Margaret's Dream

Good afternoon to everyone. Now I will warn you from the beginning this is about to be a bit of a long post but hope you will stay with me while I guide you through this one.
Do you remember a while ago I joined in with a new challenge "The "whatevers" where you tell the story of the photograph given? Well it's time for challenge 2 and a new photo.
Let me introduce you to Margaret and her dream. I have put this tag onto a collaged background which is all made onto an envelope for a journal page.The front (here) includes various stamped and distressed  pieces collaged.
This is the back of the envelope:

I have decorated the back and wrote the story on here. this is how it reads:

MARGARET'S DREAM

Another after dinner talk.

Places they have been and treasures they have seen.

One day I will get away from here and travel the world.

No more after dinner talks. Just the freedom to go where I want to.

PARIS - I think would be my first stop.
Wonder if they would even notice if I had gone.

One day I will travel the world.

If you are still with me here is a close up of the tag. I have made this tag using calico fabric as the base and Tea dye distress stain to age it. Various stamped images using black archival ink have been stamped on to it . The photo was attached and some lace and buttons embellishments added. A bit of sewing on the machine tied it all together.

I am entering this piece into the following challenges:
The Whatevers challenge 2
Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge - what do you say
Love to Create challenge #26 - Add a tag(TOP 5)
Incy Wincy designs challenge - Anything but a card
Tuesday Throwdown challenge #109- doodling(story writing on the back) 
Make it Monday #100 with scrapbook sisters - linky party

Well I thank you if you are still here and hope it's not been too long for you. Thanks so much for visiting me and hope you enjoyed a bit of story time!!
Bye for now(need a rest after all of that!!)
x Catherine

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Good evening to you all. Firstly I would like to welcome two new followers to my blog -Vee and Gothicpixxi.Thankyou to you both for joining me and hope you enjoy your visits here.
 I would love to go in an Hot air balloon but I'm not very good with heights !!! Has anyone ever done it before? I bet it's an amazing thing to experience.
Anyway this card uses a Tim holtz stamp set from Stampers Anonymous. I have used the new distress ink - Salty Ocean and Chipped Saphire to colour and stamped the background panels with a Teal coloured Archival Ink. The backing paper is from 7 gypsies. I have also added a compass charm for a little extra embellishment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft challenge 203- the Great Outdoors
Sunday sketch and Stamp #117 - Marie's sketch
Make It Monday challenge#100 with scrapbook Sisters - linky party
Vintage Artisans challenge 3 -Travel

I have started recently to feel a little bit unfit so thought I would try and do something about it. Well I have just been to the swimming pool in the first time for I won't tell you how long!!!
I have to say I can feel some benefit and it wasn't as bad as I thought-cold though!!. So here goes to a little bit more exercise for me.
Thanks for visiting today and hope you like this card.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Vintage Rose

Good morning to you all and hope you have a good Sunday planned.
Todays card uses a rose stamp from La Blanche and stamped using sepia versafine ink. I have used distress inks for background colours(Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Bundled Sage, Crushed Olive)
The backing papers are from K&Co and the butterlies are dies from Marianne Dies.
Now I have had an attempt this time with ruffling the ribbon, I don't think it looks too bad although I may still need some practice!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge week 165- CASE it!(I have used the colours)
Sketch saturday challenge#218 - sketch
The Crafty pad challenge #181- Things with wings

Hope you like this card and hope you all have a good day. thanks for stopping by and visiting
Bye for now
x Catherine

Xmas Card

Good morning to you all and hope your looking forward to the weekend. Did you all watch the opening ceremony to the Olympics last night. Well I think we certainly did Great Britain very proud and just loved MR Beans bit in the middle and not to forget the fantastic lighting of the flame.
This weekend starts with a xmas card from me. I love traditional style and colours at xmas so tend to keep to this when making mine up.
The image is from Stampers Anonymous and although an older set of theres, A new set for me and I managed to buy this half price. That's what I call a great bargain. I have used papers from my stash xmas box and coloured with distress inks(Fired Brick, Peeled Paint and Wild Honey)
The die cut poinsietta is from Marianne Dies

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketch and Stash challenge 92- Sue's sketch(new stamps and papers from stash)
Sweet Stampin challenge - Christmas in July
Make it Monday with Digi my world #99 - linky party challenge


I hope you all have a fab weekend and the weather stays good. Thankyou for stopping by and visiting me. I really appreciate it.
Hope you like this one.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Celebrate in Style

Good evening everyone. Hope you have all had a good day. Todays card uses a few stamps from Kanban and a background stamp from JustRite.
I have used distress inks(Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick and Vintage Photo) to colour the pieces stamped on to. The background piece of paper is from K&Co.
I have used some of the pink lace to add dimension to the main image and gathered it up and attached it to the bottom of the dress.(one of these brainstorming ideas I get from time to time!!!)
A little pair of scissors charm is attached to the sentiment to add some embellishment along with the buttons.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge #116 - Carole's sketch
Incy Wincy Designs challenge - Let's Party
Crafty Creations challenge #180 - Buttons
Charisma Cardz challenge #29 - Monochrome(TOP 3 SPOT)
Cute Card Thursday challenge 227 - so distressing
Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge - Hey Girl
Make it Monday#99 with Digi my World - Linky Party(MIM PICK OF THE WEEKfrom Chrissy)
Hotshotcrafts challenge 10 - Kanban

Hope you like my card for today and thankyou so much for stopping by and having a look
Bye for now
x Catherine

Bon Voyage

Good evening to all of you in blogland. Hope you have all had a good day and maybe some crafting time.
Today's card uses an image stamp and sentiment from Stampers Anonymous and the Tim Holtz collection. The Background stamp of the vintage map is from JustRite background stamps.
I have used distress inks for the colours(Broken China, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire).
The background paper piece is from 7Gypsies. I just love their papers. I have added a Ship Wheels charm onto the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft challenge 202 - The Ocean
Altered Elusions and Cards  Artitude challenge 4 - Travel(winner)
Tuesday Alchemy challenge #24-very vintage (or at least looks it)
Crafts and Me challenge #94- Anything goes
Creative Craft challenges2 - summertime
Dream valley challenges 37 - summer
Simon says stamp challenge - Anything Goes
Make It Monday#99 with Digi my World - linky party

As it is now summertime for some of us I expect a few of you will be going on some lovely travelling holidays-perhaps a cruise(I need to win the lottery first!!!). If you are then "Bon Voyage"
Thanks for stopping by and visiting me today. I really appreciate it.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Believe

Good evening everyone and hope you have all had a good day. It's so nice to have the sun back again and I took a lovely walk down by the river with the family and Coco. Hello to my new follower Sue and Danny and hope you will enjoy your visits here. Thankyou so much for joining me.
Today sees another Christmas card and done in my favourite traditional style. The stamped image is from Stampers Anonymous and has been stamped on a background piece using distress inks(Fired Brick, Peeled Paint and Wild Honey). On another piece the sane I have used as a background panel and stamped some tree branches randomly over it. The sentiment is done the same way and from the same stamp set.
I have used some Marianne Dies for the circle image and for the embellishments. I used the fir branch and also the Poinsetta set.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
The Sketchy Challenge#28 -Karen's Sketch
Paperplay challenge 12-week 29 - Christmas in July
Cards For men challenge 15-Christmas in July
Stamptacular Sunday challenge #173- To Die For(circle die, tree branch die, flower dies)
Addicted to stamps challenge #35 - Christmas in July
Delightful challenge - Christmas in July
Lexi's Creations challenge 70-Christmas in July
Make it Monday #99 with Digi my world - Linky party challenge

I hope you like this card and see quite a few of you are making a start on your Christmas cards.
Thanks for visiting and the wonderful comments you leave.
Bye for now
x Catherine 

Vintage car

Good evening to you all. First I would like to thank you for all the comments left on my birthday cards and the girls thank you for all the birthday wishes you all left them.
I would like to say hello to my new followers Dolly and Butterfly. Thankyou for joining me and hope you both enjoy your visits.
A bit distressed today(or should I say stressed now the holidays have started!!). I bought these stamps from Doncaster and they are from the Pilkington Lane sets. They are really lovely to stamp with. I stamped and embossed with Walnut Stain distress embossing powder. The background pieces have been inked using distress inks(Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Walnut Stain.). I also used a Tim Holtz mask on the background piece. The ticket and sentiment are from Stampers Anonymous and stamped onto a scrap piece from the background. There is a little ribbon  buckle using a Memory Box Die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge week 164 - distressing
Sketch saturday challenge#217-sketch(WINNER)
Crafty Catz weekly challenge#142-Monochromatic
Make it Monday#99 with Digi my World-Linky Party challenge
I hope you have enjoyed your visit and hope you like the card for today. Time in the craft room may be a bit limited for the next six weeks but I will need to escape there every now and again at some points-so keep looking out for me!!!
Bye for now
x Catherine

Birthday cards

Good afternoon everyone. Hope your all enjoying your weekend. It's been a busy last couple of days for me. Yesterday it was my girls 13th birthdays. Yes two more teenagers to add to my happy home!!
They wanted to go to Leeds for the day and shop along with Pizza Hut for tea-so that's what we did.

These are the two cards I made for them - both went down extremely well I am pleased to say.
Laura I couldn't really go wrong with as she just loves House Mouse:

How cute are these!!
I am going to enter this card into the following challenge:
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Animal Crackers

Hannah's was a bit harder to do. There aren't many crafting items out there for her favourite thing so a bit of help from the google was required;

As you can guess Hannah is a "BIG"  Doctor Who fan and just loves Matt Smith.

Both girls really enjoyed their day .
Hopefully I'll be back tommorrow with a card or project to show you all
Thanks for visiting and having a look
Bye for now
x Catherine

Plant a seed of Friendship

Good afternoon to you all. Hope your all having a good week.
Today I decided to use some brighter colours and wanted to use my Spiced Marmalade distress ink. It's not a colour I use very often but every now and then I like to challenge myself with using something different.I also used the Fired Brick ink with it. The background panels are from K&Co.
I have used a Papermania stamp and a sentiment from a stamp set from Flourishes. I think it's a lovely sentiment for a card. I have stamped 3 different butterflies and doubled them up for dimension.
I have teamed everything with black cardstock and black ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew challenge 15-Use black cardstock
Love to Create challenge #24 - use 3 of something(Butterflies)
Make It Monday challenge#98-linky party
The Pink Elephant challenge TPE157 - Orange
J&C Creations challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting my blog. Your lovely commnets are so appreciated.
Bye for now
x Catherine

The Journey Is The Destination

Good morning to everyone and the start of a new week. Only one week left at school!!! hope you all had a good weekend - I know I definately did.
I've been at my desk this morning and had another inky stamping session. Love these moments to myself .
This is another old stamp unused so today is it's first outing. it's an urban stamp from Papermania. The background is stamped from the Tim Holtz butterflies set(you know the one I really love!!)
I divided into squares which I think has worked really well. the distress colours are Broken China, Peeled Paint and Wild Honey. I have added a ticket form Tim Holtz set as well and stamped a phrase inside it.
The elastic wrapped around has been recycled from a new pair of shoes this weekend. You know the type they tie them together with-I thought it would come in handy somewhere.
I have also made a shrink plastic charm stamped with a bicycle on. Now I don't often use this because it always goes wrong for me- But to keep trying is the best and it worked!!
Finally an Eiffel Tower charm finishes the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft challenge201 - Tour De France
Charisma Cardz challenge #27-Recycle(elastic wrapped around)
Incy Wincy designs challenge - Dust it Off!(I have used the Shrink Plastic)
Make It Monday challenge -#98 Linky Party

As I sit here blogging to you I am in fact suffering- self inflicted but suffering. Remember me going to this concert(The Wanted at Ripley Castle) yesterday:

Well I had a fantastic time but all this young dancing or should I say jumping on your feet and pointing in the air has serious effects on your legs the next day - believe me. But well worth it !!!
Thanks for stopping by and visiting me.
Bye for now
x Catherine

A Little Bird Told Me

Good afternoon everyone and hope your all enjoying your weekend. I went to the show at Doncaster yesterday. Very busy but managed to get things which were on my wish list-pics to follow later in week. Lots of new stamps.
Tonight I am going to a concert with the girls. We are going to see "The "Wanted" pop group at Ripley Castle in North Yorks. Oh the joys of two teenage girls!!! At least it's only half an hour away so not much travelling involved.
Anyway I have been busy at my desk today and had a bit of stamping and inking time to myself.
I have distressed and masked one piece of the background paper with the clock mask. The background behind the birdcage is a Kanban stamp.I have pleated some ribbon down on side of this piece.  The bird and birdcage are Spellbinder die cuts and the butterflies are Marianne dies. I have embossed with cosmic shimmer glitter powder some chipboard shapes at the side and added some bling gems to the butterflies. In the bottom corner I stamped a sentiment from Art Journey.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge week 163- DT Challenge inspiration piece(WINNER)
Sketch saturday challenge#216 - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday challenge #172- Wings and Bling



Well that was my little creative moment for today and hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by and visiting me.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Just For you

Hi to everybody and hope you've all had a good week. I'm so glad it's the weekend nearly and I am going to the show at Doncaster Races tommorrow. Is anyone else going?
I have used a set of stamps from Kanban for this card - which I have to admit I have had for a while and were untouched. Time to get them out I thought.
I have stamped them on some card distressed with Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire inks. I also layered the bird up a few times and love the dimension it has created. I made a background panel(which hasn't shown up very well I'm afraid) using the same inks and some white acrylic paint as a resist. Finally I used a white gel pen and highlighted some areas which I think overall it has turned out very well.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Dream Valley challenge36-Anything but square
Hot Shot craft challenge 10 -Kanban
Make it Monday challenge #97 - with Bugaboo stamps
Fashionista challenge week 3 - winged things
Totally papercrafts challenge#125 - lots of Layers
Altered Elusions and cards  Artitude challenge 3 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting me. Hope you all have a good weekend.
Bye for now
x Catherine

25-xmas card

Good evening everybody and hope you've all had as good day. Well the Great Yorkshire show has been cancelled for this year due to all the rain we've been having. It's a big show up here and people travel for miles to come to it.
Another of the xmas cards for me today. If I do a couple at a time it's easier when the time comes.
This is another stamp set I have managed to get cheaper and love it. I stamped the image onto a distressed background(Fired Brick, Peeled Paint and Wild Honey) The backing papers are alll from my stash out of my xmas box. I have added a die cut holly corner to the image and stamped and embossed the number plate.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp#114 -Sjoukje's sketch(Turned on it's side)
Crafty Catz weekly challenge140 -spots(on backing paper)
Crafty Creations challenge #178- free for all
Make It Monday challenge#97 -with bugaboo stamps
Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me today.
bye for now
x Catherine

Noel

Hi there to everyone and hope you have all had a good day whatever you have been doing.
I am making a start on some xmas cards and I managed to pick up this set of stamps half price so couldn't resist having a play. This is so traditional and right up my street and love the number calender on it..
I have used distress inks for the backgrounds(Fired Brick and Peeled Paint) and stamped the image on. I then embossed the image with distress embossing powder in Black Soot.
The piece behind the image was done using the faux batik technique where you melt the embossing powder away using an iron. I just love this. I don't know how well it shows but it is using a stamp with the number 25 on stamped randomly.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft challenge 200 - Number Cruncher
Stamptacular Sunday challenge #171-sketch
Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge -Layered
Make it Monday challenge #97 - with bugaboo stamps
Crafty Sentiments Design challenge - Christmas in July

Thanks so much for visting me today and hope you like my start to xmas.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Summer Butterflies

Good evening everyone and I'm back with my second post today. If you would like to you can scroll down to see my post from earlier.
I know I have used this Tim Holtz stamp again but I do really like it and waited quite a while before I could get it. I thought I would try something a bit different and do some two colour inking with the distress inks(Fired Brick and Broken China). The background panels are also from the same set and I have embossed these using distress embossing powder(Fired Brick). I love this powder and love seeing the effect when you rub away the release crystals.
I am really pleased with the way this has turned out and I added the bunting to give a summer garden feel to it all. After all I'm not seeing many butterflies this summer due to all the rain!!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge #162-Red, White and Blue(TOP 5 SPOT)
The Sketchy challenge#27 -Sandy's sketch
Incy Wincy designs challenge - Summertime
Make it Monday challenge#97 - with Bugaboo stamps

Hope you all like this card and would love to know what you think. Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Just to say

Hi to everyone and hope you are all having a good start to the week. The weather's not too bad,  at least it's not raining here.Still a bit cold for this time of year though. Everyone's poorly in my house(kids wise) all coughing and sneezing.
This card uses the stamp from JustRite again and I think it is such a pretty stamp. I have gone with the vintage look with the papers and added some gloss accents over the butterfly. I used promarkers to colour it first.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz challenge #26- sketch
Crafty Creations challenge #177 - Recipe (3 patterned papers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon, 1 sentiment)
Make it Monday challenge #97- with Bugaboo stamps

I will hopefully be back later with another post today. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit
Bye for now
x Catherine

Cherish

Good evening everyone and hope you have all enjoyed your weekend. I didn't quite make it back last night. This was the tale:
My desk was a mess. So I went to move everything into my box under my table(where I just put things when I have finished with them) and it was full to say the least! So I went to another cupboard to put some of it away and the same! Well the tale went that a night of tidying and sorting went on. However I did find a few things I have been looking for a while.
Anyway I thought I'd use some promarkers today. I decided to try a sepia type of look to this fairy. Not too bad I didn't think-there are a lot of you out there very talented with these pens!!
I have added some rock candy distress stickles on to her wings which I liked the end effect.The papers are from K&Co and the dies are Marianne dies.

I am entering this into the following challenge:
Creative Inspirations challenge 170 -Sketch

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me. I really appreciate it.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Give flight to your Dreams

Good evening everyone and hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I have been to a preview day at Art From The Heart in Harrogate today. Picked up some real good bargains and it's lovely to see everyone there.
Todays card uses a new stamp set from JustRite stamps and I just so love these butterflies. The weather has been so awful lately that there is no chance of seeing any for real so I'm creating my own.
I have used papers from K&Co. The stamped image has been coloured using promarkers and I have added crackle glaze over the butterfly.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge 113- Mandy's sketch
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards challenge 16-Anything goes

I may be back later with another post depending on the time I have later. Thanks for stopping by and visiting me.
Bye for now
x Catherine

UK Tag

Good evening everyone and have you had as much rain as me!! More expected as well.
I have made this tag using distress inks(Fired Brick and Broken China.) I stamped the image and then masked it before inking. I have added some other stamped images which have been stamped onto some gloss paper and I used alcohol inks. The UK letters were done using metal foil on card and embossed over. These have been stapled on. I have also added some clock metal hands onto the stamped clock. There are some bright buttons added down the side and a crown charm at the top.
I also did some flicking with water on the tag for distressed look and it ended up looking like raindrops - wonder why!!!!

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:
Tim Holtz tags 2012 - July Tag
Cupcake Craft Challenge 199 - Bright as a Button
Simon Says Stamp challenge - Tags or ATC's
Incy Wincy Designs challenge-Patriotism - colours from your country
Scrappy Frogs challenge - Red, White and Blue
Craft4Eternity challenge #79 - The Olympics
Stampin for the weekend challenge - Tags

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me. I appreciate all of you who do and leave comments.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Vintage Butterflies

Evening everyone. This is my second post for today, just scroll down for my first.Not much improvement in the weather as the day has gone on but have seen a bit of sun here and there.
I made this card this morning and I love the way it has turned out. Has just the right sort of vintage feel for my sort of thing.
I love this set of Tim Holtz stamps. I have distressed the background with crushed olive and tumbled glass inks and then I stamped and embossed the original image in black. I have cut out some more images which were coloured and placed them on top. After that I added crackle glaze.
The background papers are from K&Co.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Facebook Fans only challenge 1 - sketch with a twist(use some red)

This is a new challenge and it looks like it will be fun. The sketch was really good to work with.

Well thanks for stopping by to visit me and hello to any new followers. Hope you enjoy your visits and like my work.
Bye for now
x Catherine

For You

Morning to you all. Well if you could see out of my window just now - let's just say I need to finish the ARK quickly!! Telly keeps going off and lots of thunder.
Todays card is another vintage one and uses some more of the K&Co papers. they are so delicate and subtle with the colours.
I have used a spellbinders shape to nest the image in and my usual threading the ribbon through. I have added the scrabble tiles which I really like and the sentiment is from Inkylicious.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketch saturday challenge#214 - sketch
Fat Pages and cards with Attitude challenge#17 - Anything goes

Well I hope the weather isn't as bad with you and hope it slows down a bit up here in North Yorkshire. thanks for visiting me today and hope you like the card
Bye for now
x Catherine

Christmas Tag

Good evening everyone and hope you have all had a good day. I thought I would make a start on some christmas tags. This is a bit of a take from one of Tim Holtz christmas tags from 2008 but I have added to it and made it more my style with the image and the flowers.
I have made some flowers using grungepaper covered with book text paper and distressed over.
The lamp post in the background was also stamped on grungepaper and attached to the tag.

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:
The Secret Saturday Crafter challenge-Christmas
Allsorts challenge 161- in bloom
Make It Monday #96 - with digi doodle shop
Tuesday Alchemy challenge #21 - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly challenge - Anything goes

I also thought it was time to introduce myself to you all and you may notice the change in my profile pic. Coco needs a rest now!
Hope you like my tag and must go and visit you all. Thanks so much for stopping by and a huge hello to all my new followers of late. I hope you will enjoy your visits here and like my work.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Freddy and Alice

Good evening everyone and this is my second post for today. Now this is a bit different as I have just discovered this new challenge which suits me to the ground.
The challenge is "The Whatevers" and the aim is they give you a photo to use and you basically tell the story as you see it. I always look at old photos and wonder what the background is to it all.
I decided to use the picture in a tag and called it "SISTER."
I have added "You are not the boss of me""across the picture and the thing which stuck out to me the most was the size of her bow!!
So here is my tale of events:

Freddy was the youngest. Alice had already started school 3 years ago.

Freddy sat in thought
"the bigger the bow the bossier she gets, She's always making me play with her dolls and wanting to be teacher. I can't even count properly yet. I think the bow looks bigger today-wonder what her plans are when we finally finish this photograph.

But Alice is my sister - and I still love her."

I put the story onto the back of the tag.

I am entering this into:
The Whatevers challenge #1

Wonder what you think of the picture and the story you would imagine. Why not pop over to the challenge and see the others stories.

Thanks for stopping by again and visiting me. Hope you like this tag.
Bye for now
x Catherine

Create Tag

Afternoon to everyone and hope you have all enjoyed your weekend. Weather hasn't been too bad but still not summer!!
Here is another tag I have made. It's very similar to a card I made before, but I love this picture and it intrigues me a bit. I'm kind of wondering the connection between them all.
I have been playing around with some foil tape from Ranger and having put it onto cardstock and embossed a piece was able to cut a strip to place along the bottom. Home made metal and looks great when doneand painted with acrylics. I also covered some chipboard alphabet letters with the foil and was able to make metal letters. I have added the letter at the bottom of the tag-thought it would stand for "friends". There are some feathers at the top and a metal clock  charm hanging by some hessian string for a natural looking effect.
A few brads and a stamped ticket to finish this tag.

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:
Vintage Artisans challenge 1 - Vintage shabby chic
Crafty Catz Weekly challenge#139 - show us your metal
Here Comes the Boys challenge#30 - metal and/or embossing
The Crafty pad challenge #177 - it's natural(TOP 5 SPOT)

You may have noticed in my challenge list there is a brand new challenge started for all you who like vintage. Well worth popping over and having a look. The challenge is Vintage Artisans and the link is in my side bar.

Hope you like my tag for today and thanks so much for visiting me. I would like to say a big hello to all my new followers and hope you enjoy your visits here.
Bye for now
x Catherine