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Paris Arches Altered Hangtag

ArtChick — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:52:47 +0000

This altered hangtag was inspired by the Gingersnap Creations Random Redhead Challenge for November, the theme of which is Arches. I’d never done anything with arches before this, so I wasn’t exactly sure how I’d approach it. But I decided to use my love of all things Paris to help me find my way, and I’m very pleased with the result.

I started with a plain white hangtag that I then covered with some photographic scrapbook paper that I’d gotten as part of a travel kit at Hobby Lobby recently. I’d forgotten I even had it actually, but found it when I was skimming through my paper supply and knew it would be perfect for this challenge. It has a blue-gray tint to it, so I worked with that as the focal color for the hangtag.

Next I began to add the embellishments: an Eiffel Tower sticker, a vintage style Paris postmark stamp, a dimensional butterfly sticker that I added some blue highlights to, some postage stamp stickers, and another dimensional sticker as well. I also added a sticker with the word Paris on it…I like having a text element in most of my pieces anyway. Then I finished the hangtag off with some blue rhinestone gems and a light blue organdy ribbon.

C’est magnifique, no? LOL

Paris Altered Bookmark

ArtChick — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:18:43 +0000

I made another altered bookmark, following one of my favorite themes: Paris. I love the whole idea of Paris and hope one day I can visit there to see it in person.

The background is a cardstock paper with a brown and turquoise pattern that appears to have a texture to it. I love the aged look that creates for the bookmark. To the bookmark background I added a vintage photo of a woman, a vintage photo of the Eiffel Tower and an image of some letters, all of which have distressed edges. Along the bottom of the tag I added some torn and distressed paper with a sticker that reads, Paris. And I finished it off with a coordinating brown satin ribbon at the top.

Paris Hangtag Magnet

ArtChick — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:53:26 +0000

I have a fondness for creating things with a Paris theme…probably because that’s one of the cities I dream about going to someday. So this Hangtag Magnet goes nicely with that theme.

Again I started with a plain hangtag measuring 1-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ that I grungy’d up using my special grungy sauce mix. Then I stamped on a Paris-related image using a stamp I got from Paper Artsy. I love their stamps! And this one has a definite collage look to it. I also used some blue Distress Ink here and there to give it just a hint of color (not easy to see in the picture). Then I added the Paris sticker and a blue rhinestone gem. Voila! The Paris Hangtag Magnet.

Au revoir.

Dream of Paris Artist Trading Card

ArtChick — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:16:40 +0000

This ATC is the result of the May challenge on the Scraptivate site…the theme of which was “Metal.” The first thing that came to my mind was one of the biggest hunks of metal on the planet: The Eiffel Tower! So that was my inspiration. And since I do dream of one day going to Paris and seeing the Eiffel Tower myself, this was a fun way to do some daydreaming.

I created a crackle paint finish using Tim Holz crackle paint. I also distressed the edges of the ATC a bit with some copper ink. I added a photo sticker of the Eiffel Tower and a diecut flower. I stamped on a postage mark that says, Paris, France, and also embossed the word “dream” onto a piece of paper and adhered that as well. Finishing touches were some copper brads, along with a 3-D dragonfly that has some copper antennae. I really love the texture of the crackle paint, and overall I love how this ATC turned out!

Au revoir for now!