12 tags of christmas - day 3...

"day 3" -tim holtz(c) 2008
supplies: craft sheet, distress ink/fired brick, aged mahogany, peeled paint, pine needles, antique linen, frayed burlap, vintage photo, archival ink/jet black, glossy accents, adirondack paint dabber/snow cap, ink blending tool (ranger); fragments/circles & ovals, philosophy tags, trinket pins, jump rings (tim holtz idea-ology); scissors, paper distresser (tonic); stamps/santa U2-1379, script P3-1378, scroll P5-1374, frame V1-1161 (stampers anonymous); tags, ribbon

step 1: working on craft sheet stamp santa image on to 2 different tag using archival ink. let dry. (*ink must be a waterproof ink.)

step 2: begin inking one of the tags only using antique linen distress ink with ink blending tool. (*this tool is key to applying a smooth and blended application of ink.)

step 3: tint areas of stamped image using fired brick distress ink with ink blending tool in a tapping motion.

step 4: tint the holly of the stamped image using peeled paint distress ink with ink blending tool in a tapping motion.

step 5: apply glossy accents to one side of largest oval fragment and spread around adhesive with tip of bottle or your finger. (*it is important that the entire fragment has glossy accents on it.)

step 6: place fragment on to inked images and press down forcing out any excess accents and air bubbles.  hold in place for about 30 seconds. (*i use glossy accents for this vs. "others" since it has such a fast drying time and will not bleed the distress inks.  also if working on photos for this technique be sure DO NOT use this with ink jet photos.)

step 7: cut around fragment using non-stick scissors trimming as close to the edge as possible.

step 8: on the second tag, begin inking with antique linen distress ink using ink blending tool around the edges of the tag slightly blending ink into center. *(do not ink the santa image too much.)

step 9: ink edges with vintage photo distress ink with ink blending tool.

step 10: stamp script over background with frayed burlap distress ink. stamp several times around, but not over, the santa image. *(frayed burlap is a light brown ink to the background text is subtle.)

step 11: stamp scroll with aged mahogany distress ink in corners of tag.

step 12: stamp edge of frame along side of tag with pine needles distress ink.

step 13: drag paper distresser along edge of tag to create a tattered look on the edges.

step 14: apply glossy accents to the back (paper side) of the fragment and spread out with the tip of the bottle. (*do not use too much for this step or it will make a mess on your tag.)

step 15: place fragment over stamped santa on tag lining up the image.

step 16: press and hold in place for about 30 seconds until dry. (*what a cool effect!  a spotlight of color on a black and white image.)

step 17: apply snow cap paint dabber over philosophy tag to color word and number.

step 18: lightly wipe wet paint off of tag with cloth - paint will remain in recessed areas.

step 19: apply snow cap paint dabber over trinket pin to color ward and number.

step 20: lightly wipe wet paint off of pin with cloth - paint will remain in recessed areas. (*love these!)

step 21: attach philosophy tag to trinket pin with jump ring securing it to the bottom ring of pin.

step 22: attach a ribbon through top of tag and secure pin through ribbon.

step 23: notice how the bold word on the metal tag compliments the subtle text background. (*remember it's all in the details.)

*in the details: just a close up view of the spotlight image fragment. (*try this with various size fragments over photos.  you will need to print 2 photos (1 color/1 black and white) and adhere your fragment to the color one with glossy accents, cut out, and adhere over same area of black and white photo - too cool!)

Comments

[Linda Mason]

1.

Simply beautiful. Can I believe that I am the first. When I click the post we will see. Today I get to order some Tim stuff. Can't wait. Thanks Tim.

[Liz Walters]

2.

Boy howdy…you NEVER cease to amaze me Tim!! And the comments…2500, and growing higher and higher I’m sure!!
I am creatively (that is a word isn’t it??) dead this week and you are reviving me daily.
This day 3 is awesome my friend and to say anything less would be an understatement of the greatest magnitude!!
Thanks so much for giving us all the gifts that you give. It makes the daily grind easier to struggle through. WOW.
I’m rambling on aren’t I??
Simply said…Thanks Tim. Awesome job!!
Love, Liz
Liz Walters
Prescott, AZ

[Tonya]

3.

I'm lovin the black & white and colored santa!!!!! What a great effect! That is the bestest Santa stamp I have ever seen!!! Thanks Tim!

[Randell]

4.

Love the projects and all the techniques! it is soo great that you make the time to do this every year to share! Thanks!

[Lisa]

5.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Love it

[anji]

6.

just when think it cant get any better, it totally does. i have said this a ton of times to ya, but thank you, truly, thank you

[Carol Sweeney]

7.

Beautiful classic Christmas style, I love it. I had so much fun yesterday playing with the alcohol background. I was able to make some very special Christmas cards to send out. Thanks for the inspiration!!! I'm spreading the word to get many people to come visit your blog. The more inspired crafters, the better. Now I'd love to get some of your framgments (along with all the other goodies). Fun technique.

[p A u L i N e]

8.

dont have the supplies to make this.. but i can tell you.. its one AWESOME tag!! i can look and drool!!

[Loretta R]

9.

Yet another beautiful tag. Love the glossy accent on the Santa. I have stuff in my shopping cart at Scrapbook.com. I'll just keep adding til I can afford to buy.
Thanks for all of your great ideas.

[Anna]

10.

So cool! Hope I win!

[Linda Standart]

11.

I love this one! That Santa is one of my favorites of your holiday stamps. I would never have thought of working paint into the philosphy charm. But what a neat effect! Thanks again for doing these tags for us. I think it's obvious your work is greatly appreciated.
Linda in SC

[Krista]

12.

I was in love with the santa and looking to buy him.. but today.. I gotta have him.. no ifs and or buts...lol Please pick me so that I can buy all the distressed stickles too! I love them so much! :-)

[Dee]

13.

The santa is beautiful and inspiring.This would bring anyone who received it the Christmas spirit!!

[Manola]

14.

Wow Tim this is so awesome - I want your stamps!!!! If I could only find somewhere to buy them.
Anyhoo thanks for sharing your creativity again. My son (9) made your Day 2 tag with me last night. He wanted to hang his tag up so he found the perfect place where everyone would see it - the front of the toilet door. Made perfect sense to him to hang it there. LOL!!!
hugs,
Manola xo
Townsville, QLD, Australia

[Paulien van den Bosch]

15.

Oh wow Tim, another GORGEOUS tag!!!!!
I really do love the colors, and those metal sign and trinket pin...awesome.
Now you really made me wanna try out, working with those fragments and glossy accents. Looks like it is an awesome glue for any acrylics, isn't it?
Thank you so much, for showing all these clear details. Can't wait to see the next one!!!! Have a great day!

[kiki k]

16.

Lovely tag! I wish I could find those fragments here too...
Thank you for the ideas and the work you do.

[Dee]

17.

The santa is beautiful and inspiring.This would bring anyone who received it the Christmas spirit!!

[Rosie]

18.

Who could fail to be inspiredby your tags? I may even get past the Bah Humbugs and try this, it looks so great! How very generous you are with your giveaways and sharing your techniques - HoHoHo - Santa Holtz!!

[alycia sanders]

19.

Wow! And I thought last year's tags were hot...these are gorgeous! You've already outdone yourself and you're only on day 3. I can't wait to see more!

[Shanna]

20.

I love how many different ways you can use this set of stamps. I tend to stick with the smaller stamps, but I'm learning to like the big ones, as you use them more and more in your projects. They're so much more versatile than I thought they were.

[Chantel]

21.

AWESOME/GORGEOUS/INDESCRIBABLY STUNNING, I do not have the words, everytime I think it just can't get better than this you prove me wrong. I just want to say your work is awesome and you are not doing this for nothing, we love your creativity and step by step instructions, you make us all want to run home and recreate these masterpieces.
thanks again
Chantel - South Africa

[Joan]

22.

WOW! Now THAT is cool! I really like the clever way you have captured the Santa. Very clever & creative Tim!
BTW You are such a humble and sweet guy! Here you are thanking all of us who stalk you via your blog when YOU are the one putting in all of the WORK! It is a long and arduous process with what you have committed yourself to do.
Not only are you an inspiration artistically but in Character too.
God bless you!

[darlene]

23.

Love that Santa stamp. Ur mind is amazing! C-ya 2morrow

[Fryne]

24.

the spotlight effect you obtained with the fragment is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish I had more time nowadays to try this out istantly!!!!

[Brandi Pitts]

25.

Another awesome tag! Your creativity amazes me!

[Rinda]

26.

Tim, You have driven my muse a bit insane. I now must stay up until midnnight when you post, and then my head spins with excitement until I can finish my new creation. I even went to work late this morning because of my obsession with the silver/blue metallic background. Looking forward to making this wonderful frag-tag tomorrow.
Thanks & big hugs,
rinda

[Val]

27.

Another great tag Tim. Like I said yesterday, these are an inspiration. Looking at these I feel really Christmassy (the snow in Scotland is helping too lol)

[Anne-Marie]

28.

Another gorgeous tag! Thanks for another great idea! :)

[Kath Forsyth]

29.

Wow! Wow! Wow! and we are only on day three! Thank you Tim for yet more inspirational projects, tips and techniques. I'm off to tell my friends to log in!!!!

[Cindy P.]

30.

ooohhh....another wonderful tag. I have a few Ranger supplies but will need to order more to complete this one (unless I win some!):)Scrappindeals just added your supplies specifically to go with the tags...guess i better go check them out. Thanks again for the awesome holiday inpiration!

[Sandra Mungia]

31.

The tags just keep getting better and better. And the ideas for Christmas cards & gift tags keep popping up in my head. Thank you again, Tim. Sandra

[Shannon Henshaw]

32.

I'm loving the designs! I've been inspired. Thanks for putting in the time and effort.
sincerely a fan!

[Antoinette]

33.

Hi Tim! Here in Holland we have a tradition called 'Sinterklaas' It's something like Santa Claus. He comes around at the end of November and celebrates his birthday with on the 5th of December and then he goes back to Spain. During the time he's here all the children may put their shoe underneath the chimney and he will put presents in there at night. Well, I kinda feel like a kid these days. When I get up, I rush downstairs to watch your blog, to see what you've created, it's so exciting!
Today's technique is absolutely fabulous! Can't wait to start trying, what an awesome idea to use black/white pictures with a fragment of color!! Thanks again for the inspiration!!

[Shelley]

34.

Yes you've done it again!! I must say though Im getting a bit frustrated at not being able to get the products that I need over here in Australia!! Think Im gonna have to move!!

[Dawn Gold]

35.

This tag has given me inspiration beyond the Christmas tag. I have been researching the family history and have some wonderful photos that I wanted to display and the use of the fragments with the image was a "Wow!" that is the look I want. So for my FILs birthday in February I shall make a tree with images hanging on it using this technique... that way the photos can be on display beautifully presented; what better way to show of old photos than this!....Thanks Tim for being so inspiring.

[Erin K]

36.

Absolutely love this tag!
I love the colour spot in the centre of the image.
I need to try that technique myself!

[rouroutte]

37.

It is really magnificent!!
But I cannot buy everything to redo it!!! I am too sad ;-(

[Lyneen Jesse]

38.

WOW.... another Awesome Tag... Your work under pressure is amazing!!!!! THANKS for all the inspiration!

[Colleen]

39.

OK, every time I think I've found the one I love the most, you do something I love even more! Fabulous once again!

[Elizabeth]

40.

This is a gorgeous tag. I love vintage Santa images, and you have used one of the neatest. Although I don't have any of these products, I sure enjoy watching your process. And to think you devote about six hours each day to showing us these beauties.

[Daniela]

41.

Well, there is just no way I can re-create this one. This will be hard. I am getting ready to post the one from yesterday and as I was opening your page, to link it to my blog, this wonderful creation showed up. Thanks again!

[april]

42.

I love to make tags, and I love all those that you made! They are awesome!!!

[Kate]

43.

Wow! I can't believe all the work you put into one tag! Gorgeous!!!

[Suzanne]

44.

Wow, can I just say how impressed I am that you're doing all these tags day by day. I totally thought you did them all ahead of time. Wow!

Today's tag is so beautiful! I think I'll have to hint to Santa to bring some of those fragments. They're so cool!

[Lisa R]

45.

Another fantastic tag! Your tutorials and pictures are such a wonderful lead-in to the festive season-- thank you so much for this. :)

[Berit]

46.

Himmel o hav!!
One more tags to love!

Have a nice day!

[Michelle]

47.

Another AMAZING tag! Six hours????? You must have so much patience to do all this for us. Thanks for putting me in the holiday spirit and getting my creative juices going!

[Geraldine]

48.

Beautiful! I love how you colored in the words on the philosophy tags. I'm going to try using some of these techniques on my Christmas cards tomorrow. Thanks!

[the girls]

49.

Oooh I LOVE the paint on the metal tags and pin!!

[Sue]

50.

thanks for another great tag, Tim. Learnt a lot today and like especially rubbing the dabber into the metal embellishment to highlight the inscription. :)