Seashore tag...

Following on from yesterdays Calico Crafts DT project (Check out the Calico Crafts blog for a look! ), I've made a tag using the same techniques.
This one isn't a layout, so on a smaller scale!

Again, I've used the torn paper niche technique....

I've made a short tutorial on this technique, and I've posted it on the Calico Crafts DT blog so you can all pop over and see how that part was done!!
Once the niche was created, I glued lots of seashore type ephemera (and a bit of lace) onto the  tag, then covered the lot with a layer of gesso. A wash of pale blue and turquoise paint went over the gesso, then I spritzed the lot with silver Glimmer Mist to give a bit of a shine!

A bit of text, and it was finished. I love using scrapbook papers in this way, the printed detail shows through the wash of colour and gives that extra bit of interest! The paper tag is really heavy as its now chock full of glued on shells and the like, so I've stuck it to a tag shaped piece of greyboard for extra strength.

Love Trish xxx