Toucan Tag

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. Today I received a package from Topflight Stamps containing irresistible new stamps by AALL and Create and other goodies. Usually, I admire the stamps and such for a while and let ideas percolate. However, this time I had the overwhelming urge to create a project immediately using the fabulous toucan stamp from AALL and Create's Navigate Home (#323) Clear Stamp Set by Bipasha, which has four awesome collage-style stamps.

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Here's the tag that I created, which as I look at it, might need a sentiment or something on the upper right. I'll think about it.

I did a quick Google search to check on the coloration of toucans and was a bit surprised to see that there were so many different types. The one above, which is a Toco toucan and has a red/orange flash on its belly plus blue eyes and talons. Sadly, the eyes and talons aren't showing us so well above. :(

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Navigate Home (#323) Clear Stamp Set by Bipasha by AALL and Create

Map 6x6 Stencil by 13@RTS

The Great Outdoors 6x6 Stencil by Polkadoodles

Creative Collection Pack™ by Neenah

Periwinkle,  Pink Jellybean, and Canary Yellow Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Copic™ Markers: 

  Toucan: Y000, Y15, R16, YR18, R14, B02, B04, B16 N6, N7, N8

  Ship's Wheel: E21, E23, E25, E44,E47

  Rope: Y26

Removable ID Labels by Avery®

Duo Corner Punch by Tonic Studios®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy  Vecchi/Ranger Industries

Hole Punch by Fiskar's®

Instructions:

1. Using Memento Ink, stamp the toucan image onto white metallic cardstock and onto a Removable ID Label.
2. Fussy-cut the ship's wheel and toucan masks, then adhere the masks onto their counterparts on the image panel.
3. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets.
4. Sponge Periwinkle Prism ink over the cloud portion of the Great Outdoors stencil sliding the stencil down as you sponge the blue ink, leaving white clouds around the masked images.
5. Randomly sponge Jellybean Pink and Canary Yellow ink as desired onto the cloudy sky. 'll note that dye ink sponged onto white metallic cardstock yields a lovely shimmery result.
6. Lift the Great Outdoors stencil and put aside.
7. Use magnets to secure the Map stencil over the image panel.
8. Sponge Periwinkle Ink over the map stencil. 
9. Lift the map stencil and set it aside.
10. Remove the image panel from the STAY-tion.
11. Lift the masks and color the image with Copic markers.
12. Trim the image to a long rectangle and use the tag corner slot of the Tonic punch to create the tag.
13. Trim black cardstock slightly larger than image panel and use the tag corner slot to create a tag tag.
14. Adhere the image panel to the black cardstock.
15. Find the center point of the tag top, punch a hole, and thread some jute through the holes to finish the tag.

Thanks for visiting today.