TIM'S TAG ~ MARCH

I love Tim Holtz' mosaic technique that he is featuring on his March rendition of THE TWELVE TAGS.  Check out his blog to see the actual technique...it's fun, easy and much cooler to see in person than in pictures.

Here is my Spring grungy tag that I made using the mosaic technique.  

My background is some left over Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden paper that I had.  It was pale blue with light brown polka dots and book text on it.  Great background!  I altered it by using Picket Fence Distress Stain mixed with my own Broken China Reinker and water spray. I kept layering more Picket Fence until I got the white washed look I was going for.  Then I attached that altered paper on top of a manila tag that I had distressed using Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Black Soot Distress Inks.  I stamped a grungy grid background from Tim's Ultimate Grunge stamp set.

Since it's almost Spring, I thought it might be fun to make my tag from Tim Holtz' Spring Sprung stamp set.  It's got the cutest vintage bunny, the butterflies I used to create my mosaic butterflies and some great background stamps.  I stamped the flourish randomly on my tag.  The bunny was a two step stamp process.

I used Tim's fabulous new Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Markers to color my bunny's coat right on the stamp.  Then I carefully applied Jet Black Archival Ink to the rest of the stamp.  I stamped it on manila cardstock and it worked perfectly!  Then I colored my bunny's bow and inner ear with Spun Sugar Distress Marker.  His powder puff tail is done with White Flocking with a little glitter mixed in.  He is popped onto the tag using pop dots.

The mosaic butterflies are done according to Tim's directions on his blog.  I used scrap paper from Pink Paislee Butterfly Gardens to create the mosaic "tiles".  One butterfly has darker "grout" than the other one.  That was achieved using a combination of Weathered White and Rust Antiquities Embossing Powder.  The whiter butterfly was done with just Weathered White Antiquities Embossing Powder.  I edged them with a black cats eye, raised their wings and glued them in place.  I like the sentiment "Let Yourself Fly" (from Red Lead Paper Works) and thought it was appropriate for this tag.

The little vintage flowers at the bottom are attached on top of some distressed pink ribbon and two sets of metal leaves from Tim's Foliage Ideaology.  The flowers are made from Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden scraps.  I cut them in a spiral shape using some decorative edged scissors.  I distressed the edges of the paper and then rolled them into their flower shape, shaped them, glued them and hot glued them in place on the tag.

If you've not tried Tim's mosaic technique, you should try it.  It's fun and could be used on so many things...not just butterflies!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

   

A HEART TAG

It's Friday!  I finally had a chance to make a Valentine's style of tag for several blogs that I love to follow:

GRUNGY MONDAY- the challenge is to make anything with a Valentine theme using at least one Tim Holtz Product.  No problem!

TIM HOLTZ - 12 TAGS - a new concept Tim has announced on his blog.  Instead of his annual 12 Tags of Christmas that we've all come to know and love; Tim is switching it up a bit.  He's still doing 12 Tags...only now it will be one a month, to feature a holiday or something that month is known for.

INSPIRATION JOURNAL - Simply make something with a heart on it.

Here is the large tag I have made for these three challenges...

 I used an oversized manila tag and began with a masking technique used by Heidi Swapp.  Then I started randomly stamping around the masked heart and blending the black around the heart outline.  I then reversed the mask and used Fired Brick and Barn Door Distress Inks to color the interior of the heart.  Then I randomly stamped the background of the tag using Black Soot Distress Ink and various Tim Holtz and Dyan Reaveley stamps. When I finished stamping, I added the colors of Vintage Photo and Barn Door to the background of the tag; blending them together.

I used Gold Embossing Powder to stamp over the wings and to create a crown at the top of the heart.  I replaced the exterior of the heart mask over the heart and heat embossed the gold script in the center of the heart.  I used Tim's technique to create the dimensional heart in the center using honeycomb paper.  I cut a slightly larger mini heart out of Grungeboard to use behind the dimensional heart.  I heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder and put all of those elements together.  Finally, I added Gold Stickles to the honeycomb portion of the heart for that added detail.

Next I added some random Gold Embossing Powder around the edges of my tag and topped it off with just a hint of a Black Cats Eye Ink Pad swiped around the edge. 

The bottom of the tag features a Tim Holtz sentiment that I thought was appropriate for this heart themed tag:  LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ABOVE ALL OTHER VOICES.  I first distressed a scrap of a manila tag with primarily Vintage Photo, some Gathered Twig and a hint of Barn Door.  Then I used Tim's distressing technique; flicking water onto the tag.  Next I sprayed the tag with a hint of Sunflower Sparkle to give it a subtle glisten.  I tore the edges and distressed them with Gathered Twig and swiped a Black Cats Eye Ink Pad around the edges.  I glued it in place and then added the distressed Grungeboard Keyhole and the "Memory" Word Key.  

The keyhole is embossed first with Gold Embossing Powder then sprinkled with Black Embossing Powder and then topped with Clear UTEE.  I added antique gold Long Fasteners that I pounded with Tim's Hammer Tool.  The key is held in place by wire wrapping it in place.  At the very top of the tag, I have placed 6 more antique gold Long Fasteners that have also been pounded with Tim's Hammer Tool.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  If you've not already entered these challenges, create something with a heart and enter them!  Have a great weekend and take time to play!!