…but Eternal Peace

Taking it right down to the wire with this month’s 12 Tags of 2016, but I got it done using a lovely stamp and die from Heartfelt Creations for my centre piece.

For the remnant rub resist I’ve used various remnant rubs that seemed to fit with the theme I’ve chosen of Remembrance Day.  I also chose my focal image of a poppy based on that theme, I’m making these tags to exchange with a friend at the end of the year and each one is themed to match the month it was made in.  It was easy doing the dimensional colouring technique with this image as there are matching dies and layers in different sizes.  So I coloured up two sizes of the poppies with Distress Ink Reinkers and, while still damp, used my Marion Smith Bloom Impression Tool to shape them like poppy petals.  For added dimension I filled the centre with Prills, had to colour these with Various Ink as I only have brown ones.

I don’t own any alphabet dies but I had two different ‘peace’ dies, neither was going to give me the same effect as Tim created but what’s a challenge tag without a bit of challenging paper piecing?!  I used the negative and then filled in the little bits to be able to see the letters.  I like the whole effect, using a Kraft tag so it is a slightly dirty colour background, the not quite easy to read, almost worn out lettering.  It all goes to the long drawn-out and difficult conflict this is made in honour of.  I finished off with a metal dove embellie, the symbol of peace, which I hightlighted with a Picket Fence Distress Crayon.

With the die cuts I am entering my tag in the current Friday Funday challenge at Jo’s Scrap Shack.  Over at Daring Cardmakers they are looking for tags so I am entering mine there too. 

Ingredients:

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Heartfelt Creations Dies ~ Blazing Poppy

Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies ~ 661605 Vintage Tidings

Embellishments

Prills ~ Coloured with Various Ink 100

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Findings ~ Adornments

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Fasteners ~ Star

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs ~ Apothecary, Elements, Special Delivery & Words

Inks & Paints etc

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Flat Fabio ~ Tweedle Dee Denim

Ranger Archival Ink ~ Jet Black

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons ~ Picket Fence

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Markers ~ Black Soot & Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers ~ Barn Door, Black Soot & Fired Brick

Tim Holtz Distress Stain ~ Broken China, Peacock Feathers & Salty Ocean

Papers

Arches Paper ~ Watercolor Smooth

Ranger Tags ~ #8 Kraft

Ribbons & Trims etc

Tim Holtz Trimmings ~ Linen Ribbon

Stamps

Heartfelt Creations ~ Blazing Poppy Petals

Challenges

Daring Cardmakers ~ Creating Gift Tags (Step away from the cards no. 2)

Jo’s Scrap Shack Friday Funday #166 ~ “Cut it up”

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 ~ November

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