I intended to create a crackle background in this tag, but my crackle paste had dried up in it's pot, but not giving in I decided to attempt to create the look in a different way. I had a colour palette in mind, having seen a mood board I wanted to work with. I had already chosen the MDF tag that I wanted to use, so I set about with a coat of black gesso. After drying, I spread Finnabair icing paste in Fire Ruby through a stencil & allowed to completely dry! Then using DecoArt Acrylic Paint in Purple Passion, I painted the whole tag but before it dried, I rubbed it over again with a damp cloth. Because the icing paste is glossy, it allowed me to wipe the paint off .... Voila faux crackle effect, I think I will be using this technique a lot.
I chose a vintage photograph, it's possibly a Tim Holtz, which I grunged up a bit more & I had a piece of daily that needed using, but I didn't like how flat it looked, I wanted a bit of height. So, I have it a couple of thin coats of WOW embossing powder using detail clear & vintage rose, while still warm I gently pleated it, gluing in the shape of a fan.
After gathering a few embellishments & trinkets, which included paper roses, charms, broken jewellery, beads & faux pearls. I began glued them all in place using gel medium & added a tassle.
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