Friday, November 16, 2012

Thankful For Stains???

Thanksgiving is almost upon us here in the U.S., so I wanted to make one more project before I dive extremely deep into Christmas, and since Ranger has just announced more Stain releases, I thought it would be fun to use lots of Stains in this project, and use them for stamping.
Using a Ranger Inkssentials Manila tag (#10) and Tim's Stamper's Anonymous Falling Leaves Stamp Set, I stamped one of the leaf images using Distress Stain in Spiced Marmalade. After stamping it once, I stamped it two more times without reapplying...there is plenty of Stain still left to stamp. I love that about stamping with Stains. I dried this with my heat tool.
Using another leaf image, I stamped it three times with Mustard Seed Stain. I dried this.
Another leaf image equals another triple stamping, but this time with Barn Door Stain. I love that you can see the veins and detail of these stamps even though Stains are used instead of ink. I dried this as well.
Using a small leaf image, I stamped several using Tarnished Brass Metallic Distress Stain, and I filled in all the empty spots. I did have to reapply the Stain this time. The sheen is fabulous. I love the Metallic Stains! One more drying, and now it's time to ink.
I lightly inked the the whole tag with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to further my Autumn color palette.
I used a paper towel and rubbed each leaf to get the ink off of the leaves, to reveal my bright color again. I gave this another drying.
I decided this needed a little green hue, so I inked the open spots only with Bundled Sage Distress Ink, and used this to ink the edges of the tag as well.
I wanted more sheen, so I misted Sunflower Sparkle Perfect Pearls Mist (My favorite!) over the entire tag.
Before I finished the outside, I decided the inside needed a little something special, so I stamped Tim's Thankful words in Sepia Archival. I added a piece of scrap paper to this so I could jot a little message down for my recipient.
Back to the front again, I stamped the Blueprint Acorn image in Coffee Archival, and then poured Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder on this. I poured the extra off and heat embossed. Distress Powder is difficult to tell if it's melted, but the color does change slightly to a darker hue when it's ready. You can heat this stuff forever though without hurting a thing...love that! When it cooled, I rubbed the image lightly to release the loose particles, which gave this image a vintage feel.
I love Tim's new Seasonal Trims. The Thanksgiving one was perfect for this tag's hole. I even made sure I picked the part of the ribbon that read Thanksgiving, so it could be seen. I used the Tiny Attacher to fix the ribbon in place, but I didn't like the silver with all the gold I already had on the tag, so I used a Gold Sharpie to color the staples. Love this! And shocked as you might be, but I thought this tag needed nothing else. Simple yet filled with gorgeous Autumn color!
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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!



36 comments:

  1. This is adorable Anita!!! Thanks for the tutorial! :)

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  2. Such a beautiful tag & a tutorial thrown in for good measure- you spoil us! Cannot believe that Thanksgiving is almost here as it seems like only yesterday we left the USA (& Halloween had yet to happen!)

    Sally

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  3. Lovely tag card! Thanks for showing us how you did the background, it's gorgeous.

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  4. Очень оригинальное видение обычной картины мира :-) Заставляет задуматься о некоторых вещах... о тех вещах, которые скрыты от глаза на первый взгляд...

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  5. Such wonderful autumn colours, fabulous stamping and great techniques, I really love this Anita.
    hugs {brenda} xox

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  6. Hello Anita
    As always a great tutorial, I loved the Bg effect before you rubbed on the green,but I also like the finished result too. I would have wanted to do more as well!
    It evokes warmth and friendliness; perfect for Thanksgiving.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  7. I love the fact that the seasonal stains are coming and those seasonal trims you have look great cannot wait !
    The jury is still out with me for the new blue print stamps not sure if I like them or not ,
    I like what peeps are doing with them but not sure if I would use them .
    Great work by the way as usual x

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  8. This is so gorgeous Anita...what a great colours and the stamps are amazing...Lovely!

    greetings, Alie :-)

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  9. Love those fall colors! Great tag!

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  10. fantastic tag, i love the autumnal leaves you stamped. x

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  11. Thanks for all the yummy deets Anita. Gorgeous warm tag! You were right to stop there - it is a beauty as is. Nicola x

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  12. Wonderful technique in great colors. Love the image, it's on my wish list.

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  13. Beautiful, restful color palette. Nice technique.

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  14. The title of your post caught my eye and I chuckled when I read the first line because it made very good sense! I love distress stains, inks and markers. Now I am besotted with the metallic stains. They are sooo pretty. Your tag turned out beautifully!

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  15. Yes, I love those stains and stamping with them! The metallics really work well for stamping! Beautiful tag, Anita! Enjoy the weekend!

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  16. What a great idea! Love the subtlety of the leaves behind the acorn!

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  17. I really like this stamp and what you did with it.

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  18. It is so beautiful Tag. Amazing colours of leaves. And so great idea with acorn. I love that Tag it is simply brilliant:)
    Greetings Asia

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  19. Fabulous Anita x love the distress stain images and colours are stunning x hugs Annie x

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  20. Gorgeous! Gotta try this, even right in the middle of all my Christmas tags!

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  21. Super pretty!!! I love fall and do things year round because the colored are so beautiful. I really like everything you did with this tag. Inspired for sure!

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  22. Very pretty, Anita! Nice tutorial as well! Thanks so much for sharing. <3 Candy

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  23. Oooh Anita, I love all the warm and gorgeous autumnal colours you have used, the stamping with the stains is so beautiful and I love the seasonal trim that you have used (not seen those yet!) on your fabulous tag too. Wow! Crafty hugs, Anne x

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  24. Luscious autumn leaves - and I love the texture from the Distress embossing powder on the acorn! Gorgeous, gorgeous tag card, with great how-to details in words and pictures (yup... I like words and pictures, you know!).
    Alison xx

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  25. I haven't tried stamping with stains yet (except Picket Fence) but will definitely be giving this a go Anita. Thanks yet again for a beautiful project with tons of inspiration. Hugs, Buttons x

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  26. Gorgeous folded tag card! Very autumny! I haven't tried it before. I so need to stamp with the metallic stains now! Hugs, Sandra

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  27. What a cool way to use a tag! The background is just gorgeous...so rich in colour and depth. Love that blueprint acorn stamp and how it allows the background to show through. The inside is fab, too. I smiled when you said you coloured the staples gold...attention to detail. How very Anita of you :)

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  28. Anita I love blueprint!!! MERAVIGLIOSO !!!!! crafty hugs your italian friend

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  29. Hi Anita firstly ,thankyou very much for the lovely comments you've left on my blog.it's lovely of you to have taken time out of what must be a very busy time of year for you. Secondly, i love your your folded tag card what a brilliant idea, the colours or gorgeous love the idea of colouring the staples too x

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  30. So inspired by this tag! Love how you built up all those layers, love how you folded the tag(!!) and love that acorn stamp on the front. Awesome!! xo Evie

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  31. You do the best step by steps! I know it has to take you forever to photograph each step in your creative process, and I appreciate it so much. This is gorgeous! I love the colors, and the little bit of shine from the bronze. A work of art...another one! Happy Thankgiving, Anita!

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  32. Absolutely gorgeous Anita, I really love the colours you used and it's such a great step by step too. Chris :)

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  33. Woooo...Anita, the distress stains look fantastic on the background. Love your awesome creation and great tutorial... :)

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  34. Somehow I missed this one last week! Must've been still recovering from our time together. Love what you've done here with the stains and the blueprint stamp.... a match made in heaven!

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