MIXED MEDIA MONDAY on Friday - Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #204

Technically, this post is supposed to go live on Monday the 12th. But the deadline to enter a challenge is today so I'm scooting in under the wire.

I love taking part in challenges. While I've had good intentions in the past, I've never gotten very far.

Challenges are a good thing. They encourage us to stretch our wings and we can be inspired by what others are doing.

This week I'm at Crafty Cardmakers. Challenge #204 encouraged us to 'Get Inky/ Messy. While my tag doesn't look very 'messy', there was a fabulous shade of Metalic Amethyst infused Gesso on my mat. After creating the background for the tag, I brushed the remaining gesso on the 2-page spread in my junk journal designated for all things purple. Then I spritzed water on the mat and swiped a piece of white cardstock through the remainder to clean up my work surface. Nothing went to waste.

This tag also applies to the Word of the Year challenge on SplitcoastStampers.  My word is ACHIEVEMENT - or forms thereof. We were to make a piece of Quote Art. 

I was inspired to do a large tag by one of the gals in the Splitcoast challenge. She is using a 4x12 tag. I went with a 4x10. When I'm done this year, I'll bind them into a tag book.

I cut a 4x10 tag from a manila file folder. I mixed the white gesso with the FolkArt Metallic Amethyst then brushed the entire surface of the tag. After the tag had air-dried a few moments, I gave it a spritz with watered-down Folk Art Metallic Antique Gold

This next part may scare a couple of you. Shhh don't tell Tim Holtz this next step.

I cut his Wings embossing folder apart! Then I set it back together, aligning the folder so the image nested properly. Then I taped the folders together on one side to create a hinge. This allows me to place the embossing folder anywhere along the tag I want and still have everything line up properly when I close the folder.

After running through the Vagabond, I brushed  Brilliance Moonlight White Ink using a finger dauber over the raised surface of the wings.

Remember that piece of white cardstock I used to clean up my mat? I cut an oval from the Stampin' Up! Stitched Framelits, using the largest oval. I used alpha-stickers from The Paper Studios to spell Achievement. The gold star was from my stash.

I laid down a strip of washi tape from the new Stampin' Up! Myths & Magic collection.  then glued the oval over top. The heart lace edging at the bottom was from a sticker pack I bought at $ Tree several years ago. 

The image is the focal point for this tag. I found the quote on the internet. After cropping the quote out, I printed it on vellum. I tore the edges then glued to the tag. The fibers are from my stash. I thought they paired well with the colors and the wings.

I'm happy with how the tag turned out. Our next one is to do a collage about our word. Hmmm this one is going to take some thought.

Remember to come back next Monday when we have our own Color Challenge! But I'll be here tomorrow with a Tea Pot Tuesday card. Come be inspired!