I'm continuing on with my postage stamps delight, adding them to tags this time. Both stamps are celebrating Australia's past - one the centenary of district nursing in 1985 and the second, for Australia Day 1984, shows Cook's Cottage, the home of Captain Cook's parents, brought to Australia and reconstructed in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.
Both tags are recycled "clothing" tags, coated with gesso and coloured with distress inks.
Pieces of torn text paper were added over the gesso on the "Sweet" tag with additional texture added using rubber stamps. The postage stamp is adhered to chipboard and sealed with clear accents.
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Sweet
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On the second tag, napkin tissue was adhered over the gesso base. Die cut chipboard buildings and a lamppost were added to depict Melbourne . The "M" stands for Melbourne. The word Melbourne has been stencilled and lies behind the embellishments.
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| One of a Kind - close up |
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| One of a Kind |
I've enjoyed combining history with mixed media on these two tags.
Love
Cara
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