Friday 13 June 2008

The Boy Who Would Be King

This tag was created for the Tag You're It! challenge. This week it was a colour theme - "Olive, Aubergine and Ivory".

I stamped the background using a Tim Holtz diamonds stamp. First I stamped the aubergine, then I used a stamp positioner to stamp the olive diamonds in the right place. The tag was topped and tailed with black versafine on an ivory background which had been applied with cut'n'dry foam.

The boy and crown were stamped separately and fixed to the tag. The crown was coloured using fired brick distress pad and a water brush.

Finally, the edges were tinted with tea dye distress ink.

I hope you like it! :o) click on the image to see a larger version.

29 comments :

Andrea said...

I feel like a Blog stalker being first to post, like I am just sitting waiting for you to update your Blog Dan :-) back to the tag, I think the colours are great and love what you have called it, some great stamps there xx

Hels Sheridan said...

I am a Blog Stalker too LOL

Love this Dan, it is truly gorgeous x

dddeeebbbzzz said...

Love the combination of stamped images. Another stunning creation.

stamp and scrape said...

You have now convinced me that I used the wrong colour - I was sure aubergine had a red tint to it!
This is a super tag - great work.
Ros

Sarah said...

LOVE the offset harlequin

giving you advance notice that I am SO going to be stealing that idea :)

glad to see you back posting

Tinkerbelle said...

Just love the colours... and missed your blog yesterday, the balloons are really good too xxx

Anne said...

Sob!! I SOOOO want to be able to produce work of this quality!! This is amazing - gorgeous, vibrant colours and fabulous stamped art! Sigh..... Thank You once more for playing along, I love it!! ;o) xx

Penny said...

LOVE the diamonds stamped in 2 colours - very clever and inspiring idea. The whole tag is fabulous!

LME said...

I love the diamonds too.

For the life of me said...

lovely xxx

Angelnorth said...

Awesome job with the positioner - spot on! This wee chap looks just right topped off with his crown, great combo!

Anonymous said...

This is stunning and I totally love your 'faces' tag further down too. Just Gorgeous!!

Dawn said...

Stunning,great images,lovin' that crown!!

Audrey said...

Amazing!

SABEE said...

This is stunning Dan!

Shazza said...

this is great Dan- love what you have odne with the diamonds and the little boy stamp is fab!
Shazza
x

Linda said...

Cool tag Dan :)

Joy said...

Fab tag Dan xx

Ann said...

It's stunning Dan - I really love how you get the colours to come alive & are so vibrant!! Love all your blog, so inspirational!!! xx

Gillian .... said...

The whole layout of this tag is fantastic, love those striking colours mixed with those stamps, perfect.

Unknown said...

I love this Dan - fabulous X

Anonymous said...

Great tag Dan. Love the colours and the stamps. Well done you! xxxx

Char said...

Love the colors tag. Cute boy.

Sew This N That said...

oh to be a blog stalker lol, we all need bloggers anonymous :)
Your stamped tag is wonderful, I would never have thought the boy was a stamp, I thought it was printed from a newspaper of somesuch...hard colours to work to, but you have done it beautifully :)
regards,
Heather x

Kath Stewart said...

Wow great take on the challenge and I just love that crown - awesome

Christa said...

Another great tag Dan! Love the stamps and how you used the Stamp Positioner (have no clue how that works LOL.

Jo said...

Brilliant!!!!

Unknown said...

Great tag, love the colours.

Sam said...

Love how you call it an "effort" lol This tag is just fantastic, love how you've made the background, who needs PP when you can do that?!! Great image too, looks so cheeky lol! Thanks so much for taking part in this challenge :)

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