This week’s tag tutorial is more about the technique than the final tag. The results are always amazing but often surprising. This is one of my favorite techniques. Today we are using it on photo paper.
You probably already know that Distress Oxides react with water. However, the results can be different when using a wet baby wipe.
Here you can see the finished technique before I cut it into a tag.
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Try this technique on different paper surfaces to get different results. They will all be interesting. I find the soap in the baby wipes creates color shifts that plain water doesn’t.
Make an accordion fold tag for Tag it Tuesday with a free printable.
Tag it Tuesday
This week’s tag is a bit different. Based on a free printable, I cut them out and joined them together for an accordion-folded tag. These tags don’t have to be used for this project, they are great for tag-making and ephemera.
The eight tags are cut out and the additional materials I used are a corner rounder, Distress Oxide, cellophane tape, scissors, bakery twine, and white glue.
The back side of the attached tags is shown above.
A variety of paper crafting techniques combine for tag it Tuesday.
This week’s tag for Tag it Tuesday uses various paper crafting techniques. The result is quite pretty. I like the bold blue and duller green variations working together with the white embossed image.
Using lots of materials this week. A stamp from AALL & Create, a white ink pad, clear embossing powder, and Distress Oxide inks.
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Even in the close-up image, it is difficult to see the water drops and silver spray. It just doesn’t photograph well but in person, it is quite stunning.
How an ink pad inspired my tag for Tag it Tuesday.
This sweet little rainbow tag was inspired by a stamp pad I found on a recent trip to Diaso. After smearing it, I remembered those crazy videos of the rainbow sponge lady. Do you remember her?
Her name is Dee Gruenig and she was always so excited by smearing ink.
After cutting out the tag with the rainbow smear and finding the die-cut word dream, I thought it would look nice with some stars. I couldn’t find any in my stash so I quickly cut a few out of vinyl. That is the weird yellow shape on the left.
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The tag is shown here at an angle so you can see the placement and dimension of the yellow bow. The ribbon is grosgrain from Gwen Studios.
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This week’s freebie contains a tag, a few tabs, two pockets, and three decorative bars. The blue and yellow leaves are perfect for spring crafting. This printable is great for a variety of different paper crafts.
My favorite printer brand for many years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I pay a monthly fee and they send me ink cartridges as needed. It comes out to be a lot less money this way. The HP Envy Inspire is a great-priced machine that will produce beautiful prints.
And if you are looking for a great crafting weight paper for printables, I have been using HP Project Paper. It is heavier than copier paper but not quite as heavy as cardstock. It is a great medium weight for layering, folding, and more!
What a fun time of the year to create. As the summer weather turns cooler the colors change to an autumn palette. This DIY mask can be worn for Halloween or made as a decorative piece to hang. If you change the color or eliminate some of the pieces you can totally change the look and feel of the mask. Create in all white and you’d have a beautiful winter owl.
The free SVG file was created as a part of the CutCardStock design team and is linked below.
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I chose the colors from the Basis line, weighted at 80# cover, and come in a variety of different colors.
Cutting this file on a Cricut Maker, I set it to cut 100# cardstock.
All the pieces are cut and ready to assemble. I set the width of the file to 7.5″ to fit comfortably on the 8.5 x 11″ pieces.
I wanted to add some detail and depth to the mask so I chose to ink blend the pieces with Distress Oxide. Then I worked the pieces with a ball tool to add some actual dimension.
From this angle, you can see the dimension and a close-up of some of the ink blending. Adding a bit of elastic is all that is needed in order to wear the mask.
A perfect fit!
Please visit the store to download the free SVG [Owl Mask]
Cutcardstock’s featured theme this month is white and ivory. Anytime I can create with the Stardream line, I jump at the chance. It is my favorite cardstock, the shine is just beautiful. This month I created an SVG file to make a DIY paper bowl.
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Cutting this file on a Cricut Maker, I set it to cut 100# cardstock with a pressure setting of more.
Here are the cut and scored shapes from the free SVG file. The file will make for a small container about 3″ wide when cut from an 8.5 x 11″ sheet.
I used a smush technique to paint one side of the cardstock with metallic paint from Deco Art. Paint and water were placed on my glass mat and the cardstock was then smushed into the colors. It made a fantastic dendrite pattern.
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To Grab the free SVG file, visit the store [paper bowl svg]
Don’t throw away your waste paper before trying this inked wrinkle technique.
The other day I was working on a sublimation project and I was discarding my protective paper. I hated the idea of throwing away paper and came up with this idea for its use. Using the scrap paper, I Inked it to make an interesting texture. I happened to use Protective Paper from Artesprix. It has a vellum or parchment paper look to it.
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The idea here is to use waste paper. The protective paper I had couldn’t be used again for sublimation because it had some ghosting of the sublimation ink on it which might transfer if used again. I started with a black ink pad and then continued with different colors of ink.
This is the inked wrinkles after I added a few different colors of ink. After finding this successful, I did it again with sublimation ink pads and I will have a tutorial on that outcome posted soon.
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I ended up making a card with the wrinkled paper. I think it could be used in a variety of different ways. No more wasted paper for me. I will be keeping a stash of these wrinkled ink papers for crafting. Did you find this useful? Let me know in the comments.
My favorite gold watercolor is Reddish Gold Japanese Watercolor from Yasutomo. So I was excited to see Yasutomo at the Namta/Creativation trade show. I was given a set of watercolor pencils, they aren’t even released yet. So I tried them out and made a thank you note to send to them.
Some items used in this tutorial were provided by the manufacturer in order to promote their products.
When I got home a tried the pencils and painted a flower. The pencils are really nice and creamy.
I really like how the pencils; when water is added, have a result that looks like watercolor paints. But the pencils are so versatile with the ability to add details. You can see the watercolor blending in the flower petals and the detail in the center of the flower.
I chose to use the flower image on a card and of course, I had to use my favorite gold watercolor. The base of the card has a napkin applied with Nori paste, when dry, I used the gold watercolor to bring out the texture. The textured cardstock also has the gold watercolor applied. The belly band made of vellum has a sentiment in gold embossing powder to connect it all together.
Learn how to apply foil to chipboard for a colorful result.
What a fun way to upscale chipboard using foil. This chipboard was purchased at the Dollar Tree but any chipboard pieces will work. There are different ways to get texture with the foil based on how you apply the transfer gel. After foiling, I used the chipboard on the front of a card and added additional color and texture with cardstock pieces.
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Applying Transfer Gel on chipboard can be done in a variety of ways. Using my finger to apply it gave a very nice texture to the surface when the foil was applied. You can see the entire transfer process and card making in the video tutorial below.
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The close-up image shows the texture detail from the foil on the chipboard. This version is the one with less foil applied as seen in the video tutorial. The brushstroke-like effect is very nice in person, while the overall color shimmers with movement.
Some items used in this tutorial were provided by the manufacturer in order to promote their products.
