First, a little background. Surely everyone who has ever gone blog surfing has seen Tim Holtz's Twelve Tags of Christmas, right? If you're unfamiliar with them, you should really drop everything and go to his blog to see. When you've finished looking at all of them (which will take a few weeks), come on back and check mine out. Despite the notion that everything is bigger in Texas, these are a trimmer version of Tim's huskier tags. You can find them in any office supply (#5 shipping tags - 4 3/4" X 2 3/8") and you can easily attach them to a card. And most importantly, they won't take you all day to finish! So now, on with the show!
Here are all the pieces unassembled. Once you have all the parts, just adhere them with foam tape so they pop up a little bit. Or leave them flat if you want. See if I care. The Texas Background is in Memento's Rhubarb Stalk and Rich Cocoa was applied to the edges.
As you can see, there are two armadillo stamps but I wanted him to be facing to the right so I had to cut the letter from his mouth. Since he's partially behind the Ornate Texas, you don't have to cut around the tail. Still, you will probably need your reading glasses like I did. Getting old stinks! Colored pencils add the shading.
Here's a close up showing the Ornate Texas embossed in blue and painted with one of the many brands of iridescent watercolors. I'm sure there's a difference but they all seem to do the job and since they're watercolors, they don't stick to the embossed image. I also used an iridescent red inside the Texas shape inside Wish You Were Here.
And now, a little background, especially for those who might live somewhere besides the Great State of Texas. The Six Flags of Texas refers to the six states that have had sovereignty over some or all of the state of Texas. The flags of Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, United States and Confederate States are all a part of our rich history - and there are theme parks all over the country with the same name, although I don't think they focus on Texas history. Luckily there are only 6 flags so making 6 tags won't take the rest of you life. Tune in tomorrow for tag number two!
Happy Texas Independence Day Mark! Love this tag and your writing about it. You are one funny guy. I'd love to see you use this tag on a card. . .challenge anyone???? BTW, I'm dedicating a piece of my Wednesday Evening Post to you and Texas this evening. So be sure you tune in tonight! Best, Curt
Posted by: Curt OBrien | March 02, 2011 at 09:39 AM
Very nice! Can you do Missouri next? lol... Thanks for sharing - will see what Curt has to say about you tonight!
Posted by: Patti J. | March 02, 2011 at 09:47 AM
Love this tag! I really love the ornate TEXAS and the armadillos are adorable! Need to visit Stamp Salado for some stamps!
Posted by: Celina Matthews | March 02, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Happy Texas Independence Day! I like Tag #1 a lot and look forward to seeing the others. Must get that background stamp.
Posted by: Joan | March 02, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Great tag and thanks for sharing all the details. I especially like your Texas Background on it. I've put that stamp on my to-get list even though I don't see Arlington listed on it. Gee whiz, we've got 6 Flags, the Rangers, Jerryworld, and LOTS of traffic so surely we rate, ha ha!
Looking forward to the rest of the tags!
Posted by: Renee | March 02, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Awesome tag! I love this idea of yours!
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