Tag tutorial

HI everyone, I have spent the morning making tags for my Paper Artsy christmas class and thought I would throw in a little tutorial. Please leave a comment and I will pick one at random for a prize. The prize will be a selection of Paper Artsy and 7gypsies goodies. Enjoy yourself playing and I will try to do more later in the week



These are the materials I have used.



Creative Imaginations tag book - Gerri
Ranger Adirondack inks - bottle, clover, watermelon, cranberry
Ranger Archival Ink - library green
Paper Artsy stamps - Noel plates 2 + 6, mini 39
Blonde moments stamps - Just plain xmas
Tim Holtz ideaology hitch fasteners
7gypies gem brads, red label holders,red round photo turns
7gypsies Hudson Valley papers
Ranger glossy accents, Holly stickles, cut n dry foam
B/M water spritzer
Small circle punch

step1
take a creative imaginations small tag book and cut into separate tags.


Step2
using a piece of cut n dry foam apply clover Adirondack ink to the middle of one edge and the top and bottom of the other edge. Apply ink gently in a circular motion to eliminate harsh edges.



Step3
Apply bottle Adirondack ink to the remaining areas in the same style.



step4
Take the watermelon Adirondack ink over the top of the bottle ink.



step5
Flick water over tag + leave to settle for approx 10 seconds



Step6
Dab with kitchen roll to remove ink



Step7
This leaves a nice scrummy variegated background



Step8
Ink pine cone stamp (Paper Artsy Noel plate 2)with bottle Adirondack ink and stamp down the right side and bottom of tag


Step9
tear a strip of 7gypsies paper. Ink the edges with clover ink and add to tag, covering the hole.





Step10
Ink a piece of card with watermelon and cranberry Adirondack inks as before. Flick with water and dab with kitchen roll.

Step11
Ink bauble stamp (Paper Artsy Noel plate 6) with library green archival inks onto the red background. ( you need to use archival as we are going to be adding glossy accents later and dont want the image to run)



Step12
cutout image and mount onto green shimmer card.


step 13
make a hole in the tag whereyou would like the bauble to hang and attach it with a hitch fastener so that it swings freely



Step 14
sand edges of tag and ink with bottle Adirondack inks



Step15
ink background stamp (Paper Artsy Mini 39) with library green ink and stamp onto remaining red inked card.



Step16
punch 3 circles out, ink edges and stick onto 3 7gypies photo turns.



Step17
add to tag with 7gypsies gem brads



step18
cover back of tag with 7gypsies papers. Sand and ink edges with bottle Adirondack ink. Ink B?M pick stamp with clover and stamp around edges of tag



Step19
cut a square of the red stamped card big enough to fit into a 7gypsies red label holder and attach to top of front of tag.



Step 20

add glossy accents to bauble and the 3 photo turns



Step21
add holly stickles to pine cones and let dry.




enjoy and dont forget to post a comment!!