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 #37

 Create Tissue Colored Paper by adhering tissue paper to vintage music sheets using matte medium.  Let dry.  

Cut out the foliage image and the heart.  from the Tissue Colored Paper.  Adhere to a black tag.  Use a brayer to ensure adhesion.  Let dry.  

Sunflower Magnet

Ingredients

Cork

Fake Flower

Hot Glue

Awl

Vintage Music Paper

Steps

1.  Using an awl poke a hole in the top of the cork where the flower stem will go.  

2.  Glue flower to the cork using hot glue

3.  Glue magnet to the cork

4. Wrap vintage music sheet around cork and glue.  

 This kit is from the Tigard Public Library

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.  

Matchbox Shrines

Ingredients

Empty Matchbox

Magazine Images

Decorative Paper

Ribbon

Seed Beads 

Vintage Photo

Flatback Pearls

Buttons

Label Maker and Tape

Loteria Cards

Matte Medium

Glitter

Vintage Music Paper

Steps

1.  Empty matchbox and cover with decorative paper

2.  Create a collage/assemblage for the interior of the box.

3.  Decorate the outside of the box.  

I created two different shrines using different components for the assemblage.  

This was a class from the Dedham Public Library

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.