february technique challenge...

"february technique challenge" - tim holtz(c) 2008
supplies needed: craft sheet, distress crackle paint: fired brick, old paper, distress ink: fired brick, worn lipstick, aged mahogany, brushed corduroy, ink blending tool, metallic paint dabber: gold (ranger); grungeboard: elements (idea-ology); craft pick, scissors (tonic studios); stamps (stampers anonymous); 24ga. wire (artistic wire); glue dots (glue dots); #8 tags (american tag); glue stick; scrap paper; embellishments

step 1: remove selected pieces of grungeboard from elements set *i used heart/dots, wings/plain, crown/swirls, flourish/plain

step 2: attach all grungeboard pieces to the craft sheet using mini glue dots *tip: this will keep the grungeboard or chipboard in place so it can be painted.  i also use this if i'm inking small pieces.  it's easily removable - i love glue dots too!

step 3: paint grungeboard heart and wings with distress crackle paint and let dry to crackle *tip: i like to use a medium to heavy coat of paint to provide the best crackle finish - the paint will self level so slap it on!

step 4: paint grungeboard crown with metallic paint dabber - let dry

step 5: while painted pieces are drying, ink up the ink blending tool by tapping it on to distress ink pad

step 6: place tool on to craft sheet and begin inking tag in a circular motion with the tool moving the ink from the craft sheet on to the tag *tip: this will blend the colors to create a background on the tag

step 7: once background is inked, stamp images on to tag using various colors of distress ink *tip: work with darker colors than your background for the most contrast

step 8: ink flourish grungeboard piece with distress ink using ink blending tool

step 9: once painted grungeboard pieces have crackled, ink over with distress ink using ink blending tool *tip: i like to use the matching ink color to highlight the cracks
* if crackle paint is not completely crackled, you can finish by heating with your heat tool

step 10: tear a strip of scrapbook paper and ink edges using ink blending tool

step 11: adhere to tag with glue stick

step 12: adhere grungeboard pieces with a glue stick placing wings slightly under the heart, and the crown slightly over the heart *tip: cut the wings apart to place on both sides of the heart - remember the wings can hang off the tag because grungeboard is flexible!

step 13: place tag over a piece of craft foam or cork and pierce holes through heart,wings, and crown with a needle tool *tip: you need to pierce 2 holes through each piece along each overlapping edge totaling 4 holes for each "x" you want to stitch (this is where a picture really comes in handy)

step 14: stitch pieces together through pierced holes in grungeboard and tag with 24ga. wire creating "x"'s with wire *tip: you can get as creative as you want with the stitching - use a separate piece of wire for each piece, it's like a needle and thread in one

step 15: trim all pieces of wire in back of tag *tip: just bend the wire to secure

step 16: embellish tag 

Comments

[didinedumarais]

That's a great tag. Thanks for the tip. It's always a pleasure to visit your blog : so inspiring. Claudine

[Margaret C]

Love this so much !!!! Thanks Tim!!!

[Shanna]

very cool tag. I love how you can put all of those stamps together and make it look good! I'd really like to be able to do that. It must come with just messing around with it and seeing what works.

[Julie Howard]

Love this tag, and I definitely love the grungeboard!

Thanks, T!m!

[crapette]

wouhaaa ce tag est vraiment superbe....je suis francaise et vraiment j'adore votre travail
bravo et merci

[Cathy A.]

Great tag! I love the color combo . . . and the Crackle Paint is fantastic for Grungeboard! Thanks for the inspiration.

[Michelle Zindorf]

Tim, thanks so much for the wire tip. I see myself using that over and over in the future! Love your products and your blog.

[Manuela]

Your tag is beautiful ! like Claudine say "so inspiring" ! But it's so hard for me to speak english LOL
TFS
from france

[Elizabeth]

Fabulous - Some ideas for Valentie's that aren't too slushy. Thanks Tim. Elizabeth :)

[Robin Rowe]

This tag is beautiful. Another awesome project created by such a talented person. I can't wait to "COPY" it. Thank you again for sharing with us.
Robin from GA