Tuesday 9 July 2013

Italy.

I love Italy. I had so many ideas for this tag that Mr Mojo seems to have run away with the stress of it all and I am left in the heat with this one, which isn't quite how I wanted it to be!

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I just am in total love with the beautiful city of Venice. For this tag I embossed and distressed the background as everything in Venice is like a fading rose, the more worn the better. Then I used a stamp of St Marks that I lightly washed over with watercolours. The Doge type figure is recued from a paper bag that I had kept from my travels, the guilded angel is from an admission leaflet to one of the museums, the mask is from a paint chart that I found in a local DIY store. The little statute stamp and the Italia word I had in my stash. Not quite as I hoped it would turn out, but I am melting! I love all the variety of your Italian tags so far. What a good theme to start the next journey that is Tag Tuesday! Hope you are all keeping nice and cool, Pimms and ice, that's what we need! x

19 comments:

  1. So pretty and so Italian :)

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  2. What a delightful tag for Italy, I love Venice :-)

    Sally

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  3. Beautiful and stylish tag, hope you soon cool down! Valerie

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  4. Fun tag! That "Italia" is perfect!

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  5. Fabulous tag, Love all the layers & brilliant images...Hugs May x x x

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  6. It is lovely and old- looking. I love worn and shabby and I do so want to go Venice. Brilliant!
    Sue x

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  7. This is awesome Barb! So many different elements to enjoy and the Italia word looks so authentic. I love it :0)

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  8. This is a beautiful tribute to Venice.

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  9. I love all the elements and techniques! I smiled, because my brain similarly short-circuits with too many ideas. Your tag turned out great! Stay cool. I will have to try Pimms.

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  10. Wonderful tag-love the white mask shape. Had forgotten about Pimms as it is years since I tried any.

    Chrissie x

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  11. Super tag - so many different fabulous images - how wonderful that you were able to use things that you had actually brought back from Venice! Carolyn xx

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  12. Fabulous tag, love all the images.

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  13. Beautiful! In my mind, you really captured the fine arts and elegant feel of Italy. Blessings!

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  14. So beautiful - the images and your techniques create such a wonderful feeling for Venice.

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  15. Lovely. The colors you chose are not typically Italian but they absolutely make the tag.

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  16. This is delightful, the images work so beautifully with the background.

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  17. Wonderful tag which just oozes Italy!
    Juliax

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  18. Gorgeous tag, Barb, really evokes Italy. Enjoy that Pimms, and keep cool now!
    Jane x

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