Little Works of Art Part II

No matter how much I would like to be, I'm not a painter.  But I love paintings, drawings, whether it be pastels, oils, ink...Maybe some day I'll take the time for some classes.  In the meantime, though, I found a way to create my own little works of art.  No paintbrush involved.  No years and years of education.  All you need is some good sturdy paper, pigment stamping inks, rubber stamps and either colored pencils or markers.  Or both! 

I gathered all of the above supplies and sat down to see what I could come up with.  A good heavy artist's water color paper is a good selection for tags that will hold up well.  Then I stamp my image in the shape I want it, color in the image, carefully cut it out and attach a cotton string tie.  That's it!  To make them a little more finished, I add a tiny brass eyelet to some of them.  And voila!  Little works of art.

You can use them for gifts, give them as gifts, even use them as price tags on your items for a special occasion.  By using archival inks, pencils or markers and acid free paper, they can be used in scrapbooking.  Incorporate them into collages.  Someone even purchased Asian themed tags I made as placecards for a Chinese dinner they were having.

The possibilities are endless and I'm quite sure many of you could come up with a new idea how to use them.  Now I'm in a stamping mood, I'm going to be making lots more tags.  Have fun making yours!