12 Tags of 2015 - Tim Holtz Style

Fist pumps!!  I did it!  I finished my 12 'tags'!  As mentioned before, I decided to go the ATC route instead.  When I did tags in the past I didn't know what to do with them after I finished them.  They just ended up stashed in a box somewhere.  I'll trade these with some fellow ATC fanatics.

A yearful of ATCs!  (Except June...that one was traded back in June.)

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

January and December were shared in THIS POST.

Schwoo.  Can't believe I pulled it off and just in the nick of time.  If you see Tim's tags you will definitely have to really stretch your creative brain to see where I got my inspiration in some cases.  I STRUGGLED with the August tag for instance.  I did adhere to his techniques as much as possible though and improvised at times with materials and subject matter.

You can see info on all of Tim's tags HERE on his blog.  But here is peek at his tags:

Now off to go take care of all that household stuff I've been putting on hold while I toiled away...

Wishing you all the best in 2016!!

Catching Up with the 12 Tags of 2015

I've set an ambitious goal for myself.  Every month Tim Holtz throws out a challenge to create a tag using some of his techniques.  Every year, I start out all ready to roll with the intention of creating along with him.  In 2015, I was a slacker and only participated in June.  The past few months, with my Mom's unexpected illness and sudden passing, I haven't felt the urge to create much.  The last few days however The Muse has been shouting in my ear and I've been on a bit of role.  My tendency to be over-confident in my abilities (or at least the number of hours in my day) has resulted in my goal, between now and Jan. 1st, of finishing up all of the 2015 tags (although I've decided to roll with ATCs instead).  So far I've got January and December done.

You can see Tim's January tag here.

I used tissue paper and Distress paints and stain like he did.  My tissue paper came from my daughter's Christmas present last year - Doc Marten boots.  Of course I saved it - cool pattern!  I had purchased the die cut 'snowflakes' from Etsy years ago and never used them.  These started out as a deep purple but I covered them with some Salted Ocean, Brushed Pewter and Picket Fence Distress paint to make them wintery. Last I added some chunky silver glitter to them to mimic Tim's blingy number.

Here is Tim's December 2015 tag.  I borrowed a lot from him again.  Texturey background, wreath, bow, spraying through a stencil.  I opted not to add any words - didn't think it needed it. 

 I tore off the top layer of a piece of cardboard to expose the corrugated inside.  Then I sprayed through a star stencil using the new Candied Apple Distress stain.  I added a smidge of Picket Fence paint on the bottom before putting on my (new!) die cut wreaths. A little Copic coloring on the metallic border tied that in with the wreath.

Only 9 tags to go!

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist Wrap-up

 This was my first year participating in Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Touch.  I'm so glad I did - lots of pretty, non-storebought, tags to add to my gifts this year.

 A few of my tags weren't posted here on my blog.  Here they are:

Day 7: Theme - Santa

Day 9: Theme - Sketch

Day 10: Theme - Sketch

Day 11: Theme - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Day 12: Theme - Ornament

And just for fun, here is a piece of mail art I made this morning.  Merry Christmas!

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist - Day 7

Yikes.  I had to go out of town for a few days and I really got behind on my tags.  Here is Day 8 (which I accidentally tagged as Day 7 on the Linkup - oops).  Theme: Non-traditional Colors & Texture.

I tried to add lots of different types of texture: dry embossing, gold texture paste, fuzzy bits, perforated border...and I'm feeling pretty comfortable with grey, gold and red being non-traditional.  :)

 This close up shows the gold crackle paste and kind of the fuzzy bits on my little friend's hat (Fun Flock).

Merry Christmas!

12 Tags of 2015 with a Feminine Twist - Day 6

I was definitely inspired by Jennifer's tag.  The first time I looked at the post I bypassed the video.  Don't be tempted to do that!  I'm so glad I went back and watched it as she shared some really great tips.

Here's my snowflake tag:

(Ignore the spotty sentiment stamping - yikes!).  I used three colors of glitter like Jennifer did but instead of her purple/pink palette I used royal blue, Blueberry (kind of lt. blue, lavender color) and silver.  I didn't have the sheet of sticky adhesive that she used so I put strips of 1/2" Scor-Tape on the back instead.  Worked like a charm.

Looking forward to this adorning a gift under the tree soon...

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Touch 2015 - Day 2

Well, I have totally discombobulated my days for this challenge.  For Day 2 the inspiration was a Christmasy color palette.  The two tags created by the Kittie and Dina are gorgeous.  I borrowed mostly from Kittie, using her woodgrain and foliage elements.

This is the palette we used.

Ho ho ho!

12 Tags of 2015 with a Feminine Twist - Days 3 & 4

Let it snow!  Let it snow!  Let it snow!

I've been busy this afternoon playing catch-up with The CLASSroom's 12 Tags of 2015 with a Feminine Twist challenges.


The challenge for Day 3 was a mix-up challenge using Memory Box dies and a light blue, red and white color palette.  (One of my favorites - love that color combo!)  I haven't used my Snowy Tree die from MB nearly enough, but happily discovered that it makes a delightful tag.

On Day 4, the inspiration was Snowflakes.  I was completely inspired by Julia Stainton's tag here and initially thought I would do something similar, but oddly enough, the die cut circle was as far as it went.  :)  I actually used the negative from the stitched circle die and then a snowflake die (also Memory Box) over that.  Here's the tag I came up with:

Bonus discovery:  The snowflake die I used is pretty big, about 4" across.  When I cut it out of the circle, not only does it look like a beautiful, rounded snowflake, but it would also make a fancy sand dollar.  I love it when I can use a supply in a way that is totally different than how it was intended.

Yay, to a successful day!

12 Tags of Christma with a Feminine Twist - Day 5

(Yes, I'm going out of order.  It's just the way I roll...)

Glitz and glamour (aka glittery and sprarkly) is the name of the game for today's tags over at The CLASSroom.

I borrowed the pine boughs and sparkly word from Carissa's tag to create my tag.

Ho ho ho!

12 "Tags" of 2015 (or Julie Can't Follow Rules...)

Greetings!

I saw Redanne's post this afternoon of her lovely June 2015 tag and was inspired to use hers and Tim's as inspiration for an ATC.  (Tim's tag and step-by-step are HERE.)  I really did first think of doing a tag - it's been so long - but I do owe somebody an "under the sea" ATC so this project won out.

I tried to follow Tim's instructions, and if you use your imagination you'll see where he inspired me.  I followed his lead with the background using Distress Stains followed by a stencil as a stamp.  After that I distressed the edges with the side of my scissors and some Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  I also used corrugated cardstock for the starfish and a bit of twine.

My 'sand' is actually old sandpaper and I cut the die cut seaweed and coral from cardstock covered in metal tape and then colored them with alcohol inks.  "Discover" is from his remnant rubs.

Thanks for peeking.  Maybe in July I'll actually make a tag.  ;)