Luggage Label Art

They're small, quick to do, easy to use (in journals, cards and gifts) and will often give you a burst of inspiration for a new project or technique.

What are they?    Luggage labels!!

It doesn't have to be a polished artwork for you to list on your Etsy store every time. Creating like this simply gives you ideas for what does and doesn't work.

When you don't have much time or you've hit a creative block try grabbing a small luggage label limit your colors/papers & techniques to reduce decision making stress and see what you can come up with.

Materials used for these labels... (which you will probably have to hand in your supplies)

• Luggage tags available at craft stores or make your own.  (This is when a Cricut machine is always handy :)
• Acrylic paints (I chose 4 colors plus white)
• Stencils.  I chose three that I had in my stash.
• Butterfly images (or image of your choice) or photocopies on tracing paper.  Add some paint to the backs of the tracing paper images for a softer feel.
• Sari silk ribbon to finish (optional)

I used my fingers to randomly add paint color to four tags.  When dry added patterns with stencils in a contrasting color along one long edge of the tag.

Then add your chosen imagery.  (These butterfly images were copied on to tracing paper)

Using the end of a paintbrush add paint dots of different sizes

Finish with a colorful piece of sari silk ribbon.

Ta - Da!!