Gift bag and tag.

This is the first time that I have chosen the topic for the Country View Crafts blog. I have always enjoyed working with circles...or I should say, playing with circles. They have endless possibilities and satisfying appeal.
I have chosen to decorate a gift bag and tag.

I started by choosing some neutral colours, fresco from Paperartsy, Vanilla, Taupe, Mocha Mousse and the new, and amazing White Fire.

Next, I placed a strong sheet of polythene inside the bag so that the paint didn't soak through or make the bag stick together.

I painted with a brush, circles ready for stamping over, and then added drippage, using the same colours.

Next, using Kay Carley's stamp from Paperartsy EKC02, I stamped the large and small circular flowers with Black Archival. I was careful to mask any flowers that overlapped one another.

I then filled in with the wispy flower head, grasses and sentiment.

To finish, I used a selection of Ranger, Liquid Pearls to highlight the flowers.

Finally, I stamped and embellished a tag.

This style would easily lend itself to cards, using Kraftcard or other colours and you could vary the stamping ink colours and maybe add jewels. 

I hope that this has inspired you to join in with us at Country View Crafts.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Products used:- Kay Carley stamp EKC02, Liquid Pearls.