Tag #106

 Adhere vintage book page to a chipboard tag and let dry.  Dry brush acrylic light blue acrylic paint over the tag and let dry.  Adhere mica sheet, pearls, and seashell to the tag.  Tie twine around the tag  

Here is the link to the video about the challenge

This tag was entered into the April #4Core Challenge.  

The criteria for the challenge are 1. Theme: Maritime 2. choose between a 2 or 3-dimensional project use sturdy substrate and any mediums you like 3. include at least 2 theme-related textured pieces 4. add at least 1 transparent or translucent piece

tag #82

Adhere vintage papers to a chipboard tag and let dry.  Dry brush teal acrylic paint on the tag and let dry.  Adhere image of birds to corrugated cardboard and cut out to add height to the image.  Type out words on the label maker and adhere to the tag.  Doodle around the edge with Posca Pens.  

Here is a link to the challenge video

This is part of the #4Core challenge where the criteria are 

1.create a mixed media collage Theme: Lift Off

2. use several collage elements and several mediums 3. include at least 1 image 4. add black and white accents

Tag #34

 On watercolor paper, smear three colors of acrylic paint using a paint scrapper.  Let dry.  Stamp female image (RubberMoon) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Adhere strip of vintage music paper and Tim Holtz Chit Chat Stickers to the tag.  

Tag #33

 On a chipboard tag, adhere a deli sheet with acrylic paint on it.  Adhere lightbulbs cut from a magazine ad.  Stamp sentiment on a decorative label with alphabet stamps and Archival Ink Jet Black.  

When I am painting with acrylic paint I paint the leftover paint on deli paper and let it dry.  Then I use it for backgrounds or collage.  

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 #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.  

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 #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 #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.

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 #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 #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)