Mr. Captain Man 12 Tags of 2015

Ever have one of those months where anything you try to create goes haywire? Grrr! It seems like that has happened to me this month. I skipped last months Tims Tag-I just didn't connect with it at all so I was determined to do this months. Check out the original Here. This is my 2nd take, the first ended up in the recycle bin.

For the life of me, the background just did not turn out anything like the original but I had none, none, none, of the supplies he used. I only have 8 dies and 6 embossing folders so I did my own thing and it took forever. Lol. I didn't even have multi matte medium. When I opened the bottle is was hard and not usable at all, so I used Mod Podge. 

I hand glued all of those little cutouts that usually get thrown away. Crazy much? And I did the technique like he explained but mine looks a lot different. :) It was an interesting time in my art room during this entire tag making session. 

The man is a retired Captain that loved life on the open ocean. He excelled in many aspect of being  a Captain but his favorite was learning how the entire shipped worked and fixing it if needed.  He had to use what was around because he didn't always have access to parts or tools if his ship broke down (much like me not having the supplies used in the original tag) Maybe he is even thinking about how steam could have powered his ship.......then he could 

come out of retirement and be the Captain of a Steampunk ship! 

Too bad the weekend is over because my DH gave me an art gift for our anniversary and it is: Chemistry 101 with Tim Holtz! Yippee! But back to work tomorrow so I don't have time until Thursday to start this amazing new adventure. My first art "class". Thanks for stopping by and laughing along with my crazy antics. Y'all are awesome sauce! Carpe Diem! ~Niki

I would very much enjoy sharing this tag with these challenges:

12 Tag of 2015 August

Mixed Media World #6-Gorgeous Texture 

Between all the mediums I used and extra bits this surprisingly has lots of texture. 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping Challenge # 35-Anything Goes

We Love to Create Craft Challenges #17-Anything Mixed Media/Creative/Inky Goes

I had to think waayyy outside the box for this tag and get very creative to complete this design. I used 7 different inks for this. Whew!

June Tim Tag Using Real Starbucks Cup

When I saw the tag for this months challenge, I knew I had to make it because I am an avid caramel machiatto drinker. I have an espresso machine and all the fixins to make my own each morning-hot or iced. I prefer iced. Here is the link to original, from the man himself.

Here is my take. 

I did all the techniques from the original but the only supply item I had that is the same as the original was the manila tag. Hehe! 

I used some Distress Stain to create the mottled background and drops of H2O dripped off my finger to create the splats. 

I used a wood grain stencil to create the plaid with Cracked Pistachio and Black Soot DI. The stencil is from the Mod Podge stickable stencils line. 

I cut the burlap piece from my roll of burlap and inked the edges with Vintage Photo DI. For the #lifeisgood banner I used a piece of scrap, inked the edges and a set of alpha stamps and hand drew the hashtag. The "stitching" is a stamp.

Boom! Yeppers, I thought outside the Tim box for this entire tag. Awesome sauce! 

For the coffee mug I used a real Starbucks cup. My dogs always get a Puppachino when they are with me at Starbucks. It was the perfect size to use with this tag. I just cut it in half. The picture below is in celebration my new puppy enjoying his first puppachino and also features the cup I used. Awwwww! 

After I cut the cup I made a template onto some scrap paper and used coffee (Lol) Archival ink to blend my paper to look like espresso. I then used the same ink on the side of the cup. For the "caramel" drips I used Glossy Accents and a Copic marker. 

Can you see the Caramel? 

After everything was dry I glued the cup to my tag and added the straw. I then colored hemp with Cracked Pistachio and added the Wonderful token because a caramel machiatto is absolutely Wonderful!!!! And so yummy!!! 

And one more pic that shows the caramel drips. I always ask for extra caramel-wish they would sell the small bottles again. Sigh 

Thanks for having a gander at my tag! Have an awesome weekend and go grab a cold one! Hugz and Carpe Diem! ~Niki

My coffee tag will be shared with these wonderful challenges:

Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2015-June Tag

Card Mania Challenge #69-Use a Metal Embellishment I used the metal "Wonderful" token because coffee and my caramel machiatto is Wonderful!

A Vintage Journey-Celebrations Not only do I celebrate with my puppies and a Puppachino, my husband and I meet at Starbucks on May 2nd every year to celebrate our anniversary. We met at Starbucks in 2010.

Frosted Designs-Felt/Fabric/Burlap/Lace. I used burlap and it is not easy to keep it from fraying but alas, the grunge edge is so me. :)

Mod Squad Challenge Blog-I Am Tagging You-Make a Tag

May Tim Tag 2015

I can't believe that it is May already and I have actually made all of the tags so far for the 12 tags of 2015. Two thumbs up for that right? You all know where to go to see the original, but if you don't click HERE

For every tag thus far, I have not had all the necessary supplies so I just use what I have. This tag is probably the closest to the original I have made to date. One thing I do want to point out is my burlap background. I hand cut it to fit on the Manila tag and, of course, it is fraying around the edge. If any of you lovely people know a trick to keeping burlap from fraying please let me know. :) And also my embossing paste in the upper left corner. 

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. Thank you and a huge warm welcome, to my new followers! Carpe Diem! ~Niki

I would like to share this tag with these wonderful challenges:

Inspiration Emporium-Embossing Paste

That Craft Place-Tags

Winner announced and a Tim tag!

First I want to announce the winner of my first ever giveaway! To determine the winner I wrote everyone's name on a piece of paper, threw all the names on the floor and had my Husky bring me one of the papers (it was a bit wet but still ledgible, love my furry baby!). The winner is Janine Stegman! Congrats and please send me your info so I can mail your tag to you!

March is underway and that means another Tim Tag! Here is my take. 

It seems like every time I do a Tim tag I don't have even half the supplies he uses. So from that perspective it is time I buy some more art supplies right? I mean, a girl can only hold out for so long, and there are many wonderful new supplies being released! I wasn't going to purchase art supplies until April but I am not going to be able to make it. Lol!

The Tim Tag Journey: 

I started with applying some washi tape to my tag and then using the Distress Paints I had on hand to create the background. 

I then added the butterflies. I used stickers because I don't have his butterfly stamp. :)

I cut everything that was hanging over the edge of the tag and then cut out a mask (leftover clear plastic from a stamp set-upcycle! and I get to keep the mask to use over and over) then taped it to the sticker so my stencil wouldn't be on the butterflies. 

You can see the tape in the picture above  and it worked out really well (IMO). 

I used the Crafters Workshop 6x6 "Art Is" stencil and homemade texture paste.  I then used C'est la vie Cerise LSG embossing powder. Heat the embossing powder AFTER the texture paste is completely dry (I did it when it was wet because I didn't read all of Tims instructions) Oops! But it turned out okay. 

I then added my beautiful blue ribbon and also used some blue and white twine to add my metal heart piece. The metal embellies went on last.

Here is a picture of most of the supplies I used. 

This tag is bright and cheerful and makes me want Spring to get here fast! I hope you enjoyed the process and have a lovely day! Carpe Diem! ~Niki

Thank you for stopping by and leaving your lovely comments. It sure does mean a lot to me!

This project will be shared with the following wonderful challenges:

The Mirror Crack'd-Make anything using Wings HERE

Stampin' Royalty CHallenge 269-Embossing HERE I used the clear embossing powder on my butterfly. 

Crafter's Cafe Challenge-Use a Charm-HERE I used a heart shaped charm on the top of my tag.