and finished it with ribbon and the calendar.

I had problems with the photo - it's not straight and I'm not sure it's in focus.  Maybe too much blue!!   Anyway I hope you like and thanks for looking!!

10 comments:

  1. Lovely calendar tag! Love the blue and the idea with the candle. I thought it was a tough one as well!

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  2. What an excellent idea. This one is a challenge. I was thinking about trying to melt a cake candle as well but as you say, not very effective!! Still got my thinking cap on for this one. Great tag and love that colour

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  3. Hi Elaine, I love the gorgeous tones of blue you have used and that was a genius idea with the candle! Hugs, Anne x

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  4. That was a clever way to make a candle! Love the blue background, salty ocean is my all time fave color.

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  5. How original, a beautiful calendar tag and such a lovely blue colour.

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  6. No candles stamps?? shall I post some??
    love the blue by the way.

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  7. What a great way to incorporate a candle!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  8. Lateral thinking... like this idea !

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  9. Sometimes when we don't have just the thing for our crafting it actually makes us stretch and do something terrific. Like your use of the real candle Elaine :) Thank you for coming to visit my blog.
    I love your fabulous background and header - waver of creativity -Perfect.

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  10. Wonderfully creative idea and will be great and personal prezzy for your daughter

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