Transform not conform

Hello everyone!  First of all, I owe you a huge apology for missing last week's post - I completely lost track of the days, and managed to lose Tuesday altogether.

But I'm back today and with a Spring-coloured tag full of New Year's resolution, using probably my favourite sentiment from last year's Chalkboard Wisdom release.

This was a mop-up tag...  I started it off deliberately with a thick coat of gesso that I pressed an embossing folder into for texture.

Then I just kept it to one side on my craft table and grabbed it whenever there was some blue/green ink or paint leftover that needed mopping up (quite often on my craft mat, as you'll imagine).

When I decided it was "done", I stamped the sentiment onto some tissue paper and glued it down with multi-medium, pressing gently with my sticky fingers to get it down into the ridges and spaces.

The butterflies are by Studio Calico and after painting them white I stamped the background text from the Bluebird plate in Olive Archival and inked around the edges.

There's also a bit of Bluebird text in Aquamarine Archival hovering in the background.

A bit of Distress Paint and Stain to dye the seam binding and we're done.

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Designer: Alison Bomber
Words and Pictures