Vintage Wedding Tag

Sometimes I have a pretty good idea of what I want to create, but other times it's just a hazy feeling that evolves as it's being made. This tag is an example of the latter. I started off knowing only 2 things - I wanted to use a brayer for the background and use Tim Holtz products. 

I originally thought about brayering with brown ink but ended up choosing gray acrylic paint instead. Then I decided to blend some Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide with the gray to fill in the gaps, but this color is new to me and ended up being browner than I expected! However, I ended up liking the overall look and the Frayed Burlap looks almost cream colored in many areas.

Next, I chose various stamps from Tim Holtz Butterfly Melange and used a dark gray ink to make a collaged look. I really liked how it was going and thought about stopping, but also wondered how it would look with a layer of texture paste through a stencil... so I went for it and hoped I wasn't about to ruin everything, haha. I do love texture paste though, and I love the subtle look of the roses and leaves.

For the Faceted Heart, I used the same gray acrylic paint as the background but added a wash of black watercolor on top to darken the color. Overall, I'm really pleased with the final result and think this tag would be lovely paired with a wedding or anniversary gift!

 

Materials used for this project:

Tim Holtz Tag Collection dies

Tim Holtz Sizzix Faceted Heart Die

Tim Holtz Butterfly Melange stamps

Tim Holtz Roses Layering Stencil THS075

Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers

Distress Oxide ink pad in Frayed Burlap

Stampin Up ink pad in Basic Gray

Bristol Smooth paper

Texture paste

White gesso

Gray acrylic paint

3D Gloss Gel

Lace

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge - Mostly Neutral

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything But A Card