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"Add a Postage Stamp" Art Tags

 


I couldn't have hoped for a more suitable theme set for this fortnight's Tag Tuesday..... "Add a Postage Stamp". I often use postage stamps in my collage work, and I admit I really enjoy working with these miniature artworks. 

The two stamps I've chosen for this exercise are both Australian.  

The first one depicting a white tailed kingfisher is from a 1980 issue and this series is amongst my favourite "bird" series.



The second is from an Australian animal series issued in 2019  .... who doesn't love a wombat? 




The tags are both paper collages - with some stitching and  in the second, I stitched a real dried eucalypt leaf. And just to add a but of interest, I also decorated the backs of the tags, complementing the theme on the front. 




I hope you enjoy this glimpse of  the natural world in Australia... 




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  1. ChrissyJanuary 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM

    Absolutely beautiful tags with the Australian wildlife and birds, love the detail on the moon, fabulous..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  2. pinkyJanuary 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM

    Oh I absolutely love the stamps you have used and your tags showcased them beautifully! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Tag Tuesday.
    Pinky

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  3. My name is Erika.January 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM

    These are great tags. I especially like the night scene or modern day scene, well the blue one.

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  4. MicheleJanuary 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM

    i adore the beauty and simplicity of those gorgeous tags! always so nice to see you again at tag tuesday; thanks for linking up! xo

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  5. Sandra Wright.January 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM

    Your Tags are awesome, amazing sets of postage stamps, I love them. Thank you so much for supporting my theme at Tag Tuesday x

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