Quick Tags- Thrifty Scrapping


Some Watercolour Goodness Tags

by Mel 'The twilight scrapper'
I love to create lots of tags out of leftovers before I do a big clean out. If you have some left over water colour paper my suggestion is keep it and use it to make some really simple tags.


I like to doodle with thin black pens that are alcohol based so they don't run. I draw leaves by googling colouring in pages and just try and make my own ideas and drawings from them.




Vicki Boutin makes delicious watercolour markers!! The different colours blend eally well so dont be afraid to mix colours. I have used these with a water brush marker to help water down the colour as it is very intense. When its dry its time to fussy cut.
The tag I used is also a scrap I have wiped through some left over watered down paint medium. I keep lots of tags like this around they tend to match with lots of what I design. I grabbed some 3-d foam and lifted the elements on the tag. I drew a border and a sentiment 'Summer vibes' .You could use washi tape and lots of different bits and pieces.
Happy scrapping friends... Lets use all those scraps up and make lots of pretty things.

love Mel xxx 'The Twilight Scrapper'


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