Techniques on Tags

Hello, Kirsten here with a little tag book to show you.  I love manila tags, they’re perfect for trying out techniques & colour palettes & If I don’t like the finished tag, I cut it up & stick bits in my art journal. 

 

 

 

I decided I would use only these Adirondack inks.

 

 

I scored the tags about a third from the end, this makes the fold on each ‘page’.

 

 

 

 

 

1 Apply white acrylic paint to the stamp with a tapping motion, building up a paint layer slowly, not too thick.

2 Stamp on the tag & allow to dry/dry with heat tool.

Blend assorted inks on top.

4 Wipe the paint with a clean baby wipe, removing the ink.  (Adirondack inks won’t dry on paint, so you have plenty of time).  Dry thoroughly.

 

 

1 Use a blending tool with a foam pad to apply the ink through the stencil.

2 Blend other colours on top.

3 Stamp with grey ink, then again with black ink on a different stamp.

4 Add highlights with a black, waterproof pen.

 

 

 

 

 

1 Mask off the centre with a die cut circle.

2 Blend assorted inks around the outside of the circle.

3 Stamp with black ink & add doodling with black & white pens.

 

 

1 Stamp with embossing ink & heat set with clear embossing powder.

2 Apply inks.

3 Wipe the embossed areas with a baby wipe.

 

 

 

1 Blend light coloured inks over the tag.

2 Apply a darker ink though the stencil.

3 Stamp with a contrasting ink THROUGH the stencil.

4 Stamp focal images with black ink, add white highlights.

 

 

 

 

1 Stamp the quote on the tag, wait a few seconds then spritz with water, wait again, then dry.  The water makes the ink run.

2 Swipe two different inks onto your craft sheet & spritz with water.

3 Drag the tag though the inks, spritz tag with water, repeat until you’re happy with the coverage then dry with a heat tool.

4 Spritz tag with gold mica powder mixed with water, dry.

 

 

1 Blend inks over the tag.

2 Stamp with grey ink & focal images with black ink.

3 Splatter the gold mica powder & water mix on top, dry.

4 Put your tags together & attach with brads.

 

Phew!  If you’re still reading, I thank you.

 

                              

 

 Until next time, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten