...but "TAG-varks" just sounds wrong...

hooray, it's may 20th, and you know what THAT means:

caardvarks challenge time!!!

this time is a leeeeeeeetle bit different...

...we're making *TAGS*!

here's what you do:

pick a month and make a tag that sums up something about that month for you.

if you need inspiration, check out the design team's work in the gallery! there's gooooood stuff over there, i tell ya! we were meant to pick a few months each...but some of us got a bit carried away! i had only planned to make 4 or 5, but these babies are addictive and once i started i just could not stop until i had an entire set of 12!

of course by "set" i don't mean that my tags go together or even have much in common. i went really simple for some and REALLLLLLLLY convoluted for others. whatever popped into my head i just went with and had a ball!

since there are so many, i'e decided to break them up into a couple of posts in order to save you from eternal scrolling down...and me from eternal product-listing!

let's start at the beginning then, shall we?

JANUARY

...and i've gone with a general "cold-n-wintery" theme...

(picture of mt. fuji from a travel book; silver cardstock: unknown; rub-on: basic grey; metal snowflake: making memories; snowflake gems & wired ribbon: michaels; other: foam tape, staples)

FEBRUARY

...a valentine...in the traditional brown & gold color scheme!

(patterned paper: dcwv, k&co, hot off the press; diecut letters: colorbok; chipboard owl: tattered angels; distressed metal heart: unknown; other: staples, ribbon scrap, colorbox ink)

MARCH:

saint patrick's day!

(i seriously considered a "father ted" tag...but was stumped by a lack of usable images!)

(leprechaun and clover illustrations from an old book; patterned paper: reminisce; ribbon: making memories, michaels; month sticker: ki; green glossy cardstock & sequin shamrock: unknown; other: foam tape, colorbox ink)

APRIL

"april in paris"...and not just because that eiffel tower playing card has been calling to me for MONTHS...though that *did* play a small part, i s'pose...

(page from a french textbook; vintage playing card; cardstock: bazzill; patterned paper: frances meyer, vintage ledger paper; cardstock tab & border sticker & reinfocement: ki; vellum cloud stickers: sticko; brads: creative imaginations, making memories; ribbon: making memories + vintage lace; other: foam tape, colorbox ink, dymo label)