Monochrome tag yellow

Hello friends! I hope you are well and had a great weekend! We had some frustrations with technology this weekend which took up way too much time without being solved.

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This week we have a Monochrome theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I am very fond of monochrome projects. Don't miss the lovely card by our September guest designer Kerry B.

I picked sunny yellow as my color for this tag, just adding a bit of orange for interest. Since yellow is a naturally light color, you can't get as many shades form yellow as you can from, for example, blue. I used a resist technique for the background and both the background and the flowers were watercolored.

Start by white embossing Simon Says Stamp Just Because on a tag cut from watercolor paper. This stamp is from the STAMPtember® collection.

Paint the background with watercolor paint. The embossing will resist the ink.

Sponge ink through one of the Stripes and Plaid Builder stencils to underline some of the sentiments. 

Die cut the Lily Duo from watercolor paper. You can die cut both flowers in one go.

Paint with watercolors. Leave some of the white paper showing as highlights.

Shape the flowers slightly and glue them together with Simon glue.

The Simon Says Stamp Fancy Create word was die cut from white glimmer cardstock, color-blend cardstock and Lemon glitter cardstock. I like the combination of the shimmery, glossy and glittery papers. The stamped sentiment comes from the Simon Says Stamp Create stamp set and was die cut with the coordinating die. 

Adhere the sentiment with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. I also added Pawsitively Dazzling Warm Tones gems to the tag. 

Leaves were die cut from the Lemon glitter paper using the Simon Says Stamp Windswept Leaves die. Glue the two flowers on top of the leaves, but tuck them in under the sentiment.

Distress the edges of the tag. Don't worry about stray embossing powder, it just adds texture and interest.

I dyed May Arts Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon in two shades of yellow Distress Ink and used two organza ribbons which I have had in my stash for a very long time. 

The Lily Duo flowers are so pretty. You can make them in many different colors.

I really like the Dazzling Gems. Adding a sprinkle of sequins, brads, buttons, pearls or jewels here and there on a project has been one of my favorite ways to finish a project for many years. 

Join us this week in our Monochrome challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Don't miss all the surprises and inspiration during STAMPtember®! You can find the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive release here.

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Thank you so much for stopping by here today! See you again soon!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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