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Embossed Flower Tag

Skill Level: * *

Emboss layers of texture and color with Inkssentials Manila Craft Tags, ink and paint!

Created by Linda Cain
 

Materials List:
• Inkssentials Surfaces #5 Manila Craft Tags
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint - Tan
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Artist Brushes
• Tim Holtz® Texture Fades - Patchwork, Dot Matrix and Collage
• Adirondack Alcohol Ink Applicator with felt
• Inkssentials™ Ink Blending Tool with foam
• Tim Holtz® Bigz Die - Tattered Florals
• Adirondack Alcohol Inks - Lettuce and Rust
• Tim Holtz® Distress Inks - Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Forest Moss
• Tim Holtz® Idea-ology Accoutrements - Ivory Flower button
• Tim Holtz® Idea-ology Paper Stash - Shabby Chic
• Tim Holtz® Idea-ology Sanding Block
• Thin ivory material
• Rusty wire
• Needle and heavy thread
• Metallic wire-edged ribbon
 

Instructions

(1) Paint 2 coats of Tan paint onto Manila tag letting it dry completely in between coats. Emboss with Patchwork Texture Fade and sand lightly.

(2) Add Lettuce Alcohol Ink in spots. Sand again. Add Rust Alcohol Ink in spots. Sand again. Add Vintage Photo to areas for contrast.

(3) Glue to Grey and White paper from Shabby Chic collection slightly larger than tag. Use trimmer to trim about 1/8" around tag. Edge with Black Soot Distress Ink and Blending Tool.

(4) Cut 1 small Grungepaper flower, emboss with Dot Matrix and ink with Forest Moss and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

(5) Cut 1 medium flower from thin ivory material and 1 medium flower from Grey and White Shabby Chic paper. Emboss paper flower with Collage Texture Fade and add Forest Moss and Vintage Photo inks.

(6) Thread a 4" piece of rusty wire through the button and twist once. Twirl ends around the small end of a paintbrush and pull loose as shown.

(7) Layer up flowers and sew together through the button as shown.

(8) Add decorative trim to bottom of tag and trim edges.

(9) Thread metallic ribbon through top of tag.
 

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