Sun, Sand, Sea Tag

      Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing a fun, mixed media tag made with real shells and sand. 

     The colors were inspired by the August Color Challenge at Lindy's Gang. 

     The first step was adhering torn strips from an old dictionary onto my tag. Then I applied white gesso through some zigzag stencils, and used a palette knife to create the sea. The larger zigzags, done with the Tim Holtz (Zigzag) Stencil, were embossed with Lindy's Gang (Purely White) Embossing Powder, and the smaller ones, done with the Distressed Patterns Stencil from Creative Embellishments, were embossed with Lindy's (Silver Moon Turquoise) EP. 

     After applying a torn piece of textured paper onto the bottom for the sand, I colored the whole background, with Lindy's Gang Sprays (Ocean Breeze Blue and Treasure Island Aqua) and Magicals (Bling-y Blonde and Guten Tag Teal). The rope was adhered with Prima 3D Matte Gel, and sprinkled with sand. Perfect spot for the cheesecloth, shells, and stars! The chipboard "S" was colored with Lindy's Magicals (Bling-y Blonde and Guten Tag Teal), and embossed with (Starbright Gold Green and Sassy Sapphire) Embossing Powders. 

     All of the stars were made from paper clay using the Finnabair (Star and Moons) Mould. Then I painted them directly, without any primer or gesso, with Lindy's (Bling-y Blonde) Magical mixed with water, and (Treasure Island Aqua) Spray. After drying, I did it again with another coat. Lindy's Gang (Sassy Sapphire) Embossing Powder was added along the raised areas of the stars, and the rest were embossed with LG (Starbright Gold Green) EP. All of the texture I created with the white gesso was embossed with LG (Purely White) EP, using a clear Versamark Embossing Pen. As you can see, I also added sand over the textured paper, and around the stars and shells with Prima 3D Matte Gel. 

     The black netting on the back was recycled from some fruit (I ALWAYS save those), and carefully embossed with LG (Sassy Sapphire) EP. If you use your heat gun too closely it will melt the netting, so keep that in mind if you try this out. 

     

     I finished it up with some cheesecloth dyed with Lindy's Magicals (Bling-y Blonde and Guten Tag Teal).

     Thanks so much for your visit, and take care! 

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Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ August Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products:

Sprays ~ (Ocean Breeze Blue, Treasure Island Aqua)

Magicals ~ (Bling-y Blonde and Guten Tag Teal)

Embossing Powders ~ (Purely White, Starbright Gold Green, Silver Moon Turquoise, and Sassy Sapphire)

More Than Words ~ August Mini Challenge "Sun"

Country View Challenges ~ Beside the Seaside

Art Sandbox ~ Art from Nature Sand

Allsorts Challenge ~ Summer Fun

Creative Artiste ~ #63 Anything Mixed Media Goes

A Vintage Journey ~ Tag You're It!