French Garden meets Distress Embossing Glaze

Hello Friends,

On Saturday Tim had an "Asked and Answered" YouTube Live that was all about Distress Embossing Glaze. Of course it was super fun and informative (like always) so I decided it would be appropriate to use some Glaze in my make today. 

I created the tag as part of the "10 Ways to use Distress Crayons". 

First adding Collage Strips (large) to the #8 Etcetera Tag with Collage Medium. Once set, add another layer of Collage Medium over the top to seal the paper. Once the Collage Medium is dry, you can add the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to distress the tag. If you get too much crayon you can adjust the color with a wet wipe.

So create our centerpiece, start with a piece of Watercolor Cardstock.

Use a stamp platform and Distress Embossing Ink to stamp. I'm using the French Garden stamp for this tag.

Add multiple colors of Distress Embossing Glaze over the image.

Then lightly tap the bottom side of Cardstock to move the Glaze away from the image.

Slowly slide the Glaze off the paper. 

Emboss the image. Remember, Embossing Glaze has a low melting point, so watch it closely so you don't over melt (you will know because the you will loose all the texture in the glaze). The key is just to tilt the paper so you can see when it melts and keep the the embossing gun moving.

Color the open areas with ink, Crayon or Watercolor Pencils. I used the dip method with Watercolor Pencils, then moved the color around with a wet angled brush. I buy these tiny Ranger brushes because I like that you can use the angle to get into tiny spaces.

Once dry, I used the matching die to cut our the flower.

I love how these matching dies cut so perfectly! 

Let's color some string. I love to use string in my makes (lots of string). I always make an ink puddle with either Walnut Stain or Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Then cut a least a yard of cotton string (sometimes I do more so I have it on hand) and dip it into the ink. I like to swirl it around a bit but try my best to leave some light and dark areas and even some white spaces. If you use too much water you will just end up with string that is all one color. That's okay but I like it better with the variation of color.

Next is the Typed Token. I used Picket Fence Distress Crayon to fill in the recessed words.

I added 3D foam squares to the back of the flower and adhered it to the #8 tag. I nailed the Typed Tag to the Etcetera Tag using an idea-ology Tack Nail (I did not hammer on my glass mat, I just photographed it here). I also added Cello Sticker Tape over the paper and added Crayon around the Tape to grunge up the edges of the tape so you can see it better.

I wanted to a few more details so I added a stamp sticker from Postmarked, Snippets Curator ephemera and more Cello Tape.

This just makes me happy. If you wanted to cut out the hole at the top of the tag, you could just more the stamp to the side and cut the hole...say if you were tying to a gift.

I love the simplicity of the tag with the Embossing Glaze flower as the feature. That French Garden die set is awesome. I see more flowers in the future!

I'll be back later in the week with more tags (just a different kind!).

Thanks for stopping by.
Now carry on,

paula