Carmel's Bestfriend Tag

For quite a while, I've been trying to come up with the 
most profound & meaningful words possible 
to describe how I feel about the 44-year friendship 
I've had with my dearest BFF, Carmel.

The More Than Words Mini Challenge for June is to use the word "YOU".

Carmel, her husband and I recently saw the movie Rocketman, 
produced by Elton John, about his life.
Fabulous movie, by the way!

Well the "light clicked on" and Hallelujah there it was!!

How wonderful life is while YOU're in the world.

Tim Holtz's grunge letters spell the word YOU and

they're inked in a very dark brown called Jumbo Java;

 and then each is saturated in TH's Tea Dye Stickles.

I'm a little hooked right now on shaker making,
so two layered "O's" are filled with my concoction of 
tiny seed beads, round beads & metal flower beads.
A bit is also added on top of the "O" and "U".

To hide the white foam pieces from showing on the outside edge of the "O", 

I used lots of Tea Dye colored Stickles in between the layers.   

Once the computer printed words and the "YOU" letters were adhered in place,

coordinating flowers & leafy die cuts were added.  

This is the back of the tag.

Finally, but never the least and always the beautiful finishing touch....

Reneabouquet's stunning butterflies are placed in the perfect spots!

They are just gorgeous!

I added antennae & coated the bodies in TH's Tea Dye Stickles. 

Thank you so very much for visiting.
Have a wonderful week and a safe July 4th!
Lisa : )

Products used:

Fabscraps - French Heritage paper collection - 

Peacock Magic 1

Peacock Magic 2

Heritage Script 4

Tim Holtz - Grunge Letters

Dies - 

Scrapbook.com Nested Tags

Tattered Lace - Ornate Leaves

Reneabouquet's Butterflies - 

Magical Miniatures - "Winter's Dream"

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers - 

2-tone Rose Pink Blush 30mm Wild Roses

Michael's Recollections - 

• Brown Resin & Paper Flowers
• Aqua & Silver Seed Beads
• Silver Flower Beads
• Pink Round Beads

Sizzix Tools - 

Big Shot machine

Magnetic Platform

Ranger Stickles - 

Tea Dye

Tsukineko VersaMagic Chalk Ink - 

Jumbo Java

Adhesives - 

Scor-Tape sheets

Foam Tape

Beacon 3-in-1 Glue

Tombow Mono Glue