Wax and Paint.

 

 

A PAINTED TAG .

 

YOU WILL NEED.

 

 card stock

patterned paper

alphabet stickers

clear stamp-or mounted stamp

 ink pad

 paint

candle

glue

kitchen paper/baby wipe

paper to work on

 

Technique.

 

Protect your work surface with scrap paper.

 

Cut the kraft card to a tag shape.

Glue  paper to the kraft tag.

 

 

Dab the tag with the  ink pad-and wipe this around with kitchen paper.

Dab the tag with the  paint and then wipe this around with kitchen paper.

Ink up the rubber stamp 

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Light the candle and carefully drip wax into the top right corner of the tag-quickly and carefully press the stamp fully into the wax-leave to set for five minutes.

 

Carefully peel the stamp out of the wax.

 

 

 

Re ink the stamp

 

Repeat twice more in the middle and bottom right of the tag-inking the stamp well.

 

Relight the candle and carefully drip wax all around the edge of the tag leave to set

 

dab paint all over the wax and rub around with kitchen towel.

 

 

Repeat using the  ink pad.

 

Place the alphabet stickers onto the tag and distress with ink and paint.

 

Comments

[Mandy]

Gorgeous tags!

[Cal]

WoW!! These are FAB!! I'm going to have a go at something like this tomorrow! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Debbie Roberts]

Hunting out candles as we speak, love these tags beautiful.

Debbie x

[Carmen]

WOW! Love this - going to have to go buy candles pronto.