4th July, 2021

Happy 4th of July

Hello friends and Happy July 4th to my family and friends across the pond. To celebrate with you I’m sharing this July 4th inspired tag that I made for the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous LIVE launch. If you missed the LIVE, you can catch up on all the fun over on Tim’s blog.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
Tim definitely had me at hats with this awesome new inquisitive CMS432 stamp set. I immediately thought of Americana and this background tag I made last year was the perfect base for this stamp set. Here’s how I made it…

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
Add painters tape to a small etcetera thickboard tag and paint between the tape with picket fence distress paint. Once the paint is dry, remove the tape and mask the painted area with clean tape, mix candied apple, fired brick and aged mahogany distress paints together and paint. Finally paint the top of the tag with blueprint sketch distress paint and set aside to dry.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
Once completely dry, lightly sand and blend in walnut stain distress ink to the edges and blue section of the tag using a mini blending tool.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
Apply distress crackle texture paste through a stencil (stars THS008) with a palette knife and set aside to dry. Your tag is ready to decorate.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
I stamped the larger “hat dudes” from inquisitive set onto distress watercolor cardstock in black soot distress archival ink… Using the newly released full size ink pads!! I embossed with clear embossing powder and fussy cut. I used 3D adhesive foam to create lift for some of the hat dudes and added some etcetera thickboard trims which I decorated using another stamp from the inquisitive set, for them to rest on.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
I used the bullseye stamp from the inquisitive stamp set and stamped in archival ink. I cut equal sections and then used the awesome Tim Holtz shaping kit from Sizzix to create this Americana bunting rosette.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
I stamped the numbers, again from the inquisitive stamp set and used a circle punch and some mica to create a little token to highlight the 4.

igirlzoe: tim holtz stampers anonymous inquisitive CMS432
Lastly I added July cut from alphanumeric thinlits dies and added some mummy cloth to the top of the tag.

Thanks for stopping by and have a happy and safe 4th of July.

Zoe



7 Comments »

  1. Donna Roach says:

    How did you do the multiple colors in the bullseye stamp?

  2. Henriëtte says:

    Awesome tag Zoe, I love the rosset you made!
    Thank you so much for sharing how to make this beauty, stay safe and have a wonderful day.

  3. Kim says:

    I dearly love this!!!

  4. Rhonda Stubbs says:

    This is great! I love looking at your work, it inspires me to get going on making something. I hope you all had a safe Holiday or just a great day!
    Rhonda

  5. Anne R says:

    A truly fabulous tag Zoe, I just love how you did that amazing rosette! xxx

  6. Oh my gosh I was blown away by that bunting! Cutting it like that was genius and inspired me so much! A fav!

  7. Dolly says:

    So fabulous!

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