I hope you enjoy creating this easy and fun
SHINE TAG as much as I did creating it!!
Here
is what you’ll need:
Wooden Tag – Bearwithusinc.com
Flower Stamp – Stampendous.com
Dynasty Brushes: Available at thebrushguys.com
(use promo code sandymc for an additional discount)
Black Gold #14, Black Gold 3/8" Angle,
Black Gold 10/0 Liner, Dynasty 300 3/8" Deerfoot,
1/2" Stencil brush, Medium and Small
Mezzaluna (not in picture above)
M2-11 Stencil – sandymctierdesigns.com
Shine Stamp – sandymctierdesigns.com
DecoArt Americana Multi-Purpose Sealer
DecoArt Americana Acrylics – Snow Titanium
White, Bright Blue, and Peacock Teal
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics – Phthalo Blue,
Titanium White, and Yellow Green Light
DecoArt Media Soft Touch Varnish
Misc Supplies: Water basin, paper towels, and
sanding block
Prepping
the Tag:
o Using
the #14 brush, paint the tag DecoArt’s Multi Purpose Sealer and let completely
dry.
o Once
dry, give it a light sanding and remove any dust.
Background:
I used the Americana Acrylics for the background
only. The colors listed for the flower and the rest of the project will be the
Media Fluid Acrylics.
o Load
the #14 brush with Snow Titanium White and slip slap the color along the top of
the tag at an angle.
o Rinse
the brush and load with Peacock Teal and slip slap the color along the middle
section of the tag – again – at an angle.
o Rinse
the brush and load with Bright Blue and slip slap the color along the bottom
section of the tag.
o Rinse
the brush and criss cross the flat of the brush where the Snow Titanium White
and the Peacock Teal meet. Wipe the brush off often to softly blend where the
two colors meet.
o Rinse
the brush and criss cross the flat of the brush where the Peacock Teal and
Bright Blue meet. Wipe the brush off often to softly blend where the two colors
meet.
o Wipe
the brush off and starting at the top of the tag, using little pressure and a
criss cross motion, soften the colors. Wipe the brush off often as you work the
way down the tag.
o Lightly
tap the Deerfoot brush where the colors meet to soften the blended colors. You
can also use a mop – I’m just partial to this Dynasty Deerfoot brush.
o Let
completely dry.
Load stencil brush with Snow Titanium White and wipe almost all of the
paint off on a paper towel. Lay the M2-11 stencil in place and using a circular
motion with the brush, stencil here and there. Let dry.
Flower:
o Load
the stamp with ink and then practice stamp on a scrap piece of paper. This will
let you know if you have enough ink on the stamp. Reload with ink and stamp
flower in place in the bottom left corner.
o Load
the toe on the 3/8" Angle brush with Phthalo Blue and float the color in
near the center of the flower. Come up a bit on both sides of the petals.
o Wipe
the brush off and then lightly bring some of the color up on to the petal.
Don’t go back down to where the color is the darkest near the center – just
where the float stopped.
o Lightly
tap the deerfoot brush where the color stops to soften any line. This will let
it fade right into the petal.
o Let
dry.
o Load
the medium Mezzaluna brush with the Titanium White and wipe almost all of it
off on a paper towel.
o Dry
brush the white in the center of the peals and in between some of the black
petal lines. Switch to the small Mezzaluna to get into those smaller areas if
necessary.
o Load
the 3/8" Angle brush with Yellow Green Light and paint the center.
o Load
the toe of the 3/8" Angle brush with Yellow Green Light and Phthalo Blue
and shade along the bottom half of the center.
o Wipe
the brush off, reload with Yellow Green Light on the toe and add a touch of
Titanium White. Blend on palette – making sure the paint stays on the toe only.
Float color along the top of the flower center.
o Wipe
the brush off, load the toe with Phthalo Blue and paint a small “u” in the
center.
o Load
the liner brush with Phthalo Blue and paint curved lines coming down from the
flower center. Refer to the stamp to see the lines or just improvise. J
o Load
the liner brush with Titanium White and paint small lines for the stamens.
o Dip
the end of the brush handle into the paint and randomly dot the stamens.
o Load
the toe on the Angle brush with Phthalo Blue and shade underneath the petal on
the right hand side.
Load the Angle brush with water and dip into the Yellow Green Light. Tap
the handle of the brush on top of another brush to add some splatter here and
there. Let sit for a minute and then lay a paper towel over the tag and lightly
press. This will tone down the splatter and give it more of a stained look than
dots. Repeat with Titanium White.
Shine:
o Load
the Shine stamp with ink and then practice stamp on a scrap piece of paper.
This will let you know if you have enough ink on the stamp. Reload with ink and
stamp the work above the flower.
o Load
the toe of the 3/8" Angle brush with Phthalo Blue and float the color
along the inside of the star.
o Rub
the small Mezzaluna brush in the center of the star to pick up some of the blue
if it bled too much.
Edge:
o Load
the 3/8" Angle brush with Phthalo Blue and float the color along the
edges.
o Let
dry!
o Run
the Staz-On Ink pad around the edges to darken them up just a bit.
Varnish with DecoArt Media Soft-Touch Varnish
and let dry.
Add a ribbon of choice to your tag!!
CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE FLOWER TO MAGENTA, WHITE, OR EVEN YELLOW for another variation
Have a great day and Happy Creating!!!
Sandy
