Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010 -Day 7

Here we go. More than halfway through Tim's tags. My poinsettia is a bit of a disaster and I put it too high on the tag. I figure there is nothing a bird can't fix. Not sure who made him. I didn't have the wood grain folder so I used my Sizzix wood grain embossing plate. The leaves are plastic ones I painted. I have to hurry. We just discovered the roof is leaking right on top of our bed. Tis the season ...falalalala Thank you for looking. I am linking to Artyjen.

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010 -Day 6

This is my very favorite tag that Tim has shown us so far. I have been using the deer die combined with the pine tree embossing folder for making many of my Christmas cards this year. I thought it was a reindeer but of course it had no antlers. Well Tim showed us how to fix that. I don't own the tree die (yet) so I used the tree embossing folder to make my antlers. I didn't have his wreath trim either so I just made one with yarn and stars. My tag is much brighter than it appears- I really need to read the info on my camera and learn how to use it. I didn't get to visit very many blogs yesterday but today should be better. I am linking this to the Artyjen Splinter Group Linkie. I really hope you all find time to play! Thank you for looking!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010 -Day 5

Tim had us working hard on Day 5. I thought it would be quick but there just kept being more to do. I had the Santa stamp and music paper and fired brick distress stickles and distress inks. The numerals I made by painting grunge board numbers with enamel. I did try his technique using the Utee on some foil paper. It seemed like it was going to work but when I put a second coat on it bubbled into a mess...a smelly mess. I kept putting white around the edges to stop it from looking pink but that didn't work either. A little frustrating this one but fun anyway. I am linking this to Artyjen's Splinter Group. Come and see all the amazing tags.

Thank you for looking!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010 -Day 4

I really liked the tag that Tim created today but it was impossible to scan. The glass piece on the tag does not have a stripe on it but I guess because it is domed that is how it scanned. The supplies I had that Tim used were alcohol inks, fragments, ribbon and Seasonal paper. All the rest is from my stash. I like how the fragments turned out but they were too big for the tag. I will be linking this up to Artyjens Splinter Group. Thank you for looking! I hope you are having fun playing with Tim!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010 -Day 3

Tim has created another fabulous tag for us on day 3. The generous Artyjen is providing a T!m's Splinter Group Linkie for us. It is a great place to get inspired. I had many of the things for todays tag but not the tree stamp. Instead I used the tree embossing folder and rubbed over it with black soot distress ink. I used a piece of cloth tape instead of tinsel. I love Tim's ribbon but I am not thrilled with the tissue tape flower. It took me many tries and I am still not pleased. Oh well, that's what happens when you are in a hurry. Thank you for looking and thank you for all your kind comments. They mean a lot to me!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010

Here is my Day 2 of the 12 tags of Christmas. I really like this technique and use it whenever I remember. My tag is different than Tim's but I like how it turned out. I left the embellishments off so I could scan it. Don't forget to check out Tim's blog and join in the fun. It seems like half the world is tuned in. Thank you for looking!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010

Here it is day 1 of the 12 tags of Christmas that Tim does every year. I didn't own the dies that Tim used for the first tag so I made my own cutouts. Actually the only supplies I had for today's project were the inks and paints. Everything else is a make do. In my picture the background looks green but it is quite blue. It was a fun project but took me a long time. I am going to try to do all 12, but we will see. You should go check out his blog for all the details and join in on the fun. Thank you for looking!