Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Caged Bird Tag

This tag was created for a swap with the gals over at OWSE.  I started by inking with a foam applicator in several colors and then further distressing with spray inks.  I used gears and a spinner to create a layered embellishment.  The die was my source of inspiration and the subject of my swap.  It is by the one and only Tim Holtz.  I used alcohol inks directly on the bird to achieve a nice rich color and left the cage as is.  A brad is the eye of the bird and a direct application of alcohol ink created the rich red color.  I revisited my original crafty passion of beading by adding wired drops with crystals from a broken vintage necklace. 



The bird and cage were cut from the coolest stuff ever.  I found some vintage craft supplies at an antique show!  I scored four packages of foil sheets that originally sold for fifty cents a package. I paid five dollars for the lot, which included two sets of dried up useless paint.  The foil cut like butter in my die cutting machine. Pretty cool!


3 comments:

  1. Great deal on the packets! And your bird's coloring is out of this world. Love it.

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  2. You did good shopping. The birdcage is perfect. Beautiful tag.

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  3. hello Rhea,

    I can imagine the feeling you had when you took these in your hands at the antique show!

    Feels like having found a treasure box !

    You surely will have lots of fun using these for several projects !
    greetings from belgium
    Inge

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