Glassine Dreams & Mermaid (sighs)

Considering all the Tim Holtz opportunities to get some texture, the diversity of options is inspiring… I often think of him as a catalyst to “make everything new – old again”.  My take on texture is both about adding to a surface and (more importantly to me) the taking away what was inherently there.  I absolutely love the look and feel of Glassine paper; the slick impervious surface - both translucent and luminescent - pristine.  When handled (and over handled), every applied pressure, crease and crack marked with waxy opacity. This marred surface is made soft and handsome with the addition of monochromatically coloured adornments (each with their own texture and way of taking on pigment), punctuated with (more glassine) faux tea roses.

Glassine Dreams & Mermaid (sighs)

Time: <2 Hour

Yield:  1 – #8 Tag

Wet Ingredients:

• Ink – Alcohol – Espresso, Mermaid, Teakwood;  Archival - Jet Black

Dry Ingredients:

• Hardware – Arrow, Baubles, Jump Ring, wire Pin
• Other – Glassine Paper
• Ribbon – Crinkle Ribbon

Tools/Equipment:

• Dies – Garden Greenery, Tag Collection, Tattered Pinecone
• Embossing Folder – Book Covers
• Stamps – Way with Words

A Vintage Journey – Challenge #7 Get Some Texture, is sponsored by Country View Crafts

CC3C – Challenge #3 Faux Tea Roses, is sponsored by Inspiration Emporium