This week’s tag is created with materials that were donated to me by DecoArt, TCW, and AALL & Create. I started with a painted piece of cardstock. The cardstock had paint that was left over from another project but I knew I wanted to use it. The colors were too pretty not to do something … Continue reading “Tag it Tuesday – Donations”
Tag it Tuesday This week’s tag combines a small watercolor sample and printables from the store to create a rustic-themed tag. The colors in the wood printable are subtle and repeated in the small watercolor. Printables: My favorite printer brand for many years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I … Continue reading “Watercolor and Printables Tag”
This week’s tag uses aluminum foil for an embossing technique. Using aluminum foil for crafting offers a variety of different looks. I applied foil onto the cardstock and then embossed it. From there, I roughed up the embossed image and applied ink. Here is a close-up look at the embossed foil and cardstock. You can … Continue reading “A Simple DIY Foil Technique for Tag it Tuesday”
This week’s tag uses a household product as a faux texture paste. I started with white ink and it didn’t work as well as I envisioned. I added sequins, ink blended the edges, and a raised sentiment. While the sequins darkened the look, they also added a bit of sparkle when moved in the light. … Continue reading “Faux Texture Paste – Tag it Tuesday”
This week’s Tag it Tuesday shares a paper embedding technique using an embossing folder. The technique is simple and one you might overlook but the results are amazing. Video Tutorial: Suggested Materials: Links are Affiliates AZ – Amazon, SB – Scrapbook, O – Other 1″ Circle PunchShop at:AZ Cut CardstockShop at:O Gemini Die Cut MachineShop … Continue reading “Embed Technique – Tag it Tuesday”
Tag it Tuesday Recycle and up-cycle are nice words for trash. In this tutorial, we are using trash to create a tag. Craft materials don’t have to be fancy and if you keep your eyes open, you can find a lot of different materials for free. The tag base is from a Kleenex box and … Continue reading “Recycled Tag”
Tag it Tuesday This week’s tag is a variety of mixed media. Beginning with DIY resist spray and ink smooshing. Then add ephemera in coordinating colors to finish the tag. To make your own DIY Resist Spray, follow my tutorial here: [Resist Spray] For the free teacup PDF printable: [Teacups] In the above close-up image, … Continue reading “DIY Resist Spray Tag”
This week’s Tag it Tuesday uses Gelatos in two different techniques. Gelatos are a smooth soft crayon-like product that can mix with water and blend easily with or without water. I added some plastic netting for texture (that photographs oddly) and a simple piece of ephemera to finish off the tag. Video Tutorial: In the … Continue reading “Tag it Tuesday with Gelatos”
This week’s tag uses a fun paint bubble technique for the background which is fun to do. Then I added printable images to finish it off with a fun fishing theme. If you would like the free fish printable you can download it here: [Fish.pdf] The words are from a printable available in the shop. … Continue reading “Gone Fishing – Tag it Tuesday”
This week’s Tag it Tuesday uses a stencil in an alternative way. The alteration comes from last week’s stencil tag. The technique came from a way I was cleaning off my stencils after making the tag last week. Here are both tags so you can see the variation between the two. The close-up image of … Continue reading “Tag it Tuesday – Alternative Stencil Tag”
