This is for Loll's 12 tags of Christmas and what fun it was. I started by rolling white paint mixed with reinkers on the gelli plate, pressed the stencil in the paint and stamped the stencil on the cardstock. The leftover paint on the gelli was used to make another print. I rolled white paint with a few drops of vintage photo and peacock feathers distress ink again and once again pressed the same stencil in it but this time lifted the stencil and printed the first one again onto the plate. Once again added more paint to the gelli, pressed in the stencil with the little squares on it (don't know the name) and printed a third time right over the stencil. I still wasn't happy with all the white peaking through so I airbrushed it with similar colors. I glued heavy duty aluminum foil to cardstock and cut the berry branch and numerals out of the foil. I used Versamark and silver embossing powder for the sentiment which is barely visible. After adhering all the pieces to the cardstock I used blue marbled nail heads to the berries on the branch. Sorry they look black in the photo. I lost daylight before I took the photo and it was a toss between capturing the blue or capturing the silver. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 GMT Views: 3184
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Registered: March 15, 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 11018
Wed, Nov 05, 2014 @ 5:18 PM
Gorgeous Tag Nancy!!! I LOVE the sliver-greens on your amazing background! Your branch looks so cool in the silver (I never would have thought of silver), especially with the nail head berries! Really wonderful tag!!!
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Wed, Nov 05, 2014 @ 8:09 PM
I am just speechless. This is out of this world gorgeous. I really like the die cut tin foil and the tripple geli plate print is stunning. Your color choices with the tin foil are fantastic.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92453
Wed, Nov 05, 2014 @ 8:20 PM
Nancy, everything you do is exquisitely done...and you use color combos that I personally find DIVINE!! Then let's talk about techniques....you have so many in your repertoire and are the master of them all. This tag is GORGEOUS.....and likely might be more treasured than the gift. : )
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 6:55 PM
Oh my gosh Nancy, this is so detailed and special. I keep looking at it and seeing something I missed the first 10 times. No one uses a Gelli plate quite like you Nancy, I am in awe my friend.
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 10:11 PM
Read through all you did to create this masterpiece, and imagining I am there watching each creative step! Your tag is really fantastic and the combo of the silver with the blue and vintage photo ink toned it down a bit, before you added the sentiment - love the swirls down the side! Gorgeous!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!