…just before he went mad, you know…

I’ve got my March tag for Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of 2016 to share today.

I’ve left this one almost to the last minute as I was a bit stuck for inspiration as my dies weren’t helping me for the main cut out on the textured surface.  But the cute bunny cookies at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie gave me the idea of a bunny and just hand cutting the image; I mean who hasn’t been stuck without the right cookie cutter and improvised with a knife freehand?  Figured paper had to be easier than cookie dough, right?  So off I went to Google to find a nice bunny silhouette I could cut by hand.  I found this very dapper bunny silhouette over at Ebot where it was posted for use by others.  Have to admit mine doesn’t look exactly the same, hand cutting corrugated box cardboard turned out to be hard going.

When it came to the layered die cut I was also in a bit of a bother as I don’t have Tim’s edgeless dies.  Got my thinking cap on and decided I wanted to give my tag a Steampunk twist.  The answer was, of course, gears for the die cuts and I found just the one in my collection, did some snipping and repositioning of part of it but achieved a look I was quite happy with.  As my die wasn’t edgeless I didn’t end up with the plain tag areas in Tim’s sample but I am glad I didn’t as it meant the bunny’s hat ended up showing the patterned paper and thus looking different to the bunny himself.

The colours I’ve used to colour up the layered die cuts are somewhat bright but also with a bit of a grunge element to bring it back to the Steampunk theme. To finish off I’ve added some metal embellies.  I don’t have the new Quote Bands and none of the Word Bands I have had a suitable quote so I went with some Chitchat Seasonal Stickers but mixed it up a bit by placing these on the bunny’s hat Mad Hatter style.

My Steampunk theme and grungy style choice was deliberate as I now have a very dapper Easter tag that will go out to a male friend of mine.  So much nicer than a compound chocolate egg and easier to get into the post too!  Being masculine and Easter themed I’m entering my tag in the current challenge over at The Male Room.

Ingredients:

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Memory Box Die ~ 99084 Steampunk Corner

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Pearls ~ Snowdrop coloured with YR07 Copic

Prima Ingvild Bolme Tiny Junkyard Findings ~ Tiny Clock Parts

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Fastener ~ Washer

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Stickers ~ Chitchat Seasonal

Inks & Paints etc

Ranger ~ Multi Medium Matt

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons ~ Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade & Twisted Citron

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Grass & Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray ~ Tarnished Brass

Tim Holtz Distress Paint ~ Tarnished Brass & Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Stains ~ Tea Dye

Papers

Corrugated Cardboard Scrap

FabScraps Shabby Chic ~ Romance

Ranger Foil Sheets ~ Basics Gold

Ranger Surfaces ~ #8 Manila Tags

Ribbons & Trims etc

Darice Hemp Cord ~ Earthy Dark Green

Gear Print Cotton Ribbon from stash

Challenges

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #40 ~ Bunnies

The Male Room #31 ~ Easter

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 ~ March

Thanks for stopping by!