Young Vermillion - from tag to card

I like to buy my stamps in sets because designers have worked hard to ensure the images work together and it usually shows! But every now and then I see a single stamp that I absolutely have to have... oh dear, do you recognise that feeling?!!! The à la Carte section of this year's Stampin' Up catalogue has no fewer than 17 single stamps to choose from (many of which I had to have!) and my absolute favourite is the gorgeous Young Vermillion. You may have seen the autumnal cards I made with it yesterday, but how about a completely different feel:

It seems the young Vermillion is a master of disguises! I made this for One Layer Wednesday where the challenge this week is to make tags - and it is the simplest of tag shapes! I simply cut a rectangle and curved the top corners with my corner rounder. The bottom of the tag was masked off with torn paper and the top sponged with Bashful Blue ink, with a little pink added at the skyline for a wintery look. I used an Early Espresso marker to ink up my bird stamp, avoiding the distinctive Vermillion marking around the eye, and then coloured it with my water colour pencils. It's easy to extend the branch with the fine end of the marker.

Once I'd made the tag I decided to use it to make a card:

Christmas cards were my whole reason for buying the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder! I think it makes an effective card base for a snowy scene. The tag hole was made punching a 1/2" circle of Bashful Blue card stock, gluing it onto the tag and cutting out the centre with the large hole punch on my cropadile. I threaded the hole with Cherry Cobbler seam binding to make a festive Christmas bow and added a sentiment using my stamp-a-majig to keep it straight.

Supplies needed for these cards:

Stamps: Young Vermillion, Contempo Christmas (sentiment)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink

Card stock: Whisper White

Other: Water colour pencils, Neutrals markers, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, 1/2" circle punch, stamp-a-majig, cropadile, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

I'd be delighted to order any of these supplies for you and I can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I am committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to help and advise. Just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593. 

I have a game I play with my youngest son using another bird stamp I have from the retired set Touch of Nature. I stamp six or seven of the birds onto card stock, then write the names of different birds underneath. My son then looks the birds up in our bird book and colours them appropriately. He loves doing it, it doesn't involve any batteries or electricity and it's educational too! The Young Vermillion stamp will be a very useful addition to that game and I'll be able to choose from a whole different family of birds!

Hmmm. I wonder what else I can make with my Young Vermillion... Do come back tomorrow and find out! 

Hugs,