Grungy Monday # 18 meets with Tim Holtz Christmas Tags

This week at Grungy Monday Linda of Studio L3 has us being inspired by Tim's Christmas tag #8 of 2009. Our journey of Christmas tags from start to finish is also Tag 8. Simon Says Stamp and Show wants to see a tag. This is a bonus for me because I am busy getting ready to go on holidays.  I really like the tag that Tim created for day 8. Go here to have a look. This may be where his inspiration for glassine paper came from.
To create my tag I used : Ranger archival black ink, Th distress inks- antique linen, walnut stain, aged mahogany, forest moss, black soot,old paper and vintage photo
Stamps: lamp post, flourish, Merry C. are TH, music is River City Rubber, holly is Stampington.
I also used Rock Candy distress crackle paint,  aged mahogany distress stickles and glossy accents- Ranger
tag and ticket are TH Ranger, mini clips-TH. Ribbon and embellishments are from my stash.


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Grungy Monday # 17 / Simon Says Stamp and Show

 This week for Grungy Monday#17, Linda is asking us to be inspired by "rock candy". Tim Holtz will show you how in his great video here. At Simon Says Stamp and Show it is "Anything Goes". I have used a combination of Stampin Up and Tim Holtz stamps and inks for my tag. It was inspired by the hydrangeas in my garden. They are such beautiful colors right now. Here is a list of supplies:


background - white metallic paint (Debbie Travis)  embossing powder (Dream Impression detail white)
flourish stamp, grid stamp - Tim Holtz
Hydrangea stamps- Stampin Up
Butterflies die - Tim Holtz   Butterfly stamp, love quote and heart shape for mask- Tim Holtz
inks- broken china, tumbled glass, dusty concord and forest moss - Tim Holtz (ranger)
Stampin Up inks- pool party, wisteria wonder, mellow moss and basic black. VersaMark
Archival Ink-Ranger
Core-dinations (Tim Holtz/Ranger ) paper for butterfly
Clear rock candy Distress crackle paint and stickles (Tim Holtz/ Ranger)


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"Papillon"

  Grungy Monday has us using paint dabbers and perfect pearls. Go here to see how Tim did it. Over at Simon Says Stamp and Show it is all about flourishes. I used Tim's butterflies and moths stamp with white acrylic paint for my background. I used perfect pearls heirloom gold, blue patina and bronze. I used distress inks- vintage photo, faded jeans and antique linen.  I distressed the tag edges with walnut stain. I stamped the flourishes (Stampin Up)  and Papillon (Quietfire Design) with black Archival ink. I colored the butterfly with Perfect Medium and blue Patina Perfect Pearls. The bling was dyed with Adirondack black alcohol ink and h.gold  p.p.painted over it. The corners are TH ideology.

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Grungy Monday # 11 / Simon Says Stamp and Show

  This week at Grungy Monday we are following a Tim technique from 2008. You can see it here. This technique has been a favorite of mine since I began stamping about 20 years ago. SSSS is asking to see our distressed or torn edges. All of my images are from Stampin Up. The sentiment is Tim's. I used rusty hinge, stormy sky,faded jeans and walnut stain distress inks. The tiny tab is cut from Tim's Tiny tabs and tags Die. I mounted my tag on a piece of corrugated packing material. I used a Stampin Up hand distresser and my Zutter Distrez-it-All. My guy is a sailor so maybe I will put this tag on his birthday card.  I hope you are having a Sunny Monday.


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Be Creative

  Okay maybe this week I can play. The roof is done and I quit my "maid" job. I made this tag while I was supposed to be making Birthday cards. Four of the women on my road (including me) have their birthdays in June.  A lot of Gemini's.   I am entering this in 3 places ; Grungy Monday we are to use distress inks; Simon Says Stamp and Show we are to make a tag ; and Just for Fun has the theme "With my little eye".

I used Tim's fabulous distress inks for my background and for stamping the words and leaves. I used archival black by Ranger for stamping the images. Face by Rubber Stampede, flowers by Stampin Up, Be, Swirl and Bee by See D. Wings and words are Tim Holtz. I used a gold gel pen to outline some of the images and it didn't scan the color it really is. C'est la vie.

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Simon Says Stamp and Show - Buttons

 
Button, Button, Who's got the Button? Sorry it's the preschool teacher in me. Simon Says Stamp and Show wants to see Buttons. I love buttons and have quite a few. I have used some old metal ones in this frame that I altered with paints and inks. I used a TH Mini Paper Rosettes die with paper from Paper Pizazz. The background paper is Tim Holtz.


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Gingersnap Creations: GC96: Third Annual Copper, Ginger or Rust

 When I saw what this  GC Challenge was about, it prompted me to finish this little altered box I was making for a friend. It used to be wood and aluminum. I was definitely in play mode so I can't tell you how I made it but I can say what I used ; alcohol inks -stream, rust, pesto, copper / pearl ex powders- super bronze and copper sparkle / Perfect Paper adhesive - TH -music stamp/ grid stamp by Saltspring Stamp Co./ The quote is a daisyd's overlay,  Sookwang sheet and Glitter Ritz Crystal Clear and Bronze (top) The inside paper is from Stampington, Bliss is from SU and the image is from Itkupilli. I also used copper foil tape and a Krylon Copper pen.  
I am also going to enter this in the Simon Says Stamp and Show. The word being "dance". And now I have a BIG mess to clean up. Have a great day!


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