12 tags of christmas...day 12

supplies: (ranger) craft sheet, distress ink/fired brick/walnut stain/frayed burlap/vintage photo, distress crackle paint/rock candy, ink blending tool, archival ink/jet black, glossy accents, #8 tag; (idea-ology) grungeboard, corners, trimmings, seasonal paper stash, sanding grip, texture hammer, tiny attacher; (stampers anonymous) calendar stamps; (sizzix alterations) base tray, carved ornaments, joy movers and shapers, gingerbread, winter wonder; (tonic) scissors, paper distresser; (misc) wire, adhesive, pine, paint brush

(step 1): ink a piece of grungeboard with fired brick distress ink by rubbing direct to paper.

(step 2): pour a puddle of rock candy distress crackle paint on craft sheet.

(step 3): load paint brush with crackle paint.

(step 4): brush a thick layer over the inked grunge.  *the crackle will begin to mix with the distress ink and since distress inks are reactive with water, the crackle actually becomes that color. 

*set aside to dry - make sure you have a thick layer.  you can see how the distress inks move around inside the crackle paint creating darker more conentrated color areas.

*this is why it's important to pour the crackle on your craft sheet and use a separate brush.  the color would have contaminated your entire bottle of rock candy.

*once crackle has dried and cracked - check it out! by mixing the rock candy crackle with the inks this creates a much more intense glazing effect.

now we're ready for a little die cutting action - video style...
 

(step 5): once ornament is cut, ink the edges with walnut stain distress ink using ink blending tool. *isn't that joy word so cool inside there?

(step 6): tie a bow around the top of the ornament.

(step 7): twist a piece of silver wire together.

(step 8): bend into a hook and slide behind ribbon on to ornament.

(step 9): place a tag over the area of background paper to add to your tag and trace around tag. *i used my seasonal paper stash.

(step 10): cut paper to size of tag.  *you could die cut this tag shape also if you have the tag & bookplates die.

(step 11): adhere paper to tag.

(step 12): place tag on scrap paper and sand edges with sanding grip to distress the edges.

(step 13): stamp december stamp on scrap tag with archival ink and let dry.

(step 14): cut out calendar.

(step 15): tatter the edges with a paper distresser.

(step 16): ink the calendar with frayed burlap distress ink using ink blending tool.

(step 17): ink edges of calendar with vintage photo distress ink using ink blending tool.

(step 18): apply glossy accents to back of ornament.

(step 19): adhere to tag - hold in place to dry.

(step 20): sand metal corners with sanding grip to expose the metal and give it a little shine.

*sanding removes some of the antiquing and reveals the base metal color.

(step 21): secure corners to tag with texture hammer. (*see how to steps for this on tag #8)

(step 22): attach calendar to tag with tiny attacher.

*in the details: the look of vintage crackled glass for this ornament using the rock candy distress crackle paint creates a holiday shine like no other.  the addition of a scrap of pine and some pine cones accent the december calendar perfectly.  i love the simplicity of this tag too...

of course since it's the last tag i thought why stop now??? so check out this other video...

 

(gingerbread): ink the edges of the cork/grungeboard gingerbread with vintage photo distress ink using ink blending tool. perfect!

(gingerbread): remove backing from sticky back canvas and attach canvas "frosting" to the gingerbread.

*attach gift card to gingerbread and adhere gingerbread to tag to embellish.  what a great way to give a gift card don't you think? gotta love that base tray...

(snowman): brush on multi-medium all over grunge snowman.

(snowman): pour glass glitter over snowman and let dry.

*attach to tag and add some baubles for a little wintery sparkle.  i love the idea of being able to put a word inside the snowman body - all about the base tray...

 

 

Comments

[Joy Kennedy]

Just want to say thanks for all of your hard (#1) work and long hours…. Awesome 12 days…. And let me just say that tonight’s tag is truly a Joy!

[Spike]

T!m, I can’t believe this is the last of the tags for this year but you definitely went out with a bang! This is the best out of all!! Was waiting for the appearance of those movers and shakers!!
Thanks so much for spoiling us with vids and prizes and inspiring us to take ourselves to another level in creativity! And to Mario for giving us a fantastic BTS look of what goes on and for being the master shipper to brave the post office line ups every day to get prizes out!
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas!

Hugs

~Spike

[Jutta R. Cyr]

Beautiful way to end the set.

The 12 Tags of Christmas are at an end...
No more tags will he send.
Our inspiration is on a tear
We hunt Tim products Everywhere!!

A rest you deserve
And great rewards too
For sharing your wisdom
With more than a few.

Merry Christmas to Tim
And all of his elves
We couldn’t have had
All these ideas ourselves.

Grateful we are,
In debt to you as well
Of course we all think
That Tim is just swell!

[Kerry]

Another fantastic tag!

[Liz Walters]

THANKS so much for the awesome journey.
You ended the 12 tags with a bang.
It’s NOT over. I’m looking forward to gleaning
more of your creative mind throughout the
new year, 2011. You ARE living the life you imagined
and saying “thanks for sharing” just doesn’t seem
enough.
Love, Liz
Liz Walters1

[sherry goodloe]

It’s hard to believe that it’s Day 12 for the tags ALREADY! I would say that you’ve outdone yourself this year, but EVERY year the tags have been just FAB-U-LOUS.

Thank you so much for all of the time and creative energy you have provided still AGAIN for these tags and wonderful techniques. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year tim! xo

Tweeting til the end with Mario was really cool TOO! He’s the BEST! xo to Mario too

Eileen WON!! Yippeeeee

[Nancy Matos]

YAYAYAY!!! I was waiting on you to use those dies!! woot, woot, woot!! YAYAY!!
And there it is...... the final tag for 2010.......Thank you Tim for sharing another creative journey with all of us. I so appreciate you! Thanks to Mario too for being the best "elf" ever! Merry Christmas to you both and here's to a fabulous 2011!!
WOOHOO! Before we know it, we will be counting the days to new releases and to see what you have up your sleeves. Thanks again, my super craft hero!
Much Love and Hugs!

[Linda Partridge]

This tag is amazing. Love it.

[Marleen van Meerendonk]

A great last tag!!
TanXXX T!m for the inspiration.
I very much enjoyed it!

Greetz Marleen

[Lezlei Young]

OVER THE TOP!!! Love them!!!