12th February, 2016 by iGirlZoe
Hello! January disappeared in a flash and I suspect that February might go the same way! This week has been hectic getting things organised for our move next month and my rope is a bit threadbare. I definitely needed some art therapy and Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of 2016 was just the ticket.
I’ve worked a lot with metal and gears in the past month so I opted for a softer, more romantic feel for this tag.
I cut distress watercolor cardstock with the framelits tag die by Tim Holtz and followed his technique from this months 12 tags of 2016. I spritzed with ground espresso distress stain marker and the distress marker spritzer tool.
I followed the second technique from Tim’s remix technique 12 tags of 2016, using a couple of different stencils and liquid plantinum embossing powder from Ranger ink.
I followed a technique I saw on Paula Cheney’s blog, (check out her awesome vintage style), and covered an adorned arrow with weathered wood distress paint and gold mixative alcohol ink. Love the antiqued look, thanks for the inspiration Paula.
I adhered foil tape to manila cardstock and die cut with the new Tim Hotlz thinlits mixed media 3 set. I dabbed a little mushroom alcohol ink onto one of the new mini plaquettes! I love love love these!
You can see all the techniques for this months tag on Tim’s blog.
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3rd February, 2016 by iGirlZoe
It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!
This challenge is hosted by Jenny (Pushing The Right Buttons), who has chosen the theme ENJOY YOUR EMBOSSING …Jenny says, “For this one you need to make a vintage or shabby chic project of your choice and remember to include some embossing. Use your favourite embossing methods (wet, dry, heat, or any other techniques you want to share) – just enjoy your embossing!”
I created 2 tags using both heat and dry embossing. I cut hearts with the Sizzix heartfelt bigz die by Tim Holtz. The tag backgrounds were created by cutting manila and kraft surface with the framleits tag die and lightly tapping a Tim Holtz background stamp and covering with embossing powder. I used clear powder over potting soil archival ink by Wendy Vecchi on the manila tag and silver embossing powder over distress embossing ink on the black kraft surface. I stitched the edges of both tags and attached a wordband that had been alcohol inked, with twine.
To create this heart, I used the faux graniteware starter kit and archival inks by Wendy Vecchi. I added Tim Holtz idea-ology gears with alcohol ink applied to give an aged look. This was mounted onto the new idea-ology adhesive backed textile surface by Tim Holtz, which I stitched.
The second tag I dry embossed the foil covered heart with Tim Holtz Gears texture fades folder. I used the technique demonstrated in last months 12 tags of 2016 and added cracked pistachio distress paint and alcohol inks to create a faux patina. This was again mounted onto the new idea-ology adhesive backed textile surface by Tim Holtz, which I lightly inked and stitched.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
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31st January, 2016 by iGirlZoe
12 Tags of 2016 is back and this time Tim Holtz is master mixing it up with a remix of techniques! I’m squeezing my second tag in just under the wire.
I started the background last weekend, but had a really busy week organizing things for our relocation so only got back to it tonight.
I followed Tim’s techniques which you can see on his blog, using cracked pistachio distress paint instead of black soot. I then ponced alcohol inks over the foil.
I rubbed a little cracked pistachio distress paint over the top of the metal findings with my finger to give a faux patina effect.
Finally I attached lots of gadget gears and a word band which I altered with alcohol inks and attached using the new idea-ology nail heads. LOVE THEM!
You can see all the techniques for this month’s tag on Tim’s blog.
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28th January, 2016 by iGirlZoe
12 Tags of 2016 is here as Tim Holtz brings us another year of challenges! This time he’s master mixing it up with a remix of techniques! I love these challenges. I love to see where the technique or products take me and I love to see where it takes others who play along. It’s like a big craft party each month!
I’m moving to Denmark in a couple of months and my mood is pretty grey. Because of this I couldn’t get excited about silver, black and white. This tag needed warm colours for me and so it was alcohol ink to the rescue. And this is exactly why I love these challenges, you literally have no idea where you are going to end up, well at least I don’t. It’s like Narnia!
With travel on the mind at the moment, I opted for the globes texture fades folder, it’s one of my current favourites.
I have been thinking a lot about home too, so I used the Paris to London stamp set by Tim Holtz.
This tag really was the truest form of “art therapy” for me. I’m hoping that the Scandanavians are a creative bunch and want to get inky with me. With the gorgeous array of chunky knitwear and Denmark being the home of design, the odds are in my favour, right?! I CAN DO THIS!
Thanks for stopping by. You can see all the techniques for this month’s tag on Tim’s blog. I’ll be back tomorrow with a second tag!
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