One Little Craft Tag Challenge #127

On a watercolor tag create a background using the Acrylic Paint Smooshing Technique using turquoise paint.  Let dry.  Stencil with backgrounds with blue, black and white acrylic paint using several different stencils (Tim Holtz and Crafter's Warehouse) and let dry.  Cut a piece of vintage dictionary page and adhere to the tag.   Stamp Penny several times and car with Archival Ink in Jet Black.  All Stamps are from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. Cut out the images and adhere to the tag.  Emphasis the images and the edge of the tag with a Stabilo All Pencil and blend with water.


This tag was entered in the Viva Las Vegas Stamps Monthly Challenge for May.

I am proud to say my tag that entered in VLVS' April Challenge won.  Thanks VLVS.  

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #90

Paint a chipboard chipboard tag with gesso.  Let dry.  Spread Recollections Embossing paste through a Crafter's Warehouse stencil.  Let dry.  Dry brush green and pink acrylic paint on the tag.  Let dry.  Stamp statement with Archival Ink Jet Black. The company of the stamp company is unknown.  Embellish with washi tape.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #80

On a chip board tag, paint white gesso and let dry.  Through a Crafter's Warehouse stencil, apply Recollections Embossing Paste and let it cure.  Paint with orange acrylic paint and let dry.  Using Archival Ink Jet Black and Tim Holtz stamp, stamp background on the top part of the tag.  Apply dollar store stickers.

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #21

Paint a chipboard with gesso and let dry.  Create texture with embossing paste through a stencil and let dry for 24 hours.  Paint tag with orange acrylic paint (Dylusions) and let dry. Drip yellow ink down the tag and let dry.  Stamp all images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  The legs image is from Dylusions Stamps and the letters are from Recollections Stamps.  

ICAD #58

On an index card, using a crayon and a stencil (The Crafter's Warehouse) create a design.  Paint watercolor over the crayon to create a resist.  Stamp floral images (Unknown) with Jet Black Archival Ink on the card.  Apply fabric tape.  

Sometime You Need a Camera's Perspective

I was struggling with this journal page. To me it seemed to need something, but what I could not figure out. So I snapped a picture thinking I would use it to illustrate the blog how-to. When I went to crop the picture. Low and behold I like the page. Go figure. 

It's actually a pretty simple page.  The background was me experimenting. I have done this technique with acrylic paint and plain rubbing alcohol but never thought to use alcohol inks until now. 

Ingredients

Acrylic paint 

     Golden Hansa Yellow Light

     Golden Naphthol Red Light 
Alcohol Ink (I used Adirondacks Sunset Orange)

Water

Brush

Stencil (I used The Crafters Warehouse Ribcage)

Painters Tape 

Gesso

Paper for Heart (I used a popcorn bag)

Glue stick

Black Pen (I used Pitt Artist Pen in black with brush nib)

Gelato - Black 

Scrap Paper for Heart mask 

Scissors

Deco Tape (I think this tape is recollections from Michaels)

Steps

1.  With paint brush and clean water, wet down page. 

2.  Thin yellow paint with water and wash over page. The acrylic paint needs to be very watery for the alcohol to displace the paint. 

3.  Drop orange alcohol ink in random spots. It like magic and cool to watch. Let dry. 

4. Using paper mask of heart and red paint create burst. Let dry. 

5.  Tape stencil down using painters tape. Dab gesso through stencil with foam brush. Let dry

6. Cut out striped heart. Glue in place. Outline with pitt pen and gelato. 

7.  Apply deco tape.