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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 July

Wishing everyone in the U. S. a Happy 4th of July!

Created this Tag using all Tim Holtz products.
  
1. Cut the Flag & Stars using TH Old Glory die & TH grungeboard. 
2. Apply medium coat of TH Distress Crackle paint clear rock candy to the Flag & Stars, use heat tool and allow them to dry.
3. Cut the Tag base of white cardstock using TH Tag die.
4. Put TH Distress Stain barn door onto TH mat. You can squeeze the container to release ink or just dab onto the mat.
5. Swipe the left side of Tag thru the TH barn door ink and use heat tool to dry.
6. Put TH Distress Stain salty ocean onto TH mat.
7. Swipe the right side of Tag thru the TH salty ocean ink and use heat tool to dry.
8. Cut 4 stars & attach to bottom of Tag.
9. On white cardstock stamp the TH Simple Sayings sentiment tag using TH Distress Ink barn door.
10. Stamp TH Simple Saying sentiment onto sentiment tag.
11. Cut the sentiment tag out with TH scissors.
12. Ink the edges of the sentiment tag with TH Distress Ink barn door.
13. Attach the sentiment tag to Tag.
14. After Flag & Stars have dried apply TH Distress Stain barn door, salty ocean & brushed pewter and use heat tool.
15. Use TH Distress Ink walnut stain on edge of Flag & on surface of Flag pole.
16. Attach Flag to Tag.
17. Ink the ribbon with TH Distress Ink walnut stain to diminish the white satin and attach inked ribbon to Tag.



























Supplies List

paper: cardstock - white
ribbon: ribbon trends Patriotic Stars
Tim Holtz: die - Old Glory Flag & Stars, 
   Distress Crackle paint - clear rock candy
   Distress Ink - barn door, salty ocean, walnut stain, 
   Distress Stains - barn door, brushed pewter, salty ocean
   grungeboard for Flag & Stars
   stamps - Simple Sayings

Entering this into the following challenges:

7/5 2 Sisters Ch150 Stripes unlim 6/29 

7/7 Digi Darlas DDC69 Stars & Stripes, Red & White or Red, White & Blue unlim 7/1
7/7 MFP Friends of Speedy TV Ch79 4th of July 5E(#3) 7/1

7/7 Pink Elephant TPE206 Photo Insp unlim 7/1

  Photo Inspiration #17


7/8 Crafty Sentiments Red White Blue 3E(#3) 7/2
7/8 Cuttin & Stampin Ch26 Independence Day 3E(#3) 7/2

7/8 Paper Take Wkly Anything Goes 5E(#5) 7/2
7/8 Party Time Tues PTT127 Patriotic Themed Proj 3E(#3) 7/2
7/8 Scrappy Moms Terr Tues Ch Red, White & Blue unlim 7/2
7/8 Tues Throwdown #154 Stars & Stripes 3E(#3) 7/2

7/9 Milk Coffee Ch Use Country Flag Color 3E(#2) USA 7/4 
7/9 Paper Pretties Wed PWC265 Red, White & Blue God Bless America! unlim 7/3
7/9 Simon Says Stamp Patriotic 5E(#3) 7/3

7/10 Cute Card Thurs Ch276 Stars &/or Stripes unlim 7/4

7/11 Victorine Orig Stamps Ch62 Red, White & Blue unlim 6/28 

7/12 Creative Insp Paints Anything Goes unlim 6/30

7/14 A Blog Named Hero Ch#27 Fav Stamp unlim 7/1

7/16 Aud Sentiments Ch85 Two Words! 5E(#1) 7/3

7/31 DLART Thankful Thurs July Linky Ch unlim 7/4 
7/31 Ribbon Carousel RCC83 Celebrate Your Heritage unlim 7/2
7/31 Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 July 1E(#1) 7/1

20 comments:

  1. Gorgeous creative take on the photo inspiration.
    {Would love you to visit my blog and join my 600-Follower Give-Away. Thank you so much if you already have entered and good luck.}
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  2. Great tag! Very patriotic! Thank you for joining us at Party Time Tuesdays. Hope to see you next week.

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  3. Lovely tag - I do not have all of those supplies so guess I will pass on doing the tag - enjoy your crafting day and Happy 4th!

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  4. Happy 4th of July! Beautiful tag, very creative. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown!

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  5. Love seeing the work of a fellow demonstrator. Happy 4th!

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  6. Creative tag - and it is nice to see the step by step instructions! Glad you are sharing your project and best of luck in the “Two Word Sentiment” Challenge!
    ~ginny g
    Design Team – Aud Sentiments
    RubberMAD (http://ggetty.blogspot.com/)

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  7. This tag is awesome, really creative! Thank you for joining the fun at Papertake Weekly :)

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  8. This is absolutely fantastic.

    Have a wonderful weekend

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  9. Lovely creation, thanks for playing at PTW! xxx

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  10. Great red, white and blue tag. I am very glad you entered this week at Tuesday Throwdown. I hope you had fun!!! See you back very soon to play in another fun challenge.

    TTFN,

    CraftyGirl
    craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com
    Tuesday Throwdown DT

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  11. You have made a lovely red, white and blue tag. Thank you for taking part in the Aud Sentiments Challenge this fortnight and I wish you the best of luck in the draw. Best wishes, Kym (Aud Sentiments Design Team Member) xxx

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  12. I just love the way you did flag and card!
    Thanks for joining us at Digi Darla’s

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  13. Great tag! Thanks so much for playing along with The Pink Elephant!

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  14. Wonderful tag, love all the elements you have used for it!! Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments and MilkCoffee. Hugs:)

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  15. Great tag! Love the flag and your directions seem so weel written. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown and I hope you'll play again real soon!

    Hugs,

    Susan, TT DT

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  16. Very Patriotic.
    Thanks for joining in at Aud Sentiments
    xxx

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  17. Beautiful tag Melissa! Love how you made the background!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  18. Hi Melissa - here from Tuesday Throwdown to tell you that I love this tag and it fits right in with our challenge! Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown - we hope to see you come back for more challenges! Enjoy your crafting Day! Gail

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  19. What a fun and Patriotic card!!!
    Thank you for playing along at Milk Coffee Challenge and Good Luck!
    Smiles, Kaly

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