By the light of the moon

I had a complete and total BLAST making this tag.  I would have let Edgar tell you about it, but there is just so much I want to share with you and he would probably mess it up :).

Now- where to start?  How about that moon?  I created that using the Viva Decor Crystal Gel.  The official name of this color is orange gold.  However, my name for it is orangy gold goodness, much more accurate :)

First I used a paintbrush and put about an 1/4 inch layer of the Crystal Gel onto wax paper.

I then, immediately, pressed some gold beads into the gel and left it to dry.

Once it was dry, I peeled it of the wax paper and trimmed it to a circle shape.  EASY PEASY!!!

Now, this wonderful element at the bottom of the tag?  Also EASY PEASY!

First, using a paint brush I pressed the Crystal Gel into the silicone mold and then smoothed off the excess with a piece of cardstock.  Tap the mold lightly on the table to help eliminate air bubbles.

Let the gel dry several hours or overnight, then pop out the elements (btw, this is only HALF of the mini lace mold)

I then grabbed my acrylic paint in black and a sponge and covered up the orangy gold goodness color.

After letting it dry, I used the gold from the metallic rubons and rubbed it over the element to help bring out the detail.

Now honestly, would you EVER have guessed this was orange?  See, it doesn't really matter what color gel you purchase because it can become whatever color you would like!  So once, again, my finished tag:

Challenges:
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Alex