Crafting Festive Holiday Tags: A Step-by-Step Guide Using Polishing Plaster and Shimmering Acrylic Paint
Tis' the Season, friends! Nicole here with magical holiday tags I created using Polishing Plaster and Shimmering Matte Acrylics Paint. I've had these tags in my stash for sometime now and though it was time to do something magical with them...And who doesn't like receiving a fun tag with their presents?
To begin, I used a paint brush to paint the tags using a thin layer of the Beehive Shimmering Matte Acrylics. I just wanted to add a little shimmer to the background. No need to prep the tags with gesso. I'm going to mount two tags back to back to make them thicker once the paint is dry.
I let the paint dry for about 20 minutes. Next, I taped the tags down to the board to prevent them from slipping. After that, I taped down the stencil over the tags. Now the fun part...Playing with Polishing Plaster...my favorite medium!
I chose the Mexican Turquoise and Jack Frost Polishing Plaster to create the snowflakes. I used a palette knife to spread the Mexican Turquoise through the stencil first.
I used a plastic scraping tool to remove the excess Polishing Plaster from the surface and then I put that back into the jar for future use!
After that, I grabbed a palette knife and the Jack Frost Polishing Plaster and dabbed it all over the Mexican Turquoise. I love how pretty these two colors look together...Just wait...
Isn't this beautiful? I especially love the Beehive Shimmering Matte Acrylic for the base. It's just perfect. And the snowflakes...the texture is wonderful.
I used a variety of die cuts and embellishments from Simple Stories' Snow Pine Lodge collection to embellish the tags. I love this collection so much. It's so pretty with the touch of pink! The gems are from Trinity Stamps. I love that they are clear with a touch of blue sparkle!
I hope this inspired you to start creating a few magical tags of your own. Thank you so much for visiting today!
Nic
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