Tag #31 and Acrylic Painting

This tag is cut down from an acrylic painting.  The original painting is below.  The paint tutorial is from Free to be Me Art

Button Collage

 

This button collage was a kit and class from the Tigard Library.  Here is the link to the YouTube video.

Ingredients

Stretch Canvas

Blue Acrylic Paint

Paint Brush

Collage Glue

Glue Brush

Hot Glue and Glue Gun

White Buttons in several sizes

Clear Buttons in several sizes

Flatback pearls in several sizes

Star confetti

Chalk

Step 

1.  Paint the canvas with blue acrylic and let dry.

2.  Using white chalk draw a moon shape.

3.  With hot glue, adhere large buttons to the shape.  

4.  Spread collage glue around the big buttons and then fill in the moon image with smaller buttons.  

5.  Place flatback pearls around the buttons.  

6.  Spread collage glue around the canvas and adhere star confetti.  Let dry.

Tag #30

 Smoosh several colors of ink (Jane Davenport) on a watercolor tag.  Let dry.  Splatter gold watercolor on the tag and let dry.  Stamp the images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  All images are from Dina Wakley.  Adhere washi tape to the bottom edge.  

Tag #29

Adhere a paper towel used to clean up acrylic paint to a chipboard tag.  Using black acrylic paint, stencil the floral image.  Stencil used was from Crafter's Warehouse.   Cut out image and sentiment from a magazine and adhere to the tag.  Outline the image and the sentiment with a permanent marker.  

Tag #28

 On a kraft tag, stamp image (Picket Fence Studios) using Archival Ink Jet Black.  Mask the image.  Using Distress Oxide Ink in Speckled Egg, stencil several different patterns.  All stencils are from Tim Holtz. Adhere sticker.  

Weekly Collage Week #4

 Compliation of tags from the week of January 22nd through January 28th.  

Glass Painting

Ingredients

Glass (Use glass from a picture frame)

Acrylic Paint

Dawn Dish Soap

Paint Brush

Image Print Out

Water

Rubbing Alcohol

Cotton Ball

Steps

1.  Mix dawn dish soap into acrylic paint.  This will thicken the paint as well as making it easier to wipe off the glass if a mistake is made.  

2. Using rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball clean the glass.  Let dry.

3.  Lay the image under the glass.  This image is from Free to be Me Art.  

4.  Paint the outline of the image.  Let dry.  

5.  Using a daubing motion paint the image.  Remember to paint the foreground first and each layer working to the background.  

6.  Let dry and then frame.  

Tag #27

Adhere decorative paper onto a chipboard tag and brush Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide to the edges.  

On two panels of white cardstock, blend picked raspberry Distress Oxide and let dry.  Using Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink stamp the female image (Toybox) and on the other panel stamp the script.  Cut the image into rectangles and then cut the script panel into rectangles slightly bigger than the person image rectangles.  Emphasis all the edges with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink.   Adhere fun foam to the back of each rectangle and then adhere them into three stacks.  Adhere the stacks to the tag.  
 

Snowman bowl

 Ingredients

Crayola Model Magic

Acrylic Paint

Paint Brush

Sticks

Liquid Glue

Steps

1.  Divide Model Magic into three balls and then pinch them into three pots in three sizes.  

2.  Create hash marks where you want to bond the bowls together. Bond them together.

3.  Using the sticks poke holes in the middle bowl where you want the arms to be.  

4.  Let it dry for about 3 days.  

5.  Paint with white acrylic paint.  Repeat three times.  Letting it dry between each layer.  

6.  Paint the face and buttons on with acrylic paint.  Let dry.

7.  Using liquid glue, glue the sticks into the armholes.  Let dry. 

This is  a kit and class provided by the Oregon City Public Library.  

Tag #26

Adhere a paper towel used to clean up ink to a chipboard tag.  Let dry.  Adhere strips of book text to the tag.  (See below)  Trim to fit.  Adhere the vintage book image of a bird to the tag.  Adhere sticker.  

 

Tag #25

On a watercolor tag, smoosh three colors of Jane Davenport Inks and let dry.  (See below)  Stamp the jellyfish images and text with Archival Ink in Jet Black.  The images are from Fun Stampers Journey.  

 

Tag #24

On a watercolor tag, paint a heart with acrylic paint.  Let dry.  Blend acrylic paint around the heart image.  Let dry.  Outline the heart with a black Posca Pen.  Emphasis the rings with white and black Posca Pens.
 

Tag #23

Paint a watercolor tag with two colors of watercolor paint, lay a used dryer sheet on the tag and let it dry  This will create texture.  (See below)

Using Archival Ink in Shadow Grey, stamp the text stamp on the bottom of the tag.  Stamp the Mona Lisa image and the bird image with Archival Ink Jet Black.  All images are from Tim Holtz.  

Here is the tag after the paint has dried with the dryer sheet on it.  

 

Tag #22

 The pigeons are a kit from the Molalla Public Library.  To create the pigeon, fold the decorative paper and cut out the bird image making sure the back is along the fold.  Write a secret inside the pigeons.  Bind the legs of the birds with black decorative paper. Glue the bindings.   Create the eye with a black Posca Pen and the sparkle of life with a white Posca Pen.  

Adhere a paper towel used to clean up acrylic paint to a chipboard tag.  Adhere pigeons to the tag.  

Chinese Calligraphy Class

 Tonight I started Chinese calligraphy.  Boy, is there a learning curve I have to overcome.  Wish me luck

Tag #21

 On a tag made from watercolor paper,  scrape three colors of acrylic paint in a circle.  Let dry.  Stamp the images with Archival Ink Jet Black.  The quote and the group of women stamps are from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. The circle is from Invoke Arts Stamps.

Collage of Tags for Week 3

 Here is a compilation of tags for the week of January 15th through January 21th.

Tag #20

I created this tag in honor of the inauguration of the United States President Joseph Biden.  The quote is from Amanda Gorman, the poet who spoke at the inauguration.  

On a watercolor tag, using the ink smooshing technique apply two colors of distress oxides.  Here I used Blueprint Sketch and Candied Apple.  Let dry.  

Stencil lightly versafine ink in Onyx Black.  I used a Tim Holtz Stencil - Lace.  

Using versamark ink and white embossing powder, embossed the script stamp from A Stamp In the Hand.

Stamp the quote with Archival Jet Black Ink using connectable letter stamps.  Tear around each word and highlight the edges with the two colors of distress oxides used earlier.  Adhere to the tag.  

Splatter with Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust and let dry. 

Tag #19

On a black tag, adhere vintage music paper.  Cut an image into one-inch squares and adhere them onto the tag with a small border around each piece.  This is a technique of Paper Mosiac.  Adhere the Tim Holtz Sticker.  

Snowflake from Cornelius Public Library

 

This is from a kit provided by the Cornelius Public Library.  

Wrap white yarn around a piece of cardboard and tie it off in the middle.  Cut the yarn off the cardboard. Tie a bead to the center tie.  This will create the nose.  Take 12 strands of yarn from each side of the middle tie. Combined and tie off.  Again add a bead.  Repeat along the other side of the middle tie.  Create six more "arms" by gathering around 20 strands and tying them.  Attach a bead to each one.  Glue eyes above the center bead and a felt mouth underneath the bead.  Attach a piece of yarn to the top arm to use as a hanger.  

Tag #18

 On a watercolor tag, stamp the floral image from Hero Arts with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color with watercolor pencils and activate the color with water.  Let dry.  Paint around the image with gold watercolor paint.  Let dry.  

Adhere purple mulberry paper to the tag.  Adhere the bird gold dresden and adhere gold washi tape to the tag.  

Journal from the Canby Public Library

 I created this journal from a kit provided by the Canby Public Library.  

I started with a composition notebook cover with several different pieces of decorative paper.  Adhere lace along the binding.  Adhere the number die-cuts.  Adhere the die-cut flowers.  Thread embroidery floss through a button and adhere to the center of the flower.  I choose not to put tabs for the month because when I journal I am not that orderly.  

Tag #17 and Acrylic Paint

This was an acrylic painting I did with Free to Be Me with Michelle on Facebook.  I cut it down to make an 8-inch x 4-inch size tag.  The original painting is acrylic paint on watercolor paper.  

 

Tag #16 and Tissue Paper Resist Technique

Using tissue paper resist technique from below, create a colorful background.  Once it is dry, apply it to a chipboard tag using two-sided tape.  I did this since the watercolor paper I used was very flexible. Stamp the sun (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) and the figure (Dina Wakley) using Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere washi tape on the bottom.   

I learned this technique from Tigard Public Library and they provided the basic kit for this technique.  

Ingredients for this technique

watercolor paper

tissue paper (I am not sure if all tissue paper will work.  I heard that art tissue paper will work best)

water

tweezers

white crayon

First, draw a design on watercolor paper with a white crayon.   I drew flowers.  Spray the watercolor paper with water.  Then place pieces of tissue paper on watercolor paper using tweezers. Using tweezers makes the paper easier to place and keeps your fingers clean.    Tap down where necessary.  Spray again with water.  Let the color move on its own.  Let dry.  I let it dry overnight.  Then remove the tissue paper and discard them.  

Here is the watercolor paper after I removed the tissue paper.  

 

Tag #15

On a watercolor tag, smoosh several colors of INKredible Ink (Jane Davenport) in Fairy Floss, Watermelon, Blueberry, and Violet Syrup.  Let dry.  Splatter gold watercolor paint on the tag and let dry.  Stamp flamingo stamp (Carabelle Studio Stamps) using Archival Ink in Jet Black.  Adhere gold washi tape and sequins in several colors to the tag.  Let dry.  

This tag was inspired by a lunch I had with a friend who is a flamingo fanatic and when I got home this stamp was in my mail so I figured it was kismet.  

I created a greeting card using the same techniques and stamps.  I did not add the sequins because the card is smaller than the tag and it seemed to busy with the sequins.  

 

Collage of Tags Week 2

 Tags for January 8th through January 14th.  

Mardi Gras Wreath Revamp

I decided my Mardi Gras wreath needed to be re-vamped.  I created the original wreath the first Mardi Gras after evacuating to Portland, Oregon after Hurricane Katrina.  I have faithfully hung it on my door every year since.  I decided this year it needed a makeover. Below is a picture of the original wreath

After a trip to the Dollar Tree, I created a wreath that is much tackier but reflects the fun of Mardi Gras.   I admit I bought beads but being in Oregon during a pandemic I had no way to earn the beads so I hope the Mardi Gras police forgive me lol  

 

Tag #14 and Paper Collage

I created this collage in a zoom class organized by Tigard Public Library and Make It Work LA.  There were many themes we could pick and I choose abstract and plants.  Henri Matisse is a favorite artist and this collage has a Matisse feel. 

 I first painted a piece of watercolor paper with watercolor in a random pattern.  Let that dry.  I cut random shapes out of text weight color paper.  I adhered the shapes to the watercolor paper.  Let dry.  

To create the tag, I located an 8-inch by 4-inch section of the collage and made it into the tag for January 14th.  

 

Tag #13 and a Card

Stamp the images of the sheep, text, and x's (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) in Archival Ink Jet Black onto a tag of watercolor paper. Using a pencil with an eraser and acrylic paint in three colors of neon stamp the circles randomly.  Let dry.  Using Golden High Flow Acrylic in Fluorescent Pink create drips from the top of the tag.  Tapping the tag on the desk will help the drips flow. Let dry. 

This tag inspired me to create greeting cards from it.  

 On a watercolor panel, stamp the sheep and text using Archival Ink Jet Black. Using the pencil eraser, stamp the circles in neon acrylic paint.  Let dry.  Edge the panel with Golden High Flow Acrylic in Fluorescent Pink. Let dry.  On a kraft card, adhere vintage dictionary page and then adhere the sheep panel on to the card.  

Tag #12

 On a page from National Geographic, stamp the fish head image (Dylusions) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cover the image with white glue and let dry completely.  Using Nevr-Dull to rub off the ink from the magazine page.  Wipe with a clean paper towel to remove the residue and any leftover ink.  Let dry.  Color a design around the image with Portfolio Water Soluble Oil Pastels.  Let dry.  Adhere to a chipboard tag.  

Tag #11

 On a watercolor tag, stamp the image (Prima Marketing) in Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color the image with Portfolio Water Soluble Oil Pastels and activate with water.  Let dry.  

Tag #10

 

Cover a chipboard tag with a paper towel use to clean up paint and let dry.  Stamp the image (York's Little Art Studio) on a kraft paper.  Tear around the image and adhere to the tag. Adhere ephemera to the tag.  I used vintage dictionary pages, vintage music sheets, and old postage stamps.  I punch some circles from the dictionary page and music page and adhered them to the tag as well.

Winter Luminary

Clean a recycled glass jar  This one is a yogurt cup.  Using Dimensional Magic, adhere ripped pieces of vintage paper to cover the design on the glass.  Let dry.

Mix white glitter and Epson Salt together.  Brush dimensional magic on the bottom part of the jar covering part of the paper.  Cover the glue with the Epsom Salt mixture.  Let dry.  Tie jute twine around the jar.  Pour the remaining salt/glitter mixture into the jar and place a tea light in it.  

This kit is from the West Linn Public Library.

 

Tag #9

  On a watercolor tag, blend Distress Oxide in Wilted Violet on the tag.  Using a star stencil, blend more Wilted Violet Distress Oxide on the take.  Move the stencil and use a wet paper towel to lift some of the ink from the tag.  Move the stencil again and blend more Wilted Violet Distress Oxide onto the tag.  Let dry.  

Stamp the image (York Little Art Studio Stamp) three times with Archival Ink in Jet Black.  Embellish with washi tape and Nuvo drops.  Using a vintage label maker print out the quote.  

Tag #8

 

Adhere vintage map onto a chipboard tag.  Using modeling paste, stencil the wave image (Crafter's Workshop) and let dry.  Bump the stencil over a bit from the modeling paste image and stencil blue acrylic paint.  Let dry  

Stamp the words with Archival Ink Jet Black with basic letter stamps(Company unknown)

Weekly Tag Collage #1

 

The first week completed.

This challenge is a simple one - make a tag every day.  I have a few of my own guidelines 

1.  The tags are 8 inches x 4 inches

2. I can not repeat any design but I can use the same techniques in other tags

3.  I can not make a tag before the day it is due.  But I can make them after the date

That's it

I have been participating in this challenge for the last 5 years.  Each year I complete more and more tags but I have never succeeded to do all 364/365 tags.  Last year (2020) I completed 281.  

Wish me luck and welcome to my journey.

Clothes Pins Magnets

This quick craft is a kit I received from Tigard Public Library.  During the Covid Pandemic libraries in my area are offering craft kits to do at home.  

Adhere washi tape to the long side of a clothespin and then adhere different washi tape into the inside of the pin.  Cut a magnetic strip to size and adhere to the back of the pin.  

 

Tag #7

On a tag base of watercolor paper, smoosh acrylic paint in a sunny yellow and orange.  Let Dry.  Stamp images (Wendy Vecchi) with archival ink in jet black.  Color with Crayola Portfolio Oil Pastels and blend with water.  Let dry.  Dot around the images with a black Posca Pen.  Using two-sided decorative paper weave together to create and embellishment.  Adhere to tag.  Adhere Tim Holtz Chit Chat sticker.