Guess who? tag

Hello and welcome, 

Today I have another tag to show, made with Tim Holtz new stamps CMS432 Inquisitive and Metropolis stencil. 

I started with a Mixed media heavystock tag, “smooshed” some Frayed burlap Distress ink and spritzed some water on my craft mat, and dipped the tag. Dried between layers and repeated until happy. I sprayed some water drops to the background and dried again. Then I used some Distress ink Frayed burlap on an ink blending tool and used the new Metropolis stencil THS156. I used my sewing machine around the edges. 

I stamped the numbers with Barn door Distress Oxide and then stamped again with Black Archival ink (This technique is from Emma Williams see link to her blog (http://stickydots.blogspot.com/2021/07/guess-who.html)). I love that look. 

Then I stamped the image with the three smaller men with Archival ink. I stamped them again on a scrap paper, cut out close to the edges and used as a mask. Then I stamped the Bullseye stamp the same way as the numbers mentioned above. Then took the mask away. Then I used the “faux bleach” technique, which I have learned from Dyan Reaveley, on the men. A very cool technique. You can see that their faces are “almost white”. ( I considered to color them but I decided not to.)

Then I used the dot stamp in the same set, and stamped them on the bullseye with black Archival ink. 

I took another piece of Mixedmedia heavystock and used Frayed burlap Distress ink the same way as the tag background, then I stamped “Guess who?” With black Archival ink and used Crackling campfire Embossing glaze (that was what I had closest, and I are on a trip with a limited amount of craft supply for the moment). Then heated. I cut a piece from Black Kraftstock, which I sanded, slightly bigger than the “Guess who?” panel. Mounted them together with 3D foam and then mounted on the tag. 

I bought this stamp set for the bullseye and the numbers, but now when I have tried the stamps with the men, I think they are pretty cool. 

I mounted the tag on a piece of sanded Black Kraft cardstock. 

Thank you for visiting my blog, much appreciated. 

Have a nice day and take care, 

/ Susanne