12 Tags of 2016 Remix - April

The year is truly flying by! I hope all of you are doing well, and enjoying some Spring weather! I'm doing especially well today, as it's my birthday!!! SO...I thought I would celebrate...a little early... by making Tim's April tag from his 12 Tags of 2016, and in doing so, make my own birthday tag! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA....silly huh?!! But I don't care...it will be a nice memento of this year's new digits, and it's a new favorite for me! AND...I had left overs, so I even made a card.

I love the two tags Tim combined, as always, and love that he brought them up to speed to go along with some of his new products...genius! I had forgotten what my March, 2012, tag looked like, so I had to go back and see. It's interesting to see my growth as a crafter as well, when I look back at things like that. That is the beauty of this journey we all are on! There is always so much more to learn! Here is my tag from November, 2015, as well...it was a favorite!

I just got Tim's new Dapper Bigz Die from Sizzix, and I had to give it a go with the Distress Mosaic Kit. Since the positive images of the die were smallish, I decided to fill it out by making a background silhouette for the gent. I also saved the negative piece, and ended up using it for the card.

I tried the palette knife first with the grout, but found my finger worked better at getting the grout where I wanted it.

I used lots of different papers from the Dapper collection as well to do the mosaic.

I decided to do the background woodgrain piece in several plank pieces, so I used lots of different colors.

I added lots of paint and ink to give the pieces a very distressed look.

I used Barn Door, Ground Espresso, and Antique Linen Distress Spray Stains for the background tag, and then stamped the new Ledger script in Antique Linen Distress Paint. I painted the numbers with Barn Door Paint and stamped the script on these too.

 

 

 

 

 

And here is the card.

 

What would we do without the tags?!! I hope we don't find out. I thoroughly enjoy doing them every month, and I know you all do too. Thank you Tim for all the hard work and inspiration!!!

 Supplies:

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paper Mosaic Kit	Sizzix Bigz Die - Dapper - 661192 (April Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 12 x 12 Paper Stash DAPPER	Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Paper, 12PK TDA51022 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Inkssentials INKY ROLLER SMALL Ink Brayer
Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Antique Linen	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Paint	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Rusty Hinge
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Pumice Stone	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Barn Door	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Walnut Stain	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Peeled Paint	Ranger Distress Paint in Salty Ocean
Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Black Soot	Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Rusty Hinge	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Picket Fence	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Ground Espresso
Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger	Ranger Inkssentials Manila Cardstock	Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	#8 Manila Tag
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps Ledger Script CMS241	Ruler Ribbon	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Index Labels	Idea-ology Remnant Rubs in Numbers	Idea-ology Small Talk Stickers
Idea-ology Mini Numerals	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Aged Mahogany	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Barn Door	Idea-ology Adornments Arrows	Idea-ology Mirrored Stars
Ranger Glossy Accents

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

A Sharp Distressed Man???

Hello Crafters! Today, I have a bevy of cards to show you using Tim's new gent stamps from Stamper's Anonymous. I LOVE all the images...so artsy and so masculine! And, I wanted to show you how versatile Ranger's Specialty Stamping Paper is...it is capable of really getting wet! Hope you enjoy this artsy twist on a theme!

A lot of my students think that Specialty Stamping Paper is only for super crisp stamping. It's not! It can take a whole variety of mediums, and then still make super stamped images once it's dry. For that reason, it is my most favorite paper...REALLY! It makes the greatest 3D type layers too, and they stay that way, even with Distress Ink.

To make the first layer, I applied Ground Espresso Distress Ink directly to my craft sheet, then I misted it with water. I laid my paper in, and dragged a little. Then I gave this a dry with the heat tool back and front.

For layer two, I added Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink to the craft sheet, and repeated the steps above. Adding the second layer DID NOT move any of my ink from the first layer. It's like the card absorbs it, and it stays put.  All the designs are still there! When I discovered this, I was blown away...I LOVE this paper! It's genius!

To make the third layer, I added Candied Apple to the craft sheet, and repeated again. All three layers melded nicely...there is no mud...just a layered 3D look! This paper is great for marbling! Sheer geniousness!

Then I started stamping. I stamped the new Newsprint image in Wendy's Tree Branch Archival Ink, and gave that a dry. You must dry every layer you put on, so it doesn't smear.

Then I stamped all the images from Evolution and Sideshow...great names...in Jet Black Archival. The surface of the table was very sturdy, so my images weren't solid, BUT I LOVED that, because the under layers came through in spots. It was perfect for these artsy cards.

Then I stamped the numbers from the Sideshow set in Forget Me Not, and dry this.

Then I stamped even more with Red Geranium. All the images are super crisp. Then to finish the cards, I mounted them on cardstock and a kraft base, and added Linen Ribbon, Nailheads (LOVE), and a Quote Band.

  

 

 

 

 

Isn't Specialty Stamping Paper the bomb?!! Aren't these images great?!! I LOVED Tim's whole line this year...very masculine...which is why I fell in love with his style so many years ago! Thanks Tim!

I'm off to Boston today for the Collins Group Spring Show. I'm even teaching there, so please wish me luck teaching those store owners...yikes!!!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!