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Thursday 17 April 2014

tims tags april 2014

Hello there - how are you? We're good - had a lovely visit to Lancaster Castle today. It was used as a prison until recently but the tour focused on all sorts of things - cells, magistrates court, the castle in former times and even the Pendle witches - so all in all it was a very interesting afternoon. The girls had fun too. And my mum!

Today I've got my Tims Tag for this month to share with you. I've followed most of the techniques shown on timholtz blog. Here's Tim's tag:

apriltag

and here's mine:


I decided I wanted to go with the colour scheme of lilac and purple so as I worked through the steps \I kept this in mind. I didn't have any tissue tape - so I used tissue wrap. The papers I used were all Tim Holtz but none of them were as Tim used on the original tag.


I didn't have the pinecone die to make the same flowers so I used the tattered florals and tattered leaves. I used mowed lawn and dusty concorde to colour the flowers.


I also didn't have the mirrored stuff that Tim used so I cut some aluminium with the die and added this to the lattice centres.


I also didn't have any of the rounded tags so I used a bar tag.

Considering I only had the lattice die for this tag I think I improvised well - I love this tag of Tims and this is probably one of my favourites I've done too so far! 

I'd like to enter this into timholtz 12-tags-of-2014-april.

Thanks for visiting today and i hope to see you again soon! 

Big hugs

Rachel xx

24 comments:

  1. Good morning Rachel,
    Love it, a great take on Tim's creation in my kind of colours.
    Have a great day

    Patricia x

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  2. Love your version Rachel, great colour scheme and lovely flowers!

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  3. Great take on Tim's tag, fab colours too. Sounds like you are having a fun week

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  4. What a fab take on Tim's tag Rachel !! Very pretty !!

    Glad to hear you are all enjoying this lovely weather !! The girls are so lucky to haveyou as their mum as you spend so much time with them !! Sadley a lot of children don't get that......

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    1. I'm just lucky Diane in not having to work - thats something that gets in the way for many people!!! Anyway - they are my favourite people - so funny!

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  5. Wonderful tag Rachel lovely colours, have been hanging my nose over a lattice die, seems like forever

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  6. Wow Rachel this is just beautiful, if you hadn't labelled Tim's tag I would have thought it was his! Glad you had a great day in Lancaster with the girls and your mum and I agree with Diane you are a wonderful mum to your girls.
    Hugs
    Dawn x

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  7. fab tag, love the combo
    hugs
    céline

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  8. Its a beautiful tag Rachel and far prettier than Tim's - don't tell him I said that lol!! Susan xx

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  9. I love the colours you've used on this stunning tag. The flowers are also gorgeous.

    Sue xx

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  10. This is stunning Rachel and I agree with Susan, far prettier than Tims! I really love the design and your flowers are so beautiful.
    I am pleased you had a good time yesterday, I hope today is a good one too.
    hugs Sue xx

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  11. Morning Rachel, this is beautiful, just love everything about it ! Hope you all enjoy your visit to Lancaster Castle.
    Hugs Jennifer xx

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  12. Oh so beautiful, Rachel! LOVE the flowers, so lush... and the colour combo is perfect. The various shades of lilac against the green and neutral... so elegant!
    Have a Blessed Easter.
    hugs, Asha

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  13. You may not have had a few of the bits but you had the best bit - that framework lattice die is fabulous! I really love your take on Tim's tag! Hugs, Anne xx

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  14. I hope you have enjoyed your day! Another gorgeous tag Rachel, I love the design and the flowers are beautiful.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  15. Gorgeous Tag Rachel. xxx

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  16. sounds like a great place to visit-brilliant tag and love the details and dies
    carol x

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  17. This is gorgeous Rachel, beautiful colours and design, every bit as fab as Tim's, hugs Kate x

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  18. This is so pretty Rachel, I love your colour choices.
    I hope you have a lovely Easter with your family.
    Pauline
    x

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  19. Oh wow.. This is fantastic.. I love the colour, Px

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  20. Gorgeous Rachel - everything about it is fabulous and I have to get that trellis die, need and want it! Happy Easter hun Karen xx

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  21. Absolutely gorgeous and fantastic color scheme! Great tag!

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  22. How pretty - the colours work so well together.
    Alison x

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  23. This is beautiful Rachel. Love the colours and all the elements.
    Mags
    x

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