T!m Holtz Tag - Stampin' Up! Style

I love the way T!m Holtz puts things together, he is a pretty talented guy.  My problem, is that I don't have half the stuff that he does, so I had to try to find a way to do it on my own!  I needed a tag for Dylan's school party gift, and made a tutorial of it right away, so you could do the same thing.

So, you need an ink pad, and a nice shiny piece of plastic.  I used a bag.  I mushed the ink-pad down on the plastic, spreading it around.  The more white you want, the less ink you lay down.  The you spritz your plastic with water to make it runny.  Then you lay your tag down on it.  I made mine to be 3 X 4.5 and cut the corners off.  Just press it down.  The more you move it around the more saturated it will be.  You will see in the next picture that, for my taste, I got to much ink on the tag.  The color I used was mellow moss on a whisper white tag.

Now, I stamped the flannel plaid with always artichoke (boy tag).  Because you stamp the background over the top, it doesn't matter what the tag looks like when you take it off the plastic.  You want it to look mottled, and rustic.

I tore a piece of white CS, and rubbed all the edges on the artichoke ink-pad.  I glued it onto the tag, and then clear embossed the Extreme Snowboarder on artichoke CS.

  I then added so Liquid Applique to the bottom and sprinkled it with dazzling diamonds.  I heat set it, so it would puff up and get bubbly. 

Here is my finished tag, ready for the gift.  I added a jumbo eyelet on the to for the ribbon, and also rubbed the edge of the tag in the artichoke ink pad, as well.  I also stamped some snowflakes on the torn layer in stamped off moss.  I think it turned out really good.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

 

Comments

[Crystal (crystalscraftingandrambling)]

Oh my goodness, this is super-cool! I'll bet he had the BEST tag out there! :)

[CraftyKJ]

Very cool tag--I love your choice of the flannel background!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

KJ

PS Very festive nails!!! :-)

[Lesley D]

I like TH as well but some of us are economially challenged and don't have the money to spend on all these wonderful products. I improvise as well and it is nice to know you don't need distress inks to do the same distress look.
Your ideas are very creativine.
TFS and Merry Christmas to you.

[Kim]

I loved the way your tag turned out, I am definitely going to add this to my "list of projects to try".

[Stella B]

Great tag! I love Tim's tags, but I've never been sure whether I could create a similar look with our products. Now I know that I should just jump in and give it a try!

[Judi Markel]

Great idea, I love it espically when I have more boys to use tags for. TFS!

[Anne S]

That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[Louise]

What a creative way to make a tag. I also love Tim Holtz and his projects, but just never seem to make any because they seem so complicated. You make it look much easier. Merry Christmas, Julie. I enjoy your blog but hardly ever comment.

[Pat Jandacek]

I love your "just do it" temperament and the outcomes! TFS your many talents.

[Darlene L]

Love it--such a cool technique. Thanks for the tutorial

[Susan]

I'm totally in love with Tim Holtz & like you, have to improvise. I use a splatt (sp.) mat bought in the baking section of the grocery store.It's a great tool for this idea. TFS another great idea,using SU products.

[Debbie Pokerwinski]

AWESOME!! The tag looks like it took a long time to make, but your tutorial made it look easy. Thank you for sharing, Julie! Debbie from Buffalo, NY

[Patty Stabile]

Nicely done! Sometimes we have to think outside the box!

[Cheryl]

This is a great idea! Thank you for sharing