Well its New Year's Eve and I am sitting at home going over this last year in my mind. I have had some fantastic ups and some horrific downs, but when the dust settles 2017 has been a very blessed year.
So one of the up moments in 2017 was being chosen to represent a fantastic online shop which offers high quality altered art and paper crafting supplies. They also offer a variety of items which includes papers, collage sheets, digital stamp sets and products which are sure to inspire your creativity.
So its my turn to post an example of my art which is a mixed media tag that uses an image from the Misty Memories collection.
The steps needed to complete this project are as follows:
Supply List:
Image from the Gecko Galz collection Misty Memories.
Brick stencil from Crafters Workshop
Palette knife.
Modeling paste (any brand will suffice) I used one with a sandy texture.
Fire Brick wax from Finnabair.
Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink from Ranger.
Foam board square
Lamp post cut out (used my Cricut)
Leaves and vines cut outs (used my Cricut)
Dresden foil trim, flowers, pearl bead, glitter, watered down white paint and various ribbons from my stash.
Step one. Apply the modeling paste to the tag and let it dry completely.
Step two brush on Finnabair wax or any deep red metallic paint, using a stiff bristled brush.
Let it dry completely. You can speed up the drying process using your heat gun.
Step three: cut out your Misty Memories image and ink with your favorite dark brown ink. I used Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink from Ranger.
Used a small square of foam board, cardboard or fun foam to raise your image up off the tag for added dimension.
Step four: Add the lamp post and the other embessishments. As you see fit. The words were printed out using my computer and home printer inked and glued down onto the tag. The last thing I did was to add a touch of iridescent clear glitter to the flower and splattered the watery white paint to mimic snow.
Here is the finished product again.
