Challenge: 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #8

Welcome back to Week #8 of the 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style.  This week I have found my own inspiration from Tim Holtz's November tag using his layout.  I also broke out two new-to-me Tim Holtz stamp sets - Mini Holidays 4 and Seasons Silhouettes, both of which I have fallen in love with (so you will be seeing more of these!).  On the Silhouettes set, I loved the way Tim masked off all but one word and used the same masking approach on mine.  

I did emboss resist with the red Santa and poinsettias at the top.  I used Vermillion Archival Ink with clear EP for the embossing.  I tried to melt the embossing powder back off like Tim did, but ended up ruining my first tag because my kraft iron just wouldn't get hot enough and the newsprint just stuck to the embossing.  Hence, mine is a simple emboss resist technique.  I blended Bundled Sage and Vintage Photo stains to get my coloration on the background.  

My poinsettia is made from five layers of crinoline cut with the Tattered Florals die and dyed with SU Real Red reinker.  The leaves were also cut from crinoline with the Mini Tattered Leaves die and dyed with Bundled Sage reinker.  

I had a lot of fun with this one and really like the way it came out.  Can't wait to see all of your takes on this tag.  

Thanks so much to everyone who has played along so far!  If you haven't started playing along, better get going.  One of the criteria to be eligible for the prize drawings at the end is to have all 12 tags finished by December 17th.  You can read all about the challenge in the first post here.  

The products below were used to create this tag.  They can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Ranger Inkssentials Surfaces Tags - #10 Tags - Manila	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Mini Holidays 4	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Seasons Silhouettes	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Reinker	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Bundled Sage
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Archival Ink - Vermillion	Red Jute Mesh (Burlap) Ribbon	Burlap String - 12 Colors	Sizzix Alterations Die - Mini Tattered Florals Movers and Shapers Die by Tim Holtz
Cotton Crinoline	Sizzix Alterations - Mini Tattered Leaves Movers & Shapers by Tim Holtz	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Vintage Lace Die	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Game Pieces

A Double Halloween Triptych

 

Welcome back to my Week #2 post for Frilly and Funkie.  This week we are featuring our Funkie style designers with their interpretation of Anita's A Different Kind of Tag challenge.  I made a Halloween triptych for my different kind of tag.  Plus there is a three panel die cut embellishment that sits in front.  

This was another marathon make.  I am hitting three challenges with this piece - Tim Holtz's October tag featuring a wrinkled tissue wrap technique plus Linda Ledbetter's Compendium of Curiosities 2 #24 challenge featuring Alcohol Ink Resist (page 29 Compendium of Curiosities 2).

I started with three jumbo tags and die cut the top of two of them with the Iron Gate die, then applied two layers of Distress Embossing Powder, first Black Soot and then Vintage Photo, which gave it a nice rusted iron look.  For my wrinkled tissue wrap, I colorized mine using the Marbled Stains technique and Black Soot/Brushed Pewter DS.  I used the Alcohol Ink Resist technique on my center panel.  Love the cool ghostly look it gives!

I used black stickles to make my scardy cat sparkle and popped the bat out on a little spring.  The moon was colored with Picket Fence and Brushed Pewter DS and stamped with an Artistic Outpost flying bat stamp.

I used Distress Crackle paints on each of the three die cuts and when dry, glued them together end to end.  They are free standing and just stand up in front of the tag triptych.

That's it for this one.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks for stopping in.  I hope you will visit us over at Frilly and Funkie to see the great pieces the Funkies have to share!

These products are available at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

50 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz On the Edge Iron Gate Die	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz On the Edge Die Graveyard	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Tattered Banners Die	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Branch Tree BIGz Die	Tim Holtz Mini Spider and 31 Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shapers Dies
Tim Holtz Mini Cat and Raven Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shapers Dies	Tim Holtz Mini Bat and Skull Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shapers Dies	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Halloween 3	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Apothecary	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Reinker
Tim Holtz idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Terminology	Ranger Ink - Inkssentials Glue N Seal - Matte - 1 Ounces	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Picket Fence White	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence White	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Black Soot	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Black Soot
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder - Black Soot	Tim Holtz Ranger Metallic Distress Stain - Brushed Pewter	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Teracotta	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Pitch Black	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink Applicator, Stamp Handle and Felt