August Tag + a Winner!

First off, let me announce the winner of the Tim Holtz idea-ology messenger bag and other assorted goodies! I plugged the number of comments into the Random Number Generator and the number chosen was 15. That's Claudine C! Congrats, Claudine! I will be getting your package out as soon as I get your mailing info. A huge thanks to everyone who left me such wonderful comments - I wish I could send something to everyone!

Now, for my tag! I was so excited to see that Tim posted the August tag for the 12 Tags of 2012 this morning. I missed last month because I just didn't have time to sit down and get it done. This month, I was on top of my game and did it asap! I used a lot of the same elements in a Halloween card I made for CHA, so I decided to recreate it, but in tag form. That made it very easy to pull together!

I love the idea of using an Adirondack Dabber for the resist - genius! It really made the embossed portion pop. I just got the Seasonal Reflections stamps a few weeks ago and love how they look with the Book Cover Texture Fade, so I used the Halloween stamp to add the text behind my silhouette. Instead of using the new Stampers Anonymous stamp, I used the new Sizzix Mini Silhouettes. I gave her a little witchy hat trimmed with the new idea-ology Tinsel Twine - love that stuff!

 I am such a huge fan of the roses made with the Tattered Pinecone die, but it's impossible for me to pass up the chance to use the Sizzix Tattered Flower Garland die. I just love stacking up the layers! These were made with black Kraft Core'dinations that was sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist. They are so gorgeous in person! I backed the tag with a piece of kraft cardstock cut to size, and used the Distressed Doily die to cut the bottom border.

Since I don't have the new Seasonal Chit Chat stickers yet, I used the Reflections technique on a scrap of kraft cardstock to create a substitute for the them. I was pretty happy with how that worked. It's a great way to make those stamps do double duty! For the ribbon, I dyed idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon with Black Soot Distress Stain.

I must say, I'm pretty proud of myself for getting this done so fast! Tim's tag is beautiful and I hope I did it justice. If you like to purchase any of the materials I used, you can get them from Inspiration Emporium via the links below. Don't forget to use my coupon code - stamptramp - to save 10% off your order!

Seasonal Reflections	Sizzix Book Covers	Sizzix Distressed Doily Die	Sizzix Tattered Flower Garland	Sizzix Little Sizzles
Black Soot Distress Stain	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	idea-ology Tinsel Twine	idea-ology Jump Rings	Idea-ology Long Fasteners
idea-ology Halloween Muse Tokens	Inkssentials Blending Tool	Black Soot Distress Ink	Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink	Jet Black Archival Ink
Perfect Pearls Mist	Ranger Dabber - Pitch Black	Inkssentials Manila Tag	Vagabond	Scotch Tape Glider
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser	Idea-ology Sanding Grip

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It's been ages since I joined in at Simon Says Stamp, so I'm submitting this for their What Do You Say challenge. I hope 'Happy Halloween' is enough of a sentiment! :)