Tim Holtz Aug Tag 2012

Okay here is the final project for the 12 Tags of 2012 Tim Holtz Challenge. Details about the design is in the previous blog. Only extra I added was the words, ribbon, clip, and a bottle cap. The bottle cap I put a piece of vintage cardstock, added a sepia tone glaze, then topped it with the crackle medium which cracked the sepia glaze and it looks pretty neat in person. Silhouette was created with the Bliss Some Odd Girl Stamps. Oh I also used distress stickles on the nestebilities frame. Click the link to the right to see his original tag. :)

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2012 "preview"

So I am working on the Tag for August and I am pretty low on supplies that match Tim's. :( But I made do. I used my Bliss set from Some Odd Girl and colored her in for the silhouette image. Here is a link to Tim's blog about this Month's Tag so you can see the differences.

Here is a little "tutorial" on my silhouette stamp technique:

The best way for me to color around the edges is to turn the paper so I could angle it better. Next I did some aging to the paper. I dry embossed it with one of my stampin up texture folders. I also have yet to get any 3D flower die cuts...one day maybe. In the meantime, useing the same concept as the die cuts, I just hand cut a scallop punch to make it by hand. It is more difficult as the cuts aren't symmetrical but the end results aren't too bad IMO.

So not too bad. I am still adding some finishing touches so I will post the completed tag in another post, but all in all I hope you learned some new techniques here..or at least inspired by Tim's design as I was. The silhouette was my favorite. I am hoping to get some more of the distress supplies soon but it is hard when I need $$. Here is a picture of  before and after where the Tag is almost completed.