Sunny Days

Sunny Days it is... The temperature with the heat index will be close to 100 degrees and very muggy.  I always love when the first of the month rolls around because it means Tim will serve up a dose of inspiration to play along with in his 12 tags series. Tim's August 2016 tag

 This month he mixed up a few techniques that had me trying something new but also having to be a bit more creative as I didn't have the die he used on his tag.

I decided to use the texture fades dies instead on my tag.  I brayered on the color on the background and added the overlay of brown ink and water spots.   I then cut out on either end a bit of the harlequin pattern.

At first I didn't put anything in the openings and finished my tag. After I took the photos I thought it would be fun to pop some pink and dark brown in and added them. I think it made a big difference in the end result.

I also started a second tag in pink but ran out of time to play. This one will go in the pile to re-cycle later into a project.

I loved how the pink background turned out and wanted to share it as well.

Well that is all for me today!

Have a great one and keep cool!

Suzz

Who Loves You Baby?

Blessed Sunday to you!  Today is Superbowl Sunday for all of us in the U.S.  We have a party to attend later with family.  I finished two tags for Tim's February tag.  I struggled quite a bit as I have no Chalkboard stamps large enough to fill the tag the way Tim's did.  I am not quite happy with either of my tags, but time to move on!

 I made these beautiful backgrounds with a mix of Ranger Distress Stains - Picked Raspberry, Silver and Picket Fence.  I smeared on the craft mat with a Perfect Pearl Mister spritzing.  I ended up with three sheets of cardstock with this background. (Which was a good thing as I dithered back and forth about how to use them and cut up multiple pieces.

For this tag I sponged on pink dye ink using varying heart sized over the background and embossed them with the clear embossing powder similar to what Tim did on his tag.  I sponged the edges with pink dye ink.  I create various glittery hearts by die cutting the hearts and adding Crushed Silver Glitter from Stampendous.

The sentiment and image were stamped in black ink and embossed in black embossing powder on the pink and silver background.  The image is from Artistic Outpost Think and Wonder and the sentiment from Stampers Anonymous Visual Artistry.

My Second Tag:

 I started with the same stencil but used Wendy Vecchi Silver Embossing Paste to put the hears on the background. I edged the tag with silver.

I then decided to create foil hearts with embossing and smeared with pink acrylic paint and then a coast of Ranger Distress Ink - Picked Raspberries.  The cool part was as I put the distress stain on it took some of the paint off to expose the metal.  I then smeared a touch of Stazon ink (Gray) to highlight the embossed areas and the edges.  I then stamped the sentiment on vellum using Versamark and heat embossed the letters with black embossing powder.  I stamped the image (Artistic Outpost - Picture Star) using black ink on the same pink and silver background and embossed him in black embossing powder.

I am going to have to find a pink Tootsie pop to attach to this when I give it to my hubby.  My kids won't even know why I put the sentiment on this tag as they are too young. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Tim's Tag #10 - O Holy Night

Tim's Tag #10 uses some lovely clear pieces with images backed by foil.  I followed his lead and tweaked it a bit to fit my images. I kept my tag very rustic and simple this time as I featured a few stamps with the Madonna and Child.  The image is from a retired Hero Arts stamp which I love. I was so happy to find it in a pile of discontinued stamps.  The other two images are from another stamp featuring the holy family.

I took the clear acrylic tags and stamped on them using StazOn ink.  I then backed them with aluminum foil and applied alcohol inks on the reverse side from where I stamped.  I then sponged a little versamark around the edges and embossed with the Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing enamel. (I love this stuff and I am going to have to order some more as I am almost out!)

The background of the tag is stamped with Memory Box Vintage Christmas Words in black ink and sponged with brown dye ink. I then layered a music sheet torn over the top and distressed everything with the distressing tool and sponge.

I finished it off with the burlap, sentiment and some gold embossed brads.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Tag #6 & Simon Says Show some Time

I combined Tim's Tag # 6 with the Simon Says Stamp and Show an element of Time to create a Happy New Year tag.

 

I love working with aluminum foil and that triggered the thought of embossing the gears and doing a time to celebrate theme for New Years. I added images from the Artistic Outpost Great Gatsby and used sentiments from a Studio G clear set.  The clock hands are Tim Holtz. 

*** Edited to add more details *****

1. Attach aluminum foil to the white cardstock. 

2. Emboss using embossing folder. 

3. Smear Versamark watermark ink over surface and edges of tag. Heat emboss with Stampendous Tinsel Silver Embossing Powder. 

4. Smear surface with brown and black StaZon inks to give uneven textures. 

5. Stamp images (man, bottles) onto white cardstock with black ink. Cut out. Attach to tag using tape runner for the mail image and pop dot the bottles. 

6. Accent gears with brads and clock handles. Add glass pebbles using glue dots. 

7. Stamp sentiments using black ink on white cardstock. Emboss edge of circle using versamark and Tinsel Silver embossing powder. 

8. Accent clock with clock handle, layer onto black cardstock and attach to top of tag.

Have a wonderful day! 

Suzz

Christmas Wishes

Tim's Tag #5 inspired me to pull out my alcohol inks.

I pulled out my blue alcohol inks and blended Stonewashed and Stream together with the Snow Cap Additive on acetate and it was beautiful!  I am definitely going to be adding the Snow Cap Mixative again.  I decided to white emboss on front of the tag instead of removing the alcohol ink. I stamped the Vintage Christmas stamp from Memory Box using versamark and  heat embossed using white embossing powder.

I stamped the trees (Stampers Anonymous) and deer (Memory Box)  using versamark on white cardstock and heat embossed using Stampendous Silver Tinsel Embossing Powder.  I cut them out and pop dotted them on the tag.  I tied the green ribbon and accented with bells and twine. The sentiment (Memory Box) was also stamped and cut out and placed behind the frame.  I embossed the frame to coordinate with the tag.

Very simple tag but with lots of embellishments.

Have a wonderful Monday!

Suzz

Tim's Tags Day Four - May Your Christmas be Merry

 Big challenge today with  Tim's Tag 4, I had to do a lot of improvisation.

The background is created by mixing the Ranger Distress Stains - Picket Fence, Faded Jeans, Broken China.  I added a dusting of brown chalkboard mist to the surface and distressed with vintage photo.  The music (Artistic Outpost - Ephemeral Backgrounds) was stamped using the weathered wood Distress Stain. The children are from Artistic Outpost - Sleigh Ride and are stamped in black ink and watercolored to coordinate. The snowflakes are die cuts from acetate and painted with the picket fence distress stain. I added a row of glitter around the edges behind the snowflakes.  The little tag contains a sentiment from Artistic Outpost - Snowy Woods and uses the same background as the main tag.  The snowflake on the tag is chipboard and crackled using the technique from Tim today.

I have a few more pieces crackled and drying so I will have to see if I can create a few more tags using the techniques from today.

Have a lovely day!

Suzz

Let Heaven and Nature Sing - Tim's Tags Day #3

I never get tired of using the Heaven and Nature Sings sentiment from Memory Box.  I used it today to finish off my Tim's tag #3:

Love the technique Tim shared today with the re-inkers and foam pad. Unfortunately for me no foam pad.  :) So I spent some time playing around with other techniques to see how I could best get the effect he had created with the embossing and multiple colors. After about 4 failed attempts. I ended up embossing white cardstock and dragging the different colored inkpads across the surface unevenly.  (Gathered Twigs, Evergreen Bough, and Aged Mahogany) 

I love the effect! Very fun and striking.  I sponged the edges of the tag with the darker brown and came back in to the center with the softer brown.  I cut my bird from burlap!  Totally fun and love how it turned out. (I backed it on white cardstock to help keep the fraying to a minimum.

The rest is just touches of burlap, flowers, twine. I have another fun post coming up for the Stampendous monthly challenge so I had to hurry this morning to get this posted.

Have a wonderful Saturday! Now to clean up my desk from my whirlwind tag this morning!

Suzz

Oh Deer

Day Two of  Tim Tags!

 

I had the most fun creating the resist paper background.  The background started with kraft paper and stamping over it with Ranger Black Archival Ink. I used the letters stamp from the Stampers Anonymous Artful Artifacts plate. I stamped it unevenly to create a softer background.  After that dried, I stamped the Merry Christmas and Elegant Damask stamps (Memory Box) using versamark and clear embossed them. 

Then I followed Tim's instructions for the white wash. 

The deer was cut from music sheets. I added antlers using yesterdays leftover fir branches. I also am in love with some new silver burnishing I purchased from Viva and I added touches of it all over my tag. :) 

I replaced the fir wreath with the silver trim and added gold bells. (They are so cute but require the floss holder trick to get the twine through the hole) 

Have a wonderful day!

Suzz

Tim's Tags Day One - Noel

 

Yeah!  Today starts Tim's 12 days of tags!  His tags are always inspiring to me, as he shares tons of techniques.  This is my interpretation of Tim's 1st tag. 

A few things that I did a little differently: I started with a piece of blue cardstock and embossed using the snowflake folder. I used brown acrylic paint to sponge the edges.  The Noel is from Making Memories Noteworthy Shimmery Stickers.  I added the Stampendous Songbird nestled in the pine cones and leaves.  The pine cones were coated with a little bit of the Stampendous Ultra-Fine Crystal glitter. 

Have a wonderful day! 

Suzz