Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Tim's Tag - Day 6

Yesterday, I spent the day down near Tupelo getting firewood w/my man, so I couldn't work on my tag - ack! I did get to go to Hobby Lobby though, where I was pretty excited to find the mini garland that Tim used on this tag. I also found some very cute holly garland as well. Even better, everything was 50% off, so I got a lifetime supply for a buck!

I had just a few deviations from Tim's tag today - the biggest was my tree and I was so thrilled to see that it worked! I did a variation of the Faux Embossing Folders technique from the latest issue of the Technique Junkie newsletter. Instead of using a punched shape, I used one of the masks from Tattered Angels - you know, the ones we all bought and then never used. ;-) After I'd embossed it, I inked up the mask and then used it like a stamp to color the tree. It ended up giving it a speckled look, which I think looks so cool!

I couldn't get the right shade of blue for my background, plus, I'd really fallen in love with the way Stephen did his Day 4 tag. So, I decided to keep mine a nice, neutral brown shade. I think it really makes my reindeer stand out. For my reindeer, I used a clip art image that I Googled. I first painted him w/a dabber that I thought was the same one Tim used, but ended up being way darker, so I added a lighter blue over the top. When I sanded it, the original blue kind of peeked through. I liked that look so I left it that way. BTW, an emery board works great to sand those hard to reach spots!

The Peace stamp is from Oxford Impressions. I stamped it onto a scrap from a vintage ledger and then attached it to a ticket. I trimmed it and inked the edges and attached it with Tim's baby stapler. Instead of tissue tape, I pleated a strip of paper from a French book. The music background and snowflake are both from Oxford Impressions.

Now, I'm off to see if I can get caught up and finish today's tag!

12 comments:

  1. It's ADORABLE! I love the tip about using the masks to emboss with. You are a clever, clever stamper.

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  2. Another stunning tag. Am really enjoying reading about all your improvisations which are so interesting and useful.
    x

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  3. How creative!! I love all your tips for substituting things you don't have. Wished I had a Hobby Lobby so I could purchase some of the mini garland as it has soooo many possibilities.

    Merry Christmas,
    Cheryl S.
    Cheri926@aol.com

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  4. Well done on that tree! Reindeer looks great, too. (Don't ya just love Hobby Lobby?)

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  5. All of your tags are gorgeous! Very "t!m-esque" (if there is such a thing)! You have done a great job of capturing the essence of his tags, with your own personal twist. I have been hoping to play along too, but life has gotten in the way so far. Beautiful work!

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  6. Love it :D
    wish I hadd thought about googling an image LOL
    Julie xx

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  7. This is one of my favorites- love your tips! Way to keep up with the tag making too!!

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  8. Absolutely awesome tags you are creating.

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  9. Your reindeer is amazing, another wonderful tag TFS xxx

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  10. I am so in love with the way you are mounting your tags on the pieces of wood. I wish I had a hubby that could cut those for me. When I first saw them I was wondering how they were put together. I initially thought it was just a tag block of paper mache'. It really gives them so much more of an appealing look. Your artwork rocks as well.

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  11. Shelly I've miss you so, but I now know were to find you. Oh My I love all your tags. Most of all No.5. Your work is just outstanding. You Rock!!
    Vada

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  12. Another fab tag, loving your rusty star and well done on your garland finds, there like non existent in the UK

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