Day 6 Christmas Tag

This is my Day 6 tag using my color selection of dabber paint.

I used Tim's embossing folder, dabber paint, sanding block, MS seam binding, clear embossing powder, walnut distress ink, adornments (wreath) and O rings from my stash.
 I covered my tag with metal duck tape instead of the metal tape Tim used. After it was embossed the seams disappeared.

Thanks for Looking!

Tim's tags: https://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-christmas-2011/

Supplies:

Metal duck tape (Hardware store)

Craft sheet (Ranger)

Adirondack paint dabbers (Ranger)

Glossy accents (Ranger)

Glossy cardstock (Ranger)

TH Distress ink; Walnut stain (Ranger)

Distress embossing ink (Ranger)

Heat tool (Ranger)

Clear embossing powder (Hampton Art)

Ink blending tool (Ranger)

Manila 14 pt file folder (Staples)

Tag and Bookplate dies (Tim Holtz)

#8 tag

Drill punch (Tim Holtz)

Holiday adornments (Tim Holtz)

Tim Holtz TF embossing folders 

Seam binding (Martha Stewart)

Sanding Block (personal stash)

Day 5 Merry Christmas

 I had many of supplies to use on my Day 5 Christmas Tags except for the heavy transparency Tim used with the alcohol inks; it might have done better than the clear packaging I used.  

I used Christmas ribbon instead of white like Tim used.

Supplies for the Red Tag:

 Supplies:

Craft sheet (Ranger)

Regal Crest dies (Tim Holtz)

Tag & bookplate dies (Tim Holtz)

Season reflections stamps #112 (Stampers Anonymous)

Grid-blocks (Stampers Anonymous)

Alcohol inks (Ranger)

Cranberry,

Red pepper,

Watermelon

Ink applicator tool (Ranger)

Clear heavy transparency (personal stash)

Archival ink; Ranger)

Jet black

Paint dabber; (Ranger)

Lettuce

Distress ink; (Ranger)

Pumice stone

Ink blending tool (Ranger)

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Glossy cardstock (Ranger)

Grungeboard (Advantus)

Tiny attacher (Advantus)

Sanding grip (Ranger)

Pearl findings (Hobby Lobby)

Ribbon (personal stash)

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 I made this

tag while DH was watching TV this evening using some of the same supplies made

for the red tag above. I used several blue colors of alcohol inks, white dabber paint on the wreath and trimmed it with gold dabber paint.

I used gold metallic craft cord purchased many years ago and seam binding for the tie.

Thanks for Looking and have a lovely day!

Tim's blog:

https://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-christmas-2011/

Day 4 Snowman

This is my Day #4 Snowman
It took several hours for the distress rock candy crackle paint to dry on the grungeboard snowman. I made several background tags before I was pleased with the results. I didn't have that many blue distress stains to use on this piece so the colors are a bit off compare to Tim's. I painted a button with aqua dabber paint. Added beads instead of clear button at the bottom. Added a braid on the hat and a miniature ribbon rose that was tinted with distress stains to tie it together. 
You can find Tim's Snowman over on his blog:
https://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-christmas-2011/

Thanks for Looking at my tags and I love the nice comments left on my blog.

Update:

Supplies

Winter Wonder die (Tim Holtz)

On the edge; Flurries (Tim Holtz)

Vagabond tool 

Tag and bookplate die (Tim Holtz)

Mini Holidays 2 -CMS 96 (Stampers Anonymous)

Distress stain (Ranger)

Distress inks (Ranger)

Distress rock candy crackle paint (Ranger)

Ink blending tool (Ranger)

Acrylic paint dabber (Ranger)

Manila folder (Staples)

Heat tool (Ranger)

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

1/8” wonder tape (Provo Craft)

Grungeboard (Ranger)

Holiday muse token (Ranger)

Jump ring (my own stash)

Hot glue gun (Loctite)

Foam applicator (Inkssentials)

Craft sheet (Ranger)

Tinsel (Hobby Lobby)

Button (personal stash)

Netting (personal stash)

Beads (Hobby Lobby)

Miniature flower rose (personal stash)

Day 3 Seasons Greetings

Let me tell you this has been one long day. We had our company Christmas party today. I was starting this tag late in the day by the time we got home.
I was doing pretty good and then it happened. I was putting the holly sprig together with hot glue. The hot glue got one my fingers and without thinking I touched my other hand and had hot glue on both hands and fingers. Ouch! It's my first accident I've had with hot glue. I was pulling off the hot glue and skin came with it. It was in ice water and now have cooling gel on my fingers and hands to finish this tag.

Now on with this tag.
I made a stamp using Tim's tutorial: https://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-christmas-2011/
So happy I had the Cut n' Dry stamp pad felt on hand. I recall seeing Tim do this technique when he was on Carol Duvall Show many years ago.
I made due with the Distress reinkers I had on hand and stamped on Kraft cardstock.
I followed the instructions Tim used but finished the sprig using Silhouette digital cut images. I used alcohol inks on bling. (red berries)
The star at the top is from Tim's idea-ology.

Supplies

Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter (Silhouette America)

Tim Holtz Texture Fades 

Tim Holtz Seasons Silhouette Stamp #117 (Stampers Anonymous)

Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers (Ranger)

Cut-n-Dry stamp felt (Ranger)

Acrylic Mounting Block (Tim Holtz)

Tim Holtz Distress inks (Ranger)

Foam Ink Applicator Tool (Inkssentials)

Craft sheet (Ranger)

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Perfect Pearls Mist (Ranger)

# 8 Kraft Tags

Sanding Grip (Ranger)

Paper Distresser (Ranger)

Bell (personal stash)

Fibers (personal stash)

Day 2 Merry Christmas

This is my tag for Day 2 of Tim's 12 days of Christmas tag. I used his techniques but used what I had to finish my tag.

I used Sticky back canvas on my reindeer die cut. I made the wreath from a stem found at my hobby store.

The background layer started out with Tim's Kraft Resist Paper. I used Tim's "Christmas Memories #118" from Stampers Anonymous and a Hearts in Touch stamp "Christmas Time. #77." A on the edge die; "Ornate" was used with grunge board and then painted with dabber paint. Tim's hammer was used on the brads.

The poinsettia was inked, embossed, painted and then the tag was sprayed with perfect pearls mist. 

https://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-christmas-2011/



Supplies:

Reindeer Flight (Tim Holtz)

Christmas Memories CMS 118 stamps (Stampers Anonymous)

Unmounted poinsettia stamp (Hearts in Touch)

TH adornments (Advantus Corp)

Vagabond Machine 

Sticky back canvas (Claudine Helllmuth)

Perfect Pearl Mist (Ranger)

TH Distress ink pads (Ranger)

On the edge die "Ornate" (Tim Holtz)

Brads (Hobby Lobby)

TH Hammer (Advantus Corp)

Kraft Resist Paper (Advantus Corp)

Clear embossing ink (Hampton Art)

Heat Tool (Ranger)

Gold Dabber Paint (Ranger)

White Dabber Paint (Ranger)

Pin idea-ology (Advantus Corp)

Rayon Seam Binding

Foam Applicator Tool (Inkssentials)

O-Rings (Advantus Corp)

Floral garland (Hobby Lobby)

Wire cutter

Needle nose pliers



Day 1 Noel

This is my Day 1 tag from Tim Holtz 12 Days of Christmas. Click on link to view Tim's Gorgeous Tag: https://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-christmas-2011/
I used what I had in my stash using Tim's products. The other die cuts were made with my Silhouette.
The pinecones are real!

Supplies:

Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter (Silhouette America)

TH Texture Fades Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz)

TH Tattered Banner (Tim Holtz)

TH Elegant Flourish (Tim Holtz)

TH White Dabber paint (Ranger)

White embossing powder (Tsukineko)

TH Distress Stain (Ranger)

Heat Tool (Ranger)

Glitter (Martha Stewart)

Rayon seam binding

Miniature pinecones (Hobby Lobby)

Bead finding from my stash

Reindeer Tag

I was inspired to make this tag using silver tape to a file folder and then die cut the reindeer and snowflake. Alcohol inks and an texture fades embossing folder were used on the reindeer. Alcohol inks on snowflake. The music paper was applied to tag. Trees were inked and stamped with TH stamps and newest Seasonal inks. Art Glitter glue was used to apply red ultra fine beads on the TH holly stamp.
Something that doesn't show; iridescent flakes on the foreground and on the snowflake.

Grungy Monday #28

Linda from Studio L 3 asked us to do a  Tim Holtz technique for this challenge. You are asked to use alcohol inks, foil tape and a little imagination. Tim altered a beautiful pumpkin.
I used Tim Holtz snowflakes embossing folder, blue and silver alcohol inks, reindeer die cut, black paint dabber, snowflake die cut, on the edge die, Tim's tag die, metal foil tape, glitter and a trinket from Prima on a seam binding.
The snowflake doesn't show in this photo: it's white with glitter. The reindeer was painted with black dabber to give a silhouette look.

Turkey Two

This is my second turkey. I placed the rosettes in my Color Catcher and

sprayed them with Walnut Ink Antique Solution by Tsukineko. 

The head of the turkey was made with designer paper and then inked with distress inks.

The orange portion of the turkey was made with orange file folders. Hot glue gun was used to adhere the piece together.

I got my instructions and download body from Tim Holtz blog for his Quirky Turkey:

http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/11/quirky-turkeys

Rosette Turkey

Today on Tim Holtz blog http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/ he is sharing how he made a turkey using both of his rosette dies.

Here is my turkey using his instructions.

I used designer paper from K and Company for my turkey along with Tim Holtz products and die cuts.

Update on Resist Technique

 

The Ornaments and Merry Christmas were made with
the same technique I shared on Technique Tuesday November 15.

Here is the tutorial:

http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/2011/11/technique-tuesday-resist.html

 I used designer paper with clear embossing ink and powder with

Walnut ink. The pieces were cut-out and placed over

a tag I sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Patina)

Stormy Sky distress ink around the outside edges.

More Inks and Stamps

This is tag I made over this past weekend. I used Tim Holtz Christmas Memories stamp set with. Festive Berries and Everygreen Bough ink pads.
A time card from my stash was made with Tim Holtz die and bookplate.

Resist with Walnut Ink

I made this card for OWSE blog: http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/

Snowman

I got a new texture fade Christmas embossing folder set in the mail yesterday. Here is a tag I made using one of the strips from the embossing folder with a snowman die cut and snowflake. A variety of distress inks and dabber paints were used on the tag.

New Inks and Stamps

I had a fabulous time with my mother over the week-end. We used some of our new inks and stamps. We went to Michaels and found a good buy. They had Christmas stamps; cling and mounted half price plus -25% off. We bought a few Hero Arts, Stampendous and Recollections stamps. We each made five new Christmas cards. I'll share those in the coming weeks.

This is one of the tags I made over the weekend.

This tag was made using Tim Holtz new Christmas stamps along with one of his new ink pads.(Iced Spruce.) The two stamped images on the tag was inked and clear embossed. The angel was cut-out and added with foam dots. I used the new Festive Berries to color the seam binding tie. Love the crackle stamp from this set!

Grungy Monday #26

I made a mask using TH idealogy mask sheet and then inked Tim's airplane with blue StazOn ink. Next I used white dabber on a TH stamps, heat set and then inked another TH stamp over the entire tag with black soot. With the mask on I added two of Tim's distress inks to color the tag.
Tim added embossing ink and powder to his tag. I didn't think this one needed that.
And then I added my finishing touches;
Inked the "enjoy the journey" and bird on the fence with black Stazon.
Inked, stamped, and cut out one of Tim's clocks, punched a hole in the center and then added the spinner pointing at the airplane.
Seam binding added to top.

Grungy Monday 24

 I chose "Perfect Distress" for our Grungy Monday #24 

The die cut page, stamp and supplies for perfect distress was made from my stash of Tim Holtz products.

I used inks from new fall seasonal ink pads on the seasonal reflections cling stamps.

The black die cut images are from my Silhouette digital craft cutter.
This is one of those techniques that looks best in real life. The scanner doesn't show the sheen from the perfect distress.

Dress Form Collage

 We were with my Mother over the week-end. We spent some of our time at her table having fun with our stamps, Tim Holtz die cuts, stamping supplies and my original Silhouette machine.

The base of this piece was made gluing 2 pieces of cardboard and a piece of card stock. Finished piece 5" x 7."

This is a Tim Holtz inspired piece I made on Saturday.
The dress form was cut using corrugated cardboard. It was stained with distress stains. I didn't take my bird cage die but did take some die cuts. I used a yellow bird cage and then painted the cage with silver dabber paint.

 I used die cuts, tissue tape, scrapbook paper, distress stains, dabber paints, a stamp and other supplies in my stash.

Grungy Monday Tim in 10

This tag was made in less than 10 minutes.

Love all the supplies from https://timholtz.com

While cutting the witch with my Silhouette I was inking and stamping the background. I used Tim's cling mounted stamps with two of Tim's new seasonal ink pads.

Mini Book

Sharing a page from my mini-book.
Each page was made using cardboard covered with cardstock.
The pages were made with Baroque die cuts. McGill Adjustable Paper Drill was used to cut holes in the pages.
Steampunk texture fades and Vintage distress inks was used on this page.
Stamp a vintage script to a piece of cardstock and then die cut one of Tim's Labels. It was enhanced with vintage distress ink.
Stamp the script on white cardstock and then adhered to grungeboard; then die-cut Tim's bird. Highlight the bird with several distress inks.
Crumble Tim Holtz Kraft paper and then die cut using Tim's flower die. I used three of the die cuts stacked up and then punched a hole in center and then attached a brad and bling to center of flower. A die cut key hole was made with thin black fun foam and then adhered to front.
A film strip with my Silhouette Digital Machine was cut with black paper.

Watercolor Card

It's been a long time since I made a card on white cardstock. I scanned this card before sending it to my mother. I didn't notice; it should have been scanned on something other than white.
This is a cling mount stamp and a word mounted quote from Hero Arts.
Paints from Lyra Watercolor
Border from TH On the Edge die.
Purple washi adhesive tape from Decor Tape
Metallic white paint in flower

Little Girl

The stamped images are from IBFS. The background was made with a CB embossing folder. Dragonfly punch was used on this card.

Burnt Brown Bag

My Technique Tuesday this week might be something you saw years ago on Aleene's Craft Show.
You can view Burnt Brown Bag over on OWSE blog:
http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/2011/10/burnt-brown-bag.html

or here on my blog using Aleene's technique:



Burnt Brown Bag

Welcome to Technique Tuesday! by Judy Cantrell 

My mother suggested that I share a technique seen

many years ago on Aleene’s Craft Show. 

Burnt Brown Bag

When Aleene shared this technique my mother and I made wall 

decorations with these leaves.

Instructions:

Begin by die cutting the leaves (Tatterered leaves)

using Kraft paper or brown grocery bags. 

You will need a set of two leaves for each leaf.

  Use a credit card to apply Aleene’s glue on inside of one leaf, cut a piece of 22 

gauge floral wire 3 3/4" long and place down center of leaf. 
Leave a small portion of the wire out from stem to use as a holder. 
Adhere the two leaves together. Let dry. 

    Apply (Aleene’s) glue with your finger over the front and back of leaf with a 
generous but even amount of glue with no paper showing. 
While the glue is still wet, light a white emergency candle with no scent 
in a well ventilated area if you are doing a lot of these at one time.
My suggestion: use exhaust fan in our bathroom for this technique. 

Use pliers to hold wire extending out of leaf in the flame until it is black in color.

It may take a few tries to get it right, bubbling glue is OK.

If you have done it correctly the glue will be set and will not come off. Place leaf back into the flame if you see spot of wet glue. 
When you are finished with the leaves wipe some of black soot off and then dry

brush color on each leaf. These leaves with last for years.

I used Viva Inka-Gold on my examples.

Years ago when Aleene did this technique she use Rub 'n Buff.

A gorgeous wreath or table decoration can be made using these leaves. 

Supplies for this technique:

Tattered Leaves  Die 

Aleene’s Glue (Brown bottle)
This technique works with this glue.

22 gauge floral wire

Paint 

Kraft paper or brown bag

Emergency candle with no scent

Thanks for viewing and have a nice day! 

Technique Tuesday over on OWSE

I added a new TT over on OWSE:
http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/2011/10/technique-tuesday-embossed-tiles-by.html

Look over on OWSE for more details.

portion of example

“Embossed Tiles”

1. Apply light modeling paste to a piece of canvas.
2. Apply a stamp into the paste while still wet, lift off and then clean stamp with an old toothbrush.

Note: adding the right pressure to the stamp takes practice.

3. Allow this to dry.
4. Wet the surface of the Light Modeling Paste piece with a paint brush.
5. Start dropping transparent colors of paint onto the piece.  Bright color family works best for this technique. If you have enough water on the piece the colors will spread like magic to look like embossed tiles.  You will leave some areas light in color.
6. Let this dry.
7. Rewet the surface and then add gold iridescent paint to the white areas.
8. Allow this to dry.
9. Coat the surface with Clear Tar Gel using a palette knife and allow this to dry thoroughly.

I would love to hear your comments about this technique!

Halloween Mini Book

I used a few stamps, a Tim Holtz die cut on cover and the rest from Silhouette digital craft cutter. To shade and tint the scrapbook pages I used Tim Holtz Distress inks, The Paper Studio; Trick or Treat Sticker Pack with glitter. The book was put together with my Bind-it-All.
Finished book: 4 3/4" x 5.5."

Cover Page
The Townscape die is from Tim Holtz collection from "On the Edge"

First  page

2nd Page
Those are rubber stamped feet in the cauldron. I cut a slit in the pot and inserted the legs inside. The tiny skull is a stamped image as well. The green looking stuff in the pot was black just like the pot. It was painted with Adirondack Snow Cap Dabber Paint,  Adirondack Lettuce Dabber Paint and then distressed with Tim Holtz Distress inks.

3rd Page

 4th Page
I used Tim Holtz Distress Stickles in windows and on the pumpkin.

5th Page

Don't you just love this witch?

6th page

The eyes on the bat were made with Inkessentials Enamel Accents Dimensional Paint in White and Black. Looks so cute in real life.

7th half page

The mummy sticker is so cute. You can't tell from the photo but the mummy is covered with glitter.

8th half page

I know you are saying he should be white. Check back I have another one that is dancing.

9th page

10th page

11th page

12th page

This is another SS image, skeleton dancing with the ghost!

13th page

That's all the pages of my mini-book. I hope this inspires you to use your die cutting machines. I've had my Silhouette digital craft cutter since 2008.
The base of these books were made with something that would otherwise be tossed out to the trash. I used cereal boxes and then covered the pages with scrapbook paper.
Thanks for Looking!!