Woo hoo!!! LOVE June's Tag by Tim Holtz!!!! I mean...tinting an old photo. AWESOME.
So, of course, I didn't have an old photo to tint. So I had to go all MacGyver again this month!
I stamped the lighthouse image on a piece of glossy paper, using Archival Ink. Works like a charm on that glossy paper!
Then I tinted parts of the image using...get this....Distress Markers. NO SMEARING. Awesome!! Yes, the lighthouse looks a tad pink, but I just rolled with that. ;-) I added a grunged up piece of Tim's paper along the bottom of my faux photo.
I also distressed it with Distress Inks and a paper distresser.
Then I grabbed the Alcohol Inks. I inked up the metal letter L on the left there--it stands for lighthouse, of course! I ran a piece of silver tape (the kind used for heating and air conditioning stuff) through a Dymo Label Maker. I embossed the phrase "By The Sea" and then covered it with two brown Alcohol Inks. I lightly sanded the ink off to make the letters more visible.
I also found a key in my stash and covered that with Alcohol Ink too. The little bling on the bottom right was made the same way. I glued a large blue diamond bling to a Chinese coin and added the Alcohol Inks as well.
For the background tag, I put Distress Stains in a puddle on a craft mat and dragged the tag through several times. I dried it and stamped the sand dunes and sea oats.
Finally I dyed the seam binding (it was green) with blue Distress Stain to make it match the tag. Then I adhered everything and did a little happy dance.
Or was I supposed to do a MacGyver Dance? Does he even dance?? ;-)
Supplies:
Paper: Offce tag; Ranger (Glossy Paper); Tim Holtz (Lost and Found paper pad)
Stamps: Seaside Stampin Ink (Just Beachy set); Stacy Stamps (East Bank Lighthouse)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twig, Antique Linen); Distress Stain (Picket Fence, Stormy Sky, Frayed Burlap); Distress Markers (assorted); Alcohol Inks (Caramel, Espresso, Silver, Pitch Black); Archival Ink (Coffee)
ETC: The Sewing Place (seam binding); Making Memories (metal alphabet letters); Glue Dots; and lots of stuff I found in my stash! =D
Thanks SO much for stopping by and checking this tag out!! I had a blast making it!! =D
~Cynthia
So, of course, I didn't have an old photo to tint. So I had to go all MacGyver again this month!
I stamped the lighthouse image on a piece of glossy paper, using Archival Ink. Works like a charm on that glossy paper!
Then I tinted parts of the image using...get this....Distress Markers. NO SMEARING. Awesome!! Yes, the lighthouse looks a tad pink, but I just rolled with that. ;-) I added a grunged up piece of Tim's paper along the bottom of my faux photo.
I also distressed it with Distress Inks and a paper distresser.
Then I grabbed the Alcohol Inks. I inked up the metal letter L on the left there--it stands for lighthouse, of course! I ran a piece of silver tape (the kind used for heating and air conditioning stuff) through a Dymo Label Maker. I embossed the phrase "By The Sea" and then covered it with two brown Alcohol Inks. I lightly sanded the ink off to make the letters more visible.
I also found a key in my stash and covered that with Alcohol Ink too. The little bling on the bottom right was made the same way. I glued a large blue diamond bling to a Chinese coin and added the Alcohol Inks as well.
For the background tag, I put Distress Stains in a puddle on a craft mat and dragged the tag through several times. I dried it and stamped the sand dunes and sea oats.
Finally I dyed the seam binding (it was green) with blue Distress Stain to make it match the tag. Then I adhered everything and did a little happy dance.
Or was I supposed to do a MacGyver Dance? Does he even dance?? ;-)
Supplies:
Paper: Offce tag; Ranger (Glossy Paper); Tim Holtz (Lost and Found paper pad)
Stamps: Seaside Stampin Ink (Just Beachy set); Stacy Stamps (East Bank Lighthouse)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twig, Antique Linen); Distress Stain (Picket Fence, Stormy Sky, Frayed Burlap); Distress Markers (assorted); Alcohol Inks (Caramel, Espresso, Silver, Pitch Black); Archival Ink (Coffee)
ETC: The Sewing Place (seam binding); Making Memories (metal alphabet letters); Glue Dots; and lots of stuff I found in my stash! =D
Thanks SO much for stopping by and checking this tag out!! I had a blast making it!! =D
~Cynthia
7 comments:
I don't think I ever saw MacIver dance, but you certainly deserve a happy dance for this! I've never got into the distressing, but I find the process fascinating. So many details on this amazing tag!
The colours look great & I love that dymo lettering. I have had a look at your blog and absolutely adore that butterfly purse. Love it. Thanks for popping by my blog & leaving a message. Sx
Oh wow! I love this tag - excellent bit of impro with the stamped image and I love the idea of putting the metal tape through the dymo, got to try that!
I love your tag!!!!
gorgeous, cynthia! your style is perfect for tim's stuff:)
nice tag, like the way you changed things up to personalise the theme
Hi, really like the tag, great idea, dymo words fab idea, have a great day.
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