Spring plaid

I wasn't gonna...I started making the Grungy Monday tag with the wrong inspiration piece, husband has bronchitis for the 2nd time this year, the weather is too gorgeous to be inside...you get the picture.  Life!  But then something happened and quick as can be this all came together while driving to a Wendy-inspired ATC class (more on that in another post next week).  Since this week's challenge over at Simon Says Stamp & Show is 'anything goes' I'll let this tag work for it, too.

The inspiration for the tag is from Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas 2009, Day 3.  I opted for spring colors to give the piece a lighter feel.  After all, spring starts Tuesday!  The recycled packaging from some of the dies was cut with a butterfly die then colored with the alcohol inks and attached to the bow with the tiny stapler.  I know it's hard to see but it's there and it's wings were folded so it's 3-D.

Ranger products:  Jet Black, Coffee archival inks; Citrus, Cloud Blue, Shell Pink, Sunset Orange, Espresso alcohol inks; Blending Solution; Matte Medium; whatever orange and brown distress inks were on the blending tools

Tim Holtz:  sentiment stamp (Stuff To Say), tag background (Spring Sprung), wild grasses (Spring Sprung; mini rabbit, mini butterfly Sizzix dies; mini stapler; recycled packaging (butterfly on bow)

Misc.:  Hero Arts paper (rabbit); Martha Stewart silk ribbon; Sakura Gelly Roll white pen; pom pom, 1/8" narrow ribbon from Michaels; Bazzill Just The Edge cardstock strip