Wednesday, September 21, 2016

12 Tags of 2016 Remix - September

Hello Tim tag lovers! Today I have my September installment for Tim's 12 Tags of 2016 Remix. I TOTALLY LOVED the addition of the Alcohol Ink/Archival Ink Resist in addition to the Paint Patina (See my April, 2013 tag here.) and Alcohol Ink Resist (See my September, 2014 tag here.) from past tags. I had a hard time deciding which stamp to use for the technique, as I knew I wanted an Umbrella Guy, and I had to figure out a way to incorporate Autumn leaves, as that theme is almost always on my September tags, so I tried two different stamps, liked them both, and so I decided to make two tags. There are a lot of pictures, sorry, but please enjoy, and Happy Fall Y'all!!!
The minute I received all the new Enamel Accents from Ranger, I stated playing with them...A LOT MORE on that later. I swirled some Autumn colors into a Cash Key Charm with a pin, and then stuck a leaf in the middle. I one had one of this type of leaf, so I used another on the other charm. It took a few hours to completely set up. I LOVE the results.
I used six different colors of Distress Paint on the background tags and Alpha Parts...I couldn't help myself. Once dry, I inked over both of them with Mustard Seed, distressed the edges, and then inked them with Gathered Twigs.
I originally tried the technique with Black Soot and Hickory Smoke Archival and the same tones of Alcohol Ink, and it looked good, but with my Autumn tones, I decided to try again with Espresso Archival and brown tones of Alcohol Ink. I LOVED the outcome even better. I think it's so cool that the Yupo paper takes on the tone of the Archival Ink. It doesn't look like a negative like Tim's does, but I still like the results. I used more Lake Mist Alcohol Ink on the newer Umbrella Guy so it's lighter than the older Umbrella Guy were I used more Teakwood Alcohol Ink. I like them both.
I used some of the letters on the stencil to make the word FALL by taping it off, and then stenciled in the ART.
I colored more Mixed Media Tag (I used Dyan's tags, size 10), and punched leaf from it. The punches are so easy to use. Then came the stitching and embellishments to finish this off.
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you haven't stopped by Tim's site to see all the tags people have submitted, I suggest you do...the Archival/Alcohol Ink technique is rocked by so many. It's so inspiring!

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Rusted Winged Heart Wall Art

Hello All!!! Here's a quick post today, to show you what I taught at The Collins Group Fall Show in Orlando, Florida, last week, to a bunch of awesome scrapbook/arts and crafts store owners from the United States and Canada. Sponsored by Canvas Corp, I coached 14 ladies to make this 12 x 12 inch burlap panel using a Canvas Corp's Naturally Aged Kit and some Mixed Media Origins Paper. A huge THANKS goes out to all the ladies who participated and left me such awesome feedback, as well as to the generous folks at Canvas Corp. I so enjoyed getting to meet those of you I didn't know, and I send out a big hug to you!
 
 
 
Look for the class at your local store to see if they are teaching this in the near future, and you will learn a whole lot about some of Canvas Corp's newer goodies!
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!