Ladder Tag

Hi crafters! I hope you are well! Today I have a mixed media tag to share with die cutting, heat embossing, paint and stamping. 

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I had one of the die cuts from Sizzix Seth Apter Tracks on my desk and turned it vertically. It looked like a rickety ladder which gave the idea for this tag. I paired it up with some words and die cut one word with alphabet stamps. 

Start by die cutting five ladders using Seth Apter's set. I die cut from Tim Holtz Kraft Stock and a wood grain paper. 

Glue them together with Simon Says Stamp craft glue, off setting the back layer slightly to create a shadow. The top layer is the woodgrain paper.

Coat a tag with white gesso and press patterns with a palette knife. When dry, paint with Distress Paint. Mist with water to blend.

When the tag is almost dry, wipe off some of the paint. 

Silver emboss Simon Says Stamp Swiss Dots in some areas. Add a little silver powder along the edges too.

Stamp the background with Tim Holtz School Desk alphabet stamp and birds from Mini Ornates.

Add a little Black Soot around the edges.

The clouds were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Velvet paper using Tim Holtz Vault World Travel.

This sentiment was die cut from silver kraft stock and black cardstock using Tim Holtz Sizzix Handwritten Journey. The stamped sentiment is from Tim's Tiny Text.

Gesso in the background can give very interesting textures.

This sentiment was die cut with Tim Holtz Vault World Travel, using the same combination of papers as for 'explore'. The sentiment is a Small Talk sticker.

By layering many die cut, you can get a more dimensional ladder. The edges were inked slightly with Scorched Timber. 

Thank you for stopping by here today! Have fun crafting!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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