The fact that this tag contains a found poem is totally fortuitous, as it was the last thing that I added. This tag was created for the September challenge over on Tag It Tuesday. At least two of four given prompts have to be used. This month the prompts are: 1 Make straight lines, 2 Scribble, 3 Rip text page and 4 Add blue. One way or another I've managed all four this month for a change.
I had a layer of a paper towel mop up sheet, which I added to a #8 manilla tag using Distress Collage Medium (matte). It was sealed, dried and trimmed. The other layer had been used on a card (see HERE). To fulfil prompt 3, I tore a page of text that I had been sent in happy mail and added that in the same manner. To help the text blend in, I scribbled some Neocolor II crayons along the edge (prompt 2). Once this had been blended out with a water brush and more added for balance, the background was complete. Combining prompts 2 and 4, I die cut one of the scribble dies (Sizzix/Tim Holtz) out of blue card, then added it across the tag using Cosmic Shimmer acrylic glue. The overhang was trimmed on both sides. I had intended just using a quote from Bob Dylon 'Tangled up in blue'. This was printed in a small font using my Dymo Letratag, trimmed, added to the tag, then gone round with a blue Sakura everyday micron pen. However, on looking at the text again, certain words jumped out at me. This gave me a chance to use prompt 1 and I outlined eight words to make a poem. To emphasize the 'found poem', I coloured the rest of the text with a Neocolor II crayon (Turquoise) and blended out the colour using a water brush. The poem reads: another door through dark black, saying 'bring rest'. It is my first attempt at a found poem. What do you think?
I had a layer of a paper towel mop up sheet, which I added to a #8 manilla tag using Distress Collage Medium (matte). It was sealed, dried and trimmed. The other layer had been used on a card (see HERE). To fulfil prompt 3, I tore a page of text that I had been sent in happy mail and added that in the same manner. To help the text blend in, I scribbled some Neocolor II crayons along the edge (prompt 2). Once this had been blended out with a water brush and more added for balance, the background was complete. Combining prompts 2 and 4, I die cut one of the scribble dies (Sizzix/Tim Holtz) out of blue card, then added it across the tag using Cosmic Shimmer acrylic glue. The overhang was trimmed on both sides. I had intended just using a quote from Bob Dylon 'Tangled up in blue'. This was printed in a small font using my Dymo Letratag, trimmed, added to the tag, then gone round with a blue Sakura everyday micron pen. However, on looking at the text again, certain words jumped out at me. This gave me a chance to use prompt 1 and I outlined eight words to make a poem. To emphasize the 'found poem', I coloured the rest of the text with a Neocolor II crayon (Turquoise) and blended out the colour using a water brush. The poem reads: another door through dark black, saying 'bring rest'. It is my first attempt at a found poem. What do you think?
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