Materials/tools used:
- Ranger Inkssentials Manila Craft Tags
- Ranger Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap
- Ranger Distress Stain: Antique Linen
- Ranger Dylusions Spray Ink: White Linen
- Ranger Archival Ink: Fern Green, Vermillion
- Ranger Perfect Medium
- Ranger Glossy Accents
- Studio 490 Clearly for Art
- idea-ology: Frosted Film, Long Fasteners
- Stamp by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous: CMS175
- Dylusions Stencil: Diamond of a Border
- Ranger Craft Scraper
- Ranger Heat Tool
- Ranger Inkssentials Mister
- Ranger Inkssentials Foam Blending Tool
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Sizzix Bigz Dies: Tattered Florals, Tattered Leaves
- Tonic Studios: Craft Scissors, Craft Pick, Paper Distresser
- Paper trimmer
- Self-healing cutting mat
- Black embossing powder, yellow gem, ribbon from my stash
There were a few items Tim used on his tag that I either don't have, or couldn't find when I was making my tag. (Oops! Let's make organizing the craft room again a resolution for 2014!) I don't own the Tattered Poinsettia die, but I substituted a couple other dies for a similar effect. The splatter brush Tim used for the snow effect looks nifty, and I now have one on my list, but since I don't have it yet, I used white Dylusions instead of white Distress paint. Still came out looking quite cool, I think.
Getting the frosted film onto the Clearly for Art was quite the challenge, even using a craft scraper to smooth as you go. I suspect it's one of those things that just takes some practice, but I'm not quite there yet.
The other thing that mystified me a bit was how Tim's flower retained such vivid colours even after heating and shaping. I found that the shaping process left ink on my fingers, and less on the flower. Maybe he added more ink after he was finished shaping? Don't know, but I see more experimentation in my future. :-)
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Overall, 2013 has been a fun, inky, creative journey for me, and I can't wait to see what 2014 has in store! I have a feeling it's going to be a great year! :-)
Happy New Year!
BAC
