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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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!

13 comments:

  1. Very pretty! Love the techniques you used - thanks for playing along with H2H!

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  2. Oh, very pretty! You used so many of my favorite techniques all in one place! Now, do you need my address to send me that tag? ;^)

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  3. That is just gorgeous!!! I hope you are talking about the same swap I am in so I get one of those tags....LOL

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  4. Thank you everyone. Could be Tammy, could be but you'll have to wait and see:-)

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  5. So gorgeous. Love how your sprayed the bird cage.

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  6. Love the bird cage, and all the techniques you used, great job.

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  7. Love the bird cage also...I love the technique you used and very beautiful tag. TFS

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  8. I also love the bird cage - your talent really shows in this tag.

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  9. Absolutely gorgeous! This must look amazing in person.

    I LOVE your song list & Breathe by MercyMe is one of my favorites :-)

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  10. Belinda - congratulations on being one of the Friday Five again! I won't send an email with badge info as you are a repeat winner but did want to leave you a big WAY TO GO from all of us at H2H!

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  11. Love this birdcage! It's almost too nice to be "just a tag"! Congrats on the Friday Five!

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