May Tag (and not the washing machine!)

I’ve been wanting to experiment more with my Distress Stains, so when I saw that Tim Holtz’s May tag used them for its background (tags of 2013), I figured now was the perfect time. I followed the detailed steps outlined on Tim's Blog to create my tag. The wings in the picture have primarily green hues in reality, but the camera flash made them appear quite purple :)

After applying pieces of Remnant Rubs and removing the excess with a sanding grip, I dragged my tag through pools of Distress Stains. Using Archival and Distress inks, I then stamped several images and inked the edges with Distress Inks. I wanted to try the rubs on other surfaces, so I painted a metal number and coated the inside of a corked vial with Distress Paint before applying the rubs to them. I think the rubs add an interesting dimension to the embellishments. The wings were created by stamping them with archival ink onto the top of several layers of iridescent Easter basket cellophane that I fused with a warm iron. They were layered over a cardstock base that had been inked with Distress,  highlighted with Stickles, and attached to the tag with Glossy Accents. I embossed metal foil tape with the Riveted Metal embossing folder to make the armored bodice. A patina muse token was attached to my stained and stamped crinkle ribbon to complete the tag.

My husband thinks my tag is somewhat strange, but I prefer to think it has Steampunk flair!

Materials used:

manila tag
Distress Stains (Broken China, Faded Jeans, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint)
Numbers Remnant Rubs
Distress Inks (Broken China, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo)
Stampers Anonymous (Regal Flourish, Haberdashery, Life’s Possibilities)
Picket Fence Distress Paint
Idea-ology (Metal Number, Corked Vial, Muse Token)
Stickles
Iridescent Easter basket cellophane
metal foil tape
Tim Holtz Sizzix Riveted Metal embossing folder
crinkle ribbon
Glossy Accents
sanding grip