Spooky Cats Tag

Julia here -  just in time for Halloween -  I have a tag to share that I made for the August Tim Holtz Tags of 2014.

I started with a plain manilla tag - and laid down two pieces of Tissue Tape (under my cats) - I used Commute.  Then I stamped my cool cats from Tim's new set Halftone Halloween over the tape.  When I was all done with my tag - the cats didn't show up too well being stamped over the Tissue Tape - so I stamped them again on card stock, but them out, sponged the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and layered them over the stamped cats with foam dots - slightly lower so the stamping behind looks like a shadow.  I also used some stamps from Steampunk.  The spider is die cut from Alterations Candlelight Fright - that I covered with Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint.  I tucked the spider web into the Tinsel Twine and Natural Trimmings I looped through the hole on the tag.

I used Tim's Halloween and Harlequin Stencils with Wendy Vecchi White Embossing Paste over my tag.  After the paste dried, I colored my tag with Spiced Marmelade, Wild Honey and Weathered Wood Distress Stains - rubbing the stains on my nonstick craft mat, spritzing my tag with water and dragging the tag through the stains.  I let the colors drip down and dried the tag with my heat tool.  To add the dots -  I stenciled over the tag using Tim's Dot Fade and Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I added a Plaquette with the #31 for Halloween that I covered with Archival Dandelion Ink.  I put a Remnant rub/Apothacary spider on a Vial Label adding a Chit Chat Sticker over it and inking that with Dandelion Ink. To finish off my tag - I spread some Glossy Accents on the top right and bottom left corners and a little on the left edge - than poured Mustard Seed Distress Glitter over it, tapped it off and let it dry.

A fun decoration or card to send for Halloween - don't you think?!

Put Your Brave Girl Boots On!

Hey there, everyone!  It's Broni here and I've got a fun tag to show you that I made using some Unity stamps, some TCW stencils and some Studio 490 embossing pastes.

 

I think I've always been a cowgirl at heart, and I firmly believe you can be one and still be a girly girl.  So pink boots are in order, right?

Here's how I made the tag:

I painted some Gesso onto the tag using the Mini Chicken Wire Reverse stencil.  

I covered the entire tag with Antique Linen Distress Stain.  The gesso resists the stain and still shows up white.  I also sponged on some Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage, and Old Paper Distress inks.  Then I spread on some white embossing paste in random spots.

 Next I added more stain over the top of everything to blend it all together.

 I took another tag and sponged on some Worn Lipstick ink then stamped my cowgirl boots on top in Gathered Twigs ink.  You can see that the ink is still a little wet in this photo.

I sprinkled on some clear embossing powder and blasted it with my Heat tool.

I wanted some ribbon to match, so I smooshed some more Worn Lipstick ink onto my craft sheet and misted it with water, then dragged the seam binding through it until it was totally colored.  I left it bunched up to dry on my craft sheet, but you could also blast it with the heat tool.

I sponged some more of the Gathered Twigs ink onto the tag using my Mini Chevron stencil and stamped my sentiment too.

Then I felt that I needed some more pink in the design, so I sponged some onto the tag around the edges.

Next I smooshed some Gathered Twigs ink onto my craft sheet, misted it with just a little bit of water, then mixed in some white embossing paste.

I applied it to the tag through my Chicken Wire stencil.

I also applied some Metallic Gold embossing paste using my Mini Punchinella stencil.

I love that stuff so much!  Love the brilliant shine you get and the texture when applying it.  I think if it smelled like fruit I might try to eat it.  Yes, I love it that much!

Here you can see the shine when it's dry:

To finish up, I distressed all the edges with my Tonic scissors, added lace that I colored with my Antique Linen Distress stain and a strip of burlap using some Scor-tape.  I also attached a coil of hemp twine using my Mini Attacher and tied on my pink seam binding.  The boots were cut out and popped up on foam mounting tape.

Here's the tag again and also another view of the tag hanging up.

I hope you like it and that you enjoyed hearing about the process.  Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Happy crafting!

Unity Stamp Co - Brave Girl Boots	Non-Stick Craft Sheet	#8 Manila Tags - Inkssentials	TCW Mini Chicken Wire Reversed stencil
Liquitex Acrylic Gesso	Antique Linen Distress Stain	Jumbo round dauber	Bundled Sage Distress ink pad
Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink pad	Old Paper Distress ink pad	Mini Chevron 6x6 template	Gathered Twigs Distress pad
Worn Lipstick Distress ink pad	Mini Mister 3-Pack	Clear embossing powder	Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
Studio 490 White Embossing Paste	Studio 490 - Embossing Paste - Metallic Gold	Non-Stick Scissors - Tonic Studios	Scor-Tape 1/4" wide
Scotch Foam Mounting Tape	Idea-ology tiny attacher

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Technique Heavy Stenciled Tag!

Good morning!  Sherry here today and I have a tag to share that’s heavy with techniques.  Before I start with the details, I should probably tell you that I felt the need to go back to my roots of stamping and some of my favorite techniques with this project.  I haven’t been spending very much time in the studio these days, and I literally sat around for a couple of days wondering what I was going to make for today’s post.  Sometime yesterday afternoon it hit me . . . gesso resist with stencils . . . and it went from there!  In keeping with this month’s ePlay Challenge - Get Stenciled, I had stencils on my mind and was trying to figure out a way to use what I have on hand.



























I started with the basic Inkssentials Tag and applied gesso using the TCW Mini Well Rounded Stencil randomly on the tag.  My next step was the Wrinkle-Free Distress Technique using Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage Distress Inks.  Using the same stencil again, but with a different design, Shaded Lilac was stenciled onto various places of the tag.

I even dug out a very old Tim Holtz set of stamps from Stampers Anonymous, Nature’s Discovery, and stamped some borders and butterflies on the tag.  I don’t think this set has seen ink (let alone the light of day) in close to 4 years.




























I knew that I was going to use the sentiment from Nature’s Discovery, and stamped it on another tag.  After die cutting/embossing with a long rectangle, the sentiment was sponged with Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage.  The edges were then distressed and sponged with Shaded Lilac and touch of Vintage Photo.  To finish off the sentiment, a flower was die cut/embossed from some old Graphic 45 papers and the leaves from watercolor paper.



























Seam binding was dyed with Shaded Lilac and a touch of Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage.  Really I just kept pouncing the last two colors randomly along the ribbon until I got the desire look I was after.



























That’s it for me today . . . thanks for stopping by and joining me!











Project Supplies:

Inkssentials Surfaces #8 Manila Tags TCW - 6x6 Well Rounded Stencil Liquitex Acrylic Gesso Inkssentials Mister Bottle - 2 oz. Archival Ink - Jet Black Ranger - Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Watering Can Ranger - Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Fern Green Ranger - Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Potting Soil Distress Paint - Bundled Sage Ranger Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac Distress Ink - Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass Distress Ink - Bundled Sage Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Ranger Cut N Dry Stamp Pad Foam

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