A Tag for You: By the Numbers

Ebrush Design Team: Barbara Rankin Week 9 Cycle 3

Welcome our newest eBrush Design Team Member!

Hello everyone. Barbara here with my first post as part of the Craftwell eBrush design team. I am so thrilled to be here, and I don't mind telling you how much fun this eBrush is to use! It is a fabulous little machine. While I have done some airbrushing before using monstrous air compressors that were so loud, you could not hear yourself think, this little gem is so much quieter, and has several settings from low, medium, to high air pressure. It is so convenient to use and store, too, unlike the monstrosities I have used before. I cannot say enough good things about it. So let's play!!!!

This month, we are pairing up with products from Teresa Collins. I get to play with three different die sets, and I used something from each one of them for my tag!

After cutting the honeycomb from manila card stock, I used it first as a stencil to make background layers.

Move the die cut around the page, spraying Copic markers with the eBrush by Craftwell. Keep your images random and uneven for best results.

BG72

BG34

YR23

B34, BG72

Script stamp from Bo Bunny set with Forest Moss distress ink

Airbrush these colors until you like it.
Stamp Finnabair Crackle randomly with Vintage Photo distress ink.

Stamp Blips randomly with Black Soot distress ink
Airbrush edges with 100 Black

Airbrush R85 in a few spots

Cut paper into a tag shape, approximately 8-1/2" by 5" wide, and set aside. Die cut a butterfly from manila card stock.

Airbrush edges with Black 100

Y17 and YR23

B28 around edges, softening as you move inward

Die cut the numbers from manila cardstock and airbrush them in a similar fashion as the butterfly. I added a white edge with a white craft pen to help it stand out better against the background.

Die cut four tattered flowers from coffee filter paper. Airbrush each as shown.

V11

YR23

V15

Offset two petals for each flower.

Trim the edge of the honeycomb die cut unevenly, then adhere to center of tag. Add flowers, butterfly, numbers, and gold leaf ribbon trim, as shown. Punch a hole and add eyelet to top center of tag. Add jewel stickers to butterfly body and flower center.

Use the negative of the butterfly die cut (the portion left in the card stock piece after cutting out the butterfly) as a mask and airbrush Warm Gray No. 5 through the opening, lower right and upper left.

Airbrush with Warm Gray No. 5

The illusion of butterfly shadows

Lastly, pretty yarns were added through the tag hole to finish it off. See photo of finished tag at top of post.

Supplies Used:

Craftwell eBrush

Teresa Collins Project Dies

Today
Remember This
Honeycomb

Copic Markers

BG72
B34
B28
YR23
Y17
Y38
YG23
R85
V12
V15
100 Black
Warm Gray No. 5

Rubber Stamps

Finnabair Crackle
Bo Bunny It is Written
Hero Arts Blips

Manila card stock
Tattered Flowers die (Sizzix)
Coffee filter paper
Gold leaves ribbon trim
Jewel stickers
Yarns

And here is a picture of my sweet tool! Is that not just amazing... how small it is and totally easy to use. And you can use all of the most common markers on the market, so there are just no limitations with this fabulous tool!