Xmas Shimmer tag tutorial

Okay, i know its late but there were a lot of photos to upload and it kept throwing them out!! lol But I think they are all here now, so we can start. This is the tag we are going to make. It has a pearly shimmer background and pearl painted main images , accessorised with hardware embellishments. If you would like to win a pile of goodies then please leave a comment and we will pick one at random on Monday.


Here are the materials that you will need:-

Blonde Moments

stamps - A little bit of santa

Just plain xmas

treemendous

festive fancies

Pearl pigments - Festive gold, festive bronze, festive candy

clear embossing powder

Ranger

Distress ink pad - peeled paint

Distress re-inkers - peeled paint, mustard seed, fired brick

mini mister

craft sheet

white gel pen

jet black archival ink pad

ink blending tool and foam

Black perfect medium pad

paint brush

heat gun

Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Numerals

Hinge clips

Scissors

chipboard scrolls

ribbon

off white card

green shimmer card

So now we are ready to go!!

Instructions

1 - ink up the foam of the blending tool with peeled paint distress ink and cover a piece of off white card. Work in a circular motion , starting on the craft sheet for a easier blend.

2 - collect the reinkers, mini misters and pearl pigments that you wish to use.

3 Take 1 dropper of mustard seed distress reinker and add to mini mister.

4 add i scoop of Blonde Moments pearl pigments, and fill with water.

5 shake well immediately to emulsify

Repeat with fired brick reinker and festive bronze pearl pigment, and peeled paint reinker and festive candy pearl pigment .

6 place chipboard scrolls over inked card.

7 spray one colour of inky solution over masks in areas.

8 repeat with the other 2 colours ( always shake before spraying)

9 heat to dry with a heat tool.

10 remove masks to reveal inked areas'

11 cut off top part of card.

12 Ink up Holly stamp (festive fancies) with peeled paint distress ink and stamp down left side of card.

13 ink up holly stamp (just plain xmas) with the same ink and stamp around right side.



14 cut both pieces of card into tag shapes. Ink up pick stamp with jet black archival ink and stamp around edges of both cards.

15 stamp images (treemendous, a little bit of santa )with black perfect medium ink and cover with Blonde Moments clear embossing powder.

16 heat with a heat gun.

17 dip a wet paintbrush into the pearl pigment powder.

18 and mix into a creamy consistency on the craft mat. Blonde Moments pearl pigments contain binders which enable the pigments to mix with water without the need for sealing.

19 paint in the image. Because we have used clear embossing powder the paint will not stick to the outline so there is no need to be precise.

20 whilst the first colour is still wet add a second colour and blend.

21 paint in all images.

22 cut out all images leaving a slight border.

23 stick all images to a piece of green shimmer card.

24 re trim images leaving a small border.

25 outline scrolls with the white gel pen.

26 attach images to tag with d/sided tape.

27 punch a hole in the tag and attach a hinge clip with ribbon. tie firmly in a double knot.

28 attach the metal numerals to the small tag with brads.

29 open the hinge clip and add small tag.

30 Et Voila. A beautiful shimmery Christmas tag with subtle jewel tones. Now its your turn to have a go. But be warned it is extremely addictive!!!lol. Don't forget to leave a comment for the chance to win blog goodies.