Seize the Day!!!

 I thought this tag would fit the bill for the latest prompt over on Tag Tuesday - New Beginnings.  Carpe Diem (Seize the day) seems a fitting aim for 2025.

I started by covering a #8 manilla tag with a piece of copy paper that I had used to clean my brayer off when creating a gelli print using Golden Hi Flow acrylic paints (see HERE).  The paper was sealed with matte gel medium, dried thoroughly and trimmed.

I stamped the Carpe Diem sentiment directly onto the tag using Majestic Blue Versafine ink and heat embossed in detail clear embossing powder.  I then used a blue Sakura PN micron pen to colour in the lettering.

I also stamped and heat embossed - this time in Onyx Black Versafine - one of the large stamps from the Hats 2 set by Clarity Crafts onto a separate piece of card.  This was coloured using my Kuretake Clean Colour pens, fussy cut and added to the tag.

To finish, I blended the Van Gogh Phthalo Blue Oil Pastel (Royal Talens) along the edges.  I will have to seal the tag otherwise the oil pastel will eventually rub off.