Canvas by the Yard
This idea came to me when I noticed that one of Prima Marketing’s new CHA ’09 release products was canvas tags. I nearly choked when I saw how much that they were charging for them and I thought to myself that I could easily make my own, and just maybe make them even better! So I went my local fabric store and bought a couple of yards of fairly heavy duty canvas. Originally I experimented by cutting out tag shapes and blotting them with Tim Holtz’s alcohol inks. This turned out to be a total disaster!! Blending solution was useless and I was unable to spread the color evenly so I tried “spritzing” the tags with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Maya Mist, Ranger Color Wash, Copic airbrush and my most favourite was Walnut Ink by Tskinuko. I even used a number of masks which turned out really cool! I found stamping them worked well, but only in darker colors and well spaced wording and images, as the fabric tends to cause the ink to bleed a little. Next, I distressed the edges with ink or paint and frayed them with scissors. Lastly, I punched a hole in my completed tag and adhered a large islet or grommet to the top and then added a coordinating ribbon. Later on in the day when I was working on a 12x12 layou,t a 5x5 scrap of canvas I had been experimenting on caught my eye and I decided to use it as a matte for my photo. The colors matched the rest of my page and it added the textured look I was aiming for. I needed to use a heavy duty tape to adhere it evenly (do not use a liquid glue to adhere) and must be washed before using.Below is an image of that final LO and some of the tage that I created.
Pro’s: Cheap! I paid about $5.00 yrd, adds texture to your page, makes a really cook tag!
Con’s: You need to wash material before hand,some ink cause bleeding and detailed stamps are ineffective, rub-ons may lift off easily if they are cheap