12 Tags of 2015 - Pop it Ups Style

Hi all! Today I'm sharing my version of Tim Holtz's March tag. I needed to make a card for my Dad's birthday this month, so I used a bit more masculine colors and images and incorporated the design into a card using Karen Burniston's Accordion Rectangle Pop it Ups die.

I have to say, Tim's embossed texture paste technique totally blew my mind! I can't wait to try this with other stencils and embossing powders...you know how much I love my embossing powder. :) I can see so many different possibilities using this technique!

To made the card, I cut two panels from black cardstock. I cut two more panels from Ranger's manila cardstock and removed the center portion. I used Tim's fantastic tutorial to create my background on the manila, then adhered them to the black card. To finish it, I added gears cut from metal sheets plus various idea-ology bits and pieces. The Happy Birthday greeting was cut from black cardstock and rubbed lightly with metallic rub-on paste (I love that stuff!).

All the supplies I used to make my card can be found at Elizabeth Craft Designs, Simon Says Stamp, and Amazon via the links below.

Karen Burniston Accordion Rectangle Card Karen Burniston Accordion Rectangle Die Karen Burniston Clock and Gears Die Set Karen Burniston Happy Birthday PopUp Die Tim Holtz Mercantile Tim Holtz Idea-ology TISSUE TAPE COMMUTE TH93019 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology LABORATORIE Tissue Tape TH93095 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology TISSUE TAPE SYMPHONY Music Self Adhesive Vintage Paper Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2015 TYPO THS040 Ranger TEXTURE PASTE 4oz INK44444 Tim Holtz Distress Paint CRACKED PISTACHIO Ranger TDD43577 Tim Holtz Distress Paint WILD HONEY Ranger TDD36531 Tim Holtz Distress Paint SALTY OCEAN Ranger TDD36449 Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468 Ranger Inkssentials 8.5 X 11 MANILA CARDSTOCK Surfaces ISM28246 Ranger Surfaces BLACK CARDSTOCK ISB42105 Ranger Embossing Powder SILVER EPJ37361 Ranger Embossing Powder CLEAR 3 Oz Jar EPL45694 Tim Holtz Idea-ology NUMBER BRADS Metal Hardware TH93123 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology SPROCKET GEARS Watch Parts Hardware Tim Holtz Idea-ology PEN NIBS TH92909 Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM FOR WAFER-THIN DIES Accessory 656499

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