I started with corrugated cardboard - light bulb packaging - and cut my tag to 3.5 "x 6.5". I painted the corrugations with a bit of blue acrylic paint and let it dry. Next, I used a bit of diluted white glue and added a layer of silver snowflake tissue paper which had previously been painted blue on the back. I used the foam brush to ensure that the paper settled into the valleys of the corrugations. Once that was dry, I added some lace to the bottom edge, covered the joint with blue ribbon and stitched both pieces to the tag. I added a bow layered with a pearl button over the lace using hot glue. At the top, I added a 1/2" circle and punched a center hole. It still needed a bit of something so I used a small script stamp and randomly stamped it in black on the upper portion, used the black stamp pad to slightly distress the edges and a silver pigment ink pad to highlight the top of the corrugations with a bit of shimmer. That was better!!
For the main element I sized, laser printed on white cardstock then fussy cut this dress image from CLKER. I painted the bodice with shimmer acrylic paint and once dry added a row of clear rhinestones to the upper edge. I adhered some sparkly snowflake fabric (dryer sheet stamped and embossed with silver embossing powder) to the lower portion of the dress and trimmed it to the edge. Next, I fashioned a billowy skirt using shimmery tulle. I used a double layered rectangle which I machine basted across the top, gathered tight and tied off to stabilize the gathering. I folded over the raw edge and machine stitched the top of the skirt to the dress just below the bodice. To finish it off neatly I added a length of ribbon (same as the tag) over the stitching using double sided tape and also attached the edges of the tulle to the back of the skirt using double sided tape. I used a brad to anchor the top of the dress form to the tag and 3D foam tape down the center back of the dress to attach it to the tag. I backed the tag with black paper to hide the printing and the stitching. I tied a long strip of tulle to the top of the tag through the hole and added a couple of short pieces of ribbon and lace.
I am most pleased with the results of my creative afternoon!! I really love that image and have used here previously. The tag will be on its way to my partner early next week!!
Therese