Simon Says Stamp | Wednesday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Technique or Product

I'm here today to share a mixed media tag I entered into Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge | Favorite Technique and/or Product. SSS is showcasing Ranger products this week. I just happen to have a TON of products fitting that category!!  My artsy fartsy girls got together this past weekend and on Saturday we made some mixed media tags using one of my favorite techniques "Collaging". I've done several tags with this technique. You can see them HERE and HERE.

There are so many things I love about this technique:

1. I use up stash that has been sitting around for awhile! 

 2. The process of creating - I love watching the piece evolve and it's truly different EVERY time!!

3. Creating with mixed media products I haven't used in awhile! It's fun just to play!
 

First, I applied gesso to a #10 sized manila tag.

 

 

 

The base of the tag is made up of OLD chipboard alpha letters collaged onto the tag with Multi Medium Matte.

 

 

Next, I added metal pieces from my stash including some vintage watch parts a coworker scored for me from the Brimfield Fair, a HUGE local fair!!

 

 

I then applied Ranger's Texture Paste through Tim Holtz "Mesh" Layering stencil on the blank spaces of my tag.

 

 

I love adding beads to my tags for even more texture. I used two different sizes.

 

 

Once I'm done adding stuff - trust me it's hard to stop - I then painted gesso over the entire tag, including all the "nooks and crannies",  to uniform the color of all the objects before adding my Distress Ink Sprays.

 

 



 

Next is when the fun really begins - adding color. I used several Distress Spray Stains to add color to my tag. The trick is to allow each color to dry before adding the next so the colors don't mix too much and create mud. I've listed all the supplies below, including the sprays I chose. Here's my tag after some sprays ...

I was  happy with the colors but I wanted the butterfly to stand out more as the focal point. So I added more fossilized amber and broken china and came up with a great patina look!!

 

 

I added glossy accents to the butterfly and sprayed the entire tag with Perfect Pearls.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my tutorial on my favorite technique! Be sure to stop by Simon Says Stamp and check out the latest Wednesday Challenge!!

 



SUPPLIES:

Ranger Inkssentials Craft Tags (Manila) - #10 4 1/8 In. X 8 1/2 In. [2 Pieces] *** Product Descripti	Ranger Ranger Multi Medium, 3.8-Ounce, Matte	Ranger Texture Paste, 4-Ounce	Ranger Dina Wakley Media Gesso, 4-Ounce, White	Palette Knife - Paint // Dina Wakley Ranger Arts
Ranger 15-Inch-by-18-Inch Inkssentials Craft Sheet	Ranger Heat It Craft Tool	Ranger Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body 2oz Metallic Acrylic Paints-Gilt	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Picket Fence	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Milled Lavender
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Seedless Preserves	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Scattered Straw	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Broken China	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Scattered Straw	Ranger 2-Ounce Perfect Pearls Mists, Perfect Pearls
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce	Arrows Adornments by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 6 Charms per Pack, Various Sizes, Antique Nickel Finish,	Metal Mini Gears by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 12 per Pack, Various Sizes, Antique Finishes, TH93012	Metal Pen Nibs by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 12 per Pack, Various Sizes, TH92909	Metal Word Bands by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 12 per Pack, 2-3/8 x 3/8 Inches, Antique Nickel Finish, TH
Brand New Tim Holtz Layered Stencil 4.125	Brand New Idea-Ology Antique Metal Loop Pins 24/Pkg-1	Crinkle Ribbon by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 5/8 Inch x 10 Yards, Polyester, White, TH93020	Art Ingredients Glass Beads 2oz-Crystal

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