tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - november

november tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - november

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - october

october tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - september

september tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - september

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - august

august tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - august

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - july

july tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - july

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - june

june tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - june

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - may

may tag journal 

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - may

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - april

april tag journal

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - april

lili of the valley - flower arranging

mother's day cards

lili of the valley

entered for the following challenge:

simon says stamp blog wednesday challenge - mothers day or special girl

simon says stamp - full card triangles die

triangles birthday card

simon says stamp

entered for the following challenge:

work-it-wednesday february

simon says stamp - falling hearts die

falling hearts anniversary card

simon says stamp

entered for the following challenge:

work-it-wednesday february

simon says stamp - chrissy butterfly die

butterfly birthday card
simon says stamp

entered for the following challenge:

work-it-wednesday february

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - march

march tag journal

the tag was created similar to 

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - march

dictionary paper was adhered using matte medium.

the pages were prepared with gesso and crackle paste added.

the background was then painted using 'distress paint'

peacock feathers, shaded lilac, squeezed lemon and walnut stain.

stencilling was added on the left using the 

latticework stencil and peacock feathers.

hessian, wood patterned paper and 

manila card decorated with 'tim holtz' wallpaper stamp 

using 'distressed ink' peeled paint, 'stamping' up' 

en français using walnut stain and white stitching, 

were adhered using matte medium.

'alterations' tattered florals cut from canvas and 

'idea-ology' frosted film covered 'clearly for art' modelling film.

canvas coloured with 'distress stain' shaded lilac 

and squeezed lemon and film coloured with 

'hero arts shadow ink' soft lilac and lemon yellow.

'alterations' tattered leaves cut from the frosted modelling film

 and coloured with 'shadow ink' cup o'joe.

flowers and leaves assembled using 'idea-ology' 

custom fasteners and adhered with 3d glue.

crinkle ribbon coloured with 'distress stain' peacock feathers

tied into a bow with some garden twine, also glued in place.

'idea-ology' monocle with a tassel added, 

fixed in place using a paper fastener and wonder tape.

word band highlighted with shaded lilac, attached using 

paper fasteners and philosophy tag highlighted with 

squeezed lemon, attached using a trinket pin.

'scrabble' game pieces copied onto card and 

glued onto grungeboard, adhered to spell 'spring'.

'march' added using 'dymo' tape.

bird, from the same stamp set as used for the tag,

cut out and adhered using foam tape.

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - february

february tag journal

the tag was created in a similar manner as described in

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - february

except for the stamping, for which i used

simon says stamp - all about love.

the background was prepared using gesso, then painted using 

distress paint - festive berries and pumice stone.

tim holtz stencils - stripes and doily were used with 

festive berries and black soot respectively.

the following washi tape was added

freckled fawn - chalkboard arrow

doodlebug - hugs and kisses

tim holtz - symphony and elements

hearts cut using lawn fawn - hearts die from dictionary paper 

and black card.  after adhering black pen was used to outline 

the dictionary hearts and chalk was used on the black.

a piece of manila card prepared in the same way as the 

tag background was adhered, along with a distressed photo.

idea-ology - filmstrip ribbon, linen ribbon and leftover 

industrious sticker were added.  word band and locket key were 

fixed using paper fasteners and numerals adhered using foam tape.

buttons from stash were glued in place using glossy accents 

and 'february' was printed using dymo.

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - january

january tag journal

the tag was created in roughly the same way as tim's - 

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2014 - january

except using the weathered clock instead of the pocket watch.

dictionary paper was adhered using multi medium.

pages primed with gesso.

pages painted using distress paint - 

pumice stone and evergreen bough.

golden - light moulding paste was added using 

tim holtz stencil - harlequin.

tag was adhered using glossy accents.

linen ribbon and industrious sticker added to edge of page.

discovery word band painted using evergreen bough 

and fixed in place using paper fasteners.

journalling ticket stamped using tim holtz - odds and ends stamp

with 'jan' and '1' highlighted in red.

filmstrip ribbon fixed over 'new year', using mini staple 

and customised type charm with paper fastener.

'2014', 'every' and 'is a' printed using dymo.

'end' cut from foil covered grunge leftover from clock, 

using alterations - word play die.

'new' spelt using alpha parts painted with 

antiqued bronze and evergreen bough.

'beginning' added using stickers from stash.

mini gears and sprocket gears painted to match alpha parts.

distress paint - black soot and antiqued bronze 

used to splatter and make marks using various lids.