Thursday, January 5, 2012

Make it Monday: Catch Up Time!

What a great idea... for the first Make it Monday challenge of the new year, Nichole Heady linked up all 46 MIM challenges that she has posted over the past year, so that you can choose any challenges that you might have missed the first time around. So is it lame that I picked the very last challenge, #46: Folded Tag from Any Die? LOL... I tried to complete #46 the week it was posted, even started it, but the week got away from me and I never finished it. Since Ryan's 11th birthday is next week, I decided to make a fun little folded tag for a birthday gift.


I used Mat Stack 5 as the die to create the folded tag in white, and then cut it again in Aqua Mist for the base of my tag. I cut Mat Stack 2 Layerz in Canyon Clay, and a Limitless Layer in Hawaiian Shores. I stamped with BB: Circles, and used Modern Basics to add a little pizazz to the tips of the MS2. I really wanted to use one of the images in the cute new Tremendous Treats: Valentine, but I masked off the little heart since it is a birthday tag... and let's face it, I'm pushing the boundaries of allowable cuteness for an 11 year old, as it is! ;) LOL! I colored the sweet little dino with Copics and added the "celebrate" from Tag-Its 4 and finished off the front with a button and bakers twine.


On the inside, I wanted to mimic the cute "dino-mite" sentiment from the original Tiny Treats: Valentine, so I used a carefully masked-up sentiment from Make a Wish for the "hope your birthday is", and spelled out "dino-mite" with Fresh Alphabet.


I hope my big boy likes it! Thanks for looking! :)

14 comments:

Penny said...

What an adorable tag, perfect for a child's birthday!

Joyce said...

This is wonderful. I like how you used the modern basics and circles on your background pieces. For some reason, I always think of this color scheme when I see your posts, and you did not disappoint. It's one of my favorites. Happy birthday to your son.

carol (krillsister) said...

What a cute card. perfect for a little boy. Love the colors & the image you used.

Lisa Elton said...

This is just too cute! Love the fun colors and your design ;)

Tricia said...

That is so cute!!!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is fabulous, Deb! I love it, especially the sentiment inside-- it's so perfect!

victoria h said...

A fabulous tag. Love the use complimentary colours. It always makes a present so much nicer when it is wrapped well.

Tracey McNeely said...

Cute, cute, cute and fabulous. Such a great card! Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

What a super super super adorable tage, Debbie! I think it may just be cute enough for an 11 year old not to flinch ;) I mean, it's a stegosaurus!

Good thing I managed to find your blog via google- your link from my blog is just a picture!

Steph Zerbe said...

What a cute tag. Perfect stamping and coloring! I need to get this set now!

Terri said...

Super cute! Love the colors and the inside too. I bet he will love it.

Suzanne Russell said...

Precious! A smiling dinosaur should be on every tag for a little boy!!!

maryrose said...

This color combo is one of my favorites. Love it! I just got Tiny Treats: Valentines, so I'll definitely remember this one!

Marybeth said...

Oh this is so adorable, Thanks for the inspiration. I love this set and any new ideas that come along to use with it. You did a wonderful job putting this together. Happy New Year to you! I will be making tags now !