Instructions 

Step 1: Gather your supplies! Choose your favorite Gloss colors and some tags of various sizes. I chose 3 warm colors (Magenta, Lemon, & Tangelo) and 3 cool colors (Sage, Turquoise, & Lapis) plus white. 

Step 2: Spray or splatter Glosses on the tags. Let the colors run together to make interesting patterns and texture.  

Step 3: Before the tags dry, gently lay a stencil overtop of them and spray with White gloss. This will add the stencil pattern in a more subtle way as the gloss mixes. Let the tags dry.

Step 4: Using botanical stamps and some like colors, build layers on your tags by adding some stamping to the tag backgrounds. Here, Dylusions Archival Inks were used. 

Step 5: Next, stamp some botanical images onto white copy paper or cardstock, then fussy-cut them. 

Step 6: Using similar colors as the tags, add some stenciling to pieces of typed ledger paper. We’ll use this to build our tag focal points. 

Step 7: Layer the fussy-cut botanical stamped images, images from transparencies, and the stenciled papers together to create focal points. Use Heavy Matte Gel Medium to adhere to the tags, or staple with a stapler. Add some phrases as well. 

Step 8: Splatter the tags with Gloss to finish them off!

 Hello! My name is Laura Dame, and I have been a mixed media artist for 9 years now. I love to play and experiment in my art journals, and also enjoy dabbling in abstract, collage, and floral artworks. My family and I currently live in Austin, TX, and you can often find us out camping or enjoying nature. You can find me on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram at @lauramixedmedia. Check out my website for more information and artwork.