One Little Tag Craft Challenge #157

On a manila card, stamp Ikat pattern stamp(Recollections) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  On red tissue paper, stamp the roses image(Stencil1) and the Jolly Rogers(Sweet Pea Stamps).  Crumple up the tissue paper and then smooth out.  Adhere tissue paper to decorative tag, leave some wrinkles to create texture.  Rub silver watercolor on the dagger part of the image.  Emphasis skull by applying dimensional magic.  Let dry.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #155

Paint Golden Fluid Acrylic Paynes Gray on a manila tag and before paint is dry rub some of the paint to create a mottled look.  Let dry.  With a tooth brush, first splatter silver watercolor and then splatter gesso.  Let dry.  Stamp image of mermaid and the moon(Sweet Pea Stamps*) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Outline images with Stabilo All Pencil and activate with water.  Stamp moon face(RubberMoon)  several times with the same ink.  

Paint splatting technique is created using an old tooth brush and some sort of liquid colorant.  In this tag, silver watercolor paint and gesso was watered down.  Dip the tooth brush into the wet paint.  Aim the paint brush at the tag and run a finger along the bristles creating small splatters.  

*Sweet Pea is no longer in business.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #154

This week's challenge for One Little Tag Craft Challenge is C or Sea.  I have accepted the additional challenge of creating without words as a focal image.  I struggle with not including words.  When the challenge was first presented to me I was very resistant.  Since resistance is a defense mechanism, I was curious what caused this reaction in me.  I think it has to do with the fear that without words people will not understand my message.  So I have accepted the challenge.  This is my first tag in that challenge.  

Cover a manila tag with metallic blue children's paint, before it dries splatter with clear water and then absorb the water with a paper towel.  This removes the paint and creates spots.  Let dry.  With an old toothbrush splatter with silver watercolor paint.  Let dry.  Stamp seashell (Judikins) and the scroll(Inkadinkado) with Archival Ink Jet Black.