The goal was to simply grab distress markers and have fun creating layers and textures!

1. I added gesso to an old book page with a spatula and dried with the heat tool.
2. I layered distress crayons and then with a baby wipe I started blending the colors. I realized the baby wipe was “too wet” so then I put it aside and I used only my fingers. I used the baby wipe only to wet slightly my fingers to help with the blending.
3. I used Distress Gel Matte Medium to adhere the book page to the tag and I ripped off the edge of it. I used the distress tool to distress even more the sides. Then I kept layering colors.
4. I repeated the gesso – dry – blending distress crayon again for a couple of time till I got the background I was looking for.
   NOTE: the distress crayons are forgiving if you act quick. Use a brush and water to remove what you didn’t like. For example I didn’t like the black line and removed it.
5. I then stamped with archival black ink and a mix of Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous stamps.
6. I added some more texture by drawing through a stencil (my favorite one) and then I used another one with ink and blending tool. To add even more texture I used paint through a needle and draw some scribbles around the tag.
7. Sew around
8. Create a little cluster with pieces of paper and stack them together. I cut a little heart just because little hearts are always fun! Then I addes some more markings just to complete the whole thing.
   NOTE : The first version of the tag was like how the video ends, then after adding the ribbon I felt like it was too empty. So I used pieces of paper that I ripped at the beginning and made two little clusters that balanced the whole design.