Lost Art Creations

Dreaming Of Paris

I got my tag done for the 12 Tags of 2013 just under the wire!  I didn't think I'd have time to get it done, but....

I also wasn't feelin' the Valentine vibe this year as my divorce was just recently finalized.  But life goes on and I am doing just fine - thank you very much!  This year I am concentrating on me and one of the things I want to do is visit France; Paris, Brittany, Provence - all of it!

So I found an old favorite stamp - one of the first ones I ever bought - from Stampers Anonymous; The Eiffel Tower stamp.  It's still a favorite.

Here you can see the layered effect.  I stamped the image three times.  Once on the tag and twice on watercolor paper.  I proceeded to color the images with my Distress Markers and Waterbrush from Tim Holtz. Then I fussy cut the images and layered them with foam tape.

I used the Carte Postale Texture Fade and KraftCore paper and ran it through my trusty Vagabond.  Then I sanded it to bring out the pattern, tore & distressed the edges and glued it in place.  I didn't have the punch he uses for the Cash Key so I used one of the sticker frames as a template.  Worked like a charm - no pun intended!

New Year ~ New Tag

Tim Holtz has continued with his monthly tag starting anew in 2013 with a tag that has a Steampunk twist.  I ended up replicating his tag almost exactly because #1; I had everything he used except for a couple of stamp substitutions I made and #2; I was intrigued by his color choices, Rusty Hinge, Stormy Sky and Iced Spruce.  I thought the orange tone of the Rusty Hinge and the blues of the other two shades would just blend into mud but they layered surprisingly well.  I'll definitely be using this color combo again!  I chose this quote because it seems so relevant for my life and what is going on in my home state right now.