My Cards and Tags: Upcycled Clothing Tags using Dina Wakley's Abstract Figures Stamp Set

"Recycle" is the theme of the week here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  I decided to make good use of some old clothing tags by giving them a face-lift.  Here's the end result:

I don't know when/why I consciously started saving clothing tags, but I found myself sticking the ones I liked into a little jar I had in my craft room.  I don't have any idea of "cool brands" these days and I really don't care, but I found it interesting to see all the different tag styles and fonts once I started paying attention (yep- I'm nerdy like that).

I picked out three tags, slathered them with white gesso, then stenciled some white dots on.

Next I stamped them with a circle-dot shape from Altenew's Halftone Circles set.  I added all sorts of acrylic paint after that.

All that was left to do was stamp and fussy-cut out my silhouettes, then paint and decorate them.  Once they were done, I glued them to the tags.

I cut out crowns and hats to add to my silhouettes.

I used Washi tape to give some additional patterns to my silhouettes and I finished the tags off by tying white twine through the holes.

Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Dina Wakley Scribbled Silhouettes Cling Stamps	Dina Wakley Abstract Figures Cling Stamps	Altenew HALFTONE CIRCLES Clear Stamp Set ALT1505	Flora and Fauna Textures Five Clear Stamps	Visible Image Don′t Judge Clear Stamp Set
Memory Box, Twas the Night Before Christmas Washi Tape	Prima White Heavy Gesso	Dina Wakley Palette Knife	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad
Ranger Archival Violet Ink Pad	Ranger Archival Ink Forget Me Not	Ranger Archival Ink, Monarch Orange	Ranger Archival Ink, Vibrant Fuchsia	Dylusions Paint, Laidback Lilac
Ranger Dylusions Paint CRUSHED GRAPE	Ranger Dylusions Paint After Midnight	Dylusions Paint - Vibrant Turquoise	Ranger Dylusions Paint - Calypso Teal	Ranger Dylusions Paint LEMON ZEST
Ranger Dylusions Paint PURE SUNSHINE DYP52746	Dylusions Periwinkle Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Lime Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Black Heavy Body Acrylic Paint

What will you recycle this week for our challenge?  Upload your masterpieces to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store.