This was my process for this tag. I started with a mixed media heavy
stock tag from Ranger. I find the heavy stock stands up well to water.
If you don't have a tag or mixed media heavy stock you can use thicker
card stock. You can use watercolor paper as well, but you will get a slightly
different outcome
I used Stampers Anonymous CMS106 to stamp the text background on the tag using paint-- not
ink! You can put the paint on the stamp using a brayer or a
sponge. If you don't have that stamp any text or graphic background
would do. I dried the paint with my heat tool. Next I layered
different colors of ink and blended them. Normally I choose three
inks...this time I was brave and used Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Shabby
Shutters, Fossilized Amber, Tumbled Glass, Broken China , Abandoned Coral and
Peeled paint. Just use what you have and what you like and go for
it.
Once I was pleased with the ink I put some water droplets on there and then
dried it. Notice I didn't say "mist" I wanted big droplets so I used my
fingers in some water. You can use a paper towel if you get too
much. You can also use the Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer which does both
mist and droplets. Confession- I couldn't find mine so I stuck my fingers in a
glass of water on my table- it got the job done.
Next using Tim Holtz Stencils THS090 and THS004, I used some picket fence paint through
the stencil using a sponge. A sponge dauber can be used and rinsed and
used again. I like a makeup sponge. You could also use a stencil brush,
whichever you prefer. Don't use too much paint so it doesn't seep
underneath. Then I dried the paint. You can always let it air dry
too, it dries fairly quickly. If I were doing several backgrounds I
probably would not dry it with heat.
For my next step, I inked up the balloon and the gears from Stamper's Anonymous CMS 130 in black Archival ink and stamped the tag. Then vibrancy of the Archival ink
really stands out against the background. Then I used Stamper's Anonymous CMS 397 and
put just bits of text randomly on the tag. You don't wan the entire
stamp.
I went over the edges with my vintage photo ink pad just to darken them up a
bit. Finally, I used my splatter brush to splatter some speckled egg
paint on the tag.
I hope you take some time today to get a little ink on your fingers!
Pamela
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