Fabric and Diamonds....

..a girl's best friend.  The fabric part would probably apply more... to, say... a quilter.  I  for one, appreciate stainless steel. lol. 
WARNING - digression....For Christmas Dewbird bought me a new set of stainless step bars for my truck, which I should really take a picture of, just so you can see how cool they are.  Along with the stainless brush guard that I purchased, because, well...it was meant to be.
I walked in the shop to pick out my step bars (aka nerf bars), when I spied this really, really cool brush guard.  I nonchalantly asked the salesman how much those are, out of curiosity.  I've always wanted one.
He says, "Well, that one there would be a great deal because some guy ordered it and hasn't picked it up in six months, so I would sell that at cost just to move it."
I say, "Really, what truck does it fit?" (fingers crossed)
He says, "2004 Chevy Silverado"
I say, "NO WAY!" (That just happens to be my year and model)
For some reason he asks, "Why do you want one?" (like women aren't supposed to want brush guards, I guess.  I didn't mention that I may be purchasing a gun rack later.)
I say, deadpan look on my face, "To ram people in the Walmart parking lot who drive like idiots and irritate me".
After he recovers and removes the shocked look off his face, he starts laughing. (Little did he know that I was partly serious. Did you see the movie Fried Green Tomatoes? "TOWANDA"!!! lol! I loved that part)
So, any who, that's how I came to buy the brush guard.  Forsaking all hopes of buying new stash from the upcoming CHA releases. lol.


The theme of Hels Sunday Stamper challenge this week is Diamonds.

And the theme for Louise's Tag Tuesday Challenge is .. Fabric.

I'm getting pretty good at the two-fer challenges, I can really see why people do that.. lol.

Here we go:

For the diamonds part, I used one of my favorite background stamps, Tim's grungey Harlequin stamp, which I inked with Tea Dye distress ink and used Ranger's Antiquities Rust embossing powder on.  The background of the tag itself is the infamous wrinkle free distress tech using Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany and Tea Dye.
The fabric is a piece of old muslin that is worn so thin you can almost see the background thru it!  I did age it a little more with some Tea Dye ink and water.  Then stamped Tim's sentiment with Adirondack Black Pigment ink, heat set.  I sewed the label to the tag, must have shifted a bit, I see it's a little wonky.  I'm calling it "character". lol
The flourishes are cut from white matboard with a Sizzix flourish, painted with Espresso paint, then swiped with White paint to give it that shabby look.  The rose is grungepaper, and is one I had from a swap a while ago.
A little Idea-ology on the ribbon at the top, and a little lace at the bottom, Viola!
Thanks for stopping and reading my blithering, much appreciated!
Now, Go Be Creative!