It's March! Tim has a fun tag for this month, and I have made a version of the tag using the same techniques and my own favorite colors and stamps.
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First, I created
a collage on a #8 Manila tag using Idea-ology "Sketchbook" tissue
tape.
Next, I smeared Distress Paint onto my craft sheet and misted it with water. The colors here are: Tarnished Brass (my favorite for the week!), Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Pumice Stone, Crushed Olive and Wild Honey.
Press the tag
into the paint, mist again to blend colors, and dry with a heat tool.
Quick product
review: Cracked Pistachio is a bold green color with a slight blue
undertone. In the Distress palate it is brighter and yellower than
Evergreen Bough (deep green-blue) but bluer than Mowed Lawn (bright
grass-green).
Here was a chance
to use one of my favorite stamps: the face of Michaelangelo's David from
"Artful Artifacts" CMS 080 by Stampers Anonymous. I'm fond of
David stamps because I have a son by that name. And Michaelangelo was
super awesome. It is stamped in archival black ink and heat set with clear embossing powder over the top.
Mask the main
image - I used the old-fashioned technique of stamping the image on blank
printer paper and cutting it out. Then I used the "Dot Fade"
layering stencil by Stampers Anonymous (THS 006) and smeared texture paste over
it using a palate knife. The key to this is choosing a stencil that has
more negative space (stencil) than positive space (openings). The look
works best with a smaller amount of paste going through so you can see the
awesome background color. Trying this with the clear texture paste could
be a fun option, too.
Sprinkle gold
embossing powder over the wet texture paste, shake off excess, and allow to
dry. Definitely use lots of embossing powder. This happens to be
Stampin' Up's gold embossing powder. This takes 15-20 minutes to air dry.
Set it aside and be patient, using a heat tool makes it bubble.
Once it is dry,
you can gently brush off any excess and set with a heat tool.
For
embellishments, I wanted to use some Ideology paper twine, but didn't want it
white. Using a blending tool, I smudged Crushed Olive over the twine.
It works easiest if you load up the tool with ink, place it on top of the
twine, and pull the twine through. It only takes a couple of passes on
each side.
A couple wraps of
twine secured with the Tiny Attacher, plus some Idea-ology game spinners, a
Philolophy Tag, and Foliage finish it off. The Crinkle Ribbon is dyed
with Cracked Pistachio ink and Tarnished Bronze stain.
Here's the
collection thus far!
