Hello my friends, I'm back to share some Christmas Collage Tags I made using the tester swatches I created using the latest release of Distress Mini Oxide ink pads from Tim Holtz and Ranger.
If truth be told, I was feeling a bit of a numpty because I already have swatches of all the Distress Oxide colours from the original full size ink pads and being the thrifty Scot that I am, decided that I was not going to let this little adventure be in vain so why not have some fun and turn them into tags to fix to Christmas parcels.
I decided to fix all the tags together with some old Idea-ology Design Tape from my stash. Don't know why but I find it easier to collage on a larger surface rather than working on small individual tags.
I inked one of the foliage images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Sketch Greenery with the darkest colour from each of the ink pad packs and stamped randomly on to the corresponding coloured tag.
I flipped the tags over, inked several of the foliage images from the stamp set with a variety of the Distress Oxide ink colours, spritzed the stamps with water and stamped randomly to create a light watercolor effect, a place to write your Christmas message.
I trimmed Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Christmas Large Collage Strips into smaller pieces, inked the edges with the Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Mini Ink Pad and a Tiny Blending Tool and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. I tried as much as possible to match the collage pieces with the background colours.
I applied Distress Grit Paste Opaque through the Hocus Pocus Mini Layering Stencil from Set 43 and this was definitely made easier with the tags all in a row.
To finish I separated the tags using my trusty Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Guillotine and tied twine on to each tag.
In the meantime, have fun with whatever you are making.
Hugs Kath xxx
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