Hello Makers! The new Distress Liquid Tinsel from Tim Holtz has been such a fun product to use and experiment with. Today’s tags show two techniques for using Liquid Tinsels and Distress Stains for a sparkly tag to add to a card, journal, or scrapbook page.

Step 1: Gather the supplies listed.

Step 2: For the first technique, spray a #8 tag with water, then with Tarnished Brass Spray Stain. Allow some of the metallic stain to wick, a bit and dry.

Step 3: Next add some Peacock Feathers Stain and Vintage Photo Stain to the tag. Spray with water as needed to blend. Dry. When it is dry some of the metallic will still show through.

Step 4: Lay the Flourish stencil over the tag. Using a Palette Knife, spread some of the chunky Tarnished Liquid Tinsel through the stencil in a few places to add sparkle. Lift when finished then rinse and wash the palette knife and stencil immediately. Set aside to dry while working on Technique 2. When dry it should look like the right side of the photo above.

Step 5: This is a different way of using the same products. Lay the Flourish stencil over a #8 Tag. Spray the Tarnished Brass Distress Stain over the stencil. Lift stencil and immediately wash while stain is drying.

Step 6: Lay clean, dry stencil back over the sprayed tag, lining it up, then using a palette knife, spread fine Antiqued Liquid Tinsel over the stencil in corners and edges. This doesn’t need to be solid, just covered here and there. Let dry.

Step 7: Once the Tinsel is completely dry, spray over it with Peacock Feathers and Vintage Photo Distress Stains. Let dry. Spray water onto a paper towel and pounce it over the Tinsel pattern to remove any excess stain on the Tinsel. Notice how the stain gave the Tinsel a bit of a color.

Step 8: While both tag techniques are drying, stamp some images from Forest Floor, onto another #8 tag in Ground Espresso Archival Ink. Watercolor the images with Distress Inks. When dry, fussy cut around them with some Tonic Recoil Mini scissors.

Additionally, stamp and fussy cut a sentiment like the one of ones from Handwritten Thoughts CMS218. Color with Antique Linen Distress Stain. Once dry, fussy cut around it. Add foam tape of squares to the back of the sentiment. Adhere the Forest Floor pieces directly to the tag. Then attach the sentiment in the center.

Step 9: Finish the tags by tying some twine around the bottom of the tag and tying it in a bow under an antique button. Cut some twill ribbon and color with Antique Linen Distress Stain. When dry tie through the top of the tag.

Adhere the Forest Floor pieces directly to the tag. Add foam tape or squares to the back of the sentiment. Then attach the sentiment in the center with the Forest Floor pieces sticking out from behind.

Finish by tying some twine around the bottom of the tag and tying it in a bow under an antique button. Add a little more sparkle by pouncing some Tinsel on the top of the button and spread some onto the twill.

Step 10: In this photo you can see how both of the techniques turned out. It’s amazing how the tinsel actually looks like liquid! It’s perfectly named.

Thank you so much for reading about these two techniques for using Liquid Tinsel with Distress Stains. I hope you’re inspired to try the new Liquid Tinsel with Distress Stains and see what happens!