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12 Tags of Christmas Tag 5 My Way!

Alcohol Inks, Christmas, Emboss Resist, Holidays, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Stampin' UP!, Tag Art, Techniques 10 Responses »

Dec 082009

Happy Tuesday! I’d say good morning, but my morning passed before I hit the floor this morning. Well not really, but by the time I got the coffee going, the pups out and then Mr. Stodgy came in and interrupted my crossword puzzle . . . it was noon.

As I continue on with T!m’s 12 Tags of Christmas I’m having more and more fun. Today I have Tag 5 for you . . . and here’s T!m’s Tag 5.

I used copper foil for the top and bottom pieces, die cutting/embossing with Spellbinders™ Classic Lace Border. To tone down the bright look of the copper, I added some alcohol inks and then brushed on Green Patina Perfect Pearls. The ornaments are made from Graphic 45 paper. Even though I forgot to add the copper foil to two of the ornaments (oops), I went around the edges with gold paint. This was a fun tag to work on!

Stamps: F1872 Long Script from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps; Pollen Dust from Fancy Pants Designs; Tim Holtz Collection – Mini Holidays from Stampers Anonymous; Great Greetings from Stampin’ Up!
Paper: Manila Shipping Tag; Graphic 45 Christmas Past Collection
Ink: Ranger Archival Coffee; Ranger Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy, Pine Needles, Aged Mahogany and Antique Linen Distress; Ranger Oregano and Hazelnut Alcohol; Papertrey Fresh Snow
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S7-014 Grand 12” Classic Lace Border and S4-234 Ribbon Tag Trio 2; Ranger Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Glossy Accents, Green Patina Perfect Pearls, Memory Foil, Matte Accents, Clear Embossing Powder, Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tools; Tim Holtz idea-ology Charm Fragments; Papertrey Vintage Cream Grosgrain Ribbon; Offray Ribbon; Making Memories Craft Wire; Foam Mounting Tape; Copper Foil

Well, I’m off to grab some breakfast/lunch, more coffee and then come back to the studio. I hope you have a fabulous day and thanks for joining me on the BAD Side for a few minutes!

12 Tags of Christmas - Tag 4 My Way!

Christmas, Holidays, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Tag Art 18 Responses »

Dec 072009

Happy Monday! I can’t believe it, but all my chores are finally done. The house is decorated for Christmas, the bills are paid, the doctor visits are almost over and now I need to get busy in the studio. Not much time to do so much in. You see I’m having hand surgery on the 18th and I know that I need to have some special projects done before then because . . . well, what if I can’t use my left hand for awhile? Ya know what I mean?

I’m still working on T!m’s 12 Tags of Christmas, when I should probably be doing other things, but I just can’t help myself. I’m also very behind . . . I sure hope I get to do them all! Today, I have Tag 4. Here’s T!m’s Tag 4 and my version below.

I added some ribbon and a few Spellbinders™ to see if I could incorporate them on a tag. Yes, I can! Using the Ranger Gold Paint Dabber, I went around the edges of the tag and the oval sentiment. While the border was still in the die, I stenciled with the gold paint. Now that was just too cool . . . I may be doing that a little more in the future! One other touch I almost forgot about . . . I spritzed all the paper with Worn Lipstick/Gold Pearlized Distress Mist. I think it took some of the other colors out of the tag and if I had to do it over, I don’t know that I would. But hey you never know until it’s done.

Stamps: Tim Holtz Collection – Mini Holidays from Stampers Anonymous
Paper: Manila Shipping Tag
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, and Broken China, Peeled Paint, Aged Mahogany and Worn Lipstick Distress
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S7-014 Grand 12” Classic Lace Border and S4-138 Petite Ovals – Large; Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Mini Mister, Gold Perfect Pearls, Inkssential Blending Tools, Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber, Inkssential 1” Square Memory Frame, Memory Capsules and Glass; Tim Holtz idea-ology Trinket Pins, Corners and Link Chain; May Arts Ribbon; Foam Mounting Tape

That’s all for now folks! I hope you’ve had a good day and thanks for joining me on the BAD Side for a few minutes.

12 Tags of Christmas - Tag 3 My Way!

Alcohol Inks, Christmas, Holidays, Stampers Anonymous, Tag Art, Techniques 18 Responses »

Dec 052009

Good Saturday morning! The weekend is here and it’s time to rock and roll! There are cards to be made, trees to be put up, chores to be done and fun to be had! AND speaking about fun . . .

I have been having a ball following along with T!m and the 12 Tags of Christmas. The tags are fun to do but they are also an excellent way to get your creative juices flowing. If you yourself are playing along, let me know so that I can see what you’ve done! I know you have to be having fun.

Now here’s T!m’s Tag 3. Mine is below.

T!m’s right, making these plaid backgrounds is totally addicting. The possibilities are absolutely endless and the colors, well . . .

Stamps: Tim Holtz Collection – Urban Tapestry and Mini Holidays from Stampers Anonymous; Pollen Dust from Fancy Pants Designs
Paper: Manila Shipping Tag; Glossy Cover Stock
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Broken China Distress; Ranger Gold, Pesto, Stream and Raisin Alcohol Inks
Accessories: Ranger Snow Cap Acrylic Paint Dabber, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool and felt, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Alcohol Blending Solution, Matte Accents; May Arts Ribbon; Tim Holtz idea-ology Long Fastener, Trinket Pin, Jump Ring and Philosophy Tag; Gold Cord; Vintage Buttons from Papertrey

Well, I’m going to try and catch up with my household stuff, see if I can get some of the holiday decorations out and then have a little fun in the studio! I hope you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping in today!

12 Tags of Christmas - Tag 2 My Way!

Christmas, Holidays, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Tag Art, Techniques, UTEE 17 Responses »

Dec 042009

Happy Friday! To continue on with T!m’s 12 Tags of Christmas, I was able to finish up Tag 2 last night! Of course, I should have been working on the bills, doing laundry, blah blah blah, BUT . . . the urge to create was way toooooooooooo strong!

Here’s T!m’s Tag 2 and my version below.

I had to make a number of changes with this tag as I don’t have some of the images T!m used. I also made my photo corners with copper foil, Spellbinders™ Flourish Impressabilities and Gold EP. I did have some of T!m’s foliage pieces, which I did use some of the leave, but I had a different idea for the flower. Even though I thought the idea of bending and twisting the foliage was sheer genius, I knew immediately that I wanted to use one of the faux porcelain flowers that I created the other day. I did add a long fastener so that I could fasten the flower to the tag.

Stamps: Tim Holtz Collection Mini Holidays, Retro Holiday and Urban Tapestry from Stampers Anonymous; Pollen Dust from Fancy Pants Designs
Paper: Manila Shipping Tag; Cranberry Crisp
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, and Distress Embossing, Pine Needles, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-191 Dahlia Nesties and I2-1009 Flourish Impressabilities; Ranger Distress Scattered Straw and Queen’s Gold Embossing Powders, UTEE, Melting Pot, Snow Cap Acrylic Paint Dabber, Gold Perfect Pearls; Copper Foil; Tim Holtz idea-ology Foliage, Long Fastener; May Arts Ribbon; Jingle Bell, Other gold ribbon

Well that’s all I have for right now! I’m going to find out what Tag 4 is and get to work on Tag 3. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Oh and by the way, I’ve already torn off the one Grunge Board Flourish from the butt of the snowman from Tag 1. I like the tag much better now!

Twelve Tags of Christmas - Tag 1 My Way!

Christmas, Grunge Paper/Board, Holidays, Papertrey, Stampers Anonymous, Tag Art, Techniques, Wrinkle-Free Distress 17 Responses »

Dec 032009

Happy Thursday! I hope you’ve had a great week so far. I finally snuck into the studio this morning BECAUSE I’ve been watching what T!m is doing everyday and I’m falling behind. He’s up to Tag 3 and I just finished Tag 1. Since T!m started doing the 12 Tags of Christmas, I’ve never played along. I made up my mind a few weeks ago to also do the tags, but put my own personal spin on them.

Here is T!m’s Tag 1 and below is mine!

I followed along with T!m’s tutorial, but added my own personal touches. Way too much fun! I didn’t want a black snowman, so I made him purple by stamping in Eggplant. But first, I painted a section of the Grunge Board white, so that I could stamp over it and not do a resist.

Stamps: Tim Holtz Collection – Retro Holiday and Mini Holidays from Stampers Anonymous; Sentiment – Believe from Papertrey Ink; Flourish – Pollen Dust from Fancy Pants Designs
Paper: Manila Tag from eclectic Paperie; Small Mini White Tag
Ink: Ranger Broken China, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord Distress
Accessories: Ranger Snow Cap and Eggplant Acrylic Paint Dabbers, Rock Candy Distress Stickles and Distress Crackle Paint, Matte Accents, Mini Mister, Ink Blending Tool; Tim Holtz idea-ology Plain and Elements Grunge Board; May Arts Ribbon; Oval Punch; Blue Stitched Ribbon; Foam Mounting Tape; Craft Wire