Friday 1 July 2016

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.



11 comments:

  1. Great technique and outcomes Hazel, this is a superb gift bag xxx

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  2. Such a unique idea and design Hazel...fab set xx

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  3. Fantastic bag and tag with circles! I think this will be a perfect bag for a nice gift inside :-) Very creative!

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  4. A great choice of theme and a really lovely krafty gift bag. Love the soft swirls of neutral paint and Kay's stamps work brilliantly over the top - a treat! Sorry to have missed so much again lately. I've got a couple of weeks coming up soon where I hope to do some proper catching up.
    Alison x

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  5. I love the colours and sobriety of the design, it's great for a gift bag as you can use it for a man or a woman! Really lovely.

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  6. Beautiful bag and tags hazel...really lovely interpretation of the theme xx

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  7. Fabulous gift bag and tag Hazel, beautiful Kay's images by the mono tone. xx

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  8. What an amazing gift bag and tag, Hazel! The technique you used is stunning and outcomes beautiful with the stamps, love it!
    xx Evelyn

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  9. Such a wonderful theme Hazel - thanks for chosing it ! Love how you have done this - very clever - just fabulous xx

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  10. Love, love, love it! My favourite colour combo and subject matter - just gorgeous!

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