Shake It with A Tag!

Good Morning!

On Monday I shared a quick and easy Shaker Card with you and now I am back with a Shaker Tag! I have also used the gorgeous new Distress Paints as I can't get enough of them! lol

To start off you will need a blank Manilla Tag and of course some Distress Paints! Swipe the paints over the top and then spritz liberally with water! Heat with a Heat Gun whilst the paint runs to create a great marbled background effect. Once dry ink up a background stamp with Distress Paint and stamp in the higher left area of the tag.

Next ink up your favourite floral stamp with Archival Ink and stamp in the centre. 

Ink the edges of the tag with Distress Ink.

To create the Shaker part stamp your chosen sentiment onto some cardstock and pour some Glitter over the top. Using a shaker dome place it over the top and stick down. Trim around the edges with some scissors.

Next using some Nestabilities cut out a border for your sentiment from some coloured card and stick over the top of the shaker using Glossy Accents.

Stick the sentiment in the lower left corner of your tag again using Glossy Accents.

Finish the tag by dying some Seam Binding Ribbon with Distress Stain and threading through the top.

Embellish with some Charms, Jump Rings & a Wire Pin. Don't forget to embellish the tag with some Flowers, adding glitter to the largest and some Dew Drops to the main tag!

INGREDIENTS -

Tim Holtz 'Dried Flowers' Stamp

'Bubblewrap' Stamp 

PB Stamp Sentiemnt

Adhesive Shaker Dome

Classic & Scalloped Oval nestabilities 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Token, Wire Pin & Jump Rings

Heart & Star Charms from J&C Creations

Seam Binding Ribbon, Flowers, Dew Drops & Glitter

Ranger Glossy Accents

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Distress Stain - Spun Sugar

Distress Ink - Salty Ocean

Distress Paint - Mustard Seed, Salty Ocean & Spun Sugar

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!
NATALIE

XXX

www.ngcards.blogspot.co.uk

12 Tags of 2013 ... February!

Good Morning!
Natalie here again today and it's time fo rme to share this month's version of the 12 TAGS OF 2013! If any of you are still unaware of what this is, it is where Tim Holtz creates a tag for blog readers to create their own version of. Each month he will pick 12 of his favourites who will win a prize and I was lucky enough to be one of those with my December tag!

Anybody can join in whether they are a beginner or not as it's all about how YOU interpret it.

Without any further ado it's time for me to share with you the February version!

First up is Tim Holtz's version ....

You can find a step by step guide of how to create his tag HERE.

Next up is mine!!!
You may notice I have changed the theme of mine from Valentines to Birthday. Simply because I don't own the Valentines Stamp set that he has used. This is okay to do remember as it's all about how you interpret it yourself. I have basically followed Tim's guide as usual with replacing a few items used. I added some Foam Tape beneath my coloured image before attaching it to the tag to give it a 3D effect. I have also used it on my Word Token.

INGREDIENTS -

Tim Holtz 'Birthday Blueprints' Stamp Set

Design Paper by LOTV Nitwits Collection

Tim Holtz Tissue Paper, Paper Distressing Tool & Word Token

Tim Holtz Ideo-ology Trinket Pin, Jump Ring, Word Token, Coloured Twine & Word Sticker

Flowers, Dew Drops & Glitter

Ranger Glossy Accents & 3D Foam Tape

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Distress Ink - Black Soot

Distress Stain - Festive Berries & Fired Brick

Distress Markers - Old Paper, Mustard Seed & Barn Door

Thanks for popping by, I'l see you all again on Saturday!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
NATALIE

XXX

www.ngcards.blogspot.co.uk 

A Large Ranger Easter Bunny!

Good Morning!

I'm back today with another example of how to use the large Ranger Tags! This tag is a Manilla #12 which is the largest you can get. This was my first time using a tag of this size but I do like a challenge every now and again so I have created an Easter themed tag with lot of Tim Holtz goodies using various techniques!

To start off you need to create the background for your tag.

 I did this by spritzing lots of water over the base tag and swiping over Distress Stains. Whilst drying with a heat tool swipe the tag through the leftover ink to create a more speckled effect. Once dry spritz some water onto your hand and then flick onto the tag with your fingers so you can see the water droplets. 

This is called the Spritz & Flick Technique.

 To create more depth to the background, using a background stamp ink it up then stamp in various positions on the tag. Followed by blending around the edges with a darker brown ink.

Using the same ink I used on the edges I stamped the image I would be using as my main focal point onto the tag in two opposite corners. Next I used a lighter shade to go over the top of some Tissue Paper very lightly which I then placed in the centre of the tag.

Using the same Blue Stain as I'd previously used on the tag I coloured some seam binding ribbon, heat set and tied across the tissue paper, fixing behind with sellotape. I then combined both the Ink pads I had used on the background stamps onto my main stamped image just to give it some more interest. Using a paper distresser I distressed the edges of the image and inked up.  I fixed this onto the tag using Foam Tape with a piece of cheesecloth underneath.I also inked up two word stickers which I placed on the lower left of the tag. Alongside this I added my Metal embellishments. 

To complete the tag I added some Flowers which were attached to the tag using Glossy Accents and some Dew Drops. I also ripped the corners of the Tissue Paper to give it a more rustic look.

Here is the finished result! Trust me this tag is a lot bigger in real life than it looks on here! It just fits under a sheet of A4 Paper which made my photographing a little bit tricky! lol

INGREDIENTS -

Tim Holtz 'Easter Blueprints' Stamp Set

Ranger Manilla #12 Tag

Tim Holtz Ideo-ology - Tissue Paper, Paper Distresser Tool, 

Word Stickers, Wire Pin & Jump Ring

Heat It Tool

Seam Binding Ribbon, Cheesecloth, Flowers & Dew Drops

3D Foam Tape & Ranger Glossy Accents

Birdcage Charm

INKS USED -

Distress Ink - Tea Dye & Walnut Stain

Distress Stains - Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans, Forest Moss & Tea Dye

Thanks for taking the time to look at my tag, I'l be back again on Monday and incase your wondering I shall be sharing my February Version of the 12 Tags of 2013 with you all on Wednesday!

HAPPY CRAFTING!
NATALIE

XXX

www.ngcards.blogspot.co.uk