Hi friends! Carmen with you today to share an easy tutorial for a Steampunk Father’s Day tag.

That’s right Father’s day is just around the corner and you probably already have a gift in mind or picked out, but what about the tag?  I love creating these types of tags because they are like a work of art that can be kept and used for something else. For instance, they make great bookmarkers.

Supplies needed:

• #8 Manila tag
• DecoArt Media Line: Gesso , gel medium and Crackle Paste
• DecoArt Media Line Fluid Acrylics: Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Payne’s Grey
• DecoArt Media Line Antiquing Cream ,Carbon Black
• Andy Skinner Stencils – Incognito and Made to Measure
• Walnut Ink spray
• Vintage book page
• StazOn archival ink
• Letter stamps, small

Tools: Palette knife, makeup sponge, heat tool.

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1.  I first applied gesso to the tag, once dry I adhered strips of a vintage book page with gel medium.  Once dry with a heat tool, I spread the fluid acrylic in Raw Sienna on the entire tag.  To give it a more vintage look I spritzed the entire tag with walnut ink.  I let the puddles accumulate and dried them with the heat gun, I love that look!

2.  Next, mix the crackle paste with Burnt Umber fluid acrylic and apply through the Incognito stencil.  These gears and cracks will really give it a Steampunk look.

4.  Once the crackle paste is air dried, I applied the antiquing cream to the cracks and gears.  After just a couple of minutes, wipe it off with a damp (not wet) baby wipe.  This will leave just enough color in the cracks and around the gears.  I also rubbed some antiquing cream along the edge of the tag.  The man image was made with the Made to Measure stencil and Paynes Grey fluid acrylics, using a makeup sponge to apply paint.

5.  Finally, add the sentiment of your choice.  I stamped Happy Father’s Day in the StazOn ink in Ganache

This is a quick and easy tag to make, but will be so admired and appreciated on Father’s Day.

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Blessings,

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