Vintage Tag Tutorial

 So to start us off I have created this beautiful vintage tag 

 and I wanted to share with you my process.

so I began with a piece of Kraft card cut to 5 x3 inches and I cut the corners off of one end like below

I then punched a hole in the top before applying a thin coat of Multi Medium in matte with a brush to seal the paper before the next step 

I waited for the gel to dry then covered the surface with distress oxide in Gathered Twig using a blending tool

I then spritzed the surface with water to create the following effect

I then got out my distress ink in Vintage Photo and a blending tool and blended the in around the edges only

I then stamped the tag with a postage stamp image and the distress ink

followed by a ledger stamp in black memento ink over the entire surface, its that layering of these stamped images that gives the tag surface depth and interesting 

I then decided to add another layer of texture by adding some structure paste through a stencil

once this dried I decided to spray some chalk spray in an aqua to add more colour to the tag where the stencilled areas were

it was at this stage I got some overspray in an area I didn't want the aqua to be so I went in with a baby wipe and dabbed the surface to blend/remove the chalk spray from the areas I didn't want it 

once I was happy with the image I let it dry completely,

  before adding another layer of images this time in the form of washi stickers, paper ephemera  and a random half a clock sticker I had left over from another project.

To finish the tag I added some lace, flowers, a Tim Holtz paper doll, a couple of stone effect half pearls, nuvo stone drops with some white paint splatters, a brass eyelet and some twine which completed the look. 

I hope you have enjoyed this step by step tutorial 

Love

Kayla

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