12 Tags of 2016-Technique Remix-May-Tissue Tape Resist/Tattered Florals

Hello friends! It's so hard to believe it's almost the end of May, and Memorial Day is upon us again if you live in the United States. Precious summer days lie ahead. So the end of the month can only mean one thing--it's time for me to get a move on with my tag for Tim Holtz's monthly tag challenge! He's mixing up a couple of past techniques to make one brand new one. Please visit Tim's blog for all the details. Here is my version of Tissue Tape Resist/Tattered Florals, inspired by the master himself and my very own perennial garden full of purple coneflowers, butterflies and bees!

Here is Tim's inspiring tag.

These stamps are new to me; I do have the larger version of the butterfly, but the size of this one is just perfect for cards and tags. They came in a kit with watercolor paper, archival ink, Distress crayons, and other goodies at my local craft store. I can't remember the cost, but it seemed like quite a crafty bargain considering all the necessary goodies that came in the kit. And I've been eyeballing these coneflower stamps for a very long time, so invest I did!

I used a heavy watercolor paper for my background, because I wanted a watercolor effect, full of splotches and flowing color. I used Distress stains in Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet (2 of my favs!) and Distress inks in the same colors as well as Tumbled Glass and Shaded Lilac. I love how the violet fades out to pink with heavy spritzing. I even brought out my sewing machine to add some crazy stitches! My machine is under the weather, and I had to tape the back so the stitches didn't come out. Time for a new machine!

The ruffled trim is Ideaology and probably 10 years old! I accordion folded it as I sewed it down, but it's pretty much covered with the vial. A Souvenir Adornment colored with Picket Fence Distress Crayon and a tiny vial with an appropriate Remnant Rub embellish further. The bee is a Remnant Rub also.  I cut my Tattered Florals with both white card and Frosted Film on white card and inked with Wilted Violet. The pretty shimmer will just have to be left to your imagination, because Mr. I phone wouldn't pick it up. My choice for a metallic splattering is Brushed Pewter flicked on direct from the inside hose, because I never seem to get the right pressure for a light spritzing.

I used  Layering stencils both in the standard size and in the new mini version (Flourish). I chose to do some additional stamping with the coneflower  over the texture paste for some additional depth.

I almost skipped this month's challenge due to what I felt was an inadequate stamp supply, but I was inspired by Tim's words "allow yourself to play, discover, and experiment with different techniques, but stay true to your style throughout the creative process..." and I did! Here we are in the garden next to those purple coneflowers; it's almost dark so looking pretty washed out all around.

I would like to enter my tag in the following inspiring challenges:

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016-Technique Remix-May

Southern Ridge Trading Company Anything Feminine

A Vintage Journey Sew Special

Card Mania Challenge #80 Flowers

More Mixed Media Challenge Pink

Crafty Enjoyments Challenge #7 Flower Garden

Noor! Design Spring Flower Challenge #18

Emerald Creek Dares Here Comes Summer!

Eureka Stamps Challenge #194 Pretty in Pink

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #232-233-Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping in today and for all your amazing comments! I read and appreciate each and every one of them. 

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

UPDATE: Yippee! So honored!