Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Springpunk in Plaid!

Linda is taking us all the way back to Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas 2009, Day 3 and we are making plaid backgrounds!  This was super easy and fun!  The kind people of Simon Says Stamp are sponsoring GM39 and offering a $25.00 shopping spree and as luck would have it, the challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show is "Anything Goes."  Artistic Outpost also has a fun and unusual challenge for  "Springpunk."  Now that is a first!


All stamps are from Artistic Outpost and I used Bird's of  A Feather and Whimsical Melange for the clock face which was stamped and clear embossed.  The gear is Tim's as are most of the embellishments.  The feathers were gifted to me by my bird, Fred!  The bird background panel and clock gear were embossed with one of Tim's embossing folders and then embossed with a garnet powder.

I was the lucky recipient of a surprise blog candy anniversary over at Yvonne's Journey into Artistry and as if the candy was not sweet enough, look at this beautiful card she sent along.  If you have not been to Yvonne's blog, take the time to stop by for a visit.  Thank you so much, Yvonne! 
Well I would like to thank and welcome my 35 new followers and if you have not signed up for my blog candy, now would be the time.  Your visits are always appreciated and I thank you!

53 comments:

Debi said...

what fun, cool tag love that plaid background and I might even have time to play along :-) Debi x

toni said...

OOOOOh this is lovely,gorgeous colours, stamping and embellishments. I've just managed to get your blog candy picture and link onto my blog, I haven't done that before so I'm quite pleased with myself, I'm still a novice blogger with so many things to learn!x

Debbie said...

Oh wow Terry! You nailed the plaid technique! What a gorgeous tag! Love the birdie!

Debbie
^..^

Sugar Lump Studios said...

Gorgeous Terri! I love the colors and stamps! Hope spring has sprung for you!

PS No peas tonight - just brussel sprouts...I love them! ;)

Chris Arlington said...

I love the plaid effect you've created ! Your card is wonderful. Congrats on your blog candy win. Lovely card that she sent too.

Sandra said...

What a colorfully plaid background. Love the colors you used! Super stunning tag! Congrats with you blog candy win and love the card that Yvonne made

Netty said...

Loving your beautiful background Terry its a terrific tag and the card is beautiful also. x

Deb Neerman said...

Oh, I love your alcohol ink plaid, Terry! This has so many wonderful details ... and I love those stamps!

Lisa Somerville said...

Love the plaid BG, the added clock piece and feathers from Fred! Thanks for playing along with the Artistic Outpost SpringPunk challenge!

Robyn Phelan Sharp said...

that's some awesome plaid and some awesome stamping.

Sharon said...

Terry your tag is fantastic!!! I love that plaid background and the "Springpunk" theme is fun!!

Yvonne Garner said...

Hi Terry! Fabulouus plaid tag and great take on Springpunk! So sweet of you to add my card to your blog. What a surprise! Best wishes, Yvonne

Marjie Kemper said...

What a beautiful tag, Terry! I love your palette and the gorgeous die-cuts... the gear is fantastic!

BarbaraW said...

You did a fab job on the plaid and your interpretation of spring punk is really cool.

Michele said...

deliciously springy tag! the plaid pastel is gorgeous. love the gift card you got as well. happy (almost) spring! xo

Lynn Stevens said...

I remember making the plaid tag. it was a challenge!
Terry you did a great job making it Springpunk!!
Congrats on your win, what a lovely card!
hugs Lynn

Shelly Schmidt said...

Your plaid is so pretty- love the touch of yellow! I remember doing lots of plaid a while back. Congrats on your lucky Blog Candy Win! Oh, that reminds me......I gotta go take care of mine....

Valerie-Jael said...

Lovely plaid punk, great idea. congrats on winning the candy, too! Valerie

Unknown said...

I just love the background colors of this tag.. Your rock this challenge my friend..

Hugs, Linda

cheryl said...

oh Hun these are fantastic,oh just love the first one,brilliant layout,and design and the second one is just gorgeous love that stamp and the whole layout is just perfect Hun,really brilliant,you are so talented Hun they really are amazing hugs Cherylxxxx

Alexa said...

Love the plaid - colours are so soft and spring-like. Gorgeous!

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Gorgeous plaid background and a lovely bird card!

greetings, Alie :-)

Meggymay said...

Wonderful plaid background, love the lighter shades of steampunk as well. A fabulous tag.
Yvonne x

1CardCreator said...

Gorgeous tag, love that plaid background, amazing that you made it too! Great tag, love all the details.

Pam said...

This is just beautiful Terry! Perfect plaid backgrounds!!!

Shelley said...

OMG, I thought that background was designer paper. Then I went to the link and for the first time read saw one of the posts on how to make one of the tags! She made that background!, I shouted.
The tag is wonderful and thanks for the link. I need to spend the rest of the day browsing Tims blog now that I have finally found it years after everyone else, lol.

Jingle said...

These are both fabulous!

Maria Ontiveros said...

Love your birds on these - I remember struggling a bit with the whole plaid thing, so am skippng this week. But I love how yours turned out.
Rinda

Mrs.B said...

Fabulous tag Terry, the stamped image is gorgeous and I love the plaid background.
Avril xx

Anonymous said...

That background is incredible!!!!
Great choice of stamps, the bird is beautiful against that backdrop.
Wishes
Lynne

Sherry said...

I remember doing a plaid background on Tim's tag and mine came out quite dark. I love the soft colours you've achieved here Terry and the whole thing looks great.

Congrats on your win Terry and the card you received is really lovely x

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Absolutely gorgeous, love love your plaid background and the bird combined with the colours is wonderful. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Also great to have you joining in the Artistic Outpost Challenge too, this is perfect for SPRINGPUNK. Tracy x

Carol W. said...

Beautiful tag! Love the colors and the clock, fabulous job. Great plaid technique, looks hard.

Maria said...

Awesome tag, Terry!! Love the colors and pretty spring theme!

Gerrie Johnnic said...

Oh Terry, i just luv your springpunk! Very clever again! gf!

Kim said...

Your plaid came out great! It's a great background for your robin..so very spring-like!

Unknown said...

Hi Terry. I really like how delicate and soft the plaid (tartan to me!) background came out. Lovely delicate tones.

Kathy Eddy said...

This is just fabulous! I love that image and the creative way you put it all together. Wonderful with the plaid!

trisha too said...

Beautiful spring colors in your plaid, and those images, too--the bird is so sweet!

I'm not surprised at all that Yvonne put an extra bit of goodness in your
package!!

:)

pooky said...

Hi Terry!! Your tag is awsome!! I love the way it all comes together. The bird image I love, love...as you can tell from my blog I love birds....hehe.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and becoming a follower:) Your lovely comment made my day!! Thank you:) Have a great weekend!
Bev

Unknown said...

Such delightful pieces with superb colours Terry! Love that plaid technique, brilliantly done!!

Ali Manning said...

Awesome tag, Terry - you did a great job with the plaid technique and I love that little clock face!

2amscrapper said...

what a fun concept and your project is fantastic! Looks like a great win from Yvonne, too!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Your tag looks fantastic, great plaid background and wonderful elements.
Also Yvonne's card is an eye catcher, lucky you :)

Ibarra Creations 4U said...

Gorgeous tag and beautiful colors!!! :)

Donna Ellis said...

Gorgeous! love the colors, textures, and theme! So pretty!

Gez Butterworth said...

Love your plaid background Terry the colours are beautiful. I think I need that birdie stamp, isn't he cute!

Laura said...

That i such a pretty tartan you have created! Fantastic card!

Minxy said...

Perfect plaid piece, love the colours, and beautiful birdy on both cards

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

This is absolutely stunning!!! How did I miss this? WOW...love that you used AO stamps too!!!

cebelica said...

Wow, SO beautiful!!!! I love the colours and the cute little birdie. Hugs! xx

Margreet said...

Brilliant tag, Terry!
xxx Margreet

Unknown said...

The top tag took my breath away I love it , I love the card at the bottom too grewat work well done Hugs Elaine

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