A Tag and Train

Tag You're It!

Today I want to share some tag love with you!

I just love creating vintage grungy tags!

Stamps Used:

Row of Numbers

Scribble Circle

Vulcan Locomotive

I chose to start with some scrapbook paper I had left over from a project. I created a 3x6 in tag and used various brown distress inks to ink the edges and add a bit of color through a Tim Holtz layering stencil.

Using Archival ink, I then stamped my row of numbers and my scribble circle. 

To add visual interest I ripped up some scrap pieces of book pages then glued them down.  To make them pop, yet blend i used brown distress ink to watercolor around the edges.  I wanted this piece to be grungy, so added flicks of vintage photo and antique linen distress stain. 

To finish everything I mounted this tag on a piece of dark brown card-stock, and stitched around it.  I stamped my train on a separate piece of paper and inked it to match the tag.  When it was just like I wanted I added some string in the area of the scribble circle and glued the train down on pop-dots. 

The stickers and metal tab I used are both by Tim Holtz

Mail Art PostCard Made Easy

Hello again fellow stampers!!!

It's me Tera here with another fun mail art tutorial. This time I'm sharing a tutorial for a really fun postcard!

I love the look of vintage postcards so to create the vintage look and feel I decided to go with monochromatic colors and vintage looking stamps

I started by using a piece of card-stock that I cut to 4x6 inches... 

Next I laid out all of the stamps I wanted to use:

Coffee Ring Stain 2 3/4 x 2 1/4

Paris Address 1 1/2 x 3 1/4

Waybill / Invoice background

Businessman Silhouette 1 1/4 x 3 1/4

Pipe Smoker On Chair 2 1/4 x 3 1/4

Steam Train 3 1/4 x 2

I used VersaFine ink in Sepia

I started by stamping the man with pipe, I then covered it with a mask. Next I stamped the train slightly overlapping the man with pipe so that it would appear to be coming from behind him. I also added a mask over the train. the business man was stamped next, but I decided not to mask him so that the ledger stamp would show over top of him for more depth. after stamping the ledger in various places and direction I decided to stamp the coffee ring stamp randomly.  Lastly to finish the piece off I stamped Paris address and sponged on ink around the train and man with pipe. Before removing the masks I lightly sponged ink over the white spaces, then drug the ink pad around the edges to finish the complete vintage grunge look.

 Here is what it looks like with the masks in place ^^^

Then here's with out them

I hope this has inspired you to create something fun today!!

Happy Stamping!