Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 8

Today's challenge is to create a travel tag that represents some place you'd like to go, some place you've been, or a travel goal you may have. I had this extra photo from my last cruise and it fit perfectly with today's challenge. 

Each of the tags represents an airport I traveled through to finally get to our meet-up point in Athens. First stop, Spokane, about a 2 1/2 hr drive from my house. 

The photo is in Kotor, Montenegro taken on my birthday, 2019. My favorite part of that cruise, other than being on the ship, which is my absolute favorite, was Italy. I would go back in heartbeat. 

 

I searched online for vintage airport travel tags as my jumping off point. I super duper love how these turned out!! This one is Spokane International Airport. Never did figure out how their call letters are GEG and not something like SPO or SIA. LOL 

Next stop, SeaTac. We could easily have driven to Seattle instead of Spokane, it's about the same distance time-wise. But the traffic is horrid and the airport is so busy, and I don't move as quickly as I used to, so I much prefer Spokane's smaller, less hectic airport where I don't have to try and run. LOL 

From SeaTac it was off to Paris, France. I still want to actually visit Paris and see the Eiffel Tower. This was just land and catch the final flight. But I did see the Eiffel Tower from the sky, so there's that. Some day.

And Athens, Greece, my final destination by plane. This was where we (my sister and I took the cruise together) met all the cruise peeps and caught the bus to the ship. Best trip of my life! 

Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 7

Today's challenge: find something to celebrate at this point in time. We are celebrating one year of progress in my husband's journey to his new normal, since his lower leg amputation a year ago, July 11. I'm so proud of him and the positive attitude he has shown throughout the entire process. So really, I guess we are celebrating him! I think the colors Heidi used for today's challenge tag are perfectly bright and happy and celebratory. Here is my version of the challenge.

Basically a copy of Heidi's tag with the exception of the sandwich board message. And, of course, I will journal on the tag that fits behind the sign. 

Distress Oxide colors are Mustard Seed, Chipped Sapphire, and a little Fossilized Amber and Tumbled Glass.

I forgot to sand the banners before I took the pictures, but they are sanded now. I love the look and texture that sanding gives over white core.  

The tag fits behind the sandwich board. 

Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 6

Today's challenge is to give yourself permission to do those things you keep putting off - those self-care things we all tell everyone else to do and seem to never get to ourselves. Here is my version of this challenge. Thanks for looking. 

My color scheme today is Distress Oxide Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint and Antique Linen (with a little Lumberjack Plaid thrown in). I don't know why, but I really love tickets. I feel almost like a little kid standing in line at the fair to get on the rides when I think about tickets. Am I too weird for words? Haha!

I am, hereby, giving myself permission to play if I need it, freak out if I need it, eat the snacks for heavens sake (you can't deprive yourself of ALL the goodness ALL the time) and permission to press pause once in a while. We ALL can use a little of that, right?

Warning: Be afraid; Proceed with caution; easily annoyed; hungry 
Adulting: ONE star - do not recommend 

What are  you giving yourself permission to do that is different than my list? It's going to be fun to see everyone's version of this challenge!

Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 5

Today we are focusing on doing something good. What a lovely message, right? The idea came from a bumper sticker that says, "I hope something good happens today." I made just a little tweak to mine - why hope when you can do it yourself and make it happen!? 

We made a lift-up  interactive tag with a space for journaling behind the window, to document the good thing we did/will do. 

I think this adorable faux postage stamp die is my favorite part of today's design. Butterflies are really not my thing (I have almost none in my entire craft stash) but this little stamp is the cutest. 

Day 5 tag

Journaling spot for when I do that good thing I plan to execute very soon!

Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 4

Today we made a 'slider' tag. The message I wanted to focus on is to stay positive. Life is what you make it, and the more positive you are, the happier your life will be. Appreciate everything! 

Hope you like today's very cool interactive tag.
Distress Oxide colors I used for this one, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Antique Linen, Worn Lipstick; ribbons from Heidi Swapp Color Collective in Sorbet, Ballet, and Cream.

Here is the slider pulled out of the tag to show all the positive messages that appear in the window as you slide the tag up. 

Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 3

I love working with this stamp set. It's so cute, and not an easy theme to find in the stamping world. Hope you like. 

Distress Oxide colors used, Worn Lipstick, Tattered Rose, Saltwater Taffy, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain

Heidi Swapp 10 Day Tag Challenge, Day 2

This is Day 2 of the HS 10 Day Tag Challenge. (Day 1 will be coming soon - waiting on supplies.) I love the fun technique we used on this one. We stamped a scene from which we die cut our letters. Fun look, which I've done before, but this was a little different in that I have usually used flowers or something specific rather than an actual scene.

Here you see the scene that was cut from. I used 8 distress oxide colors and 8 or 9 (sorry, I forgot to count before I put them away!) Heidi Swapp stamp sets, in addition to items from Heidi's STB subscription kits and sticker paper.

Full tag

The letters, stamped onto aged look sticker paper, die cut, then slightly sanded around the edges. 

More stamping on the remainder of the tag, following the 'cruising/travel' theme. 

I love adding little mini tags to a big tag. 

Isn't the little tote bag so cute. The mini tag actually tucks inside of it. 

Stay tuned for more in the following days. 

Thinking of You

Today's tag is an interactive vintage typewriter with a sweet message that "rolls" out. I love this adorable stamp by Tim Holtz. The light bulbs are also in the same TH set, but everything else is Heidi Swapp.

I added foundry wax in gilded (gold) to the tops of the light bulbs, then glossy accents for a 'glass' look. 

The typewriter is on foam tape so the 'letter' can slide in and out to read the message.

Look at the details on this clipboard by Heidi Swapp. It's paper!! And yes, the paper slips under the clip just like a real clipboard. Don't you just love it! 

Distress Oxide colors for this one are Stormy Sky and Weathered Wood.