12 Tags of 2014 - October

Hey there everyone! I'm back and before the end of the month, to show you my October tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2014. He used so many techniques that I love on his tag, and I of course had to do the same, however, I was also inspired by some pumpkins I recently saw in a Grandin Road Catalog.

I just love the non-traditional pumpkins they have in their catalog, so I made a few of my own, but with paper!

The photos just don't do the pumpkins or the backgrounds justice. I either need a photography class or a new camera.

I love Tim's new Pumpkin Parts Sizzix die! It was so easy to put together. I die cut these from scrap cardboard, and gave them all a few coats of White Picket Distress Paint.

Using a Mini Inking Blending Tool and Pitch Black Distress Paint, I stenciled in the designs onto the pumpkins. The trick to doing this is using very little paint, and making sure the paint is thoroughly in the pad.

I added a little Distress Paint to the edges of the Alpha Tiles, and then added Distress Glitter.

I used the 31 instead of the spider, and used Brushed Pewter and Black Soot Spray Distress Stain. I thought it needed a little more color, so a Spiced Marmalade Distress Marker and Marker Spritzer did the trick!

The Mini Blueprint Pumpkins didn't require much color since I wanted them white, but Pumice Stone Distress Marker provided great shadow.

I love Orange Peel Stickles the best! The color is opaque rather than just glitter, and I love that! It highlighted each pumpkin just the way I wanted.

I have had these leaves in my stash a zillion years, but they were the wrong color. Ranger's Alcohol Ink colored them right up.

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Mini Halloween II Stamp Set	Idea-ology Mask Sheets	Jet Black Stazon	Distress Embossing Ink
Ranger Black Embossing Powder	Tim Holtz Collection Stencils in Halloween	Ranger Dina Wakley Palette Knife	Ranger Texture Paste	Ranger Inkssentials Mister
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Black Soot	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Brushed Pewter	Tonic Tim Holtz Distress Tool	Distress Markers Set	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Pumpkin Parts Bigz Die
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Picket Fence	Tim Holtz Collection Stencils in Harlequin	Tim Holtz Collection Stencils in Bubble	Tim Holtz Collection Stencils Gothic	Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Paint
Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Idea-ology Alpha Chips in Elementary	Ranger Glossy Accents	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Black Soot	Tonic Tim Holtz Retractable Craft Pick
Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Tim Holtz Distress Specialty Stamping Paper	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Mini Blueprints 5	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip
Ranger ADHESIVE - WHITE FOAM ROLL 1/2" X 1/16"x 2.1 YDS.	Idea-ology Monocles	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Spiced Marmalade	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Halloween, Apothecary	Idea-ology Jump Rings
Tim Holtz Baubles	Idea-ology Swivel Clasps	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tinsel Twine - Black	Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Stapler	Spiced Marmalade Distress Stickles
Adirondack Alcohol Ink In Sunset Orange

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!