One Little Craft Tag Challenge #120

On a manila tag, create a background with three colors of Distress Oxides using the Watercolor Smooshing Technique.  Let dry.  Stamp elephant (Sweet Pea)  and phrase (Stampendous) with Archival Ink Jet Black. Embellish with Recollections Paint Pens.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #119

Create a background on a watercolor tag using two colors of acrylic paint and cling wrap.  The technique was Acrylic Paint and Cling Film Technique.  Let dry.  Stamp the script stamp (A Stamp in the Hand) and the single flower repeatedly on the tag in Archival Ink Jet Black.  Stamp the focal image (Artist Outpost)

This tag was inspired by Split Coast Stampers challenge to try a new technique.  I have used this technique before but it is a good one to go back to and use on this tag.  .  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #118

On a watercolor tag, create a background using the Salt/Watercolor Texture Technique using inexpensive crayola watercolors.  Let dry.  Stamp image (B-Line) on white tissue paper with Archival Ink Jet Black  and adhere to tag.   Let dry.Stamp sentiment with Amy Tangerine letters with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Embellish with deco tape.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #117

On a bristol paper tag, spray Recollections Spray through a swiss dot stencil.  Let dry.  Create a wash over the card using Watercolor Smooshing Technique and Dr. Ph Martins Hydrus Inks.  Let dry.  On mixed media paper, blend Distress oxide ink, sprinkle water and then dry with a heat gun.  Over stamp the big circles and script (Dina Wakley) with Distress Oxide inks and heat set.  Stamp bird (Dina Wakley) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out, layer with vintage dictionary text and adhere to tag.  Emphasis with Stabilo All Pencil and staple sequins to the tag.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #116

Stamp image (Viva Las Vegas Stamp) and statement (Paperartsy) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Mask images.  With a stencil (Dylusions) and Scribble Sticks and color the background.  Color around the images with Scribble Sticks. Activate the scribble sticks with water and let dry.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #115

Paint a chipboard tag with gesso and let dry.  Emboss fleur dis lys stencil with Recollections Embossing Paste and let dry for at least 24 hours.  Dribble Dr. Ph Martin's Hydrus Inks on the tag and let dry.  Cover the tag with black acrylic paint and then wipe it off the raised image.  Embellish with bird and letter stickers.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #114

On a watercolor tag, create a background using the Stencil Printing Technique with dylusions sprays and a Dina Wakley Stencil.  Let dry.  Adhere the cherry blossom and bird die cut to the tag.  Embellish with paint pens.  Emphasis the shadow of the bird with a water soluble graphite and activate with water.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #113

On a black tag, create a background with three colors of Distress Oxides using the watercolor smooshing technique and heat set.  Adhere newspaper clipping, washi tape and rhinestone embellishment on to the tag.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #112

Adhere paper towel to a chipboard tag and let dry..  This paper towel was used to clean paint brushes and let to dry that is what creates the dramatic coloration.  Stamp image the unicorn (Sweet Pea) with Archival Ink Jet Black. on white tissue paper and adhere to the tag.  Stamp the phrase on the tag with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Embellish the tag with swirls and dots created by pen paints and let dry.

Earth Day Note: The chipboard tags used in this challenge are all from recycled from boxes from sodas and other food boxes.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #111

Paint a manila tag with green acrylic paint and let dry.  Draw the lines of the swirly things and with a pencil eraser dot the ends with different color acrylic paint.  Let dry.  On vintage text paper create painted circles form Mixed Media Morsels.  Adhere to the tag.  Adhere the play sticker on to the tag.

This tag was entered into the Split Coast Stampers Mixed Media Challenge Borders.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #110

On a chipboard tag, appy pieces of ripped making tape to create texture.  Paint with brown acrylic paint and then wipe off.  Let dry.  With a baby wipe paint a piece of white cardstock and let dry.  On brown painted paper stamp the cowboy image (Lost Coast Designs) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out and adhere to tag.  On vintage text paper write out the sentiment and detail edges with a Pitt Pen.  Cut out and adhere to tag.  Emphasis the borders with Pitt Pen.

This tag was entered into the Lost Coast Design Portal to Creativity Challenge favorite backgrounds.  It was also entered in to Split Coast Stampers Mixed Media Challenge borders.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #109 and Viva Las Vegas Stamp Monthly Challenge

On a watercolor tag stamp the checked "hill" (Dylusions) and sheep (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Create background with straw splat background technique  and let dry.  Outline the images and the edge of the tag with Stabilo All Pencil and activate with water. Apply vinyl letter stickers to tag. 

As well as part of the personal challenge of a tag a day this tag has been entered in the Viva Las Vegas April Challenge.  Here is the link to the challenge http://vivalas.blogspot.com/2017/04/april-challenge.html and Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Favorite Backgrounds Challenge

This unique background is a tutorial from Altered Celtic Gypsy blog http://alteredcelticgypsy-cathy.blogspot.com/

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #108 and Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Elegance Challenge

On a watercolor tag, stamp the fashion image (Dylusions) with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.  Mask the image and stamp the script stamp (A Stamp In the Hand) with Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and stamp the flower image (Wendy Vecchi) with Wilted Violet Distress Ink.  Remove mask and highlight the image with Wilted Violet and Chipped Sapphire Distress Markers.  Blend lines with a waterbrush.  Let dry.  Stamp the statement on watercolor paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Highlight with Wilted Violet marker and blend with waterbrush.  Adhere to the tag.

This technique is one I learned on Split Coast Stampers.  It is called vintage watercoloring.  Here is the tutorial http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/vintagewatercolor/

This tag was entered into the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.   The challenge this time is E is for Elegance 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #107

On a watercolor tag, stamp the face image (Jane Davenport) with Archival Ink in Jet Black.  Create hair with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers.  Let dry.  Masks facial feature, then stamp lines (Company Unknown) with Archival Ink Bubblegum Pink, Calypso Teal and Dirty Martini.  Remove the masks and color the features with Mermaid Markers.  Blend with water, Add a dot of life to the eyes with a Moltow Paint Marker.  Adhere flower stickers and gems to tag.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #106

 On a manila tag create a background with Distress oxide in three colors using Watercolor smooshing technique.  Let dry.  Repeat the watercolor smooshing and distress oxide on mixed media paper.  Let dry.  Adhere the pink cut out paper to tag.  Let dry.  Stamp the rabbit images (Crafty Individuals) on a prepared mixed media paper and cut to size.  Add to vintage text page.  Stitch along the top of each panel with baker's twine.  Adhere panels to tag.  Adhere gems with Dimensional Magic.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #105

Drag the Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide pad along the side of the manila tag, using direct to paper technique.  Stamp the script stamps (A Stamp in the Hand) repeated with Distress Oxide in Worn Lipstick.  Splatter water on the tag to create watermarks.  With Broken China Distress Oxide create splatters using the watercolor smooshing technique.  Let dry.  Stamp images (Echo Park) in Archival Ink Jet Black.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #104

Adhere a paper towel used to clean up Dylusion Paint and let dry.  Stencil image (Crafter's Warehouse) with black acrylic paint and let dry for 24 hours.  Outline details with Dylusion Paint Pen.  Adhere Tim Holtz stickers.

This Dylusion Paint Pen is not the best white marker.  I prefer Montana Markers.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #103

Stamp clock image(Tim Holtz) several times.  Color with Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks and activate with water.  Adhere label maker stickers on tag.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #102

On a watercolor tag, create a background with three colors of Distress Oxide Ink using Ink Layering Technique.  Stamp all them images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  The legs are from Dylusions, flowers are from Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamps and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #101

Paint a chipboard tag with gesso and let dry.  Spread embossing paste (Recollections) through a Crafter's Workshop stencil and let dry.  Dry brush green acrylic paint over the tag and let dry.  Dry brush gesso though a crown mask several times on tag (Heidi Swapp Mask) and let dry.  Stamp image (Dina Wakley Stamps) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out a heart and crown from vintage dictionary page.  Doodle detail on cutouts and adhere to tag.

This was entered in a challenge on the Dina Wakley Art Tribe facebook page.  It was a challenge to use a substrate that was recycled material.  This tag is from chipboard recycled from a soda 12 pack.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #100

On a bristol paper tag, stamp doily images several times with Archvial Ink in Jet Black.  These stamps are from Waffle Flower. Using mermaid markers by Jane Davenport  

I am very excited to be on tag 100 of 2017.  I feel very accomplished.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #99

This is the last in a series of tags using all the same supplies and techniques.  The series focus on the similar stamps.

On a bristol paper tag, stamp the Prima Marketing image with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Using a MISTI stamping tool was used to ensure a complete stamping image.  Color the image with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers.  Let dry.  Using Watercolor Smooshing Technique, spread the mermaid marker ink on a non stick craft sheet and spray with water.  Press the edges of the tag in the pool of the ink.  Let dry.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #98

This is the second in a series of tags using all the same supplies and techniques.  The series focus on the similar stamps.

On a bristol paper tag, stamp the Prima Marketing image with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Using a MISTI stamping tool was used to ensure a complete stamping image.  Color the image with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers.  Let dry.  Using Watercolor Smooshing Technique, spread the mermaid marker ink on a non stick craft sheet and spray with water.  Press the edges of the tag in the pool of the ink.  Let dry.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #97

This is the first in a series of tags using all the same supplies and techniques.  The series focus on the similar stamps.

On a bristol paper tag, stamp the Prima Marketing image with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Using a MISTI stamping tool was used to ensure a complete stamping image.  Color the image with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers.  Let dry.  Using Watercolor Smooshing Technique, spread the mermaid marker ink on a non stick craft sheet and spray with water.  Press the edges of the tag in the pool of the ink.  Let dry.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #96

Using Watercolor Smooshing Technique, create a back ground with Distress Oxides.  Let dry.  Stamp the base of the layering family (Hampton Arts) with Recollections Ombre Ink in blue.  Over stamp with MementoLuxe White.  Cut circles of text paper and adhere to tag.  Tear a piece of vintage dictionary page and adhere to tag.  Highlight with Art C paint pen.  Let dry.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #95

On a manila tag, stamp the floral image (Wendy Vecchi Stamp and Stencil) several times in Archival Ink Tree Branch.  Using the included stencil and a color duster, apply Archival Ink in Violet, Sap Green and Magenta Hue as well a Memento Ink Tangelo.  Apply stickers and outline with Stabilo All Pencil and blend with water.  Sentiment is from an unknown company and the circle stickers are from Tim Holtz.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #94

On a watercolor tag, using Dylusions sprays and a stencil create a background with the watercolor ghosting technique.  Let dry.  Adhere washi tape in a grid pattern.  Stamp floral image repeatedly on watercolor paper with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out and adhere to tag.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #93

On a chipboard tag, adhere paper towel that was used to color up green ink.  Create texture in the paper towel while gel medium is wet.  Let dry.  Die cut cherry blossom from kraft paper.  I used the positive section of the die in another tag.  Layer the kraft paper over decorative paper.  Stamp the quote (Dylusions Stamp) on orange decorative paper, cut apart and adhere to the kraft paper.  Tear two strips of decorative paper and adhere to the top and bottom of the kraft piece.  Adhere the completed kraft piece to the paper towel covered tag.  Using Art C Pen and Viva Pearl Pen and create trio dots.  Let dry. 

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #92

On a watercolor tag, apply scribble sticks in an ombre pattern and activate with water.  Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks are a new product similar to NeoClassic II.  Stamp the narwhal image (Recollections Stamps) repeatedly with Archival Ink in Jet Black.  Stamp the statement with Archival Ink in Jet Black.  Adhere sequins.  

One Little Crft Tag Challenge #91

 

On a watercolor tag, stamp dot pattern (Tim Holtz) several times in Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide and spray with water to create a bleed.  Dry with a heat tool or hair dryer.  Repeat with Cracked Pistachio and Spiced Marmalade.  Dry between colors.  Dry several lines with a Pitt pen.  Stamp sentiment  and fool (Cherry Pie Stamps) with Archival ink Jet Black.