Wednesday 3 July 2013

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2013 - July


Hello there and thank you for visiting.

I've been working hard in my craft room lately and am trying to keep up to date with the various challenges and projects I've got on the go at the moment. So I'm pleased to reveal my interpretation of Tim's July tag (which you can see here).

Tim's Tag is 4th of July themed, although he has dedicated it to the brave firefighters tragically killed in Prescott, Arizona this week.

As a Brit I don't have any stash relating to the 4th of July or Americana in general so I have designed my tag to have a summertime feel. As the tag evolved it also came to reflect the fragility of life and of  the debt of gratitude we owe to those who put their lives on the line for us every day.


As usual I didn't have all of Tim's supply list so had to do some creative thinking. The butterfly (Tim's Fanciful Flight) die was chosen as it was the closest thing I had to the cut out style of the Old Glory flag. I used Distress Stains in Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage and Pine Needles and a little splash of Tea Dye for the background and edged the tag in Tea Dye and Gathered Twigs DI.

I used DS in Bundled Sage and Pine Needles on the butterfly, but I don't think I put my Crackle Glaze on thickly enough to get the full crackle effect. I smooshed Tea Dye DI over the top to distress and then rubbed some Inka Gold over to get a metallic sheen (I hadn't used any metallic DS as Tim had).


My background stamps are PaperArtsy HP1006, I used the flourish and the music and Japanese script sections of the "Sanctuary" stamp. The text stamp "Les Papillons" is by Cavallini.



I used a TH Trinket Pin in place of the Wire Pin and Muse Token which Tim used. (The word seemed appropriate somehow).


The label stamp is Papermania Hampstead and the sentiment is part of a Hero Arts Favorite Journal stamp.

I faffed about for ages with the hardware (as I hadn't got a Stencil Clip - which wouldn't have been relevant to my design anyway) but in the end I decided to go for a simple TH Foliage flower to balance the piece.

Whilst I've stuck to the general design of Tim's Tag I've given it a very different feel and I'm looking forward to seeing all the other interpretations of this tag.

Hope to catch up with you soon. Thank you for taking the time to visit.


29 comments:

  1. Your tag is gorgeous - I sure wish you would put your blog on Bloglovin'!
    sandy

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  2. Oh I love it, wish I hadn't peeked before I did mine but there again I could pretend yours is the Timmy tutorial this week and follow yours as the Brit version - LOL. BJ who thinks the butterfly is a BRILL stash alternative.

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  3. Love your tag, so beautiful. So great to see a not USA version =).
    xx

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  4. That's a fantastic version of Tim's tag. Love how you've kept the feel of his but definitely stamped your style on it. Great idea to use the butterfly and it's also a great choice of colours.
    Thanks for your lovely comments today. They are really appreciated and way too flattering - if you could only see me wrestle with each project and doubt the outcomes! We MUST catch up at the end of term. Hugs, Jenny xx

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  5. Hi Maisie,
    I think your tag is fab, I love the colour combination
    Rosie x

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  6. A gorgeous take on Tim's tag! I LOVE those colours - definitely a summery feel. Now if only the weather would co-operate...Hope your die has recovered from cutting the board! xxx Keren

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  7. This a real treasure, Maisie! You've done a brilliant warm tag for Tim's July challenge!!

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  8. What a beautiful tag. I love all of your close up photos.

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  9. This is absolutely fantastic.

    Have a wonderful weekend

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  10. A gorgeous tag, love your take on Tim's version.

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  11. Beautiful tag, Maisie! Wonderful color choices and details! I was very surprised at how well the crackle finish took the stain when I tried it. Wasn't that fun! :)

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  12. Love your take on the American theme!

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  13. I love your tag! Especially what you did with the butterfly...colors are fabulous!!

    Christina

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  14. I love the way you improvised with the butterfly die:) very creative! I also enjoy the colors you used:) very pretty tag:)

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  15. That's a gorgeous take on Tim's tag, love the butterfly.

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  16. Hi Maisie, I ended up using the butterfly die for my Timmy Tag too but I have given you credit on my blog post. I hadn't looked at your tag since I first saw it and now see I used similar colours too. I wasn't copying honest but I have a rather limited collection of stains. Still love your tag. BJ

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  17. Gorgeous Maisie. Love the colours and you definitely mastered the brayer better than I! I think I was a bit heavy handed. Poignant sentiment.

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  18. Congratulations on your win Maisie!

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  19. Congratulations, Maisie - you won! And well deserved!

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  20. Yay!!! Congrats to you! I love that butterfly!!!

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  21. Wohow - congrats on your win,too :)

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  22. Huge congrats on your win Maisie! Hugs, Jenny x

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  23. Such a well deserved win with this wonderful tag.
    Huge congratulations.
    Hugs Brenda xox

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  24. QUICK MAISIE checkout the Timmy Tag blog I am SO pleased for you especially as you were my inspiration for the July tag. BJ does happy dance.

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  25. what a great tag, congrats on your win!

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  26. Hey Maisie!! Super huge congrats for your win!! Cindy

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  27. Fab tag and congrats on your win!!

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  28. Hi Maisie- love your take on the tag- and well done being a winner! Big surprise when I recognised your name at the top of the list in Tim's e-mail!So cool to see one of our WOYWW friends creativity being recognised. Hugs, Shaz xx

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  29. Great tag! Love the butterfly x

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Thanks for sharing your happy thoughts. Maisie Moonshine x

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