This month's Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog theme is Tags or Treat Bags/Boxes. I made gift tags! I was happy to see this challenge because it prompted me to go into the stash I have. I've bought different size tags over the years after I've seen a cool video or tutorial. And now I'm using some! :)
I started by adding color to both sides of the tags using Distress Ink Pads - spiced marmalade, chipped sapphire, shabby shutter, mustard seed, and rusty hinge. TIP: Use a piece of cardstock under the pieces you are coloring to catch the extra ink. After a few projects, you can add more color to that piece and create beautiful backgrounds.
Next, I added text with Stamp-It Australia Dreamer Set - Once In a Lifetime and an India ink pad. I just love the variance in font and size. NOTE: I laid each tag on top of the stamp so I could position it where I wanted over different areas of the image, as well as make sure it was straight. I re-inked before each tag.
Then I starred at them for about 10 minutes trying to decide what to do next. :) I finally decided they needed some bling, so I pulled out my Delicata Golden Glitz ink pad. I inked up images from Sheena A Taste of India Set - Tiger Tiger and Sheena A Taste of India Set - Marching Elephant, stamped randomly onto the tags, sprinkled with emboss powder and heat set. I added a little color with Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils 030, 036, 046. To compliment the embossed images, I dabbed the gold ink pad around the edges.
I added gold twine from my stash to complete the tags.
I added gold twine from my stash to complete the tags.
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