Our challenge at Christmas Craft Creations this month is to use a stencil or embossing folder. I chose to use a stencil and decided to make a Christmas tag. One of my favourite things to make for the Christmas season.
I started with a Tim Holtz tag cut from one of his dies and I used the Tim Holtz Christmas Tree stencil. Before adding the stencil I made a background from Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Ink. I added some splashes of water and let it dry. I then added some Twisted Citron and added water and let it dry. I then did some stamping using Versafine Clair ink in Shady Lane. I used word stamps from Visible Image and a pine branch from Tracy Evans.
I then used the stencil with some Cosmic Shimmer Antique Sand Paste in Moss Blanket. It is a lovely paste to use and gives a lovely muted grungy look. Once it was dry I added a very fine layer of Cosmic Shimmer sparkle glaze on top. The Christmas tree is a very old stamp from Tim Holtz which has the matching die cut and I stamped them in two Versafine Inks, Shady Lane and Verdant. The O Christmas Tree sentiment is from Tim Holtz and the little saying is from one of his Ideaology Christmas books. I added some white splatters before I added the trees and added some fine thread behind the trees. I edged the tag with a black Micron pen and then roughed up the edges and used Tim Holtz Scorched Timber around the edges. I finished the tag with some green and brown ribbon from my stash and an old brad.
Beautiful tag Fiona and fabulous snowy texture and stenciling..
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Fabulous combination of techniques on this tag which has a wonderful vintage grungy look about it.
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