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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Christmas Vintage Tags

A couple weeks ago I went to a scrapbooking retreat in the mountains.  I still wasn't feeling well, so my mojo was also MIA! My friend got me started on a tag using some of her Tim Holtz stamps (blueprints) and her Distress inks.  AND  I went CRAZY! They were so fun...messy, but FUN!!!! 

I used manila tags that I bought AGES ago thinking I could keep up with the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas, but I couldn't! Vintage is SO out of my comfort zone, it freaks me out...literally freaks me out!!!! LOL   I stamped the image on the tag, then used distress inks (2 or 3 colours) to smudge around the image.  Then I stamped on the background image (either snowflakes or leaves), distressed the edges with my TH distresser tool, and then inked them.  I coloured the images and the ribbon with my TH distress inks.  THEN I spritzed them with some pearly spray that my friend had (I told you - I used EVERYTHING of hers except the tags! LOL)  These look sooooo much nicer in person, they are shimmery!  VERY cool!!!!

I have them up for sale in my Etsy shop IF you are interested!!!! 

 Here are the tags I made: 








I am entering this into the following challenges:
 ADDICTED TO STAMPS challenge which is Tags (& you have to use a stamp, which I did!),
CRAFTY EMBELLIES which is Vintage Shabby Chic with altered art (I THINK this fits there),
 Robyn's Fetish which is Vintage,
STAMPING SENSATIONS which is Traditional Christmas,
the CRAFTY PAD which is Christmas,
CRAZY4CHALLENGES which is Tags,
Di's Digi Downloads which is Autumn colours (entering the orange and red tags here!).

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you love my tags!!!!  I know I do!!!!
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25 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 18, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    I love them, they are fantastic, the last one is my fav though, just love it, thank you so much for playin with us at Crafty emblies Vintage and shabby chic challenge

    Hugs
    Judie x

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  2. TraceyNovember 18, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    Gorgeous tags Chris :)
    Thank you so much for joining Di's Digi Challenge & Good Luck!
    Hugs
    Tracey
    x

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  3. cotnobNovember 18, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    This is a gorgeous set of tags, I especially love the snowman ones.
    Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Pad this week.
    Pauline
    x

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  4. AnnetteNovember 18, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    Wow they're fab. And you know vintage freaks me out too!! LOL
    Annette
    xx

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  5. BeccaliteNovember 18, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    WOW these are fantastic, love them all and they fit in so well with our theme. You won't be frightened of vintage anymore xx

    Thank you so much for coming over and joining in with us for our 5th Challenge over at Crafty-Emblies

    Great Big Huge Hugs

    Becca xxx

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  6. Sandra HNovember 18, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    Wow Chris, These are fabulous x

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  7. Sandra Wright.November 18, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    I just love your Tags,they are gorgeous,love the vintage feel to them...I especially love the toy soldier image.

    Thank you for joining in with our challenge at Crafty-Emblies.

    Hugs
    Sandie x

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  8. debby4000November 19, 2012 at 1:31 AM

    Love your fabulous tags Chris.
    luv
    Debby

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  9. brendaNovember 19, 2012 at 2:21 AM

    A wonderful selection of tags using the Timmy stamps Chris.

    Thanks so much to joining in with our Traditional Christmas theme at Stamping Sensations challenge this month.

    B x

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  10. AnonymousNovember 19, 2012 at 4:52 AM

    Oh love these you have done a brilliant job! not seen these stamps before either how fun they are! hugs me xx

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  11. PinkyLisasInkyCraftsNovember 19, 2012 at 4:55 AM

    Thank you so much for entering our 5th challenge 'vintage/shabby chic' over on the crafty-Emblies challenge blog page.

    What fantastic tags. Very traditional but also modern with the measurement lines etc on. Great colours and great makes :-)

    I hope you will visit us again over on the crafty-Emblies challenge blog page, and continue entering our monthly challenges.

    Hugs Lisa xxxxxx DT

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  12. lady jasmine craftsNovember 19, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    wow there great thanks for joining us at crafty emblies. xx

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  13. AnonymousNovember 19, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    Your tags are fantasic, love the variety of colours and designs. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Emblies Challenge Blog, hope to see you again.

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  14. MargreetNovember 19, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Stunning set of tags...love them!!
    xxx Margreet

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  15. AngelaNovember 19, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Wonderful tags. I really like these images and your colours are fab.

    Thanks for taking part in the Crafty-Emblies Shabby Chic challenge with us.

    Angela (DT)

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  16. SaumyaNovember 19, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    lovely textures

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  17. Cathy SpicerNovember 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    So amazing! I've been stalking Tim Holtz's tags for awhile but never dared to dive in and try. YOU DID A GREAT JOB!!!

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  18. Sally HNovember 21, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Amazing tags! Thanks for joining in our traditional Christmas challenge at Stamping Sensations this month and good luck!

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  19. Liz's creative cornerNovember 21, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Wow awesome tags, love them all, thanks for sharing with us at ATSC, hugs Liz xx

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  20. ShellyNovember 22, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    Great tags! Thanks for joining us at Di's Digi Designs Challenge, Shelly x

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  21. happyscrapperNovember 23, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Who said you could not do vintage
    Tjese are fabulous. Thanks for sharing your wonderful winyer tags.
    Hugz,
    Christine Dt At Robyn's Fetish

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  22. ribenarubyNovember 26, 2012 at 2:08 AM

    Gorgeous tags! Ruby x

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  23. RegenaNovember 26, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    Awesome selection of tags..love the snowflake ones

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  24. ddazzled71November 27, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Fabulous Tags, I love them all! xx

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  25. Kelly LNovember 28, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Awesome tags! I love that stamp set, and would love to keep up with Tim's 12 days of Tags too, but he has so many great things that I watch and then I want more! :) lol Hugs, Kel

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I appreciate every single one of your comments, so thank you for taking the time to leave one!!! Have a GREAT day!!!!!
Big Hugs,
Chris