Moments...just like this

Last month I made a card for my daughter in law for Mother's Day, so I started out wanting to do the same for my son...and then it evolved into a tag that he can display at work. I wanted something masculine and I remembered how much I enjoyed the first Technique Remix in 2016 by Tim Holtz (here).  So, I found my Stars embossing folder, used on Spellbinders Precious Metals, and dabbed on some black Distress Paint, rubbed in and wiped down. I trimmed the metal piece to fit the Jumbo Manila Tag, and adhered it to the top portion of the tag. I then stamped the quote from the retired set from Ali Edwards, It's OK in white craft ink onto black cardstock.  I used Snow Cap acrylic paint to fill in the image on the Word Bands and Typed Tokens.

For the photo, I changed the image to Black and White, printed it in wallet size onto an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of photo paper, and used Spellbinders Large Deckled Rectangles to imitate the edge of an old photo. (Looks like they caught the grandkids on Family Movie Night!)

I like that I was able to fit this into my two favorite challenge blogs:
Frilly and Funkie: Letter Perfect
Simon Says: Anything But a Card

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12 Tags of 2016 December

This is the final tag for Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 Technique Remix, but I understand this ends the 10 year "Tag Challenge".  I'm glad I was able to participate in all 12 months of this challenge and I'm sorry it has ended.  I will be curious to follow Tim's Blog as he comes up with new ways to share his product and techniques.

12 Tags of 2016 November-Bountiful Harvest Thanksgiving

Hi there, this is my submission for 3 challenges:
Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 - November 
Frilly and Funkie-Bountiful Harvest Challenge
Simon Says: Thanks/Thanksgiving

I'm happy to post this Fall/Thanksgiving project so I can begin posting my Christmas Challenges I've been working on!

The first challenge is a Technique Remix challenge to use the techniques of Rub Resist and of Dimensional Coloring. I don't have very many remnant rubs so I rummaged through some of my old stash and found a couple I thought might work for this technique; I like the results created with this technique, so I may have to pick up some of Tim's Remnant Rubs which are a more current style.  I always love the texture of the corrugated cardboard and mixed with the cork adds great dimension.

For the second challenge, Bountiful Harvest, I like the wheat image from the Tim Holtz Cling Stamp-Halloween 2, which I purchased from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

For the third challenge, Thanksgiving, I like the GATHER and the wheat combined to symbolize our upcoming Thanksgiving feast!

Thanks for stopping by, and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!

12 Tags of 2016 October-Vintage Halloween

I made it just in time for the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 October Challenge. I didn't have the monster die cut so I improvised with an old image from my stash. I did have fun with the collage background though.

I also like this for the Vintage Halloween Challenge over at Frilly and Funkie.

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12 Tags of 2016 - September

I wasn't quite sure how to approach this month's tag, I didn't have all of the supplies listed for the new technique, so my challenge was to reach a similar effect with what I had on hand.  I've also been trying recently to include what's been going on in my life each month with the 'theme' of my tag...Alaska cruise, wedding, eyes (cataracts)...so when hubby went fishing on Sunday I had a free day to play in my craft room and found myself thinking of 9/11.  So this is what I came up with for the 12 Tags of 2016 - September challenge.

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12 Tags of 2016 - August

Well, it's hard to believe that August has come and gone so quickly.  We took a family trip to Alaska at the end of July into the first week in August, then a quick turn-a-round trip to Las Vegas where my son was married at the Chapel in the Clouds at the top of the Stratosphere.  So I decided to use the wedding as my theme for the Tim Holtz-12 Tags of 2016-August Challenge.

The wedding colors were red, black, and white...the wedding party wore black Converse tennis shoes (even the bridesmaids in their red dresses) and the bride and groom wore red Converse tennis shoes. I originally wanted to use light gray for my background, but found I didn't have any gray stain...so my red background looks slightly pink!

The Technique Remix challenge this month was to use a brayered stain background and a frameworks technique with various textures inside the die cut frame.  I reached way back into my stash (about 12 years maybe?) to use the metal tag about marriage...I knew I'd find the perfect use for it one day ( #craft hoarder!)

Anyhow, thanks, as always, for stopping by!  Reading your comments makes my day!

12 Tags of 2016 - July

Well, I wrote a nice little post about this and must have forgotten to hit Publish! Guess I'll try to recreate it!

This tag was inspired by two challenges and a trip...

The first challenge is for Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016-July. The technique challenge is to use Watercolor Resist and Layered Words.

The second challenge is for Frilly and Funkie - All In The Family.

The trip is the real inspiration behind this tag.  We are taking a Mini Family Reunion Cruise to Alaska...(thus the little charm of a steering wheel from a ship)...and the Family and Alaska words...Sorry I had all my supplies listed but then lost my post...

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12 Tags of 2016 - June

My tag was inspired by a long overdue visit to the optometrist this month. I must say I feel rather guilty about waiting so long to have my eyes checked and only finally went because my eyesight seemed to be getting so much worse the past few months.

Tissue Wrap Collage and Stencil Plaid

I did purchase some of the Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap Plain to try stamping on and layering with collage medium, but I didn't have the Tim Holtz Stencil Stripes so I used an old striped stamp to make my plaid with Pumice Stone and Faded Jeans Distress Ink. I thought about using my burlap stencil but in the end liked the look of the striped/plaid.

...Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 - June

Stamp: Tim Holtz Visual Artistry City Central
Die: Tim Holtz Alterations On the Edge Steampunk
Embellishments: Typed Tokens, Mini Gears

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12 Tags of 2016-May

So, I've been busy making cards for a fundraiser auction so I really cut this one down to the wire.  This is my take on the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 - May Challenge.

The challenge was to use Tissue Tape Resist and Tattered Florals techniques.  I didn't have any Tissue Tape so I made my own using Paper Tape from the bandage aisle since I'm allergic to adhesive tape and had some paper tape on hand...it worked okay, but I wish I'd had the real thing since it took a while for the ink to dry.

12 Tags of 2016-April

This is my version of the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016-April challenge.  I must admit I struggled with this one a bit.  I thought I'd be able to buy the Distress Woodgrain Cardstock locally, but I couldn't find it.  But, it was an opportunity to learn a new technique with the mosaic look.  Anxious to see what the May challenge will be!

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Spring Flowers - 12 Tags of 2016 - March

This is my take on the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016-March.  There are some products I don't yet have in my craft hoarding stash, but to learn a new technique you can always improvise.

I'm also entering this tag in the Simon Says Stamp-Monday Challenge to Take a Leap into the Unknown. Every Tim Holtz monthly challenge offers me a chance to try something new; I haven't tried layering a stencil and coloring with Watercolor Crayons in this way. I also used alcohol ink to color the metal flowers...the ink colors were a little darker than I anticipated but when I added some distress paint dauber in blue, I think the overall effect turned out okay.

While I'm at it, I think I will also enter into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  Challenge...create something Touchy Feely...the corrugated cardboard has a lot of added texture as well as the metal flowers, and the texture created by the stencil layers.

Someone to watch over me

This is my tag for Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016-February .  I wanted to use this sweet picture of my new grandaughter and her big brother, and when I saw the challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Inspired by a song I immediately thought of the old song Someone to Watch Over Me.
Also adding to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes.

I am enjoying the technique challenges for the Tags of 2016, this is the first year I've played along. I haven't used the Texture Paste before and I didn't have any of the Valentine stencil words so I pulled out a metal dragonfly stencil from Dreamweavers.  The metal stencil makes the image a little thicker so I was careful to let it dry for a couple of hours before I heated the embossing powder.  I also didn't have any word strips with the sentiment so I created them in Excel with a black background and white font and printed it on cardstock.  I may use that again, I like the way it turned out!

Challenges:
http://timholtz.com/category/12-tags-of-2016/
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=4167 
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-24/

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Tim Holtz 2016 January - Inspire Creativity

This is my first attempt for the Tim Holtz 'Tags' Challenges. In hindsight I would have added a little more detail to the 'chalked' portion of the tag, but I did enjoy experimenting with the techniques provided in this challenge.  I'm looking forward to the February challenge!

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