Saturday Showcase: Stamperia Alice Mixed Media Tag Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Happy Saturday! It's Kathy here with this week's Saturday Showcase. Today I'm sharing a tutorial for this Stamperia Alice Mixed Media Etcetera Tag. While this is not a complete step out tutorial, I do have several great techniques, tips and ideas that I think you will enjoy.

I decided to let my Girly Grunge side and my Shabby Chic side throw a Mixed Media Party for this Saturday Showcase. It's fun to experiment with new product, try new techniques and make a mess!

I began by painting the outer edges of my Etcetera Tag with Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint. While the paint was still wet, I sprinkled it liberally with Seth Apter Dusk Baked Velvet. I let the excess slide off onto a piece of clean paper and put it back in the jar. Then I heat embossed. Adding embossing mediums over wet Distress Paint is a very quick and easy way to add wonderful texture to a project. The wet paint replaces the need for embossing ink, and sometimes it actually cracks or bubbles while being heated, adding even more texture, which I love.

Baked Velvet Mediums heat emboss to a matte finish, which is such a neat look. Next, I dry brushed more Cracked Pistachio randomly over the Baked Velvet. While still wet, I sprinkled Patina Oxide randomly about, then heat embossed. The end result is this incredible weathered wood effect. Yummy!

This photo is a before/after of a bunch of metal embellishments. I tapped the metals with Cracked Pistachio, then heat embossed with Dusk Baked Velvet. While the surfaces were still hot, I sprinkled with Patina Oxide (use tweezers if you touch the metal...it's HOT!) then embossed a second time. Some areas were then highlighted again with paint. I love the patina this created. It also served to give all these varied finishes a uniform look. Now I was ready to go to work on the details of the tag, which you will see in the tutorial below. But first, here are some detail photos for you to enjoy.

This tag flips over to reveal a 4" x 6" waterfall feature. I had to get creative to make this work...and I'll show you how in the video tutorial.

So grab a cuppa and a snack, and let's get our craft on!

Thanks so much for sharing your Saturday Morning with me! I hope you have a lovely weekend, and find some time to get crafty!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

• Stamperia Alice 12x12 Paper Pad
• Tim Holtz Small Etcetera Tag
• Prima Venetian Shutters (out of stock and retired)
• Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint 
• Seth Apter Embossing Powders
  • Dusk Baked Velvet
  • Patina Oxide Baked Texture
• Distress Inks
  • Gathered Twigs
  • Fired Brick Distress Oxide
• Blending Tool
• Prima Spring Farmhouse Flowers (out of stock)
• May Arts Solid Ivory 7/8" Plaid Ribbon
• Burlap String
• Metal Embellishments
  • Antique Bronze Dress
  • Butterfly
  • Silver White Rabbit Charm
  • Time Pieces: A set of Clock Charms
  • Vintage Clock Brooch with Glass Cabochon
  • Silver Tea Cup
  • Antique Bronze Tea Cups
  •  Bronze Jump Rings
  • Bronze Filigree (out of stock, but you could substitute THIS.)
  • Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Hinge Clips
• Opaque Crackle Texture Paste
• Distress Mediums
  • Collage
  • Crazing
• Gathered Twigs Distress Stain

Other Products

• Lilac Lane Shells and Sand Sequin Mix
• Clear Cardstock
• Dries Clear Adhesive
• Stamperia Stencil/Heart and Checkerboard (could not find a link)