I usually tear piece of paper off of the local Realtors magnetic business card/paper pad that is on the side of the refrigerator or grab a picture and use it as a book mark.
BUT...because I am in the habit of creating something every morning and because I have a big book to start reading, I figured a big book needs a big bookmark.
I was 3/4 of the way into it when I realized that I had not taken any pictures of the process, so here is a brief run down of what I did...
- sprayed ink on a 4" x 9" manila hanging tag and did not like how it looked so I covered the tag with tissue paper here and there.
- Dried it
- LIGHTLY swiped white crackle paint here and there
- Dried It
- LIGHTLY swiped more crackle paint here and there going the opposite way
- Dried it
- LIGHTLY swiped another color of crackle paint wherever and..you got it, dried it.
- Inked the edges
- Tore out a heart and adhered it to the tag
- Dried it
- Sprayed some water on the heart and rubbed off a little of the color using a paper towel.
- Dabbed a little Barn Door ink on the heart
- Dried it
- Added a little red paint to the heart with my finger
- Dried it
- Added Rock Candy Crackle to the heart...and you know, dried it.
- Inked around the edges of the heart with a Black Distress Pen, smudged it around and dried it.
- Stamped my phrase "Create a Life that Reflects your Dreams" using some stamps, and well..ink and then I dried it
- Tied a bunch of trims to the top















Loved the tag - AND the "after the fact" tutorial. Thanks for the entertainment and, always, the inspiration.
Don't think I've left a comment before - always enjoy your posts!
Posted by: Karen | August 06, 2012 at 09:56 AM
Love this tag:)
Posted by: Jean McNulty | August 06, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Love it..ahhh you make it sound so easy Stephanie!
Posted by: Tracy | August 06, 2012 at 03:35 PM
Looooove this! So excited to have you join the IE team!!
Posted by: Kelly booth | August 07, 2012 at 07:23 AM
Beautiful! And thanks for the giggles on spelling out the "Dried It" steps!
Posted by: Marjie Kemper | August 07, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Your Tags and Art are Amazing I'm so Excited you are on the Inspiration Team!!!
Posted by: kelly Booth | August 07, 2012 at 02:33 PM