Saturday 12 July 2014

Tim Holtz Dragonfly


I have just received my new Tim Holtz die with coordinating embossing folder so thought I would make a little tag today. Actually there are two as I wanted to trial embossing the dragonfly both ways - this one is actually the reverse - the other tag is yet to be finished.

Today's Menu:

Background - Salty Ocean, Gathered Twigs and Faded Jeans Distress Stains - spritzed through Tim's doily stencil. Stamped with T Holtz butterflies and script stamp.
Dragonfly - cut, embosssed and inked in various blues, browns and greens
Flower - tattered floral die cuts of some crackled card I made last week. Inked with blue archival.
Ribbon - died with peacock feathers, stormy sky and peeled paints DI's
Quote - Albert Einstein - printed on PC and mounted on mount board before stamping with woodgrain and inking up.

Today's Challenges:


Closes ups:




Thanks for looking
Nikki
xxx

28 comments:

  1. A gorgeous tag,love the moth.xxx

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  2. What a gorgeous take! Your dragonfly is wonderful!!!

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  3. beautiful softness to your dragonfly! gorgeous x

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  4. Snap! I used mine too, I love how you did yours and the flower is gorgeous too. xx

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  5. Sheer delight Nikki, I am still waiting for mine to arrive from Sizzix. Hopefully soon.
    Happy Sunday. hugs Brenda xx

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  6. wow what a gorgeous tag, great use of colors, the handmade flower is gorgeous and I love the quote!
    Groetjes Karin (OCC)

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  7. love the tag and beautiful colors!! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders!!

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  8. Stunning tag, Nikki! I bet you could not wait to play with your new die set and what a gorgeous dragonfly. Love this and that homemade flower. Hugs!

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  9. Love this! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  10. What a beautiful tag. Love the crackled flower!

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  11. Wow, love this card! I have been wanting to see the new TH die in action and this is so spiffy

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  12. Great tag Nikki, love the way you have done your dragonfly on the debossed side to give a different look. The crackled blue flower is very pretty too. Mo x

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  13. Utterly superb Nikki! Beautiful depth of colour for the tag and dragonfly and along with everyone else I agree that crackled flower is so wonderful. Jenny x

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  14. Wow! I love your dragonfly! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  15. What a fabulous tag Nikki, - love how you used the dragonfly! The flower truly looks absolutely wonderful!! Thanks so much for adding this to our challenge at Or Creative Corner!

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  16. What a great tag; worth all the effort spent on the rich and deep texturing. My absolute most favorite thing about this beautiful piece - that your bow echoes the dragon fly perfectly! Genius.

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  17. Your tag is fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge. :)

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  18. Beautiful tag. I really like the color combination and the woodgrain stamped over the sentiment is a fabulous touch! Thank you for joining in my Anything Goes challenge at the Red Rubber Inspirationals blog this week! Lynda - DT Champion Red Rubber Designs

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  19. Such a pretty tag! I love the stamped background and the lovely sentiment. Thanks for joining us at CHACB!

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  20. Beautiful tag - love your background! Thanks for playing along with us at Red Rubber Inspirationals!

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  21. Gorgeous tag and that dragonfly is breathtaking! So glad you joined us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous. ~Diane GDT

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  22. Oh my. Oh my my my! I love this so much. That blue dragonfly and all the techniques...love love! Thanks so much for playing along with us a Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  23. Beautiful tag, love TH Dragonfly...fabulous details. Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  24. Truly lovely! The inking on this is sublime....great techniuqes and a gorgeous tag! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge 11!

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  25. Stunning! Love the rich, rich colors and the patina that you've crafted. Lovely background and gorgeous flower! Well done! Thanks for sharing your hoard with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  26. Love this sweet card and great take on the challenge : ) Thanks for playing along with us at Craft Hoarders anonymous Challenge blog! Hope you can come back to play again soon! : ) G

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  27. Amazing tag - so beautiful! I adore the crackled rose! Thanks so much for joining us this month at Our Creative Corner! x

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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. Nikki