Destination Inspiration - Arriving at Terminal 4

Hi vintage travelers,

It's Sandy here with you this time around.  We can all breath easier now that Christmas is behind us.  It seems that we are never ready but always manage to get it all done in time.  Our journey has continued through these hectic days and we are now arriving at Terminal 4.  Let's see what we have to work with today:

 

Product - Lace

Technique - Heat Embossing with embossing powder

Color - Silver

Substrate - Chipboard or cardboard  

I've made a tag to share with you today but it has already found it's new home with the recipient of a gift that it was attached to.

Here's how I used the items in the bag-

 

 

I wanted a sturdy tag so I began by cutting a chipboard tag using the Tim Holtz - Tag & Bookplates die.  I then cut a second tag from paper because I knew I was going to do some coloring and although the chipboard was white, it wasn't smooth enough for coloring with Copic Pens.  You can use any medium that you have for color of course.  I stamped my image on the paper using a fun stamp set by Art Impressions called Christmas to All.

Next I colored the image with Copic Pens.



I then stamped the image on some Eclipse Tape from Judikins, this tape is perfect for making masks because it is low tack and comes up very easily.   I didn't bother cutting around all the stars and the snowman's hands because I knew that I wouldn't be stamping over them.

After placing the mask on the image, I stamped some bare trees from a Stampin' Up set, sorry I don't know the name, it is an older set that I have had in my stash for awhile.  I stamped with Versamark embossing ink and then added silver embossing powder - heat set the embossing powder and then removed the mask to make it a appear that the trees are behind the snowman.

From the same stamp set I stamped and embossed some of the snowflakes seen at the top of the tag.



I wanted to add that vintage feel, that we all love so much, so did a little edging with Distress Ink - Stormy Sky.   I then added a snow bank behind the snowman and tree to ground them and added a few shadows.



Next up were some stars from the Tim Holtz idea-ology collection - Mirrored Stars.

The finishing touches were to add the lace at the top and the word "Joy" near the bottom of the tag.

For that I used the Holiday Words Script from Tim Holtz.

 

I have provided links to all products used on my blog here.

Happy New Year,
S@ndy