Phew! I’m just in time with this months Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015!
I’ve just spent 4 wonderfully restful days in the mountains with my DH celebrating 7 years since I moved to Switzerland, and I took some time out to make my tag.
My love affair with my sewing machine continues, so I took Tim’s patchwork idea literally. Once I had prepared the patches, (see Tim’s blog post for the technique), I stitched between them.
My other love affair is with the new distress colour, Cracked Pistachio! I covered the industrious frame sticker with cracked pistachio paint and allowed to almost dry, then wiped sections for a great faux patina.
I stamped hearts using the new Tim Holtz stamp set “watercolor” set. I cut them out and fed them through my sewing machine, leaving a length of thread between each. I wrapped the excess thread at the top around the arrow adornment and then glued the arrow to the tag.
I repeated the faux patina on the industrious border and XO stickers, as well as the arrow adornment. I had to talk myself out of just covering the entire tag in a cracked pistachio paint wash! 😉
I am SO excited about the new Tim Holtz handwritten thinlit dies that are being released this year! Whilst waiting for them, I re-purposed a die from the holiday scrip set. I thought the sentiment was perfect for this. I made the heart as shown in my Love Distress post.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my tag. You can see this months tag and techniques on Tim’s blog and you can see the post translated into French on Scrapdeco’s blog.
I am also playing along with the Love is in the Air challenge over at Inspiration Journal and the No Rules challenge over at Simon Says Stamp.
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supplies: tim holtz; surfaces (manilla tag, distress watercolor cardstock)/distress ink (fired brick)/distress ink markers (black soot)/distress paint (picket fence, cracked pistachio)/distress stickles (fired brick)/idea-ology (ephemera pack, industrious stickers, arrow adornment, crinkle ribbon)/dies (holiday words: script, movers & shapers mini hearts)/stamps (#217 watercolor)
other: glue n seal/glossy accents/sewing machine
Zoe, this is beautiful. I’ve been back to ogle it a few times already… and I’ll be back again
This tag is really stunning! I was so impressed with how you ran with the patchwork look and love the inclusion or actual sewing! I also really liked how you painted the frame for that fantastic aged aqua-copper look. This is a romantic masterpiece and I’m so glad you shared your talents with us here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!
stunning. love the sewn patchwork and the hearts on a string. Thanks for sharing your talents. So lucky to be inspired here today.
Gorgeous rendition! LOVE the stitching, the heart string!
Coming from Vintage Journey. Congratulations on your win. Your matchbox collage is truly stunning!!
I visited your other posts here, and I am loving all of them.
Following you on Bloglovin now 🙂
Beautiful tag! Love all the dimension and fancy stitching! Thanks for joining along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge!
I absolutely love your tag and all your works! you are a great artist! BArbarayaya