Vintage Tag :: StampsandScrapbooks.com

I absolutely LOVE Vintage Backgrounds! So much so that I often get carried away with them and I start distressing everything! It only takes a couple of drops of ink and some water to make a great background. For this tag, I started with a Craft Mat. If you don't have a craft mat, you'll need some time of non-porous surface – like wax paper. Next, you put a couple of drops of reinker onto the mat – then continue with another color, if you'd like. Next, spritz with water and then drag your tag through the ink repeatedly until you have the desired effect. Next, I used the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set to stamp the splatter with Island Indigo Ink. The small Script was stamped in Early Espresso Ink. It is from the By The Tide Stamp Set. The Watch is from the Clockworks Stamp Set. I stamped it in Island Indigo Ink. It was then outlined using a Gold Metallic Pen. The center is a Brad Base with a Candy Dot. The Grid Stamp was embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool.

The butterfly is from the Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set. It is punched out using the Butterfly Punch and then spritzed with homemade spritzers – Island Indigo Reinker and Alcohol and Chocolate Chip Reinker and Alcohol. The edges were sponged with Chocolate Chip Ink. Rhinestone Basic Jewels were used to accent the butterfly. It was adhered to the Tag using Glue Dots.

The Lock and Key were die cut from Brushed Gold Cardstock. The cardstock was sanded in spots and then spritzed with a mixture of Chocolate Chip Reinker and Alcohol. They were popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals. Various Fibers were used to accent the tag.

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