A Year In Review - 12 Tags of 2013

Here are the 12 tags that I completed as part of Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2013 monthly challenge. Although I used mostly Stampin' Up! products, I tried to mimic Tim's techniques and products as best I could. Overall I was very happy  with what I created and in many instances I was actually very surprised at how some of the tags turned out. What is your favorite tag?

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July

August

September

October

November

December

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Dec)

This month's tag from Tim featured a product that I didn't have so I decided to recycle a free card that I received from the National Audubon Society. I started with a piece of navy card stock and applied silver ink through a burlap template. I distressed the edges and stamped snowflakes using the same silver ink. I stamped the sentiment on the border from the card and attached a small key from Stampin'  Up!  To finish the card I sprayed yellow glitter mist and attached a yellow piece of seam binding ribbon.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Oct)

Here is my version of Tim's tag for October. Since I didn't have any owl products I went searching on the internet and found this owl clipart (here). I printed the image on craft cardstock and used a brush and ink refiller as a watercolor. The background was distressed using several inks, stamp sets and a spider web rub on. The only other non Stampin' Up! product I used was the burlap stencil which I used with versamark and glitter embossing powder.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Sep)

The theme for this month's tag from Tim is layered stencils. Although I don't have any stencils, I used a chevron paper punch and a serif alphabet die from Stampin' Up! and applied crackle paint and ink through them as if they were stencils. The hexagons were stamped with versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The butterflies were stamped with StazOn so the ink would adhere to the embossing. The only non Stampin' Up! item is the typewriter letter from Levenger (no longer available).

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Aug)

This month's tag from Tim focused on travel and summer vacations. Although I really loved his Route 66 themed tag, I knew I wanted to use the ship from Stampin' Up's "The Open Sea" set. The inspiration for enlarging the stamped image and the ship's 3D sails came from Melanie. I started with Night of Navy textured cardstock, added the background stamp "World Map" in silver ink and distressed the edges with the distressing tool and chocolate chip ink. I colored two versions of the ship and used the sails from the second image and adhered with Stampin' dimensionals. All of the remaining embellishments, except for the vertical piece of tape, are Stampin' Up! products.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (July)

Happy Fourth of July! This month's tag from Tim is very patriotic. I used the flag stamp from the Stampin' Up! "Liberty for All" set. I stamped the image onto acetate with StazOn, added color to the reverse side and layered it over a piece of white tissue paper. For the background I used black cardstock, applied hexagons punched out of HVAC tape and ran the whole tag through my BigShot using an embossing folder. I punched the stars out of whisper white cardstock, added silver ink and a layer of crystal effects and a few drops of ink, and placed a star shaped piece of acetate on the top to create the marbled effect. I used all Stampin' Up! products to make the tag except for the piece of tissue tape with the number 4.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Jun)

Every month I try to anticipate what Tim might be using for his monthly tag and this month I was completely off. I did not expect another dragonfly or his watercolor technique. Of course, I love them both. What I was expecting to see was his eclectic elements fabrics...maybe they're just too new. Anyway, everything used to make this tag, except for the stamp, is from Stampin' Up! If you like what you see, please check out the new catalog.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (May)

Here is my take on this month's tag. Instead of using cardstock for the tag I used a piece of cardboard that came with another product. I applied inks before applying the rub ons and just kept applying ink layers as I went. Unfortunately the cardboard was super absorbent so my dragonfly image quickly faded after stamping it with StazOn. In order to salvage the tag I used a previous tag technique and stamped the image on acetate.  The twist I added was to apply Crystal Effects and ink to the back of the wings.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (April)

I was so excited when I saw this month's tag from Tim since I love dragonflies. Other than the stamp, I used all Stampin' Up! products along with an overhead transparency, my silhouette to cut the gears and the number 4, and a random blue brad to adhere the wings.

I started by applying layers of ink to distressed copper metallic cardstock. I then stamped the dragonfly with versamark ink and embossed with black embossing powder. I used two pieces of washi tape from the This and That kit to adhere the newsprint designer series paper and finished off the tag with more embossing powder randomly sprinkled over the tag. The wings were stamped with StazOn and the arrow is from the new Hung Up Cute Clips set.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (March)

The theme of this month's tag is Easter. I started by cutting the bunny and the grass with my Silhouette. I then covered the bunny with Stampin' Up's dazzling details, although you can't see the glitter coating in the photo. I placed the bunny on cardstock cut using a framelit from the Labels Collections. I distressed the seam binding ribbon and all the edges of the cardstock. I covered the background paper with a piece of vellum to mute the colors.  I  then finished off the tag by using sticker embellishments from the "In Full Bloom" Simply Scrappin' Kit and added a rub on sentiment. 

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Feb)

Happy February! Here is my take on Tim's queen of hearts tag. Although I love his stamp set, I chose to use a free printable from Martha Stewart as the anchor for my tag. I used Cherry Cobbler ink on the tag base, the ribbon and the hearts.  The custom brad, key, rhinestones, woodgrain embossing folder, tag punch, rub on sentiment, other inks and cardstock are all from Stampin' Up! I covered the entire tag base with crystal effects and dried it with a heat gun to give it that textured shiny effect. The black twine and safety pin came off of a clothing tag from christmas.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Jan)

Happy 2013 and welcome to my blog. Once again I will be posting my version of Tim's 12 Tags of 2013 made from all Stampin' Up! products (unless otherwise noted).  For this month's tag I chose to go with Not Quite Navy card stock and the new Honeycomb textured impressions embossing folder. I distressed with matching ink and added silver ink highlights with water. The gears and the text were cut from Crumb Cake cardstock using a Silhouette. The ticket tag is also new and from the set called That's the Ticket. (Note: the filmstrip is not Stampin' Up!)