Go ahead dear, try me.... by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone! 

Hope all is well- please enjoy the art tag for my project today-

To start this tag, I used a large make up brush to apply several colors of pan pastels for the whole background.

I then stamped the beautiful witch/ fairy once on the tag and again on cardstock. I didn't  want to have to cut out around the tiny stars on the crown... 

I stamped the Christmas ball on a bit of mylar plastic wrap for the iridescence to look like a bubble.

 Then I used a stencil to make more bubbles on the tag using a white gel pen and then colored them on edges with colored pencils. also, you can see how much of her crown I left on the layer girl.

I painted the layer girl with distress spray stains and then got to work gluing on all the holographic stars.

Once that was done, I glued her onto the tag. Before gluing her down, I glued the mylar bubble on the tag.

I used a sparkle gel pen to color her crown, staff and necklace. Then I just needed to make the phrase on transparency on the computer. I used clear tape to stick those pieces down.

And that is it! Was A fun tag to make.

0Stamps used:

Christmas ball    9234

Beautiful witch/ fairy   10666

Other supplies:

Tag

Pan pastels

Sparkle gel pen

White gel pen

colored pencils

Holographic stars

Mylar gift bag wrap

Suitcase girl by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello all- hope you're not melting and have some place cool- With all the Halloween in stores now that's where my mind is so here is an art tag reflecting that. Enjoy.

For this tag, I started by spraying distress spray stains on the tag. I dried it then put some water drops on it to take off some of the ink. I dabbed with a paper towel. once dry, I used texture paste and a stencil to do the raised background of skull and crossbones. 

While that dried, I stamped and cut out and painted the girl in the suitcase. I used foam tape on the back of the girl  for dimension.  I put her on the tag and then fond the words from a Tim Holtz sticker book Halloween. 

I used ATG tape for the word stickers as the heavy texture of the background was too much for the adhesive that comes on the stickers. needed something stronger.

Fun tag to do and really getting me in the mood for fall. 

or at least less hot weather. Stay cool, Stay safe, and don't forget to put water out for all the animals and insects.

Stamps used:

Lady drinking tea in a box      20080

Other supplies:

Texture paste

 Crossbones stencil- TH

Distress spray stains- TH

Halloween sticker book- TH

summer mornings by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone! 

My project today is an art tag. Early summer mornings is the inspiration. I hope you enjoy.

I started by spraying the tag with water.Then I sprayed on some yellow, then orange , then pink. 

next I did shaded lilac and last salvaged patina. I blended with a paint brush and then dried with a heat tool. 

Next I did all the stamped images with a black versafine ink pad.

I went on to use a white gel pen to make all my white sparkles and highlights on the water and the foliage. I used a glitter pen to make some extra sparkle highlights as well. Last, I used white pan pastel to add the morning mist to the scene. I am really happy with the colors of this one.

Stamps used:

Pier or dock       19716

Man fishing silhouette     19715

Dandelion silhouette    19330

Dragonfly   9830

Other supplies:

Distress spray stains

Glitter gel pen

 white gel pen

white pan pastel

Catch a man..... by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone!

I made an art tag for my project on the blog today-enjoy-

I started this tag by stamping the lady with the ax. I inked everything but the ax head, leaving that off so I could stamp the  net instead. Then I painted the images. I used a sparkle gel pen for the net rim and handle and her jewelry.

I then Painted the background using salvaged patina spray stain and old paper oxide spray.

Last I made the quote on transparency from my computer. A fun tag that can be used for a book mark or gift tag or any thing else you want.

Banksy Salvador Dali street artist       19941

Lady with ax      856

Butterfly net     16897

Other suplies:

Salvaged patina distress spray stain

Old paper distress oxide spray

Computer generated quote

Happy Birthday by Tracy Blackwolf

Hello everyone!

Today I made a quick card- great for those older folks!! lol

I stamped the woman first and then made a mask to place over her so I could stamp the cake "behind " her.

Then I stamped the fire around the cake. I used the fire breathing dragon but only used the flames.

I needed more candles so I used candle small to add to cake. Once the ink was dry, I painted the background fist using black disstress spray stain as a water color. I left room for the flames by leaving blank space that I filled in with flame colors. Then I finished painting in everything else.

Last I added the happy birthday sticker. 

I hope you enjoyed this quick funny card.

Stamps used:

Dragon breathing fire ( I used the flames only)  7683

Birthday cake missing slice   12332

candle, small   4212

screaming lady   18765

Other supplies:

Distress spray stains

Tim Holtz stickers

card stock

Happy Holidays By Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello all! My card this week is a winter card- hope you enjoy.

I began the card by stamping the house and then the trees on either side. 

I used Dr.PH Martins bleed proof white for snow on everything. I used it pretty thick. I let dry overnight as I was done for the day.

Next I used the colors you see in the photo for the sky and some on the ground. I kept adding and playing until I was happy with the result.

Next I used neon acrylic paints for the holiday lights. I dabbed a tiny bit on of each color. The paint is not in the best containers so the paint started to dry and was a bit thick in some of the pots. It worked out well for the application though. I then took a fan brush and dipped in water and then into the Dr PH Martins white again and splattered it all over for the snowing look. It does dry fairly fast so then I added the smoke from the chimneys with white pan pastel. I added more snow to the trees and ground to get the look I wanted. Last, I stamped the coyote/ wolf/ dog to complete the scene. Then layered on to card stock for the finished look. 

Stamps used:

House lg.     9864

Howling coyote silhouette.     19709

Straggly pine trees.     19582

Other supplies

Dr PH Martins bleed proof white

Neon acrylic paints

Distress spray stains

Never too old….. by. Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone!

Today I made an art tag for my project. Fall is in the air and that, for me, means Halloween!!

Enjoy the tag.

So for this, I sprayed the tag with antique linen spray stain. Then I put on a bit of lost shadow around the edges. Then a bit of vintage photo. 

Next I stamped the doll and then the candle stamp around the doll. And then the spiders. Next I started to color everything in. I used a paint brush and Distress spray stains for that.

For the white, I used Dr. PH Martins bleed proof white. I added some black soot watered down around the edges of the card o darken it a bit. For the yellow glow around the candle flames, I used yellow pan pastel.

I used some straight pins for a 3D effect in the doll. And for the phrase I used TH chitchat stickers.

Last, I layered the tag onto black cardstock.

Fun and creepy!

Stamps used:

Burning candle. 12996

Sitting vol doo doll.   19739

Spider on web line.  19263

Striped spider.  19508

Supplies:

Distress spray stains;

Pumice stone, lost shadow, vintage photo, antique linen, black soot, aged mahogany .

Dr. Ph Martins. Bleed proof white

Pan pastel yellow

hell is empty.... by Tracy blackwolf

 Hello all-I made a card for todays blog- its a bit dark but its how I feel...Hope you like it anyway..

For this scene, I sprayed some Distress spray stains for the background As I envisioned my scene- sky, grass, earth, under world...

I had to fee hand the hell scape- Which I'm not great at which is why I stamp. Lol.

after getting the inks where I wanted them, I went in with some black pan pastel and a soft brush to darken hell scape. I then stamped the devils so they look like they are emerging into our world.

I then painted  them red and added flames to the hell cave. Also I stamped the trees in the background.

I went over the whole scene with watercolor pencils to add to the details and depth of the scene. I also kept adding to the dirt piles the devils are emerging from until I was  happy with the look. 

Last, I used my computer and transparency to get the phrase.

I added a bit of 'smoke' rising from the devils with pan pastel black. I put the phrase on and done.

Hope you enjoyed! 

Stamps used:

Devil   19905

Fir trees silhouette   19723

 Other supplies:

Distress spray stains

Watercolor pencils

black pan pastel

multifarious card stock

  

Ring of fire by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello all!

I made a card today -I'm loving doing landscapes lately... hope you enjoy.

I've been wanting to do a volcano for a while now and finally got around to it.

I used multifarious smooth and supreme card stock about 4" x 8" and stated by using one ink color at a time and swirling on the color with the brush. I left a highlight or light area as you can see.

Next I stamped the volcano image and then used distress oxide black soot around the edges and to extend the volcano to the bottom of the card.

I kept adding black soot oxide around the edges of the card. I switched to regular distress ink pad black to work my way in further as its more transparent and what I wanted for the look as I still wanted some orange to show through. Next I stamped the rock vista stamp to get more mountain scene but I only used the bottom half of the stamp.

I also used the spray stains shown to create the hot clouds, just put on with a brush. Then I needed some bright color for the lava.. I wanted it to look hot so I used some neon acrylic paints and a small brush to put them on. also, the white smoke I put on with a brush and white pan pastel.

Next it was time for the white highlights. I used Dr.Ph.Martins bleed proof white. I put it on with a very small brush. This stuff is fantastic! It stays white! After I got all my white hot whites on, I used the white pan pastel to make more smoke. Then I stamped some trees and finally mounted my card onto layers of cardstock to finish it.

I hope you enjoyed. It was a fun card to make.

Stamps used:

Volcano erupting    18151

Rock vista         1169

Skinny fir tree    19790

Other supplies:

Distress oxide ink pads- Ripe persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Black soot

Distress spray stain-Spiced marmalade, crackling campfire

Distress ink pad- Black soot

DR. Ph. Martins bleed proof white

Multifarious smooth and supreme card

Neon acrylic paints

Pan pastels- Black, white, orange, yellow

Moonlight trees by Tracy Blackwolf

Hello everyone!

Here is my card for the project today~

For this card, I started by Spraying the background with spray stains and using a paint brush to move the color around.

I kept adding colors until I liked the look. once I was pleased, I dried it with the heat tool.

I then, Added stars by dipping the brush in picket fence spray stain and splattering it onto the card.

For the glow on some stars, I used a qtip and blot it on my white brilliance ink pad, dab some ink off and then dab onto the stars. You want it a bit dry.

I stamped the moon onto glow in the dark printable vinyl using the black Brilliance ink pad. it really is the best ink for that and dries super fast. And  the glow vinyl Must be printable so make sure what you get says that. I use Girafvinyl brand. You can get on amazon. I must admit I'm obsessed with it. Did I mention its sticker paper?! Very sticky- peel the backing off and stick right on!

    

Stick moon to card and then ink and stamp tree on repeat with the black Brilliance ink. I used a fine tip marker to fill in the wee gap at the edge of the moon with the trees. As the sticker creates a bit of a raised edge. 

Then attach to a card to finish and get some light on the card to see the glow!

I hope you enjoyed!

Stamps used:

The moon    20157

Skinny fir tree     19790

Supplies:

Distress spray stains- Picket fence, black  soot, wilted violet, salvaged patina, blueprint sketch, shaded lilac, saltwater taffy, cracklin campfire, Squeezed lemonade

PRINTABLE glow in the dark vinyl sticker paper by Girafvinyl ` amazon

Brilliance pigment ink pads` Graphite black and moonlight white. They are a brand of pigment ink that will dry on slick surfaces.

Q-tip