Altered Tag Mini Class

I love My Tattered Angels glimmer mists and Tim Holtz' stamps and one of the best ways to experiment and have fun with them is through altering tags. Here's how I altered mine.

I started off with some large manila tags. Mine are about 6" x 3".

I misted the tags with the new Fall colours from My Tattered Angels:

I then inked the edges using Rangers distress inks for definition:

Now for some stamping. I chose a couple of my favourite foliage Tim Holtz stamps and stamped these on the tags as a background:

Next, I stamped and heat embossed my main images in black so they would stand out better. I like how heat embossed images add texture to a layout too. The butterfly stamp and Dream quote stamp are a couple of my favourites from Tim Holtz.

And here's how my completed tag looks:

And here's how my tags look with some hand-dyed ribbons I made myself. I like how each tag is completely unique because the mists are all different.

I hope you enjoyed the mini tutorial. Do share with us your altered tags on the YSS gallery.

If you'd like to re-create a similar tag, check out the YSS store for mists, stamps and inks. YSS will be bringing in the latest Fall glimmer mist colours from My Tattered Angels, as well as those beautiful Tim Holtz rubber stamps. Distress inks are already available in the store now. If you'd like anything you don't see in the store, just let Erica know and she'll do a special order for you.