12 Tags of 2014 – June

DO NOT adjust your screen… I have used some colour in June’s 12 Tags of 2014!
I LOVE THIS TECHNIQUE. I am usually a total colour avoider and so imagine my surprise when this technique had me reaching for oranges and yellows!

My upcoming road trip to the UK made the theme for this month’s tag easy. I was probably being optimistic choosing the rays layering stencil to represent an English summer, but Tim hasn’t released a cloud layering stencil yet. 😉

My sewing machine addiction continues… so this tag got the needle too!

I love the distress watercolour cardstock, one side has the traditional dimple and the other side is smooth, perfect for stamped images. You can watercolour directly from the distress ink pads, but I prefer to use my craft sheet as a paint palette. (LOVE the mini distress inks!)

Whenever I think of England, I imagine streets lined with bunting, so I had to add some to my tag. I stamped the Beefeater guard from the paris to london stamp set and cut down to fit the mini bunting triangles.

I love and use crinkle ribbon a lot, but I’ve totally fallen for the “paula bow”. It’s an awesome technique, thanks Tim (and Paula).

As I finished photographing my tag, one of my kittens decided that she likes the “paula bow” too and did a snatch and grab! LOL 😀

Thanks for taking a look at my tag and take time to hop over to Tim’s blog to see this month’s tag and techniques. If you would like to see the post in French, hop over to Scrapdeco’s blog.

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supplies: tim holtz; kraft tag/distress watercolour cardstock/mini distress inks (scattered straw, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, rusty hinge, faded jeans, vintage photo, walnut stain )/layering stencil (rays)/idea-ology (remnant rubs, crinkle ribbon)/cling stamps (paris to london)/distress tool/blending tool
other: archival ink (jet black, red geranium)/cotton/adhesive/mister bottle/heat tool/sewing machine