Crimpers, die cut and autumnal flowers...

Hey there bloggers,
Well a real wet one here, yuck and cold too brrrr!
Anyway hope you are having an inky day..mine has not been as inky as I hoped, just can't seem to get it all to come together ..so have left my desk and will return later!!!
Here is my offering today, a tag that uses some really old crimpers, my fav distress inks, stamps, clear embossed resist and canvas flowers...oh and some die cut shapes Tim holtz and paperartsy:

I started by stamping and clear embossing the leaves down the side to create a resist..I then coloured the tag using crushed olive, frayed burlap, forest moss and a touch of aged mahogany distress inks.When dry I used some kitchen towel to polish the embossed leaves, removing the ink and letting them 'pop'!

The flowers were made using pre spritzed canvas, cut using paperartsy die, overstamped with text and then crimped. I over inked the crimping with aged mahogany DI.I added old wooden beads to the centres.

The flourish was cut using Tim holtz die and coloured using, yes you have it DI in forest moss and frayed burlap.I then overstamped Tim script in walnut stain.The leaves were Tims tattered leaves die, never used before!!!,-  they were coloured, overstamped with text and then crimped!

The tag was then assembled using old beads for flowers centres using pinflair glue. I finally added the quote .."adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience"and attached using my mini attacher..because I love it!! The mini staples were coloured using alcohol inks.
I am entering this for the following competitions:
GC~118 spicy supply use crimpers @ http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/
handmade flowers @ http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/
autumn using a resist @ http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.com/
anything goes @ http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
autumn colours @ http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.com/2011/09/october-challenge-autumn-colours.html
autumn leaves @ http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/
photo inspiration @ http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/
photo inspiration @ http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/
Thanks for stopping by,
and ..
I just want to say a BIG thank you to all the lovely ladies at anything goes challenge blog who have made me feel so welcome!!!THANKS!
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