Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 - January

This is my first post to a Tim Holtz challenge, The 12 Tags of 2015.  January has been so cold, frigid actually, that all I can visualize is snow and ice so the tag took on this personna with some sparkle and glitz, peace and love added in.

Starting with a #8 Ranger Inkssentials black Craft Tag, I used a music-themed tissue paper to cover the entire tag, front and back, using a collage adhesive to adhere it.  I crumpled it like Tim showed us, before glue dried.  

Using a stencil with swirl pattern (reminded me of snow), I used a modeling paste to build up the next layer around left side and bottom borders.  When dried, I spritzed tag with Ranger Dylusions (vibrant turquoise) Ink Spray, Tim Holtz (broken china) Distress Paint, and sprinkled some white glitter overall before inks dried.  After drying it needed more white so using the Tim Holtz Blending Tool and a pad of white ink to dab splotches of white on top of blues.  After drying with heat tool I used Ranger Basic Clear Embossing Powder to create shine and build up the swirl elements (love this stuff).

Next layer was a full panel of glitzy swirls that was perfect size for this tag. Then came a photo of vintage ice fairy and metal flowers to embellish.  The upper left has small cursive "JAN" and on the right is the numbers 1 and 5 from Tim Holtz's idea-ology Mini Numerals.  I used Ranger liquid pearls to paint a small apostrophe upper left of "1".

On the back, I used a turquoise marker to color block a background for the white Tim Holtz idea-ology ChitChat words, and Ranger Glossy Accents to adhere them.  I also added a strip of globe tape (world peace!!!!).

There were hooks on end of flowers where I took it off chain so I used a split ring to attach silver-toned tiny tags (Peace, Love).  Finally, I found this great chenille ribbon at Christmas, which I split into two narrow strips to make a snowflake-like bow at the top.

SHOULDA/WOULDA/COULDA:

• I couldn't find a few things at our local craft stores and I wanted to get started so need to order online for future projects:

1. distress paint - picket fence
2. tissue wrap - postale
3. matte glue n seal
4. splatter brush
5. need more clear embossing powder

• I should have used white gesso on front of card but forgot (because I was using a black tag it's darker than the back side where I did use it).

• figure out how I could have made the Jan stickers in upper left corner of tag pop out more (used the black marker outline technique Tim showed in blog?)