Tim Holtz Inspired Christmas Tag

Have you seen Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas? He made 12 amazing Christmas tags, all with very detailed tutorials the past few weeks. I so enjoyed every post and had to try my hand making one. I didn't case any particular tag, just used his overall style as inspiration. I also got inspiration from this Block Party Press set of rings, which was for the inspiration challenge at SCS today.

I started with a piece of Gina K's Pure Luxury 120 lb cardstock. I didn't have any premade tags, but this sturdy paper was perfect for making a tag. First I stamped some swirls using a stamp from Growing in Unity, using Versa Mark and then embossed with clear embossing powder.

Next I sponged Ruby Red, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy and Basic Black on the background. I splattered a mixture of water and Pear Ex, using my fingers. The shimmer from the Pearl Ex doesn't show up in the photo, I am afraid.

I colored the dove from The Magic of Christmas, using Koh-i-noor pencils and blended with odorless mineral spirits. Then I cut it out. The sentiment is also from The Magic of Christmas, and punched out using the small SU oval punch.

I used the EK Success flourish punch on Bravo Burgundy card stock for the flourish in the corner. After punching, I inked it up with Versa Mark and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder two times. Then I rubbed some Pear Ex over it and re-heated it to set it in. I could have done additional coats to get full coverage, but I wanted some of the Bravo Burgundy to peek through.

Then I just adhered all the elements to the tag, with a few brads on the oval. This was a lot of fun and I think I will try to do a few more this week.

Thanks for looking. I hope you are enjoying your weekend.