Simple Mixed Media Tag with 28 Lilac Lane

By Nancy Nally on June 23, 2016 in Mixed Media, Paper Crafts

Our 28 Lilac Lane embellishment kits designed by May Flaum make the perfect finishing touch for projects like this mixed media tag! This tag thinks “outside the box” with our Paws & Pets kit, using its lovely brown tones as the perfect partner for some vintage style Tim Holtz products.

Supplies:

28 Lilac Lane “Paws & Pets” embellishment kit
28 Lilac Lane “Vintage Findings” embellishment kit
PPA Matte Adhesive
Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations “Tag & Bookplates” die
Tim Holtz idea-ology “Dapper” Paper Stash
Ranger Tim Holtz “Ground Espresso” Distress Ink
Ranger Tim Holtz “Picket Fence” Distress Paint
The Crafter’s Workshop “Mini Harlequin” stencil
Tim Holtz idea-ology “Small Talk” stickers
Tim Holtz for Stamper’s Anonymous “Clock” Wood-Mounted Stamp
Melissa Frances Ribbon
Thread

To make this tag, begin by cutting the dapper man out of the patterned paper sheet. Then flip the sheet over and cut the tag base out of the Tim Holtz paper and glue down the hole reinforcer.

Using the Distress Paint dabber, stencil the harlequin design across the middle of the tag. Once dry, glue the dapper man on top of it. Stamp the clock image with Ground Espresso ink, allowing it to bleed off the edge of the tag.

Lay down an area of glue in the bottom right corner of the tag and spread a random assortment of buttons and seed beeds throughout the area. (In addition to the Paws & Pets kit, I used one ivory button from the Vintage Findings kit.)

Lay down another area of glue in the upper left corner and spread another assortment of seed beads in that area. Loop a short length of the Melissa Frances ribbon through the tag’s hole, and stitch a button through it to keep it in place.

To finish off the mixed media tag, select some phrase stickers from the Small Talk set and place them over the dapper man. I selected phrases that reflected the man’s confidence and effortless sense of personal style.

Our pre-coordinated 28 Lilac Lane kits are the perfect quick & easy embellishment for all your mixed media projects. Don’t forget to look past the name to the color scheme, and “think outside the box” about all the wonderful things that they can do!

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