GECKO GALZ 14th TAG OF CHRISTMAS by Lisette Baker

Fourteenth Tag of Christmas

Father Christmas

by

Lisette Baker

PRODUCTS USED

Tag

Corrugated cardboard

Neutral cardstock

Scraps of lace, fabric and ribbon

PVA glue

White acrylic paint

Gold acrylic paint

Baby wipe

Glue pen

White texture paste

White fine glitter

Gold fine glitter

Clear chunky glitter

Seam Binding

Antique Linen Distress Ink

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Image from December Magic collage sheet

Die cut numbers – 25

Mini Pine cones

Glue gel

HOW TO MAKE TAG

·        Dry brush white paint onto the base tag – no need to cover completely. Cut the corrugated card so that is slightly larger than the base tag and paint the edges and a border in the same way. Allow to dry.

·        Cover the base tag with scraps of lace, fabric and ribbon – absolutely no need to be neat. Slap on the glue and top with bits and pieces. I crinkled up the ribbon and muslin to create textured creases. Cover with a thin layer of acrylic paint and allow to dry.

·        Brush a layer of gold paint over the white and then rub off with a wet wipe. You are aiming to let the gold settle in the crevices but reveal the white in places. Feel free to apply and rub off a second coat of gold. Once the gold has dried you can lightly brush on a final thin coat of white if you wish. Once the tag is completely dry, adhere to the corrugated card.

·        Mount the image onto neutral cardstock, leaving a small border, and distress and ink the edges with Walnut Stain. Mount onto a second piece of card, once again leaving a small border.

·        Use a glue pen to draw a line around the inside edge of the Santa image and top with gold glitter. Use the pen to scribble glue over the snowy patches of the tree and top with white glitter.

·        Using a spatula, apply texture paste to the border that surrounds the image. Sprinkle on chunky glitter and then white glitter to create a snowy effect. Repeat around the edge of the corrugated card. Allow both to dry overnight.

·        To create the snowy ribbon, rub the Antique Linen ink pad along some white seam binding. Spritz with water and crinkle up into a tight ball. Once dry, tie a quadruple bow. Using a splatter stamp if you have one (or you could splatter with a paintbrush) add random splatters of acrylic paint to the ribbon.

·        Apply the Santa image and numbers using glue gel. To finish, add the bow and pine cones.

Now go to Lisette's blog and follow her or leave her a message on one of her post then email us at geckogalz2014@gmail.com

To claim your stamp of the day!
(this is only good today)

Happy Crafting

Gecko Galz