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Thursday, 2 July 2015

Do What You Love

Hello Everyone, Jennie here today, and thank you for joining me here at the yet the start of another month!


Last month I shared a Mixed Media Tag over at A Vintage Journey and a number of you asked how I had created the background. So I thought I would take you through a step by step of the different layers today. It is a little photo heavy so grab a cuppa before you start!


 I used the Sissix Framelits die to cut two tags from patterned paper. I have used the Tim Holtz Wallpaper Stash but you will see how a lot of the pattern disappears by the time all the layers have been completed.


Next I added tissue tape. I do tear these strips in half as I find a full width strip a little dominant on a tag.


The next layer was Texture Paste which I added to the tag using the Harlequin Layering Stencil.


I find it easier to scuff up my edges at this stage as by the time the next stage is added it becomes more difficult to do.


Add a layer of gesso over the whole tag and leave it to dry.


Then the exciting bit! Adding your colour onto the tag. I have used Cracked Pistachio Distress Stain Spray. To get a lighter tone spritz again with water and dab off using a roll of kitchen towel - just roll the towel over the tag. Now I used a dirty bit of kitchen towel here and got a bit of yellow on it as well. Not a good idea but here it works ok!



Finally I add the stamping using Black Arcival Ink. I love little stamps for this and the new Correspondence stamp set is just perfect as is the little text stamp from the Shabby French set.  When everything was dry I added a few splatters with the Black Soot and Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink.


As this is quite a busy background I decided to keep my embellishments quite simple. I stamped the Coneflower from the Flower Garden Stamp Set with Black Arcival and then painted it using the Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink. Just keep adding layers until you get a mixture of different tones. When dry add a few flicks of Black Soot.


For a little emphasis under the flower I added more tissue tape, some negative ribbon and a great Small Talk Sentiment.


By this time I realised that my original background tag was too brown and my tag needed a black frame.  I find it easier to sew these two tags together rather than glue them, but that is just a matter of choice.


The finished tag! 

Thank you for still being with me at the end! I hope that this step by step has given you some idea of how to build up mixed media layers and that you will have a go yourself!

Jennie x



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9 comments:

  1. A Pink2 July 2015 at 12:09

    It was a complete n utter pleasure Jennie to see how you created such a delicately beautiful tag . If i were to list all the things I like about it I would be here all day! Absolutely stunning and thankyou so much for sharing .x

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  2. Brenda Brown2 July 2015 at 12:14

    Fabulous details and thank you for sharing your process steps xxx

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  3. rachel2 July 2015 at 19:07

    this is so very pretty ennie and thanks for the step by step - fabulous! Hugs Rachel x

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  4. Redanne2 July 2015 at 22:01

    A fabulous 'how to' Jennie and the finished tag is stunning. Anne xx

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  5. Marci5 July 2015 at 16:05

    Thank you for the tutorial! It is such a gorgeous tag!

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  6. Marci5 July 2015 at 16:05

    Thank you for the tutorial! It is such a gorgeous tag!

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  7. Unknown6 July 2015 at 12:27

    So love that you shared these amazing backgrounds - I think they are just superb! Thanks Jennie for some much needed inspiration xx

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  8. Words and Pictures20 July 2015 at 10:57

    Gorgeous - and thank you so much for taking us through the steps to create your mixed media layered wonders!
    Alison xx

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  9. Paula J Atkinson29 October 2015 at 06:46

    This is so beautiful!

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