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Friday, May 2, 2014

Tim Holtz's May Tag... Yippppppeeeee!

A lot of sharing on this blog today... I have been doing a lot of changing around in my studio...  when ever I have the ability to change something I tend to do it... no matter what I am doing!!!  So today I started to look around for different things I wanted to put on my MAY TIM HOLTZ TAG.... and had to create other things as well... but isn't that all part of the whole thing... PLAYING...  ??? 

This is my finished tag...



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Soooooooooo  prior to finishing the tag, I do what I always do... I gather up things that I am going to use...  and when I did, I had to reorganize a few things... and I wanted to share some with you...

Do you have an old jewelry box from the 50's???  Well I just so happen to have a few... and so I have been keeping my Tim Ideology in one of them...  I can't fit it all in there... but this jewelry box has all the glass, and clear things... and also some of the metal items... 
 
It was a typical pale pink box, so I had to start to glam it up and have never gotten around to finishing it...
 
This is what it presently looks like... and I when I finish it, I will share it with you... I have  a few ideas... but they are not flat... and since I stack on the top of this I have to rethink the exterior design all the time.. .LOL.. I love dimensional things... 
 
 
 

 
I have a cute little wooden Cigar box... and I put some legs on it... and what goes inside...???? 

 
Of course... tissue tapes...  I love it... 
 
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This is Tim's BEAUTIFUL tag... in all ways BEAUTIFUL... and I wanted to create something just as pretty and fun...  (hope you will join in on the fun... you have until the end of the month...) 
 
So again I walked around my studio and started to pick things up for my tag...  I knew of a couple of things that I wanted to put on it...  but not really sure of all the goodies I wanted to use...
 
So I started to PLAY...  and here is what happened...
 
 
 
 

 
First off... I didn't have any words from Tim, or Ranger that were dry embossing... and I wanted to try and follow that part of the tag... as I love the look of embossing that is colored...  I also added some Victorian Velvet Distress stain to my work sheet and used the round blending tool to work some of that onto the words...  love the way it came out... 
 
 
 
Okay... then things got a little more fun... I found some of the foliage ideology.. and love coloring it... so I grabbed some of the embossing powders and started to color the pieces... as shown below... 


 
After coloring them, I had to use a jewelry pliers and gently bend the pieces so that they would create flower I wanted to use... 

 
Then using the tiny brad, I put it all together...  it is far from flat...

 
As you can see here... 

 
It sort of looks flat here... but believe me it isn't...  as you can see in the picture above... 

 
When I was creating this tag... the hardest part for me was getting the right color behind each item...  sometimes I had to use three or four different backgrounds before I was happy.. Thanks Tim for the suggestion and heads up on that one...
 
On this one I used some Bundled Sage Distress stain and then some of my favorite mini distress inks on the edges... I only have four so far... but they are the colors that I use the most often for things on my work table... I also added a narrow piece of tissue tape... love that one... if you don't have it... you better buy it... it is my all time fav.... 

 
I used a few other ideology pieces and this one I did nothing too... just added the background... 

I colored both of these with my alcohol inks...as they were two different color metals... and I wanted that rich look of copper...  GOT IT... nice and easy too... 
 
You can find out how to do this in Tim's book COMPENDIUM OF CURIOSITIES  Page 56... I think it was in the first volume... if you don't have this series of books and you like this type of playing... then these are a must have...  They are loaded with all kinds of things to do... and also all kinds of personal challenges... 
 
BUT there is also another challenge that you might want to take a look into and that is all about these books... 
Linda Ledbetter and a FEW other CREW members have an on going challenge every other week using Tim's Volume 3 to create a tag or project using these techniques... so very much fun and there are prizes too... so check it out... 
 
 
Okay... so where was I prior to that little bit of info...  oh yes... 
 
 
 
One of my all time very favorite things  to do is Alcohol ink Resist... and that can found on page 59 in volume II.... I love the looks and also love to do this magical trick...  I love it... So I used a charm... and created this piece...  and then put it onto a piece of the bundled sage paper... the words are from Tims Santa stamp set... you can't see the words... so it is okay... words are words to me...  unless you can read them.. .LOL... 
 


 
Okay... so again here is my finished tag...  I used some jute at the top... pink and tan...

 
You might be able to see the whole tag a little bit better in this picture... anyway... it was a fun afternoon and my neighbor and I had a lot of fun making these tags...  I forgot to take a picture of my arrow... it is a Grunge arrow.. and I used some black soot on it... and called it done...  plain and simple... 
 
I really wasn't real happy with the tag, but moved things around until I was...  I also had to change a few of the backgrounds... and finally it all came together and I was happy with it.. hope you enjoy it too...  please join in on the challenge... you will learn so very much each time you create... get volume III (also 1 and 2 if you don't have them...) and join in on the fun... 
 
Thanks for stopping by for a visit and I do hope that you enjoyed your visit here... I have a few other blogs on the right hand side of my blog... and you can visit our farm... (organic and fun)  and also see some of the other things I create...  I love to play and have fun...
 
See you all soon... have a wonderful week and week-end...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 
 
 

18 comments:

  1. Bonnie! I absolutely love your altered metal flower on your tag! Love your version of Tim's tag hugs xxx

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    1. Hi Karen, thanks so very much for your kind words... I love using different things to create pretties... have you tried this altered metal thingy... it is fun... thanks again and have a wonderful time playing... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  2. Hi Bonnie, I have just discovered the lovely textured look of combining these emboss powders like you have on your flower they are so lovely together. This is a beautiful tag a great take on Tims. Mo x

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    1. Hi Again ALMO.... what a lovely surprise to find you again this lovely morning... I hope you will try this altered metal on some flowers or anything... Love to use this on all kinds of metal things... so wild. thanks for your kind words... I really appreciate it greatly. Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  3. Wonderful tag, Bonnie! I love all the elements. Thanks for the flower tutorial.

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    1. Thanks April, Hoe you will try making these fun flowers... they are very pretty... and yet are metal... Hope to see you soon... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  4. What a great take on Tim's tag and I love that embossed flower. Your jewellery box is a great idea too for all those treasures we all have!!

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation and love... I love to play and to create fun things from other things that are vintage and also new used... we do have a lot of things that need to be reached quickly... and this is certainly one way... have a fun day... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  5. I love your storage ideas, I have a couple of those old jewelry boxes, I will be looking at them in a different light now. The tag is gorgeous, such lovely detail. Happy crafting, Angela x

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    1. Thanks so very much Angela, and if you do create something with your jewelry boxes, I would love to see them... I do need to do something to finish mine... but still in the planning stages.. Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  6. LOVE your tag and all of the FAB details! That flower is FANTASTIC!

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    1. Hi Sue... thanks so much for you lovely words... hope you will create a flower for something in the future too... love making them... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  7. Wow Bonnie! What a fabulous collage tag! I love the gorgeous flower and all the techniques you used! Thanks for the inspiration!

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    1. Mona, I really appreciate your kind words... thank You very much... inspiration truly comes from within us all.. and you certainly have given tons yourself... If I inspired you, it was just a nudge... LOL... Love the things you make... keep on going.. .Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  8. Hi Bonnie, I love your take on Tim's tag, it is so beautiful, especially the flower. Love your storage idea for your washi tape too, the feet look great! Anne x

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  9. Thanks Anne, I do have lots of fun and love to create storage as I create tags and cards... so very much fun in all things... thanks for stopping by... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  10. Love your version of Tim's tag, so pretty and feminine and I love the flower! Great storage ideas too!

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    1. Thank You very much Astrid... Hope you will join in this week on the CC3 challenge... miss seeing your WONDERFUL work of ART... Looking forward to this... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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