12 Tags of 2015 - May

Don't be shocked!!! I finished my May tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2015, way way early!!! Why? Because I was so in LOVE with his! I loved all the different techniques, all the layers, the stitching, the flowers, and all the embellishments! He just kept going and adding, and as you know, that is right up my alley. The more the merrier I say...and I just LOVE this tag, and had the best time making it while on the road last week.

I followed all of Tim's directions, with the a few differences shown below.

Dirty stencil I know, but that's how I roll! I LOVE this new stencil, and thought it perfect for the polka dots in the ladies shirt.

I inked the dots with Ranger's Festive Berries Distress Ink, and outlined and smudged in with Gathered Twigs Distress Marker.

Black Soot made the perfect silvery charcoal gray colored ribbon.

LOVE the new Mini Tattered Florals, and love them using newsprint. Although, they are not very sturdy with the newsprint, and got crushed on the trip home, but they fluffed up pretty good.

 

 

 

 

I love all the entries so far, and can't wait to see more! This is my new favorite tag of Tim's...;0)!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Idea-ology Textured Surfaces	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Splotches	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste in White	Ranger Dina Wakley Palette Knife
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Festive Berries	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Idea-ology Ephemera Pack in Emporium	Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Brushed Corduroy	Black Soot Distress Ink
Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	Idea-ology Adornments Arrows	Idea-ology Photobooth	Distress Markers Set	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments in Regal
Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Black Soot	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Picket Fence	Idea-ology Memo Pins	Idea-ology Typed Tokens	Idea-ology Star Fasteners
Idea-ology Remnant Rubs in Special Delivery	Idea-ology Remnant Rub Tool	Idea-ology Small Talk Stickers	Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits in Tiny Tattered Florals	Bundled Sage Distress Ink
Idea-ology Loop Pins

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

12 Tags of 2015 - April

Howdy there crafters! Nothing like the last minute to post my tag for Tim's April tag for 12 Tags of 2015!  I've been on the road solid for three weeks to teach, watch baseball tournaments, and golf tournaments. I think I've been home a total of four days after Easter...yikes...oh the laundry that is waiting for me!!! Anyway, I've found time to craft in the car and in hotel rooms, and managed to snag a sewing machine to finish my tag!

I knew I wanted a red flower...of course...so I used the chrysanthemum stamp and took inspiration for coloring it from this picture on the internet.

I inked a Ranger #10 Manila tag with Aged Mahogany completely covering it. I LOVE how juicy the Mini Distress Inks are. LOVE!!!

Then I misted the tag with Tim's new Distress Sprayer only pressing the trigger slightly to get awesome droplets of water! LOVE this new tool!

Then came all the die cutting, and I added the Mini Heart from the Tiny Shapes set! So cute!!!

I used the new Fossilized Amber Distress Marker for part of the background...awesome butterscotchy color!!!

I added Gumdrops, but colored them with Mushroom Alcohol Ink first. I also stamped on the Crinkle Ribbon after coloring it using the same flower stamp.

 

Phew...just in time! And...I have loved looking at everyone's April tag too. Fabulous inspiration abounds!!! 

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Aged Mahogany Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer	Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers in Tiny Shapes
Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits in Handwritten Love	Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die Set 13PK - Adventure Words: Block by Tim Holtz®	Black Soot Distress Ink	Ranger Surfaces Watercolor Paper	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer
Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Fossilized Amber	Distress Markers Set	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden Stamp Set	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip
Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen	Idea-ology Gumdrops	Adirondack Alcohol Ink In Mushroom	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!