Getting Caught Up

When I started the Tim Tags, I had every intention of keeping up and playing along.  How hard could it be to do a tag a month.  Little did I realize how easy it was to fall behind.  When the end of August came about and I still had not completed my August tag, I thought "Oh well, I will just get caught up next month".   Low and behold, it is now November and I just finished the last 4 tags.

Tim's tag for November featured a "Thankful" theme that was fitting for the US Thanksgiving.  Since our Thanksgiving was last month, I decided to apply the technique to a snow theme to celebrate the first snowfall.

One thing to note, when ironing out the embossing powder make sure to lift the paper up when it was hot.  This was my second attempt.  My first attempt I ended up pulling up a good portion of the surface of the paper when I removed it after ironing.

With the October tag, I decided to go with a more vintage girly style instead of doing a Halloween theme.  I loved colouring the glass glitter with alcohol ink.  I mixed several blues, yellows and greens to get the colour I was looking for.  I just kept adding a drop or two until I finally achieved the right colour.

September's tag is my favourite.  I loved the faux metal work.  I did not have any steel wool to burnish the metal after applying the alcohol ink.  Desperation is the mother of invention - especially at 2 am.  Mr. Clean Magic Erasers worked beautifully -- taking off just enough but leaving behind enough of the colour.

Last but not least is my version of the August tag.  The paper roses are fun and easy to make.  They give such a dramatic statement to the card.  I love making them out of the whitewashed Core-dinations cardstock.  They have a nice feminine feel.

Here is a detail of the roses:

The gold accent was created by spraying the card with the New Heidi Swap glimmer sprays.

Now that I am caught up, I am looking forward to seeing what is in store for December.

Have a good Sunday.