12 tags of christmas - day 1...

"day 1" -tim holtz(c) 2008
supplies: craft sheet, distress inks/fired brick, aged mahogany, peeled paint, vintage photo, distress stickles/fired brick, ink blending tool, mini mister, archival ink/jet black, glossy accents, heat tool (ranger); grungeboard/basics plain, seasonal, mask/concerto (tim holtz idea-ology); stamps/lamp post P3-1338, music V1-1339, set CMS-048 (stampers anonymous); scissors, paper distresser (tonic); dot n go (glue dots); tag, ribbon

step 1: place mask on to tag burnishing it lightly with your hand.

step 2: ink over mask with distress ink using an ink blending tool working in a twisting and tapping motion vs. a swiping motion to avoid lifting the mask off.

step 3: repeat until entire tag is inked - be sure to ink the tag with intense color.

step 4: ink stamp with archival ink and stamp over masked tag. (*be sure to use a waterproof ink for this step.)

step 5: when finished inking, wipe excess ink off mask.  carefully remove mask by peeling it away from tag and return to storage sheet.

step 6: mist tag with water from mini mister to allow inks to start blending and bleeding into masked area. (*we used distress inks for the background because they are reactive with water and will spread out when wet and create various tones of color.)

step 7: dry inks with heat tool.

step 8: stamp lamp post grungeboard sheet with archival ink. let dry.

step 9: cut image out with scissors.

step 10: ink edges with distress ink using ink blending tool.

step 11: remove "joy" and "mini holly" from seasonal grungeboard pack.

step 12: ink pieces with distress ink using ink blending tool.

step 13: adhere grungeboard lamp post and joy to tag with glossy accents.

step 14: cut holly pieces apart and adhere them to the lamp post with glossy accents.

step 15: drag paper distresser along the edges of the tag to create a tattered effect.

step 16: apply distress stickles over "joy" spreading it around with the tip of the bottle. let dry.

step 17: apply glue dots to lamp post with craft dot n go.

*in the details: tie ribbon on bells and adhere to tag with glue dots. (*i like to use glue dots for any dimensional object since they hold on to just about everything and still allow it to stay flexible.)

Comments

[sandy]

you are the best! I am so looking forward to the next 11 days. Thank you for taking the time to add a little holiday cheer to all of us who are looking for new ideas!

[Chantal van de kant]

Hi Tim,

Am I realy the first today?
Thanks a lot for sharing us some tags again.

Chantal

[Davinia Algeri]

Favourite holiday things mmm....let me see. Food, family, friends (not necessarily in that order) and chocolate. Barbaques, prawns, ham off the bone and my sisters peach sauce to go with the ham. Decorating the Christmas tree and today I have just now taken out the Christmas cake from the oven.

[Janice]

Thanks for putting it out early! I love making things with my children during the holidays, but it is too fun to have a grown up craft!

Thanks

[Peta]

How inspiring! I live in Australia so Merry Christmas from here! I just love doing all the "Christmasy" things and your tags are the top of the list!

[Louise Granlund]

Love that stamp set! Just taught a class witht those stamps at the LSS. The Christmas grungeboard looks amazing.
One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the lights -- on the house, on the tree. Just love the glow it casts everywhere:)

[Elizabeth Churchett]

This is wonderful that you are doing another set of 12 Xmas tags! I just spent some time before the Thanksgiving break making a bunch of the tags from Day 8 of last year's series, and they are a real hit with everyone I know. What you do is just not like anyone else--thank you for sharing it with us. I'm looking forward to the next 11 days . . .

[Theresa]

What a fun tag!

What do I love about the holidays? That my kids still BELIEVE! :)

[neeniebug]

Thanks for doing the 12 tags again this year!

There are so many things I love about the holidays - baking, creating, spending time with family and friends - it's hard to pick a favorite. I really love making my own Christmas cards, though. We've cut way back on our gift giving but making and sending my own cards is something I always have to make time for.

[Tonya]

I am so stinkin' thrilled that you are doing this again this year. "Watching" you create is so inspiring...THANK YOU!