My Poinsettia Tag Tutorial.

Hi there Followers, Friends and Visitors,

Not long now until Santa arrives!   Hope you are just about ready for all the festivities lol!   We are nearly there, just a couple of presents to wrap up and some last minute vegetable shopping.   Thank you for your kind comments on my last blog.

Natalie Reeves and Elizabeth Hogarth have very kindly asked me if I would consider doing a tutorial of my choice for their 'Creative Minds, Kind Hearts FB page and of course I said yes, as I do like to share my projects.   As many of you already know, I have been a designer for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts for over 11 years now and I have loved every moment of it.   I have used many of their fabulous, innovative products for this tutorial.   So, let's get started shall we?   Below is a photo of the finished tag.

Die-cut two large tags from white linen card using the Tim Holtz tag die set.   Leave one tag whole and trim away the edges and the top from the second tag, leaving you with a rectangle.

 
Lay the rectangle onto a piece of  kitchen paper and using the green, red and yellow Mixed Media Spray Inks from Imagination Crafts, spray the rectangle, adding a few 'flicks' of water, then blot dry.

 
When dry, lay the Poinsettia  stencil onto the rectangle, holding it in position with some masking tape.

 
Using a metal spatula, spread the Imagination Craft's Structure paste over the design.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.   Wash and dry the stencil, as we will be using it again.

  
The background colours may seep into the structure paste, (which I think looks quite good) but in this instance, don't worry as we will be painting over the surface of the paste anyway.

Take a small piece of bubble wrap and brush a small amount of white Gesso over the bubble surface and dab this onto the rectangle in a few places.   Add a little red Sparkle Medium and some Coral Reef Alchemy Wax  in an odd place or two, using your fingertip.   The warmth of your finger helps to spread the wax evenly.

     
Lay the clean stencil back in position on the rectangle once again, securing to your work surface with masking tape.

  
Using the large stencil brush, stipple the White Gold Starlight Paint over the poinsettias and scrolls.

The more you stipple, the more the paint sparkles, as this action draws the gilding flakes in the paint, up to the surface.

 
Once again, lay the rectangle onto a piece of kitchen paper and spray the  Dark Brown Mixed Media Ink over the Poinsettias.   Remove the excess ink with some kitchen paper, leaving the ink between the petals (bracts), as this adds some depth to the design.   The White Gold Starlight Paint will act as a resist, so the inks on the petal surfaces can be wiped away.

Matt the rectangle onto some red mirri card, leaving a tiny border the the red showing, then matt this onto the large white tag.

  
Using a paintbrush, add a little water to the white Gesso dots and leave for a few seconds to soak into the card.

   
Next blot with some kitchen paper to 'lift' the brown ink from the white dots.

   
Glue the red mirri card eyelet over the hole in the top of the large tag, then thread some gold cord through the hole.

 
Die-cut four snowflakes (cutting one of them in half)  and glue them to the tag front.   Add a small red mirri circle to the centre of each snowflake, (a half circle to the half snowflakes).

    
Stamp the small 'Best Wishes tag (which was given free with a craft magazine some time ago) onto some white card, using a clear embossing pad, then heat emboss with gold embossing powder,

   
Cut out this small tag and make a small eyelet from red mirri card.   I made mine by punching a small circle,  then an even smaller circle from the centre of the first circle.   Glue this to the hole in the small tag.   Add some gold cord through the hole.   Fix this small tag to the large tag, using silicone glue or sticky foam pads, to add some dimension to the finished design.

 
Make a stand from white card and glue to the back of the large tag.

  
This will enable the tag to be stood up and can be folded flat to put in the post..

Well that's it all finished my crafty friends.   Hope you like it.   The products used are pictured below.    The only item not in the picture is the Imagination Craft's Sparkle Medium, which was an afterthought - just can't beat a little bit of sparkle on your project lol!

  
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and wish you all the best for 2018.   Happy crafting!

Please pop over to the Creative Minds - Kind Hearts  Facebook page and see the beautiful cards made by some very talented crafters.

                                                               Love and rainbows,
                                                            
                                                                Hugs   Jennifer xx.
PS. please scroll down a little to find the 'comment' link.  Not sure why it is so far from my post lol!