Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Foil and flowers tag

Hi friends! It is the last day of this month and I have a tutorial with a whole bunch of fun technique to share with you. I made a mixed media background with dies, acrylic paint, pencils and foil.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

This is a pretty busy tag with lots of things going on. It also sparkles and shines, making it a challenge to photograph. The shiny background contrasts nicely with the muted colors on the flowers.You can also pick just one of the techniques in this tutorial to use on a project. 

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Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Start by die cutting Tim Holtz Bubbling from heavystock cardstock and adhere it to a tag with matte medium. When dry, add a layer of gesso on top.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Paint with Distress Paint and mist heavily with water.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Add shading inside the circles with a brown colored pencil. You could leave the background like this, but I felt like doing some foiling. For another example using the Bubbling die, check out my Funky Forest.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Apply a glue stick to the raised parts of the design. It doesn't need to get everywhere. Leave for about a minute so that the glue gets tacky.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Place a sheet of Therm O Web Bronze foil on top, shiny side up. Run through a Big Shot or another die cut machine, using the same settings that you would use for wafer-thin dies. You can also rub the design with a bone folder.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add Thermoweb bronze foil.

Remove the foil and you get this distressed looking foiled surface. It is pretty cool. 

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add Stickles glitter glue.

I added some Nebula Stickles to the open circles. It has tiny star sequins inside.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Die cut flowers from Tim Holtz Wildflower Stems 3 from Journal Cards. This gives an interesting background to add color to.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Color the die cuts with colored pencils. I used Faber-Castell Polychromos

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The background paper still shows through after you color the flowers. 

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Use a white pencil to blend out the colors.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I also glued some sequins to the background. Here you can see the textured effect of the foil.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The shine of the foil is hard to photograph, but here you can see it better. 

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Adding foil with this technique gives a nice textured effect to the foil.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The sentiments were stamped on a journal card, using Tim's Tiny Text set.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The third sentiment was used as a border at the bottom of the tag.

Layers of ink - Foil and Flowers Tag Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Arrange the flowers on the background and tie a piece of twine around them. The 'ribbon' at the top is a folded over piece of design tape.



Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! I will see you again tomorrow.

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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2 comments:

  1. Thanks so much. Gonna have to give that awhirl.

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  2. Such a cool background technique - and the flowers are gorgeous too.
    Alison x

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