Monday, June 16, 2014

Tim's June Tag of 2014

Hope you all are having a wonderful day! Before I start with my June Tag, I would like to thank you all for the comforting words concerning the passing of my brother and my needing a little time away from blogging. While the painters were here and finishing up on Saturday, I did actually start my Tim tag and with all the activity going on, my mind was kept quite busy. The house looks pretty nice and that was a great distraction, although three days with plastic on the windows was so weird! Anyway, I do thank you and am getting back slowly and have missed visiting all your lovely blogs.
Now onto Tim's tag for June and what great fun I had working with background. I actually worked with a few different stencils, because once I started, I wanted to keep going! For this tag, I started with watercolor paper and followed Tim's instructions for the background.
My collection of supplies and various backgrounds! The Eye Chart stencil was also inked with Black Soot. It really was such a relief to get inky!
I do not have the framelits, so after coloring and stamping were fussy cut and placed on top of the second set I stamped on the watercolor paper. My butterflies were colored with the same background colors.
The wings were left unglued for extra dimension!  And speaking of wings, the newest challenge at A VINTAGE JOURNEY is "Wings & Things." so stop on over and join in with your Tim inspiration! "Anything Goes" is the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday, so off we flutter to there.
I decided my pretty little butterflies needed to be placed on one of those jumbo tags, so out came another stencil and I inked through it again using the same color palette. After all the inking was done, I lightly stamped the background using Watering Can.
The bow was next and as I always say, "I am bow incompetent," but carried on! The second piece was cut at 18 inches, so not quite as fluffy. Black paint was added to the word band.
I wanted a rusted look on the pen nib, and experimented with first pressing in to Black Archival Ink, then sprinkling Vintage Photo glitter over it with another layer of clear embossing powder. I like the look!

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to visit my blog and leave a comment. Wishing you a wonderful week!

35 comments:

Lynn Stevens said...

What a great take on Tim's tag Terry,
So happy to see you stamping again.
Glad your painting is finished too.

I just got back from my job away. Its so good to be home.
Take care hon
Hugs Lynn

Shelly Schmidt said...

Love the look of the technique- and your colors too- loving the dimension of the butterflies and the bow is fabulous! Glad you are getting back to crafty! I cannot imagine the loss of a sibling- so hard - but hoping your mind is flooded with lots of great memories!

Inky and Quirky Designs said...

This is gorgeous Terry,lovely to have you back crafting again.

Hugs
Donna x

Valerie-Jael said...

Hi Terry, glad you are feeling better, and have the decorating done and dusted! Don't tell TH, but I like your tag better! Hugs, Valerie

Unknown said...

It's so good to have you back Terry, your time off can't have been easy for you... But it's lovely to see you crafting again, somehow that's a good diversion, isn't it? It's a superb looking tag, your backgrounds are the best! Hugs, Ira xox
Ira’s Crea Corner

Redanne said...

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Terry, I love everything about it, the colours, the gorgeous butterflies - everything. So lovely to have you back too - missed you loads! Hugs, Anne xx

Netty said...

Love your wonderful tag Terry. So pleased you are feeling a little better and that your decorating is all finished. Hugs and Love Annette xx

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2amscrapper said...

I don't visit often enough--so sorry to read of your brother's passing. Please accept my late condolences. Art definitely is good for the soul. Beautiful tag! Helene

Sandra said...

So cool Terry! Really pretty! Love your take on Tim's tag! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra

Cynthia Schelzig said...

What a beautiful tag! My deepest condolences Terry...my thoughts are with you. Take care, Cynnie

Dan said...

Lovely tag Terry, and a great take on Tim's June piece. So sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. I lost my brother last year and I know how hard it is, so my thoughts are with you. Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Meggymay said...

A beautiful tag Terry. Good to read that you feel like crafting again.
take care of yourself
Yvonne xx

Jenny Marples said...

Oh Terry this is you at your finest again. Great choice of colours for combining with the stencils and a fabulous final tag. Thinking of you. Jenny x

Words and Pictures said...

So lovely to see you back and with such a knockout take on the June tag - I absolutely love the two layers - so cool with the text in the background - and the butterflies look fabulous.

Glad to hear work is going well on the house, and that you've been able to find some time for yourself at the craft desk in the midst of these difficult days.

Thinking of you with love,
Alison xx

Sharon said...


a stunning tag Terry - your creations always inspire me! Hope you are well and taking care of yourself!!

Pam said...

Pretty tags Terry, looks like a fun technique! Glad to hear your keeping yourself busy!

Michele said...

i am certainly glad to see your gorgeous art once again. this tag is a stunner. i continue to send thoughts and prayers for healing and peace. xo

Astrid Maclean said...

Oh Terry I so love your take on Tim's tag, it is absolutely stunning!! So glad you found some time to create it, making art is the best therapy for so many things!.... Great to see you back in blog land, but do give yourself time!!

Mrs.B said...

HI Terry, A fabulous take on Tim's tag,,love the technique using the rays stencil.
Glad the decorating's finished and you're back crafting again.
Avril xx

Silvia(Barnie) said...

That's a great take on Tim's tag. Fabulous.

Brenda Brown said...

A fabulous take on Tim's June tag, the very vinatage colours, the wonderful backgrounds and the final outcome are all super gorgeous, you did a great job my friend xx

Redanne said...

Huge and well deserved congratulations on your win Terry! Hugs, Anne xx

Hee Sun Kim (MIYAKE) said...

Well done on your win this month Terry.
awesome tag!

Jenny Marples said...

SO pleased for you on your TH win Terry!!! You REALLY deserve this. Jenny x

Anonymous said...

So pretty and grungy! Love it! Congratulations! :-D Hugs, Cathy

Vada said...

Wow Miss Terry!! Congratulations on winning Tim's June Tag... You so Deserve It!!! Have a wonderful summer.
Vada

Unknown said...

Congratulations Terry on your win! I love your tag and the texture on the pen nib looks amazing.

Flutterbygreetingsandcreations.blogspot.com said...

Gorgeous and original, love the details!

Unknown said...

Congrats! I love what you did with the pen nib! Great idea. The texture looks amazing. :)

Becky H. said...

Lovely work on this tag.

Words and Pictures said...

Yay - congrats, Terry - so thrilled to see your name up there!
Alison xx

Matilde said...

It's great! And i like this vintage look of the pen nib :)

Jane Elizabeth France said...

gorgeous tags Terry, very vintage, congrats to you :)

Donna said...

GREAT looking tag! congrats on your win!

shirley-bee said...

Love the vintage look of this tag - and the effect on the nib is fabulous! Congrats on your win!

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