{Mixed Media Tutorial} Musical Tag by MariLynn

I used Ethnic Organic Two Stencil

 and 

Mini Mixed Media Backgrounds

to make this musical tag

I started by scribbling makers onto the inside 

of a ziplock bag that I cut down to make a plastic bag book.

I sprayed water over the marker scribbles.

This made puddles of colored water.

I then closed the book and let the puddles of colored water mix.

I carefully opened the "plastic book" and 

placed white cardstock onto the surface.

When I lifted the cardstock up this is what it looked like.

I let the cardstock completely dry.

 I chose to use the following ARTplorations Stencil:

 Ethnic Organic Two Stencil

To hold the stencil down I used plain tape.

I put the tape on the back of my hand first.

(The oils on your skin make it so the tape

is not as sticky and it won't rip the paper

when you go to pull it up.) 

All taped up and ready to go.

I then sprayed plain water over the stencil.

After removing the stencil when it is 

still a little wet,

you can see the design.

But, the design gets more visible as it completely dries.

 I pulled this piece of designer paper from my stash. 

(the Paper Studio Josephine's miscellany)

I liked the pianos and the music notes,

 but the color in the background 

was too blue and didn't go very well with the

colors on my cardstock pieces.

So I went back to my "plastic book" and
added teal marker scribbles to make
some teal colored water and placed

the designer paper on the surface.

But it looked a little too one dimensional... so

I added some blue

and some brown and green.

This side by side photo shows how the designer paper looked

originally on the right, and on the left side

is how it looked after 'dying" it.

Then I pulled out my all time favorite 

mixed media stamp set. 

Mini Mixed Media Backgrounds

I stamped onto the cardstock using black stazon ink.

I cut out a tag shape out of the designer paper. I traced it

and cut it out with my scissors.

I have an old punch called word window. 

I had black and white pieces of cardstock punched out.

I laid them out to look like a keyboard of a piano.

It was at this point that I was thinking...

"Wouldn't it be cool to splatter some black paint

onto my tag?"

But, I didn't want it on the keys of the piano

so I masked them.

 I finished off the tag by taking the 

two cardstock pieces and taping them

together and cutting a strip. I wrapped the strip with twine.

I added a couple of colored pearls and

I added some ribbon to the top.