problem solved...

well happy friday bloggers!  seriously a week has flown by already?  there just simply aren't enough hours in my days i'm telling you.  i got a few emails from my previous post with many of you asking about the embossed tags.  asking if they were the large #8 tags i always use (which they are), asking if i fit them in the texture fades (which i did), and asking how i did it (which i'll share).  hope this inspires a little creativity for you this weekend.  also, be sure to click the links to the blogs of my design team.  there are lots of ideas going on there too.  have a great weekend...t!m

you'll first notice that the size of the #8 tag is taller than the texture fades, that's a problem.... what to do?

so maybe you'll just try putting the tag in anyways just to make sure, but wait - the bottom is sticking out.... what to do?

texture fade - meet craft knife!... oh yes, stay with me here people.

open your texture fade and place on to a cutting mat. with a very thin and sharp blade (which is why i love my retractable craft knife) make a cut on the crease of the texture fade about 1/2" from the edge... *all cutting is done at your own risk! (but seriously, don't worry.)

continue cutting along the crease, the knife is pretty locked in the groove so i didn't need a ruler to cut with.  cut until you're about 1/2" from the other end... *if you get too aggressive here, a piece of packing tape will help you out - speaking from experience here.

there you go, a nice opening through your texture fade...

now for the tag again and look at that, it slides right through so you can emboss the "important" part of the tag and leave the top plain (it looks better that way i think)...

run this through your embosser of choice and check out that amazing texture!...

this is also a great trick for embossing a border for a scrapbook page, or book band since you can now slide a long piece of paper, grunge, chipboard, metal, whatever through for a more continuous pattern... oh the possibilities!

Comments

[Marilyn]

WOW, you think of everything!!! So love the texture fades!!!!

[Pam P.]

Such a simple solution, and the tag is gorgeous.

[vickie p]

Genius!!

[Sudie]

Simple, yet brilliant. Love this idea. Thanks for sharing, Tim

[Evelyn S.]

Your brain is going all the time! I agree that the plain piece looks better on the top than on the bottom! Thanks!

[Kim Davenport]

Love that idea!!

kim d in fl

[Susie Weckesser]

I luv it Tim! Going to give it a try for my mix media canvas. Thanks! :)

[Genevieve]

Genius!

[Debby]

Doh! Why didn't I think of that? Oh yeah, 'cause I'm not Tim Holtz!

[Leslie R]

That is a great idea. Thanks for sharing.