Hi friends! It's Lisa with you on Day EIGHT of this wonderful 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. I'm so excited that the phenomenal Jill Foster from Penny Black Inc. is back and she and I will be using a sketch that I created just for you today. I hope that you'll be inspired by it and find news ways to turn this sketch around. Put your Santa Hats on and just Have FUN!
First off here's my tag...
Here's the SKETCH...
Now remember, you can turn this sketch around anyway you want to, but keep the main components of the sketch in place (meaning that there is a sentiment, a place for your image, stripes, background with embellishments, etc).
Now that you've seen my tag and the sketch, let me show you how I put it together. Sound good? This will be a little like my former #TexturalTuesdays posts. Ahhh...the good ol days. ;)
1. First, create the background for the tag using a variety of Distress Oxide Inks and a foam Ink Blending Tool.
2. Using the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl Watercolors, a few of the colors were lightly painted and allowed to drip (and air dry) for a pearlescent watercolor effect.
3. A light spritz of water was sprayed into my hand, flicked onto the tag, and then picked up with a clean paper towel. This is what reveals the "dots" on the paper.
4. Place Snowfall stencil on tag. Carefully spread Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Moonstone over stencil using palette knife. Lift stencil. (Immediate clean off stencil with warm water and soap.)
5. After stencil has been lifted. Pretty, isn't it?
6. Cut strips of paper for "stripes" in varying sizes. Put aside.
7. Stamp image on Bristol Smooth Paper and on a piece of post-it paper. Loosely fussy cut the image from the sticky or post-it paper. (No need to get in super close, unless you REAAAALLLY want to.)
8. Place mask over stamped image (Penny Black, Gather Round) and use Distress Inks to create soft background. (Colors used were Tumbled Glass and Broken China.) Remove mask and color the image. I used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to do a loose watercolor of my kitty.
In the image above you can see how soft the background is from doing the mask. Ranger's Glossy Accents were used for the eyes, nose, and ornaments. The snowflakes are from Pretty Pink Posh.
10. Die cut the word "Merry" from white Glitter paper and put aside. Isn't it gorgeous?
11. Now stamp the sentiment "Merry Christmas" from the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps Modern Christmas by Julie Ebersole onto Lollipop cardstock using Versamark. Sprinkle with White embossing powder and heat set. Cut into banner shape and set aside.
12. Once banner is created. Add thin foam squares to the back for dimension.
13. Now, it's just assembly time. Adhere the strips of paper to the top and bottom using the E-Z Runner and add Stickles Glitter Glue between the strips. Attach the Snowflakes wherever is pleasing to the eye with the Ranger Matte Medium. Peel off the backing paper from the dimensional squares and adhere the banner. Adding dots of Ranger Matte Medium to the back of the die-cut "Merry" adhere that between the focal image and the sentiment. All finished! (Add a bow, if desired.)
Lisa's Tag Supplies:
We are pleased as punch that our friend Jill Foster is joining us again for the 12 Tags! The things that Jill can create with paper & ink always WOW us! And today is certainly no exception!!! Make sure to check out Studio Sessions, the blog Jill shares with her equally talented friend Elizabeth Allan, for more of Jill's exquisite work!
Jill's Tag Supplies:
Thank you for joining us once again this year for the eighth day of our 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist series! Simply leave your appreciation for the beautiful tags of today's dynamic duo, Lisa and Jill, and you will be eligible for the random drawing of the $25 gift certificate to our store www.ellenhutson.com. Leave your comment here before noon on December 18th to be included (one comment per person please.) Be certain to return tomorrow to see what our next team will have to inspire you!
