Move to the inner vertical white lines and again, brush several ‘layers’ of water on the white lines.

Make sure you only apply water to these white lines, right between the tags, it’s where we will tear the paper afterwards and we’ll create a beautiful vintage torn effect. Dip and apply water two or three times on the same horizontal line, until the paper is well saturated with water. You can start with the inner horizontal lines first and simply dip your brush into water, then ‘paint’ with water and follow the white lines between the tags. The torn edges method adds so much character to these hydrangea and lavender tags, so to get things started, prepare a bowl with water and a small brush.īecause I designed the tags having this method in mind, you will be able to use the blank spaces between the tags as a guide line for brushing with water. But today we are going into a more detailed tutorial, because some of you showed interest and wanted to know more about this lovely technique. If you feel that the torn paper edge method sounds a bit familiar to you, you are on to something! 🙂 I’ve mentioned this method before while making the DIY Botanical Labels or Tags (with 3 types of borders). I used cardstock and regular paper, so I can give you the insights on both. Start by download the beautiful free printables that I created for this project. > Click HERE to Download the Full Size Printable PDF <- Torn Paper Edge Supplies: So feel free to download them both below if you simply can’t decide … and let’s just move to the next step Free Floral Tag Printables If I would have to choose a favorite, it would be really, really hard! I instantly fell in love with them … and I’m hoping you will love them too! I wanted to create the idea of a ‘Carte Postale’ (French postcard), so I added a few other small elements like stamps, handwritten elements and even some music notes to complete the whole look.

I designed the Hydrangea and Lavender vintage tags with torn edges using a stunning blue hydrangea and this spectacular lavender.

They usually come into my mind when I’m dreaming or thinking about summer, I just LOVE how delicate and gentle they both are! Hydrangeas and lavender are two of my favorites so they were my somehow obvious choices for this project. I wanted something a little bit more colorful this time, with a floral scent, if you wish, something that would go really well with these beautiful days of summer.

Ripped paper effect