December Tim Tag

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Well, here it is December and I am finally getting a chance to play with one of Tim Hotltz's monthly tag challenges.  I usually like to change Tim's tags up quite a bit, just relying on inspiration rather than trying to copy his tag with different products.  This time, I managed to have almost every product he used.  However, I decided to stick closely to his techniques and use different stamps, dies, etc.  I also generally kept to his color palette.  I loved the look of the Faded Jeans and Brushed Pewter.  I did his background exactly as he showed it on his blog.  I wanted to see if the white spots came up through.  They did - it's a cool technique to use when you want a snowy look to your winter crafting.  I also chose to use the Frosted and the same texture fade - Snowfall and Falling Trees.  I love the Snowfall TF and it worked great with the Frosted.  After I did the background technique, I stamped the pine branches from the Christmas Nostalgia set with Library Green archival ink.

I got out my Festive Gent die (love that guy!) for my main focal point.  He was cut from black kraft core, which was sanded a bit and then I gave him a slight sprinkling of Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.  In the silhouette, he is carrying a wreath.  I chose to use Pine Twine to give the wreath dimension and interest, adding a tiny red bow.  My die cut pine branches were done exactly as Tim shows on his blog as I wanted to try out that technique too.  My pine branches and bow were offset rather than topping the tag because I wanted the stamping under the Frosted to show through.  I really like the offset bow and branches.  I covered the tag hole with a acrylic crystal snowflake from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I also embellished the bow with a silver tone wreath and tiny silver bells also from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Because I am hooked on the jumbo manila tags I sell at the boutique, my tag was longer than the Frosted.  I chose to put the part the Frosted didn't cover at the bottom of the tag and needed something to fill in.  Tim's texture paste to the rescue!  I love the snow that I created.  It was liberally sprinkled with more Clear Rock Candy distress glitter while still wet and the excess was tapped off.

I'm so glad I finally got to play again in Tim's monthly challenge.  I hope you enjoyed my version!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

The products below were used to create this tag.  They are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, where Tim Holtz/Ranger and most other name brand products are always 20% below MSRP.  

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Faded Jeans	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Brushed Pewter
$17.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Christmas Nostalgia	Ranger Archival Ink - Library Green	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments - Frosted	*Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Texture Fades - Snowfall and Falling Trees Set	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Holiday Words: Block
Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Holiday Words: Script	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Holiday Greens	$6.39 Core′dinations Kraft Core By Tim Holtz - 4.25x5.5" Paper Pad	$6.39 Core′dinations Kraft Core By Tim Holtz - 2.5x12" Strips	Core′dinations - Tim Holtz Ranger- Nostalgic Kraft Core Cardstock 12 x 12
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pine Twine	Rayon Seam Binding	13 Piece Winter Embellishment Set	Tiny Silver Plated Jingle Bells - Set of 15	Clear Faceted Acrylic Snowflake Embellishments- Set of 6
Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy	Ranger Glue n’ Seal Matte 1 oz.	Ranger Glue n’ Seal Matte 3.5 oz.	Tim Holtz Distress Specialty Stamping Paper	Ranger Texture Paste
Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Festive Gent Bigz Die