With all the wonderful browns appearing in the garden I was inspired to return to a vintage brown palette for this size 10 tag.
I began with a scraped layer of gesso, heat dried and then some crackle paste through Tim’s Trellis mask. I left it wet ……
…. and then splattered distress paints and spritzed them so I could tilt the tag and let the colours run through the stencil patterns and over the tag.
It created some wonderful texture and colour mixes.
I altered and distressed bits like some ordinary gold paperclips which were painted with walnut stain distress paint and I added the word ‘found’ to a tag label and attached to a piece of the film strip which was placed over the smallest lad.
The silver nib was painted with pumice stone distress paint and some treasure copper brushed over it.
This plastic no: 3 was given Tim’s layered distress paint treatment.
So after all the brighter colour projects I have been doing over the summer I am in a happy place being back with my vintage colours and collage layers. Don’t you just love Tim’s Found Relatives photos? Do you like my link here? I couldn’t find the word relative in the chit chat stickers but I knew I had this one in my own printed chatty words.
The very rusty looking latticework gives a great background, I’m really pleased with that effect.
Have a great week.
‘We need to work to keep from getting rusty.’
Jesse Stone
hugs Brenda xxx
Wow Brenda :-) your background is fabulous !! Wonderful details and textures. Great collage of various embellishments and that sweet photo
ReplyDeleteTFS and crafty hugs Annie x
Wonderful tag, love the muted colours. Valerie
ReplyDeleteFabulous tag, love the bit and pieces you've used.
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Debby
Oh LOVE the background on this one!! I have pretty much all Tim's stencils, but for some reason this one is still my favourite and this is a totally brilliant way of using it! Wonderful collaged elements too, a super tag!!
ReplyDeleteSo much gorgeousness on one tag !!! Amazing background and texture. The colours are so rich and the detail amazing, another piece of art from you Brenda.
ReplyDeleteMarie
Gorgeous Brenda....love the texture and background...great to place the filmstrip over the boy with the tag label with the word found...love it!
ReplyDeletexxx Margreet
Fabulous creation Brenda. I love all those great textures you have created. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteAn amazing tag Brenda, I love how you've put all the fabulous elements together.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
gorgeous !!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful piece of art Brenda. x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous texture Brenda and I love the finished tag.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting, Angela x
wonderful tag Brenda with so many great details. Have a great week, Annette x
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Fabulous tag Brenda, but that background is just stunning! Looking forward to discussing in detail how you did it!! Jennie x
ReplyDeleteLove that trellis effect & the found relies are really cute!
ReplyDeleteSally
Fabulous details, its a great project.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
Beautiful tag. I love all of the little details that make it up. Very creative. TFS
ReplyDeleteoh this is one,stunning tag Hun just love,all the textures,and love the number 3 and image is fab really does make one stunning tag hun hugs Cherylxx
ReplyDeleteBrenda your tag is awesome !! Fabulous background and exciting details. Love your grunge vintage style !!! This is truly very inspiring ! Thanks for sharing your creativity !!
ReplyDeleteLove it !!
Hugs from Monica... Spain
Brenda, I just loooooooooooove that incredible texture. Fabulous return to vintage colors and the found relatives look so happy with all the embellishments to tie it all together perfectly! Love this....Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWow Brenda! The tag is fabulous but I must say the way you have made that background especially with the dripping through the stencil patterns definitely does give it the WOW factor!! Chrisx
ReplyDeletestunning tag, beautiful textured and what a lovely old photo!
ReplyDeleteGroetjes Karin
PINNED!!! PERFECTION!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat tag!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's how to do mixed media - fabulous Brenda! Jenny x
ReplyDeleteStunning makes and AMAZING attention to detail, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSam xx