Crackling Campfire Tag Tutorial

Hi everyone! Today we had mist the entire day, which gave a spooky and eerie feeling. During my walk, I couldn't see far ahead at all. I have a vibrant orange tag to share with you today.

I just got my order containing the new Distress color, Crackling Campfire (international mail is so slow at the moment). We have a saying here which goes: 'the one who waits for something good, never waits too long'. I am not sure I always agree with that though. When I got Speckled Egg some months ago, I made a tag using most of the products, so I thought I would do the same with Crackling Campfire. You can find the Speckled Egg Vintage Tag Tutorial here.

Start by inking a tag with Crackling Campfire and Pumice Stone Distress Ink.

Stamp with two stamps from Tim Holtz Fragments, with Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide ink. Note that I placed the wrong ink pad on the photo, I just realised it. It is supposed to be the Oxide ink.

I actually didn't love the look of the tag and misted it with water and then added some more Distress Ink, including a little brown. I wanted more texture.

And then a little Oxide Ink, smeared on my craft sheet and the tag was pressed lightly into the ink.

When dry, I stamped it with the SSS Old Letter background stamp. I love the look of script in the background of tag and the texture it adds.

Apply Solar Flare Stickles through the SSS Geo Leaves stencil.

Emboss a Theories Quote Chip with Crackling Campfire Embossing Glaze. I like that the glaze adds shine, color and dimension, but doesn't cover up the words.

Stamp one of the Specimen night butterflies on Wendy Vecchi Clearly For Art Modeling Film.

Color it on the back with alcohol ink and cut out.

The Modeling Film can be heated and then shaped. It will keep its shape perfectly. Carefully heat one side at a time. Be careful not to burn yourself. Shape the wing and then do the second side. If you are not happy with the look, reheat and shape it again.

For even more bling, I smeared some of the glitter to the back of the butterfly.

The mummy cloth was dyed with Crackling Campfire Distress Spray Stain and I used the Distress Paint to add color to the Thought Token.

Adhere the butterfly with a staple and glue the other items to the tag. The sequins are Aztec Gold by SSS.

Layer the mummy cloth under the chip, also adding a small piece of Halloween Trim Tape.

Even though I inked over the Fragments stamping, traces of it can still be seen, such as here above the token. This is one of my favorite details of the tag, those traces of the stamping.

There are glitter chunks and gold stars in this jar of Solar Flare Stickles, which gives lots of shine to the tag.

Here you can see the colors of the butterfly better, with the glitter shining through.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Today I did a mini ghost trail in the forest for my youngest, with the bigger trail waiting tomorrow. A friendly ghost has hidden sweets here and there in the forest. In fact, the friendly ghost didn't even remember where all the sweets were, so it took some time to find the last golden chocolate coin. The mist made it extra fun today and all the spider webs were white. We pretended that they were trails from the ghost.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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