Tags

Tonight we looked at using tags to try out various techniques.

The tag on the left was distressed lightly then stamped with a darker distress ink. Immediately, I brushed it with Perfect Pearls powder and brushed the excess off. Then it was spritzed lightly with water to set the powder and to allow the distress ink underneath to run a little. The tag in the middle was done by inking different distress inks on a mat then spritzing lightly with water. The tag was then laid on top of the ink to pick up the colour. The third tag was lightly distressed around the edges then stamped with a word stamp using embossing ink. Clear embossing powder dusted over the top and heat set. Distressed again with a darker colour then ironed between sheets of newsprint to melt the embossing powder.

The tag on the left here picked up what was left on the mat from the above tag in the middle, producing a slightly blotchy look. Stamped over the top with a word stamp. The tag in the middle used alcohol inks on glossy card. The alcohol inks were laid down on a mat then the glossy card laid on top. The tag on the right was stamped with acrylic paint which was dried off with a heat tool, then distressed lightly all over. The ink was removed from the stamped image with a paper towel dampened with water to bring out the image.

These tags were based on ideas from Compendium of Curiosities by Tim Holtz.