Today I’m sharing a small mixed media tag project I put together using a vintage-inspired palette and a few of my favourite products.

This is a layered tag made with a soft pink and neutral base, a focal image in sepia tones, floral clusters, and some textured embossing details. I built the whole piece around a very simple idea: keeping the composition busy in texture, but still clean enough for the focal image to stand out.

Tips & tricks from this project:

1. Build layers first, details later
Don’t start with embellishments. Build your base with papers and texture first. Everything else sits better after that.

2. Stick to a controlled colour palette
Even when working with mixed media, I try to stay within 3–4 main tones. Here it was pinks, oranges,  and a hint of brown.

3. Use mummy cloth or fabric scraps
It’s one of the easiest ways to soften a project that feels too “flat” or too harsh.

4. Don’t overthink embellishment placement
I place things, step back, and adjust. If it feels forced, I move it. That usually works better than planning everything in advance.

5. Wax is your finishing touch
A light layer of wax (like the Foundry Wax I used here) helps unify everything and takes away that “too new” look.

Overall, this was a very intuitive build. Nothing too complicated, just layering textures and letting the materials do the work.

Sometimes simple combinations give the strongest results.