Day 8 Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll & Friends!

Oh my, already Day 8 for Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas Event!

Loll has the cutest tweety birds tag today!

Loll is joined by Julia (Create with Me) as her Guest Designer !  Julia is sharing her Amazing Mixed Media Tag with photos and descriptions of each layered creation:-)

Here is my 8th Christmas tag using a new technique to me...No-Line Watercoloring!

I was inspired by Loll's Day 5 No-Line Beauty!

Thank you again my friend for all your inspiration and your awesome 2017 Tag Event!

I placed my CUTplorations Luggage Tag (large) die cut using Arches Hot Press paper, into MISTI.

Then placed my Penny Black "Berry Kissed" stamp on my tag and on my MISTI.

Stamped with Distress Ink "Tea Dye" so I could see the details of the stamp on my Hot Press Paper.

Then the fun began.  I adding my Distress Inks onto my craft mat and used my aqua painter to color the image using one color at a time.  I used: Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint and Salty Ocean.  I kept adding ink layers until happy with the results.

Next I used a SU Watercolor pencil...dark brown to add veins to my leaves.

Next I die cut my Poppystamps "Old Fashion Merry Christmas" die.  Die cutting  with White CS and Black CS.  Attaching layers and die cut sentiment to tag using Fine Tip Glue Pen and weighting down with acrylic block.

One last step..adding the satin SU Pear Pizzazz retired ribbon.  I am really pleased with the results.  I should have added one more step.  I should have used my aqua painte to spread the Tea Dye stamped layer.  It is a little splotchy,  but does add texture.

The Guidelines for the challenge are that it must be a mixed media Christmas Tag (any style/any size), which includes stamping, plus at least two mixed media elements (techniques or products)

There will be samples by Loll and her Guest Designer until the 17th, but you have until the 24th to link your tags to the challenge;-)  It is so fun and great to get tags done ahead of the holidays!

Happy Holidays my friends.  Hugs

Adding to STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes!

Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black Berry Kissed
Paper: Arches 140# Hot Press. SU Basic Black
Inks: Distress Inks: Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint and Salty Ocean.  

Accessories: CUTplorations Luggage Tag (large) Die.  Poppystamps Old Fashion Merry Christmas Die. SU ribbon retired and Fine Tip glue Pen. MISTI..I did all my watercoloring with my tag in MISTI. Aqua Painter.