Sunday, February 20, 2011

Inspire tag

Working my way through the box of word stamps... this is Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'.  I got the stamp and could not wait to use it.  The look is baroque and saturated, good match for the stamp image.  Here is how to make it:
Stamp 'old German text' directly on the tag with archival ink, let that dry and then use Chipped Sapphire DI to edge the tag. Separately stamp a couple of generations of a 'busy' text on a slightly darker than manila paper (you can see the edge above the stamped image is a little darker than the tag itself) using coffee colored ink. Then over stamp the girl with black archival ink and the word 'inspire' on a scrap. Use pen nibs to lightly color the headband with Chipped Sapphire, the eyes with Bundled Sage, the lips with Worn Lipstick and the cheeks with Spun Sugar Distress Inks. Touch all edge of the girl scrap with Tea Dye using Cut and Dry foam, then adhere to tag. Mat word and on manila scrap, trim to fit inside the girl layer, sand edges and edge with Chipped Sapphire and Tea Dye. Adhere the word to the tag with foam squares. Add a half peal embellishment on the earring and around the tag hole, then thread matching ribbon on the tag.

2 comments:

  1. I am loving this tag and stamp. My bookclub happens to be reading this book, and I would love to make these for them. Can you let me know where to buy the stamp??
    Thank you!

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  2. Stampfrancisco, here is the link:

    http://www.stampfrancisco.com/Product.asp?Sku=24-352&Desc=Pearl+Earring+Lg

    Bertie

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