Happy Fall! November Tag

Happy Saturday, everyone! When I saw the November tag from Tim Holtz, I fell in love. Tim is so good at using the negative space in dies and this tag is the perfect example. So many cool ideas, and so much grungy goodness - I had to make some time in the stamp shack to make one of my own!

Since I don't have the new leaf die, I crossed my fingers that I'd be able to use my old Tattered Leaves die in the same way. I did have to use a smaller piece of cardboard, but since I covered the top and the bottom, it was no problem. When it came to embossing the leaf, I had the same issue (both the die and the coordinating Texture Fade have three leaves on them). To work around it, I embossed the leaf, cut it out and adhered it to a tag that was covered with the new idea-ology Tissue Wrap, then layered the cardboard over the top.

Speaking of which - when I saw that nice leaf-shaped depression in the cardboard, all I could think about was filling it with UTEE! After I adhered my cardboard and leaf cutout to the tag, I used a Versamark pen to ink the leaf. Then I added several layers of Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel to the depression, heating it each time. On the final layer, I added a bit of gold ep, to simulate the gold leafing Tim used.

My tag has a little secret! It's actually an easel tag. I wanted to make something that the recipient could display easily (Ha, get it? Easely?) and thought adhering it to an easel fold would be perfect. To create the easel layer, I just cut a strip of Tim's Kraft Resist paper the same width as the tag and slightly shorter (so it wouldn't interfere with the hole). I folded it in half and then folded the top layer in half, adhering the bottom of the tag to the bottom fold. Two brads make it easy to keep in the upright position.

I also had a little fun playing with my new Alphanumeric dies. So cool! I wanted to kind of mimic Tim's Alpha Parts piece, so I used the letters to spell out 'fall' on a piece of black Kraft Core'dinations. I used a scrap of plain kraft on the back side to highlight the letters. I'm working on a tutorial to show an easy way to line these little dies up easily. Stay tuned for that next week!

All the supplies I used can be found at Inspiration Emporium via the links below. Remember to use my coupon code - stamptramp - to save 10% on your order.

Sizzix Alphanumeric	Sizzix Tattered Leaves Die	Sizzix Textured Leaves Texture Fades	Sizzix Mini Acorn & Pumpkin Set	Inkssentials Manila Tag
Fired Brick Distress Paint	Walnut Stain Distress Paint	Vintage Photo Distress Paint	Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint	Distress Stain Spray - Fired Brick
Distress Stain Spray - Vintage Photo	Distress Stain Spray - Brushed Pewter	Distress Stain Spray - Rusty Hinge	Tarnished Brass Distress Stain	idea-ology Index Labels
Remnant Rubs - Christmastime	idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Postale	idea-ology Resist Paper Stash - Motif	Core'dinations Kraft Core - Black	idea-ology Trimmings - Black and Cream
idea-ology Jump Rings	Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Idea-ology Wire Pins	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	Ranger Gold Embossing Powder
Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel 8 oz	Grungeboard	Gathered Twigs Distress Ink	Walnut Stain Distress Ink	Scotch Tape Glider
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Thanks so much for stopping by today - have a fantastic week!