Graphic 45 

Bloom
Tags

'Gardens feed the Soul'

Hello dear G45ers! 

I am happy to share with you my

 #G45Technique project this month 
featuring the gorgeous Bloom collection.

I love this collection with all its beautiful 

floral imagery and stunning colours!

Today I am sharing two different techniques
 with Graphic 45 Decades Dye Ink pads.

I have created a set of Tags with some

fussy-cut elements and die-cut leaves.

Herewith the Supplies and Instructions you 

may use to recreate such a project:

G45 Supplies used:

Bloom Collection
Kraft 12x12 Chipboard Sheets (10 pack) 
Large Tags Ivory 
Large Tag, ATC Tag and Flower Dies
Clearsnap Decades Dye Pad Antique Moss
Clearsnap Decades Dye Pad Purple Royalty
Clearsnap Decades Dye Pad French Lilac

Other Supplies used:

Mixed Media Cutting Dies
Flowers and Leaves
Sequins
Seam Binding 
Soft Matte Gel
Adhesive Foam Squares
Sisal
Spray Water Bottle
Wet Wipes
Masking Tape
Craft Sheet

Cut a tag from a Kraft chipboard

 sheet with the Large Tag metal die. 

Tip: This will be glued to the back of 

the ivory tags to make it sturdy. 

Fussy-cut some floral elements from 

the 8x8 paper pad and journaling

 & ephemera cards.

Cut a tag from the pattern sheets in

 the collection. Next add a mixed media 

die to the bottom section of the tags and cut.

Tip: Place a small piece of masking tape 

on the sides of the metal die and stick

 to the paper keeping it in place. This 

will ensure the die doesn't move when

 putting it through your machine. 

Carefully remove the masking tape

 from the paper once it has been cut.

Add two  colours of the decades ink 

to the plain tag mixing them up. Place

 the tag with the die-cut image over

 the coloured tag to make sure that the 

area it is covering is evenly coloured. 

Tip: I wanted the colours to be subtle.

 I used a wet wipe (cut in half this

 process instead of a spray water bottle.

Create your own crinkle ribbon. Colour
 some seam binding with the decades ink.
 I combined the French Lilac and Purple 
Royalty ink on one piece of the binding.

Add some ink to your craft sheet and
 spray water onto it. Next drag the seam
binding through the mixture and scrunch
 it together. Leave to dry overnight or dry
with a heat tool.

Die-cut some leaves from an extra ivory 

tag with the Large Tag and Flower metal die. 

Colour the leaves with decades dye Antique

 Moss.Use the same wet wipe as per the

 step for the tag.

Add some texture and shimmer with

 sequins. Adhere these with a soft 

matte gel.

Add the purple and green crinkle 

ribbon through the hole of the tag.

Add the fussy-cut butterflies to the

 tags. Tuck some in behind the petals

 of the flowers.

Tuck in some sisal behind the flowers.
Add the chipboard sentiment, adhere
with adhesive foam squares for
dimension.

Some more photos...

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Papercrafting!

Tanya