Tim Holtz: 12 Tags of 2014 - February

 

Tim's tag above - click on the picture to go to his blog

 and see in detail how he did it.

 

My tag below - I must warn you though

this is a lesson in how not to do it!

I put it on some nice music score to distract you!

I'm always too hard on myself I know, and I actually like

the finished result - the background's quite nice, but

what let it down was the rubber stamping.

It should have been a nice chalky effect - I love the

blackboard effect on Tim's tag.

Mine shows how it turns out if you don't have any of

the 'frosted crystal embossing powder'.

I used regular Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel.

 

Once it's stamped and heat embossed, chalk is

rubbed all over the image and the chalk is supposed to stick

 onto the texture of frosted crystal embossing powder.

Not in my case as can be seen from the photo above.

This is the first time I've used Distress Embossing Ink

and I think I may have applied too much heat

as it went shiny - oh well, I'll know for next time. 

I didn't have any Distress Glitter for the heart

(mine's cut from mountboard)

so instead used some tiny little balls which are

actually for nail art which I'll never use on my nails.

Just in case you're wondering what the lettering says -

"Change is to give up what we are

to become what we could be"

from Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz collection

'Pattern Pieces CMS012"

If I get some of the proper embossing powder, I

may have another go - I'll have no excuses then

if it still doesn't turn out right!

Thanks for looking :)