Technique Tag

The challenge this week at www.heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com is to make anything using any technique.  I was in the process of making tags for a swap that I am in and thought it fit the bill perfectly.  The cage and bird were cut out using a new Tim Holtz Sizzix die.  There are several techniques involved in this project.  How many can you spy with your little eye?

1.  I used paper from the CTMH Felicity Collection and attached it to a cardstock tag.  I then used a sponge and CTMH Brown Bag ink to age the edges-a technique I use almost all the time. I also used the same ink and sponge to color the title tag at the top.
2.  I used a dark brown textured cardstock to cut the cage and then sprayed it with a homemade spritz.  In a mini mister bottle, I mixed a dab of CTMH Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint mixed with a few drops of Stormy Sky Distress Ink (you can also use CTMH reinkers) and filled to the top with water.  I shook it WELL and sprayed away.  This gives a shimmery, aged  metal look to the cage.
3.  On the bird cut out, I used a sponge to dab on CTMH Brown Bag ink on the legs and branch.  I dabbed on two layers of  ink on the bird and wing using CTMH Crystal Blue and Indian Corn Blue.  A black marker provided his eye.  The paper I used for the bird was from the CTMH Veranda Collection. 
4.  This one's a little hard to see in the pic but to make the bird a little stronger and give it a feathered look, I put a little CTMH Liquid Glass  on it and spread in one direction with my finger.  Love this product for so many reasons!

Remaining supplies were pearls and a brass brad.  Hope you enjoyed my tag as much as I enjoyed making it!