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.
Welcome to Art Tart Talks. A place for all things artful. A collection of short blog entries on what I am creating, how I am creating it and what is currently inspiring me as well as the occasional life post. I post challenges I am participating in, tutorials and ideas on how to use supplies creatively.
Showing posts with label Book Text. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Text. Show all posts
Thursday, April 6, 2017
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.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
One Little Craft Tag Challenge #68
On a watercolor tag, create a background using the Watercolor Pigment Dry/Wet Technique and Kool Aid powder. Let dry. Using a Rollagraph stamp to create depth in on the tag. Stamp Billie Holiday image (Post Script Studio), word and bird image on vintage text page with Archival ink. Highlight the images with Inktense white pencil. Blend with water.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
One Little Craft Tag Challenge #25
On a vintage dictionary page create a background with Distress Paint and Acrylic Paint Smooshing Technique. Let dry and then adhere to a chipboard tag. Stamp the sentiment with letter stamps and Archival Ink Jet Black. On watercolor paper, create colorful paper with Ken Oliver Color Bursts and let dry. Die cut stars for the color bursts paper and adhere to the tag. Emphasis with Stabilo All Pencil.
Monday, October 31, 2016
One little tag craft challenge #305
On a shipping tag, adhere a torn piece of vintage text paper. Let dry. Stamp cat(Hero Arts) with Archival Ink Jet Black. Scribble black and orange watercolor crayons around the tag around cat image. Lay a stencil(Tim Holtz) over the tag and with a baby wipe create a ghosting technique. Let dry. Stamp sentiment(Art C) on a bit of vintage text paper with Archival Ink Jet Black. Adhere with washi tape.
Happy Halloween!!!!!
Sunday, October 30, 2016
One little tag craft challenge #304
Tear strips of vintage text pages and adhere to shipping tag. Let dry and then with gesso create the white wash effect. Let dry. Stamp Crow(Art Foamies) on tag with Archival Ink Jet Black. Color around the crow with watercolor crayon. With a stencil(Tim Holtz) and a baby wipe remove the watercolor crayon to create a ghosting effect. Stamp Imagine(Stampendous) stamp repeatedly with Archival Ink Jet Black. On a piece of vintage text stamp eye(Art Foamies) with Archival Ink Jet Black, color with watercolor crayon and accent with acrylic paint in a fine liner. Tear out and adhere to tag.
Friday, October 28, 2016
One little tag craft challenge #302
Adhere vintage book text to a shipping tag and let dry. Using the acrylic paint smooshing technique create a background. Let dry. On text paper, create painted circles, tear and adhere to the shipping tag. On a text paper stamp image(Lost Coast Design) and sentiment(Tim Holtz) with Archival Ink Jet Black. Cut out and adhere to tag.
Monday, October 24, 2016
One little tag craft challenge #298
On a shipping tag adhere a layer of a decorative napkin using the Napkin Applique Technique. Let dry. Paint a layer of gesso over the napkin to mute the colors in the White Wash Technique. Let dry. Stamp daisy(Hero Arts) several times with Archival Ink Jet Black. Outline with acrylic paint in a fine liner bottle. Let dry. Adhere a bit of vintage dictionary page.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
One Little Tag Craft Challenge #294
On a piece of vintage text paper stamp the face(Dina Wakley) with Archival Ink Jet Black. Color image with watercolor crayons and activate with water. Highlight with water soluble graphite and dot of life with white acrylic paint in a fine liner bottle. Tear pieces of washi tape and adhere to the top of the tag. Create a ruffle for the bottom. Here is the link to that tutorial.
Tip - When every there is a face either human or animal if you put a small dot of white in each of the eyes it make the face more life like. I call this the dot of life.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Sunday, October 2, 2016
One Little Tag Craft Challenge #275
Adhere vintage book text to a shipping tag, over that apply a napkin using the napkin applique technique. Let dry. Stamp peacock(Lost Coast) on white tissue paper with Archival Ink Jet Black, cut out and adhere to tag. Stamp sentiment(Hampton Arts) repeated it with Archival Ink Jet Black. Adhere gem stones.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
One Little Craft Tag Challenge #275
Create the decorative paper by doing watercolor smooshing technique on a piece of vintage book text. Apply to the bottom of a shipping text. Stamp circles(Dylusions) in Archival Ink Sap Green. Stamp bird image(Dylusions) In Archival Ink Jet Black. Apply rub-on letters and highlight with Dylusions Paint Pens.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
One Little Tag Craft Challenge #268
Apply a vintage book page to tag. With Golden Glaze create texture by drawing in the glaze with a popsicle stick. When dry, dry brush stately blue buttercream paint over the texture. Let dry. Stamp image (Dylusions) on white tissue paper using Archival Ink Jet Black and adhere to tag. Stamp quote (Tim Holtz) on vintage text page with Archival Ink Jet Black. Adhere to tag.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Thursday, September 1, 2016
One Little Tag Craft Challenge. #245
On a manila tag, stencil compass (Dina Wakley) with black acrylic ink and spray with yellow spray (Recollections) and let dry. Using Dr. Ph Martin's Hydrus Ink and water create runny ink drips. Let dry. Stamp crow (Lost Coast Designs) on a vintage music sheet with archival ink. Tear out. On a vintage sticker apply rub on letters and apply on the tag.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
Thursday, August 11, 2016
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