still playing with...

the splattered plaster technique...

I had this tag sitting out just waiting for me...

it's a #8 manila tag cut to 5 ½ inches tall...

you can read how it was created 

in the previous post...

I love the "plaster" & wanted to add this lace stamp to the tag bottom & have it coordinate with the "plaster"...

so...

I inked the stamp with glacier white 

(same ink as snow cap pigment)

& stamped it toward the bottom of the tag...

then sprinkled on the weathered white embossing powder & heated it to melt the powder...

here's what is looks like after I trimmed along 

the lace stamp...

the tag is now 5 inches tall...

perfect for the smaller flower I planned to use...

the weathered white embossing powder coordinated perfectly with the "plaster"...

it's a really nice off white (not too stark)...

I defined the tag edges with brushed corduroy and inked right over the lace...

the ink is darker in the open areas of the stamp & that really makes the lace stand out...

I used jet black to stamp the sentiment in the lower right corner & used tree branch archival to stencil some words...

from the new all occasions stencil...

the stamp & stencil are from 2 different releases, but work together, just as planned...

the tag top needed some white, so I inked the plaid background with glacier white, pressed the tag top onto the inked stamp, then sprinkled on 

the weathered white embossing powder

 & heated it to melt...

after adding more brushed corduroy, it looked like this...

next, I added some stenciling using 

the vintage quilt stencil 

with watering can archival...

and now it looked like this...

some light stenciling...

some darker...

for interest...

hmmm...

I thought it needed a bit more color, so I added some broken china...

I like that better...

since I had used archival for the background, for the stamping and for the stenciling,

I could add distress right over with no worry that there would be any smearing or bleeding...

archival & distress = a match made in heaven!

the next photo shows the adorable 

new marigold SiSi...

to create the flower I added newsprint to clearly for art (CFA), with my fav glue n seal...

I used jet black to stamp it twice & cut out one full flower & one partial...

the marigold was inked with 

the new buttercup archival...

the darker yellow is dandelion archival...

they work together very well...

the leaves are leaf green & fern green archival...

I heated the CFA to be able to shape some of the petals...

I didn't want the whole flower raised this time, so...

I used pieces of the adhesive strips under the full flower & used the black foam adhesive under the partial flower...

these adhesives are both really good 

to use with CFA...

oops...

forgot photos for making 

the mat mini flower pot...

this is the faux graniteware technique...

the full smaller black flower pot was inked with cornflower blue archival ink & sprinkled with cornflower blue embossing powder...

the smaller top portion was inked with 

the new beautiful sky blue archival

& sprinkled with the sky blue embossing powder...

after melting the embossing powder on both pieces, I added potting soil over the tops to age the color...then used the small spatter stamp with glacier white to add the white dots...

after drying the white ink, I added a remnant rub...

LOVE the new remnant rub tool...

L O T S...

you can see in this photo how well cornflower & sky blue work together...

and here's another reason

 I LOVE the remnant rub tool...

after shaking the tarnished brass distress paint, I dispensed some onto the craft sheet...

I tapped the ball end of the tool into the paint...

and added metallic dots to the center of the vintage quilt stencil...

super easy to control...

perfect dots every time!

the dots are a very tiny detail...

but my thought is that every layer & every tiny detail matters in the finished piece...

the dots add a metallic detail, but it's subtle...

the next photo shows how to create a custom embellishment using a stencil...

there's a scrap of CFA that is covered with newsprint...

I used tree branch to stencil the little butterfly...

then, with the stencil still in place, I used watering can to add polka dots...

the polka dots mini stamp was cut from this large background stamp...

after cutting it out, I heated it to shape the wings...

here's the finished tag...

I love the mat mini flowerpot...

it's lightweight, but strong & perfect for tags, cards & mixed media too...

I love the dimension on the marigold...

you'll see that I used the tiny attacher to add the custom butterfly...

here's a shot of the "plaster" & the tarnished brass dots...

there's lots of dimension & detail, but this

could easily be mailed...

it's very lightweight & sturdy...

I love the CFA, because it won't get squished...

thanks so much for all the comments & emails about this new technique...

I hope you can try it...

it's seriously simple & fun...

I'm working on another TWIST to the technique...

keep your fingers crossed that it looks as good as it does in my head...

now it's time for Megan to be sent to a new home...

I had several requests to show how I color her...

I'll get that done & posted as soon as I can...

Rick chose the winner...

CONGRATS to...

 Julia Aston said...

Love this technique Wendy! I'm going to try it out tomorrow!!!

January 23, 2015 at 10:18 PM

 

Julia...please emil me with your address & Rick will get Megan on her way...

I'll be back on Thursday with a special CHA scraptime video & a fun 

G I V E A W A Y...

hope to see you then!

now...

I'm off to

make art!

wendy