12 Tags of 2012 - July X 2

Alternate July Tag

First July Tag

A new month equals a new tag by Tim Holtz! I adore this technique so much, and couldn't wait to get started. So after I chased the dog and cat around with my compressed air can, I got to work. 

For my first tag I pretty much mimicked Tim's, except for my background stamping. I added the silver Alcohol Ink a little too low so it overpowered my Archival Ink. I had to use a Sharpie to color in a few spots to make Lady Liberty a little more dark and stand out more. I didn't like that at all...craft and learn!

I had so much fun blowing 'cold' air, that I kept going and made some ATCs as well.

 

 

BUT...then I started to wonder what would happen if I tried the same technique on a black tag to emulate the night sky. I knew the Alcohol Ink would not glide over the surface of a black tag like it does on Glossy Cardstock and it would not show up very well, but I had to give it a shot.

I decided to use Snow Cap Mixative instead of the silver and then layer my other colors on top of it. It took a few layers but it worked. I wanted to really highlight the fireworks so I drew in some bursts with Glaze Pens. I love how it came out!

I trimmed out the edge with Snow Cap Paint Dabber, as well as added the stars and sentiment with the paint. I have had a craft love affair with denim lately so I had to add some of that too. It's such a simple looking tag and took no time at all, but I am so in love with it! That is strange for me, because I always love my most labor intensive projects and rarely love the simple ones. I think it is because it really has that fire cracker night sky look.

 

I am submitting the first tag to Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stamper challenge of "Silver", and the alternate tag to the Blogger's Challenge of "4th Of July", and both to Inspiration Journal's challenge of "Red, White, & Blue".

Supplies:
From My Stash- black cardstock, blue embroidary twine, denim, washer

Jumbo Manila Tag 8x4 (FJ)	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Picket Fence White	Star Spangled Banner Rubber Stamp	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Black Soot Distress Ink (FJ)
Summer Seasonal Distress Inks (FJ)	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Core-dinations TH Kraft Core Paper Stack	Core′dinations Adirondack Collection Paper Stack	Inkssentials Gloss Paper (FJ)
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Sail Boat Blue	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Watermelon	Silver Mixative Alcohol Ink	Alcohol Blending Solution	Idea-ology Numerals
Americana Silhouettes Stamp Set	Idea-ology Metal WORD BANDS	Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber in Snow Cap (FJ)	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Wire Pins	Jump Rings - Idea-ology
Idea-ology Muse Tokens	Rayon Seam Binding	Inkssentials Water Mister (FJ)	Distress Stain In Barn Door	Distress Stain In Broken China
Surfaces Black #8 Tag	Adirondack Snow Cap Mixative (FJ)	Red Glaze Pen	Blue Glaze Pen	White Glaze Pen
Idea-ology Washers	Idea-ology Long Fasteners

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!