Crowns are the thing right now at Gingersnap Creations, so I've created a hangtag to enter their Crowns Challenge. I'm calling it my Vintage Queen Hangtag. It's also going into the Tag Tuesday Postcard Challenge.
I started with a plain white hangtag, which I then used a decorative corner punch on to give it some added detail. Then I used brown ink and a text rubber stamp to create the background, and I distressed the edges with the same brown ink.
I found a vintage photo of a young girl, which I then Mod Podged in place on the tag. Then I added a transparent paper image over the top of the girl photo. This image has the little bird on it and reads Carte Postale at the bottom, which means "postcard" in French. I love the way the photo of the girl looks through this transparent (vellum-type) paper.
For embellishments, I added a crown using a 3D-O to make it appear in relief (raised up from the background) and I added rhinestone gems to the crown. I also added a rhinestone gem above the bird. I added alpha stickers to spell out q-u-e-e-n. And then I added a pretty flower at the bottom of the tag. I finished it off with some coordinating satin ribbon.
I think the tag itself has a very vintage feel, and a very shabby chic feel as well.
