Sunday, March 30, 2014

Hopes and Dreams

Here it is Sunday again and my turn to post an Artistic Outpost sample.  This week I chose to use the Beyond the Sea plate.  I stamped the two main images on a jumbo manila tag in jet black archival ink and sponged on Spun Sugar and Stormy Sky distress ink.  It was a little too bright so I sponged over the whole thing again using Vintage Photo DI.  The next step was to brush on translucent embossing paste, leaving the images free of paste.  Once dry, I brushed on crackle embossing past. When that dried, I sponged the whole tag again with Vintage Photo DI and then the edges with Walnut Stain DI. The sentiment from the Typography plate was stamped on a ticket die cut.

For embellishments I created sort of a slithery sparkly sea air with a Prima rhinestone flourish and Tim Holtz Mirrored Stars.  I added a bottle of dreams, seemingly empty because you can't see a dream but it's there.  The corners are new box corners that I just listed for sale in the boutique.  They are actually 4 sided box corners but I folded them flat and sort of tapped them a bit flatter with a hammer.

That's it for this week.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.

 


These products were used to make the above tag and are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique where Tim Holtz/Ranger and most other name brand products are always 20% blow MSRP.
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5 comments:

  1. Astrid MacleanMarch 31, 2014 at 3:39 AM

    Love those gorgeous stam plates you used! The background looks amazing too, a truly gorgeous make, beautifully put together!!

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  2. Words and PicturesMarch 31, 2014 at 5:05 AM

    Absolutely loved this over at AO - stunning crackle background, and so atmospheric!
    Alison xx

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  3. MaryanneMarch 31, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    What a great tag, Linda! I love that background with the embossing paste and the crackle paste! It looks great!

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  4. UnknownMarch 31, 2014 at 2:08 PM

    Beautiful tag and so well put together. You can almost smell the wonderous salt air flitting around & hear the crashing of waves. Love it!!!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 31, 2014 at 4:34 PM

    Wonderful tag. I love the images & the texture looks amazing.

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