You’re surely not too fresh these days

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

Seems fitting to have done up a Hallowe’en themed tag on Hallowe’en itself and a fun way to spend a day off from work.  Although I have Tim’s Monster die I decided to mix this up a bit and use his Zombie die, for the dimensional monster technique, as my tag is going out to a friend who loves zombies.

I used Tim’s Woodgrain Texture Fade to create a rotting flesh like texture to the zombie’s skin.  I coloured my foiled cardstock first with Distress Paints but wasn’t overly happy with the result so then went in with some Distress Crayons and got a much better look.  I particularly like the zombie’s face with the very patchy and uneven colour that works really well for a zombie.

I didn’t have any Hallowe’en ephemera so I made my patchwork collage using pieces cut from Graphic 45 Rare Oddities designer paper.  For my embellies I went with a skull and crossbones I made myself from 2015 and 2016 Boneyard embellies.  To help the two Boneyard pieces match I covered the bones with Crazing Distress Collage Medium and then rubbed in some Black Soot Distress Crayon.  Given zombies are indeed an oddity I used that Word Band and secured the other end with a brad from last year’s Rare Oddities’ set.  Finished off with some Halloween Trimmings for a spooky Hallowe’en tag.

I’m entering my tag in the current Hallowe’en challenge over at Glitter and Sparkle and Country View’s all things spooky challenge.

Ingredients:

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits ~ 660961 Zombie

Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades ~ 656644 Bricked and Woodgrain (Woodgrain used)

Embellishments

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Findings Brads ~ Regions Beyond

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Findings ~ Boneyard 2015 & 2016

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Findings Word Bands ~ Incantation

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paperie ~ Reinforcers

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium ~ Crazing & Matte

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons ~ Antique Linen, Black Soot, Candied Apple, Festive Berries, Peeled Paint & Picket Fence

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Paint ~ Aged Mahogany, Black Soot, Fired Brick, Forest Moss, Picket Fence, Scattered Straw & Shabby Shutters

Papers

Graphic 45 Rare Oddities ~ Brews and Potions, Cabinet of Curiosities & Frightfully Sweet

Ranger Tags ~ #8 Kraft

Ribbons & Trims etc

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trimmings ~ Halloween

Challenges

Country View ~ All Things Spooky 

Glitter and Sparkle #212 ~ Halloween

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 ~ October

Thanks for stopping by!