2017 Challenge: 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #4

Hello again,

Thanks for stopping by my 2017 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style.  We are on a roll - week #4 already.  I'm so excited by all the participation - fantastic samples being shared here!

My apologies for being a little late today to get the post up.  Things got a little complicated this weekend and today, but finally here is my #4 for your inspiration.  I love the Victorian Carolers die and was excited when I learned that it was being re-released this season.  I grabbed one for the boutique and we used it to make a thank you gift for our customers.  For those of you who don't shop with us, just FYI, we always tuck a little thank you packet of goodies into outgoing orders.  We make up 200 of each design.  This particular thank you gift included the two die cut black silhouettes of the Victorian Carolers, the vintage sheet music ephemera and a silver tone mitten charm.  I sometimes snag one of the thank you gifts to use in my own art - LOL!

I started tag #4 for with my usual jumbo manila tag and lightly, randomly stamped with Potting Soil archival ink with the Wendy Vecchi Vintage Text background stamp.  Then Vintage Photo distress ink was blended over the entire tag using the Mini Ink Blending tool.  Next two texture fades were used to emboss the tag.  (I'm sorry they are old and we are not carrying them any more.  I don't really remember the names.)    I tried to lightly rub the new Pewter distress crayon over the raised snowflakes at the top, but it didn't really show up.  I ended up making a white dot on each one with a tiny paint brush and white gesso.  The embossed holly at the bottim was sponged over very lightly with Pine Needles distress ink and then I rubbed a little Prima White Gold wax over them to give a little sheen.  

I used some Design Tape - Tidings along the bottom of the tag, sort of giving my carolers a firm foundation to stand on.  The Season's Greetings sentiment was from the year's Tim Holtz Great Outdoors stamp set, stamped in silver and free hand cut out.  My bow is rayon seam binding colored with Bronze Distress Spray Sain and embellished with the new Tiny Bells from Idea-ology.  I first threaded them right onto a piece of seam binding, but there was no movement.  It bound them too tightly so I took it apart and added a couple of bronze jump rings so they would swing a bit.

That's it for this week.  A very simple tag but I really enjoyed the Victorian Carolers.  

Thank you again for stopping by.  I hope you will think about playing.  You can find all the challenge requirements in our Week #1 post here.  

These products were used to create the above tag and can be purchased at 20% below retail at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Victorian Carolers Bigz Die	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foam	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Pine Needles	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Pine Needles	Ranger Tim Holtz Pine Needles Reinker
Prima Art Alchemy by Finnabair-Metallique Wax- White Gold	Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Great Outdoors	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Bells	Seam Binding	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Antiqued Bronze
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Design Tape, Tidings	Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - White Gessol, 1oz Bottle	Dina Wakley Media Mediums - White Gesso - 2 oz. Tube	Dina Wakley Media Mediums - White Gesso

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