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Thursday 6 September 2012

September with Tim Holtz

Another month, another challenge & another hunt for substitute items :-)

I had no metal tape for this months challenge but I did have some foil dishes that had been through the dishwasher so I used the base from a dish that I then stuck carpet tape to, cut it into pieces and patch covered the #8 tag.

I followed Tim's instructions for fake rivets using a Biro also a pattern tracing wheel, an embossing tool & a stylus. I did not have the same alcohol inks so I used Purple Twilight, Lettuce & Eggplant. Once this was dry I painted over the whole surface with black Quink. Left things to dry and then did some rubbing with a copper pan scorer & also some 000 steel wool.
Some time ago a friend sent me a die cut of a bird cage +bird, I decided that now was the time to put them to good use. The cage was swiped with versamark then I used copper embossing powder with a little verdigris sprinkle on as well, the bird was painted with yellow acrylic paint and then over stamped using a Paper Artsy mini (cogs).



I have used some foam pads to raise the bird cage in the middle. A small orange bead for an eye, an old key, a light bulb from an old set of Xmas tree lights and some ribbon have all come from my stash and I have also added a cog,spinner & brad from Tim's ideology.

12 comments:

  1. Love your tag! The colors are awesome--especially how the birdcage came out--so cool!!

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  2. Ah! I love your tag. The colours are really good and I love the old xmas tree lights idea for the bulb, the size is perfect. Well done, this one is excellent.
    Julia

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  3. Fabulous tag,the backgrounds are brilliant.
    Yvonne

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  4. Great tag! I love the background colours.

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  5. Great job on the background. We're loving your colors. Looks like a winner to me.

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  6. Fabulous tag Sally...the colours are fab...love that background..you did an amazing job with the substitutions! :)

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  7. I love your take on Tim's September tag! Beautiful metal background, so fitting for the bird cage! Thank you for stopping by and joining in my celebration!

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  8. Love the colors you used on the September tag!!! All your creations are beautiful! :)

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  9. Gorgeous tag ! love the sewing in the background & the vibrant colours. Shirleyx

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  10. Great take on Septembers tag Jayne. Amazing background. TFS your newest follower Annie x

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  11. This Looks fabulous! I love the colors you used and the bird cage looks awesome on this tag!

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  12. Wow this has all come together wonderfully Sally. Well done on your recycling. You've been very busy lately! x

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