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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Happy New Year Tag

Created this Happy New Year Tag using mostly Cricut & Tim Holtz products.

Started making the tag 1st wk of Jan but did not like the way it looked so I kept trying and finally finished it and am happy with the way it looks.

Cut the tag out of a recycled scrap piece of manilla folder using Cricut cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes & More. Embossed the tag with Tim Holtz SteamPunk embossing folder. Used TH Distress Inks iced spruce first & then stormy sky on the embossed tag and walnut stain on the edges. Used water droplets on the Distress Ink. Use TH Gadget Gears die to cut 3 gears out of TH grunge paper. Used TH Metallics Copper, Gold & Silver on the gears. Run the gears thru Paper Crimper. Used 3 long fasteners/brads in center of the gears. Used Wild Card Cricut cartridge to cut the phrase "Happy New Year" out of scrap piece of Kraft cardstock. Added a piece of Vintage Twine.
 
















 







adhesive: glue dots, Zig 2 way glue
Cricut cartridges:
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More Tag 3.25" x 6.25",
Wild Card 3" x 4" Real Dial Size Phrase "Happy New Year"
paper: recycled manilla folder - base, Kraft cardstock - sentiment "Happy New Year"
punches: 
Crop-A-Dile - used to punch hole for twine
making memories - used to punch holes for fasteners/brads
Tim Holtz: 
Distress Inks - iced sprice, stormy sky, walnut stain, embossing folder - Steampunk
grunge paper, long fasteners (brads), Metallics - Copper, Gold, Silver
tool: Fiskars Paper Crimper
twine: Vintage
water: droplets on the Distress Ink 

Entering this into the following challenges:


2 Sisters Ch126 Celebrations unlim 1/12-18
Allsorts Wk189 Dies & Punches lim3 1st 1/12-18
Clear It Out Theme: Warm Fuzzies Stash: Textured items unlim 12/31-1/14  
Corrosive Ch165 Out With the Old lim3 2nd old - recycled manilla folder , TH Dist Ink walniut stain 1/6-19
Cut It Up Ch10 In With the New my new is the TH SteamPunk emb fold 1/11-22
DLART Thankful Thurs Jan Linky Party unlim 1/3-31
Fantabulous Cricut Ch143 Tag You're It 1/7-13
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR80 Super Scraps Sat lim3 1st 1/12-19
Kraft Journal Ch103 Crimp or Fold unlim 1/7-13
Lexis Creations Ch81 Anything Goes unlim 1/7-19
Paper-Crafting Journey Anything Goes lim6 4th 1/10-22
Paper Pretties Wed PWC240 Brads unlim 1/9-15
Papertake Wkly Happy New ... unlim my new is the TH SteamPunk emb fold 1/8-14
Pin and Tack Spark Your Creativity Now Ch5 Anything Goes unlim 1/1-31
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch Embrace the Old unlim my old is the recylced manilla folder, TH Dist Ink walnut stain 1/7-13
Stampin With Dragon Anything Goes Ch 1/4-17
The Pink Elephant TPE181 Celebrate unlim 1/7-14 
Tim Holtz Jan Tag 2013 Ch 1/1-31
Tues Alchemy Ch47 Hopes, Dreams &/Or Resolutions unlim 1/1-14  
Tues Throwdown 129 Shiny & New lim3 3rd my shiny is the TH Metallics & new is the TH SteamPunk emb fold 1/8-14

20 comments:

  1. Great tag! I love the embossing and twine! Thanks for playing along at Cut It Up Challenges! :)

    Karen
    craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com

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  2. Ooooh fabulous tag Melissa, I love the gears, the grunge paper and the twine; wonderful creation. Thanks for joining us at Lexi's for our anything goes challenge!

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  3. cool tag! thanks for joining the fun at The Pink Elephant!

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  4. This is beautiful. great design with the gears.
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes January Linky Party
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  5. Hi Melissa, Great recycle project. I love the coordinated gears on your Art Tag.:)
    :) Chris / CS Designs

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  6. Hi. This is lovely and such a striking colour. Wonderful detail. Thanks for sharing at Lexi's Creations.
    Love Sandra xxx

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  7. Lovely tag , great texture. Love how you ran the gears through your paper crimped, they look fabulous. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

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  8. Really great tag Melissa! Love it!

    Thanks for joining us this week at FCCB!

    Susie

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  9. Great tag, Melissa! Thanks for joining in at Tuesday Throwdown this week, and good luck in the draw.
    NanaConnie DT

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  10. I love this tag! I am not that creative on Tags - your work is magnificent! Have a great day!

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  11. Great tag and thanks for joining in this week with our challenge over at Allsorts
    x catherine

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  12. Fabulous tag Melissa,love the steampunk design.Thanks for joining us at FCCB.
    Jayne x

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  13. Terrific tag! Love the Steampunk gears! Thanks for joining us at The Corrosive Challenge!
    {hugs}
    Regan

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  14. Super cute tag Melissa I like the colors, it is very masculine! Thanks for joining us at FCCB this week!!!

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  15. Fabulous tag! I love the colors! Thanks so much for joining us at Cut It Up!

    Stacey

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  16. I like the brads in the center of those gears! They need something to turn on, don't they? Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up Challenges!

    Evelyn

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  17. Great tag Melissa. Love the embossing. Thanks for joining us at SDD and good luck. Hugs, Gale DT

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  18. Awesome tag! I love the embossing! Thank you for joining us at Cut It Up Challenges! :)

    Kimberly
    Cut It Up DT

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  19. Great tag Melissa. Love the embossing. Thanks for joining us at PCJ and good luck. Hugs, Gale DT

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  20. Love the tag...so cute! Thanks for playing with us at HIMCR!

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