Hi crafty people! It's Lisa back with you for another exciting edition of #TexturalTuesdays. Yay! I thought it would be fun to show you how to create a nifty little tag using some cool texture-y stuff and a new technique. Sound like a plan? Let me first show you my tag using Julie Ebersole's awesome Got Candy Stamps & Dies that are exclusive to Ellen Hutson LLC.
I'm so batty for those little bats!! :) So sweet...oh wait, I mean SCAAAARRRY!!
1. From Bazzill Licorice Twist cardstock die-cut a few of the little bats and put them aside. I usually cut at least one more than I need.
2. Since I recently moved and can't locate everything I need, I am using what I DO have. I used the Essentials by Ellen Mini Windows by Julie die to create the mask I needed for my moon. I just rotated it again to create the full circle since the die actually creates a 'hinge" for a window.
3. Once the mask is in place, use Gelatos® in colors that are pleasing to you (I used Orange Soda -from the Brights Collection and Banana - 50's Diner Collection ) and blend the two colors together using your finger.
4. The Metallic Gelatos® look amazing on black and will make for an eerie background. Using the Gelatos® in Metallic Melon, Grape, and Mint rub the color all over the tag and, again, blend with your fingers.
5. Place "brick" stencil over lower half of tag and using metallic silver pen draw with pen just inside the lines of the stencil to create pattern.
6. Tape down stencil with a low tack tape at this point (using a washi or a painter's tape) and with a palette knife lightly scrape some of the Silver Texture Luxe over the stencil. It should be very random. (Allow to dry.)
7. NOW for the super cool part! ;) Using the Chalkboard Paint straight out of the jar let it drip onto the tag over the area where the Silver Texture Luxe was applied. Then MIST it rather heavily. Move the tag around to let the mixture move around. Dab it with a baby wipe to assist in the blending. Heat set with a heat tool. or air dry.
7a. (Close up)
8. Add tiny dots of Daffodil Liquid Pearls to make the eyes of the Bats. (Soooooo creeeeeeepy!!) And add one 3D Foam square to the back of each Bat.
9. To make the moon even more dimension, first add wispy clouds around the moon with the Stamper's Big Brush Pen in white and blend with your finger. Then fill in the moon with Glossy Accents. The colors make it look just like the blood moon!
10. The very last thing I did was stamp the Boo & the Eek with Versamark Ink and use the Wow! Embossing Powder to make it all pretty. That's it!
It's a fairly easy tag to make, just gotta get your fingers a little messy with the Gelatos® and the Chalkboard Paint will get messy if you're not careful.
Thank you for spending a few minutes with me today and I hope you learned a little something new today.
