Graduation Tag Card

My niece and god-daughter recently graduated from High School.  Jamie is a great student and a fabulous artist.  So I wanted to create a card for her that would be more "artsy" than the average.  My idea was to take three tags and using tissue tape, make an accordian card.  Well I forgot my intent while I was inking and stamping and after I did the tags, discovered that if I added the tissue tape, I would cover up a lot of the details I liked.  What to do?  I thought  "Why not make a teepee style card from the tags".  So that's what I did!

I used Distress Inks, pearlized water spray and Tim Holtz's Mixed Media stamps over all the tags.  To keep the back of the tags neat and give them more stability, I glued two tags together (4 tags used total).  On the front I added a diecut Graduation Hat and added a tassel I created out of gold cording.  The sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado.

On the lower back corner, I used an ATC card stamp and filled in the info for her Graduation party. To hold the two halves together, I used a Tim Holtz Swivel Clasp.  On the end of the chain I added a brass paint palette charm that I distressed with alcohol inks

Here's the inside of the "card"  I stamped the "Class of 2012" and other sentiments with Distress Inks.  I forgot to get a picture of it actually standing but it worked perfectly and Jamie seemed to really like it.  I guess I'm the "cool" Aunt after all!

This tag card is entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp--Tags or ATCs

Papertake Weekly--Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges--#143 Tags
HIMCR--#53 Freestyle/Anything Goes
Hot Shot Craft--#9 Distress Inks
Art Impressions--#70 Metal Accent