DT PROJECT FOR BEE HAPPY CRAFTS: Mixed Media Tags

Hello! It's me again. I am going to show you the third set of tags that I made for the Design Team. I have experimented a bit on this project and I like how it turned out. See for yourself.

This is what the back looks like. I could write a short message there for the recipient.

I made two color variations. The first set had orange for the highlight while the other set had white and dark green.

The components of the tags are the same-shimmer, molding paste, embossed image, metal charms, buttons, phrase, paper flowers, etc. I just varied the design and the layouts.

I found an amazing thing or two while making these tags. The base is chalkboard paper and I discovered that it works well with watered down metallic acrylic paint. See the whitish shimmer in the background? That's the watered down acrylic paint. It does not look this great with other board papers. That was cool!

So how did I make these pretty tags? The steps are simple, but it takes some time to complete them since there is a lot of layering of different mediums involved.

First, I cut out the tags from the chalkboard stack. I used the tag template from the Graphic 45 8"x8" paper pad. Then I punched the holes where the string would go in. I mixed a little bit of water to the FolkArt metallic acrylic paint and brushed it on the front of the tags. After drying, I proceeded with the stencils. I used light molding paste for this. I dabbed gold poster paint on some of the tags before ink embossing. Then I adhered the embellishments. In some of the tags, I brushed micro pearls to add more flair to them.

Since I do not have a sticker sheet of phrases, I typed the phrases in MS Word using the Plastique font and highlighted the words in black. I printed the sheet with my HP Inkjet printer (I need a laser one!). After cutting out the appropriate phrases, I coated them with Distress crackle paint and adhered them onto the tags with foam tape for dimension. Oh, and lastly, I tied white strings on them.

Gah. I adore these tags. I don't want to part with them. TT.TT. But I will have to give them to my friends for the holidays. I hope they like them because I really love them. I am going to tie them onto Kit Kat bars. Yum!

If I may say, that was an awesome project! Thanks for looking.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: DCWV Chalkboard Stack 12"x12", FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Colour Pearl White, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencils Mini Art Is, Mini Punchinella, Mini Chicken Wire Reversed and Mini Brocade, Reeves Poster Color Gold, micro pearls, Ranger Distress Embossing Ink, Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine Black, Ranger Heat It Tool, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity and Bubbles, metal charms, paper flowers, beads, buttons, crystals, Eno Greeting 3D stickers, stamens, HP Inkjet Printer, Ranger Distress Crackle Paint Rock Candy, ticket punch, string

DT PROJECT FOR BEE HAPPY CRAFTS: Holiday Treat Boxes

Hello! One of my favorite holiday craft projects is the 2-5-7-10 treat box which I learned from Beate Johns of Splitcoaststampers some time ago. I have made a lot of these over the years, but the ones for this year are a bit more special. It is a DT project I made for BHC and it was in line with my theme Chalkboard Christmas. Basically, the base is black and it has a chalkboard element to it.

You can find Beate's tutorial here.

I punched the edge of the flap of the treat box with Martha Stewart's Edge Punch Floral Lace. This puncher is really pretty.

I threaded a length of gold ribbon which a friend gave me to close the treat box.

Whenever my friends and colleagues buy cakes with ribbons or receive gifts with ribbons, they would always give me the ribbons to me. They know that I horde all kinds of things for my craft projects. Hehe.

 

There is nothing much going on on the treat boxes. I did not put my usual embellishments. Instead, I stamped on some diecuts and smudged the diecuts with soft pastel to make the chalkboard look and adhered them on the front of the boxes. That just completed the box. 

I forgot to singe the tips of the ribbon before taking the photos. If you want to make them and you are planning to use silk ribbon like I did here, don't forget to singe the edges because they would eventually unravel. You don't want all the ribbon to disappear.

When you are done with the boxes, you can put chocolates and small gifts inside. I am going to use these treat boxes to hold several Nestle chocolates and mini notebooks for my friends at my previous job. I hope they like them. See you next time! Thank you for stopping by.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Prestige Board Paper Zulu Black, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Pink Paisley 6"x6" paper pad Merry & Bright and Snow Village, silk ribobn, clear stamp, Tsukineko Brilliance Pigment Ink Pad Moonlight White, Gallery Soft Pastel White, ticket punch, foam tape, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Five, Cuttlebug Machine V2

DT PROJECT FOR BEE HAPPY CRAFTS: Mini Christmas Treat Bags

Hi again! You already know by now that my theme for the month of October is Chalkboard Christmas. Here is another project for the holidays.

I used the Shimelle True Stories dies to make the little bags. I wrote the sentiment on the banner diecut using a white pigment ink pen and smudged soft pastel on the surface.

And that was that. Easy, right? You can tuck a folded bill there or a pair of earrings.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pink Paisley 6x6 paper pad Merry and Bright, DCWV Chalkboard Stack 12"x12", Shimelle True Stories Dies, Signo Broad Pigment Ink Pen 0.7 White, Gallery Soft Pastel White, My Favorite Things Die-namics Mini Doily Circles Dies, Cuttlebug Machine V2