For the base of my tag I’ve added first a layer of gesso and I let it dry. Then I added a bit of color here and there using a flat brush. I’ve mixed and combine a bunch of Distress Paint and when I was happy with the result, I added a bit of grit paste translucent and crackle.

I let it set completely with no heat tool — i will never stress enough saying that waiting for natural drying time will give you the best result.

Once the paste was set and the crackle were done , I went over and add a bit of distress ink to highlight the cracks and the paste.

With a stencil ive added Tacky when Dry by The Crafter Workshop, I let it dry and then added over a bit of foil. 

The cluster is made with a Photoboot image, mika sheets, leaves from Tim’s last year release and stickers from the ideaology line