Hi friends! I'm happy to be back with you to share my latest mixed media tag as inspiration for this week's "Not a Card" theme at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. I have been hoarding my Etcetera thickboard tags for far too long, so I chose to use one as my substrate this week. The funny thing is that I was going to make a steampunk tag, but it turned out terribly. I loved the background so much, so I tore everything off of it and repainted areas where the adhesive had torn away the surface and then went in an entirely different direction, a middle school dance theme! LOL!
I used PaperArtsy Midnight Frescos to paint my tag. Then I scraped on crackle paste and let it dry. I went over the dried, cracked portions with PaperArtsy Infusions in In the Navy. I added some light sponging of Space Cadet Frescos to blend the harsh lines where the crackle met the dark blue background. I stamped the Fragments stamp by Tim Holtz in Brilliance gold ink over the painted background. The background reminded me of a magical night, so I chose a group of young girls from Tim's Groups Paper Doll collection, who reminded me very much of girls all dressed up and waiting to be asked to dance. Because of this, I colored tinted them with Distress Inks in fancy dress colors, AKA Worn Lipstick, Chipped Sapphire and Antique Linen. :)
I added distressed wings from Tim's Botanical ephemera. I embossed Tim's 3D Faceted star die in Tinsel Gold.
I cut down the ABCs from the Field Notes Ephemera to give the girls a perching place. I painted a Vignette Frame to coordinate and added a bit of sisal for texture. I added the flowers also from the Botanical ephemera, sanded and dipped in watery Frayed Burlap, like I did to the butterfly wings. This was a lot of fun to make and I'm so glad I didn't chunk the tag after my first failed attempt. I am filled with nostalgia when I look at it. I hope it gives you inspiration today!
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