My Tag Swap with Astrid

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Hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend!

I want to say Welcome to all my new followers. I appreciate you all!!

I was very lucky to have my friend and amazing artist Astrid, from the blog "Astrid's Artistic Efforts" agree to swap tags.

I feel in love with this Tag she made.

I just love the colors, textures, and especially the inspirational sentiment by Eleanor Roosevelt. 

I have it sitting on my work table where I can always see it so I don't forget what I am trying to accomplish! 

Now trying to make a tag worthy of my very talented friend was a little more difficult than I thought.

I finally decided on a color pallet......Blue and Purple.
Astrid tends to use more earth tones, however, I wanted to stay true to my style...thus Purple...lol.
Though the blue is different!!

This is the Tag I sent Astrid

 I hope she likes it and is not too disappointed.

I used Distress Inks in blue and lavender. You can purchase these from the "Funkie Junkie Boutique"

I then took scraps of seam binding I had lying around and inked them to match.
I used Modge Podge to adhere it to the tag and give it a shiny look.

For my Sentiment I chose a quote by Piccaso
"Art Washes Away from the Soul the Dust of Everyday Life"......such a beautiful phrase!!

I took a piece of card stock paper, crumpled it up quite a bit and then used my distress inks. 

I used a black felt tip marker to write the words.
(I don't know how to get the pretty fonts like in Astrid's tag.)

I had to add Roses of course.....just wouldn't be me without them....lol!  I used silver Stickles to highlight them and to help blend them with the swirly scroll trim, the Victorian Shoe, Victorian Purse, and the Butterfly.  I even stuck a little fairy on the butterfly....hahaha.

I then found a few matching ribbons and trims for the top and "Viola".....the tag is finally complete.

Thank you again Astrid for such a beautiful and meaningful creation of yours!!

Thank you so much for dropping by!

Until Next Time, Happy Sales