5 steps to tags with Distress Crackle embellies

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Hello! Today I’d like to share two sets of tags with embellishments that I made using Distress Crackle Paints.

How I made my tags

To make the tags shown above, I started with an empty cracker box (Cheezits). I cut open the box and used it as chipboard. Using a pencil, I traced heart shapes onto the gray inside of the box. And, I stamped Stampers Anonymous K2-1061 wings in black into onto the gray inside of the box. Then, I carefully cut them out.

Technique 1: Distress Crackle embellishments

I took my recycled chipboard shapes and used repositionable adhesive to attach them to some craft sticks. Then I got out a small filbert paint brush and used Distress Crackle Paint to cover each piece of chipboard completely with paint. For the heart shapes, I used Broken China (aqua blue) Distress Crackle Paint and for the wings I used Brushed Pewter metallic Distress Crackle Paint. Then I set them all aside to dry thoroughly, at least overnight if not longer.

Close-up of Distress Crackle embellishments

I used a thinner coat of Distress Crackle Paint on the heart shapes and a thicker coat on the wings. Basically, the thicker the coat of crackle paint, the bigger the crackle.

Technique 2: Dying twine to match

Meanwhile, I got out some manila shipping tags with twine, my non-stick craft sheet, blending tool and foam, and Broken China Distress Ink. I removed the twine from the tag. Then I placed the twine on the craft sheet and applied the Broken China ink to the foam applicator. Then I rubbed the twine with the inked applicator to dye the twine.

Technique 3: Painted backgrounds

While the Distress Crackle embellishments were drying, I also painted the background on the tags. I used Apple Barrel craft paint in Bubble Gum pink. This brand of craft paint has a matte finish. I used a paint brush and applied a thin coat of acrylic paint over the entire tag.

Technique 4: Stamping on paint

Once the painted background was dry, I decided to stamp a flourish design on it. It is important to know that only certain kinds of stamping ink work well with acrylics. The best type to use with acrylics is a permanent ink, such as Staz-on.

I selected Staz-on Cherry Pink and stamped a flourish from the Bella Brush clear stamp set from Fancy Pants Designs. I stamped it once at the bottom of the tag, then rotated the stamp and stamped again at the top of the tag.

Technique 5: Adding border using dimensional paint

Using a piece of scrap cardstock, I used Fiskars Scallop Sentiment (plain scallop) border punch to punch a border. Then I used a pencil to trace that border along the bottom of the tag.

I got out a bottle of Dimensional Pearls in Stream (turquoise). Dimensional pearls are specially formulated to dry so they are raised, hence the name “dimensional”. They can be used to create texture. The paint also has a shiny appearance, even when dry.

I traced the pencil line, using the Dimensional Pearls, to create a border along the bottom of the tag. Then I set it aside to dry thoroughly.

Close-up of Dimensional Pearls border

Finishing the tags

When the Distress Crackle Paint embellishments and the Dimensional Pearl border on the tag were completely dry, I assembled the final tag. I tied the twine into a bow at the top of the tag. Then I used Glossy Accents as a glue, to adhere the Distress Crackle chipboard pieces to the tag.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tagged as: angel wings, Apple Barrel, Bella Brush, Broken China, Brushed Pewter, Bubble Gum, K2-1061, pink, scalloped sentiment, Stream