Tim Holtz posted a November technique challenge on his blog the other day, and I'm totally enamoured... this month's technique combined a number of elements that I had wanted to try out - so let's go!
These directions follow Tim's tutorial - I just changed the colors and stamps and embelllishments - the layout is Tim's.
Step one: Using three Distress hues smear them onto a non-stick craft sheet, spritz with water using a Mini Mister, then drop the tag into the wet colors, spinning it around. Heat set and repeat spinning & drying until look is achieved.
Step two: Apply one of Tim's masks. Tim has a new masking video out showing how fun these masks are to work with! This one is Flourish. I worked Distress Peeled Paint along the mask using a blending tool.
Step three: Keeping the mask in place stamp using a text (Hero Arts script here) or other background image. Wipe mask with a cloth and remove. Ink tag edges if desired.
Step four: grungeboard! Using a butterfly from Tim's grungeboard Elements, apply lightest color ink (Shabby Shutters) with blending tool...
Then a medium color ink (Peeled Paint) ...
Then the darkest ink (I used Distress Pine Needles). I inked the floral image from Tim's Nature's Discovery using Peeled Paint - looks like toile now!
Finished tag - grungeboard was adhered using Glossy Accents; an ink nib was adhered for the butterfly body and I hand wired the antennae. The delightful verse is also from Tim's Nature's Discovery set (Stampers Anonymous).
Thanks Tim, for this month's technique challenge and for developing these awesome masks!!
