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When Arielle asked us, the ADFD design team, to choose a favorite image to work with, I knew precisely what to pick. I've loved this image called At the Sea With My Sister since I first saw it, and have been waiting patiently to be able to play with it.
I wanted to do something besides a card, although that will come later. So I pulled out a pale manila tag and printed my image onto a piece of copy paper to see if I could combine the two. Here's what I ended up with:
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It's a layered mixed media piece that started with me applying the copy paper to the tag front with Studio Multi-Medium. The first thing I did was color it with my Copic markers.
I used some watered down Gesso, some washi tape, some TCW stencils & Studio 490 embossing paste, along with some Distress inks and various background stamps. All during the process, I tried not to overlap the printed image too much with any wet product because it causes the printer ink to run. In the end it did run a little, but I think that adds to the finished piece instead of detracting from it.
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Here are a couple of close-ups. I love the way it looks with the linen background stamped on top as a final step. (You can click on any of the photos to see them full size.)
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To finish off the tag, I added a row of beautiful water colored sequins. This added just the right amount of shine to my tag. The newest challenge at the ADFD blog is to ADD SHINE!
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Be sure to visit with all of the design team to see which images they chose as their favorites and what they used to ADD SHINE to their creations!
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That's it for me this week! Are you getting ready for the DARE TO GET DIRTY challenges at Splitcoaststampers? It's a week full of wonderful and fun challenges for Fan Club members! Its starts tomorrow! Be sure to check it out!
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Have a great weekend!

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