12 tags of 2015 – december

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the holidays are in full swing and the studio is buzzing with festive creativity.  i hope the final tag of the year will inspire you to take time during this busy holiday season to give these ideas a try.  we start by transforming plain burlap into a colorful patterned masterpiece, then layer punched paper shapes into yuletide evergreen, and finish everything off with a few findings and a splattering of distress to create a winter wonderland.  here’s wishing you all a creative and magical christmastime…t!m

supplies:

  • surfaces: textured surfaces/burlap, #8 manila tag, kraft core
  • embellishments: jingle brads, chitchat stickers/occasions, crinkle ribbon, mirrored stars
  • distress ink: ground espresso, walnut stain
  • distress spray stain: fired brick
  • distress paint: picket fence
  • alcohol ink: mushroom
  • punches: pine, juniper, laurel
  • die: decorative strip bow tied
  • tools: layering stencil/THS032, distress splatter brush, sanding grip, ink blending tool, craft sheet, tiny attacher, scissors, vagabond
  • adhesives: hot glue, glossy accents
  • misc: pencil, sewing machine, power punch, paper towels

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 1: start by cutting a tag shape from a sheet of textured surfaces burlap and punch a hole through the top using a power punch (or crop a dile).

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 2: place just the burlap tag shape on a paper towel and position layering stencil over the top.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 3: ink over the stencil using distress spray stain – do not use too much stain or it will seep through the stencil.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 4: place a dry paper towel over the stencil to blot off the excess stain before removing the stencil.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 5: lift the stencil off of the background to reveal your patterned burlap and let inks dry or dry with a heat tool.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 6: remove the adhesive backing from the burlap (my favorite thing about textured surfaces is that they are all adhesive backed).

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 7: adhere the “printed” burlap to the manila tag.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 8: ink the edges of the tag with distress ink using an ink blending tool.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 9: select several colors of kraft core cardstock for the greenery and bow.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 10: sand the kraft core (on a surface other than your craft sheet) using a sanding grip.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 11: punch one design per color of cardstock. note: if you alternate the punch you can get more punched from a strip.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 12: lightly ink the edges of all punched shapes with distress ink using an ink blending tool.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 13: trace a circular shape on the burlap with a pencil.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 14: gently scrunch and crumple the punched shapes to give them dimension.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 15: start at the bottom center of the circle and adhere your pieces with hot glue.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 16: layer each piece by slightly stacking it over the previous one working your way around the circle.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 17: repeat the same process for the other half of the circle changing direction of the shapes.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 18: once you’ve made it to the top of the wreath, leave a gap for the bow.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 19: die cut the smallest bow and center strip from the bow tied die.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 20: ink the edges of cut pieces with distress ink using an ink blending tool.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 21: accordion fold the bow on the small areas using your fingers and hold in the center as shown.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 22: secure the center with a single tiny attacher.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 23: once the bow is secure, gently pull the ends of the bow down.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 24: wrap the center strip around the middle of the bow to cover the tiny attacher and glue the ends in the back.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 25: give your paper bow character and shape by indenting the edges with your fingernail.  adhere the bow to the top of the wreath.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 26: cut the ends off a few small jingle brads (i know kinda defeats the purpose right?).

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 27: adhere the bells to areas of the wreath with hot glue.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 28: for a snowy effect, add some white distress paint using the distress splatter brush.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 29: select a festive quote from the seasonal chitchat stickers, cut the quote in sections, and snip one end of each into a flag.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 30: sand the edges of the stickers to reveal the white core.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 31: adhere the stickers to the burlap tag using glossy accents.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 32: proof that i figure things out as i go, i decided to add some stitching to my tag using my sewing machine (at least this way it was definitely more random which i like).

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 33: tint a mirrored star by dripping mushroom alcohol ink over it and blot off the excess with a paper towel.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comstep 34: adhere the perfectly vintaged star to the burlap with hot glue.

12 tags of 2015 - December | www.timholtz.comthe details: hard to believe this tag started as plain burlap and some strips of colored cardstock.  i love the patterned background and the amazing dimension paper punches give this tag.

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congrats to the winners from the november 12 tags of 2015.  if you see your name (and it links to your tag), please email [email protected] to claim your prize…

1. Nonnie’s Musings
2. Synnøves Papirverksted
3. Susan Janicula
4. Monika Gulyas
5. Diana Fernandez
6. Anne R
7. Sandra M
8. Patti Dee
9. Sadie
10. Angela Venable
11. Brandy W
12. Margikscrap

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