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!!
Lovely calendar tag! Love the blue and the idea with the candle. I thought it was a tough one as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat 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
ReplyDeleteHi Elaine, I love the gorgeous tones of blue you have used and that was a genius idea with the candle! Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteThat was a clever way to make a candle! Love the blue background, salty ocean is my all time fave color.
ReplyDeleteHow original, a beautiful calendar tag and such a lovely blue colour.
ReplyDeleteNo candles stamps?? shall I post some??
ReplyDeletelove the blue by the way.
What a great way to incorporate a candle!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
Izzy
Lateral thinking... like this idea !
ReplyDeleteSometimes 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.
ReplyDeleteI love your fabulous background and header - waver of creativity -Perfect.
Wonderfully creative idea and will be great and personal prezzy for your daughter
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