12 tags of 2014 August

Hello everyone! I am sorry about the quiet week here on the blog, I've been sick with a terribly stubborn cold thing. Today I am sharing my version of Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2014 August.

 

I had fun playing around with the techniques. The tissue masking and stamping is real fun and I like the layers of stamping, ink, paste and embossing powder on this month's tag. My tag is about writing and telling your story.  

 

The Distress Embossing Powder rust looks real cool on top of the paste letters. 

I used a pen nib since my tag has a writing theme and distressed it with paint. It was glued to a twig that I found on the floor. I guess my son must have found it somewhere, but it had a tiny bit of gold paint on it, so I have no idea where it comes from. It was the perfect size for the pen nib. 

Word Bands and Film Strip ribbons are two of my favourite products. Love that you see the layers through the ribbon.

This stamp of a writing hand is not such a bold stamp, which means that it doesn't stand out so clearly from the tissue tape. I liked the effect of the faint hand, that almost looks like it was a part of the printed tape originally.

 

Thank you so much for looking! Have a lovely weekend!

 

Happy crafting!

 

Anna-Karin

 

Supplies:

Surfaces: Ranger Manila Tag

Stamps: Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz: Typography, Merchantile

Ink: Distress Ink: Walnut Stain, Black Soot; Archival Ink: Jet Black

Stain: Distress Stain: Spiced Marmalade, Iced Spruce, Mowed Lawn

Paint: Distress Paint: Picked Fence, Black Soot, Iced Spruce

Stencils: Stamper's Anonymous: Speckles, Cargo, Stripes

Medium: Ranger: Texture Paste

Embossing powder: Distress Embossing Powder: Vintage Photo

Embellishments: Tim Holtz idea-ology: Symphony Tissue Tape, Pen Nibs, Observations Word Bands, Sprocket Gears, Mini Gears, Vial Labels, Words Remnant Rubs, Film Strip Ribbon, Crinkle Ribbon, Jute String