Today, I'm making vintage style gift tags.
Here's what I used:
a bunch of tags
Archival ink
a Christmas stamp
Distress ink
Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint
Craft mat
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE62DD-iLh-q3Hn3EYZD6uMqHeiYcplM9n2y-PdAaKaRm4w9FOdtshK8yxOpIVqcRCDVO4PNL_IJZ0JAjRlK95sKQStv4sYeqfh8UsKVg2wnmQuTgEEBnSylw53xHmivVapJ0KBBhd_4/s400/Vicki1.jpg)
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After, I painted on some Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint.
I used two coats but mine needed watering down and I think I made it too watery, so you may need only one coat. The tags will curl but flatten when dry.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9DrO8K8yWIvqbEVoLOSUlBupgOrbv3RuPmu7B5kU7c9y8azj8zJ8YU3wUMSpjRPyfVA5FdIvW0dCMlS1OKzkj2y0EuB5kEBAZE2k0U151voA58GX4ynGN477NePMNEz0bsdcOK5nvvo/s400/Vicki3.jpg)
Here's a close up of the crackle effect.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZJboaTVHN5Y0KPNEIDDOXPhS1HgkJqFc8iu_CRWOrdosczuCfKkWXzYN-_tJPOPz6YUpr0ZeGWyNblT9_nCKJpSG-wOO6ksLnBe_MmkYSCSUP6nYlcI1T7DYuw0J6pG86QM4PXrVpy4/s400/Vicki4.jpg)
You can stop there, but I wanted to grunge it up a bit. So I sponged on some Vintage Photo Distress ink (can you tell I've had this ink forever?) and wiped it off with a paper towel. That leaves the ink in the cracks.
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Here's the finished tag with some twine added.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMdS4qgQfmp-1uaN7B62M__uBqO0Wo_PKKhV6q_wBgSXIYNpwuFvDnAUFTSJkeJw2AxIAMEhzigOMxUcnl1tXNgQRQUyZmO5Ik8rUfLQ_tSULiLFAjuw7S0L65sqw26BKSVqu7ksy7ds/s400/Vicki6.jpg)
Thanks for following along!!! I hope you will give it a try.
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