Thursday, July 8, 2021

Vintage Art Tag

The theme for the Tag Tuesday challenge blog is VINTAGE.



Vintage is easy when any of the Tim Holtz paper dolls are involved.

I started this tag by die cutting the tag shape from digital printable paper I purchased from Etsy.  I stenciled a brick wall with Transparent Texture paste tinted with Distress Oxide Spray Antique Linen.  It didn’t show as well as I hoped it would so I lightly blended over the bricks with Archival ink Potting Soil.  That was more the look I was after.



I then die cut another tag shape from a sturdier paper, 98lb Canson Mix Media to sandwich the printed papers onto.  I then added my ephemera pieces and inked around the outside edges.



I didn’t need to do much on the back as the paper was doing all the work for me.  I just added some text  with a favorite ‘Curiosity’ stamp and the date.  I also stamped the same text on the seam binding.



Vintage and grunge are a favorite style of tag for me.
This tag challenge runs through Monday the 12th of July.  Come join in the fun.

19 comments:

My name is Erika. said...

You do vintage and grunge so well Annie. Love this tag. The kids are a great TH group. And I agree, TH makes vintage so easy!

Sandra Wright. said...

Beautifully vintage, love the background and the image of the children are so cute.
Thank you so much for joining in with our challenge at Tag Tuesday x

Valerie-Jael said...

Fabulous, vintage tag, love it. The background is wonderful. Thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday, much appreciated, and have a great weekend!

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Love it! I guess I like grunge and vintage style too.

Renee said...

Love your textures!

jenclair said...

Another fun tag! You do backgrounds so well, and this one is perfectly vintage. :)

quiltingbydawn said...

Annie, that’s another winner! The background is great and love the vintage paper dolls!

Lin said...

Those children are so cute! Great tag. xx

Chrissy said...

Fabulous tag Annie, great colours and textures, love the images and details..awesome..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Dortesjs said...

absolutely fab. love texture and old images.

Carol Swift said...

I love vintage and grunge, too. This tag is amazing and the saying on it is totally true. Sometimes I forget to play because life gets in the way. Your card is a perfectly beautiful reminder!

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

What a great tag and love the vintage feel. The sentiment is perfection. Thanks so much for visiting my blog as well.

Lys said...

I love the vintage feel of your tag, Annie. Every detail on its place, great!

Tera Callihan said...

You know I am super in love e with this!! Fabulous ♡♡♡♡♡

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I personally love how you used the brick wall stencil. It turned out great. The TH Dolls always work well with vintage, but the beauty of it all is you created a sensational entry that used standard products, but were so much more when they were put in your hands and creative touch. Impressive work, dear.

pinky said...

Wow Annie, you are amazing! This tag is just so perfect, even the back!! You truly are inspirational! Thanks for sharing with us at Tag Tuesday!
Pinky

Judy McKay said...

Love your vintage tag. I took a peak around your blog and was very impressed with your beautiful art work. Judy

Let's Art Journal said...

Beautiful tag! The vintage style is gorgeous, loving the transparent texture paste in the background - amazing 😁. Take care and happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x

pearshapedcrafting said...

Love that brick wall! Hoping to have more playtime myself soon! Chrisx