Hello Blogland, today I have 3 tag backgrounds for you using PaperArtsy Infusions. First I hope you managed to find joy your holiday season. I wish you & yours, peace, happiness & health in the New Year. As this pandemic rages on, I pray the vaccine brings miracles of healing to the world. All I can offer today is a bit of distraction with some crafting. Remember the coupon code karenbearse gets you 10% off at TFS *Affiliate- some of these companies have given me product to use, play & experiment with. The ideas are my own but I tend to work with companies whose products I like so enjoy the inspiration. **some of these links are affiliate, I receive a small percentage from the company at no cost to you. This helps me deliver free content!
I really wanted to play with no finished project, just some ideas to get a start. I think wading carefully into the New Year 2021 is a good idea. Here are my 3 different background techniques to get you going. You can find all these supplies at Topflight Stamps. I am thrilled to be continuing on with this wonderful group of creatives for another 6 months. I hope you check back often to see my shenanigans.
Background #1 & my favorite: Use a spray adhesive to stick your stencil down onto your surface. This tag uses a mixed media type paper which lets the product have some time before it dries.
With the stencil stuck down, add powder. Infusions are pigment color with walnut crystals. The powder can be activated with anything wet. Try experimenting with gesso, decoupage glue or other mists. I am using a water spritzer today. For this tag I chose to keep the colors separate. Spritz with mists of water activating the powder. Using a finger, gently move the color being careful not to move the stencil. If you want to take it one step further, you could use a paint pen to make the stencil lines more crisp.
Background
#2: This is a 2 step background. First add a few colors of powder &
spritz with water, use your finger to move the color & blend it. I
only used 2 colors (Lemoncello & Royal Blood) but feel free to experiment. Dry & then move on to #3.
Background #3: The main reason for this background was to get the powder on the stencil for #2. Place stencil down & put a nice layer of powder, a little goes along way (Black Knight). Spritz with mists of water. I was surprised at how crisp the stencil image turned out. It makes sense though as I did not put too much water or move the product around. Blurry stencil images happen when the product goes underneath the stencil.
Next take background tag #2 (left side) and flip the stencil over from #3 (right side) while still wet & press down on the tag using a paper towel. If the powder has dried simply spritz the stencil with water to re-activate it. This will transfer the image onto the tag, basically using your stencil as a stamp. The paper towel helps the image from bleeding and makes it crisper.
Finished tag #2. That is it for today! Thanks so much for joining me. I hope you have the chance to try out these backgrounds. They are great for tags, cards or art journal. Have a wonderful week & stay healthy.
Supplies:
Infusions in Black Current, Royal Navy, Lemoncello & Emerald Isle
Stencil by Clarity- Arty Arrows
Pixie Spray by Therm*O*Web
Tags G45
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