I enjoy many different styles of Card Making – but none more than Vintage, Distress and Grunge!  Thanks to my Craft Scrubby, I don’t mind getting my hands dirty.  When I saw Tim’s August Tag for the 12 Tags of 2014, I was blown away!  Every inch of it is just Distressed Yumminess!  Here is my take on the August Tag. I applied Tissue Tape with Multi-Media Matte. I stamped Mona Lisa from the TH Mini Classics Stamp Set in Archival Black Ink.  Additional stamps were randomly stamped around the Tag. I applied Texture Paste through the TH Gothic Stencil and, when that dried, I applied the Texture Paste through the Schoolhouse Stencil to get the numbers across the Tag. (Not shown here.) Distress Stains – Evergreen Bough, Iced Spruce and Rusty Hinge – were applied to the Craft Sheet. The Tag was spritzed with Water and swiped through the Inks.  Additional Distress Inks were applied to the Tag and then it was spritzed with water to blend the inks. The Tag was Heat Set and then Walnut Ink was sponged through the Speckled Stencil. Remnant Rubs were attached to a Vial Label.  The edges of the Label were Sanded and Inked with Walnut Stain Ink. Parts of the Tag were sponged with Distress Embossing Ink and then embossed with Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder. A piece of Filmstrip (LOVE it!) was attached to the Tag with the Tiny Attacher.  Mini Gears were attached to the bottom of the Tag. The Idea-Ology Embellishments were aged using Rusty Hinge and Evergreen Bough Distress Paints. Here’s a close up of Mona Lisa, Word Band and Mini Gears. The Idea-Ology Key was aged using the Distress Paints and it was also inked in random places with Embossing Ink and then Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder was poured on and heated. The same Distress Stains were used to dye Crinkle Ribbon for the top of the Tag. The Key was attached to the Tag and a Swivel Clasp was attached to the Ribbon. The edges of the Tag were Distressed with a Distressing Tool and then inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The Idea-Ology Word Band was attached to the Tag with Jute String. Before attaching the Ribbon, I backed the Tag with another Tag to give it a little more strength to support the Key. Challenges:

Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of 2014 – August

Simon Says Stamps – Wednesday – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp – Monday – “J”  (Enjoy the Journey)

A Vintage Journey – Just Stain It

Mixed Media Monthly – Stencils and Paste

Country View Challenges – Word Play