Sunday, December 6, 2009

Christmas is Coming

Yes, Viriginia, Christmas is coming. How do I know, you ask. Well it is another year of 12 Days of Christmas Tags from Tim Holtz. This is a special gift that comes to papercrafters each December. Tim makes tags with incredible details and share lots of tips and new techniques for using Ranger products and his own. The first year I got to make many of the tags. Unfortunately this will be another light season of playing but I was extremely happy to work on inspiration from the first 2 tags.



O-o La-La Love the Rock Candy Stickles and Rock Candy Crackle Paint! This was my first time using them...lots of fun. The penquin is heated embossed with black embossing powder on grungeboard. Thanks Tim for a very fun technique!



For tag #2-Of course inspiration can result in items other than tags and take on looks very different than original work. For the 2nd tag Tim shared how to cut and bend his metal flower embellishments and create a rose. I just had to give it a try. After putting it on the card I felt it need to have a softer look so I added some frosted lace stickles as well as some green and gold stickles on the leaves.



8 comments:

  1. Love your latest work! Looks like some fun techniques there - isn't Tim just the greatest.
    from Chris ( limeyscrapper)

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  2. WOW! WOW! WOW! These are gorgeous, Jan! You have such talent with techniques. I think you should be working right alongside Tim. Just gorgeous!

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  3. Hi, Jan! Beautiful penguin tag! Love it! :-)

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  4. Those are great! Love your take on the tags!

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  5. WOWZERS Jan! These are outstanding! I love that penguin! So cute! Your work is always just awesome!

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  6. How adorable is the penguin!? Love that little guy and the second tag with the rose is so elegant. Looks like you had fun playing in the techniques this week.

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  7. Jan, these are wonderful. The penguin tag is darling, and the card is gorgeous. I like seeing the technique used on something other than a tag.

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  8. What a smart little penguin! He looks like he's on his way to play out in the snow! The Christmas carols card is just breathtaking. Fabulous, as usual, Jan! Merry Christmas!

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