12 TAGS of November with Tim Holtz

I always love when I get to play along with Tim. Every month I anxiously await his inspiration and hope that I have the supplies to play along. I missed out on last months fun with glitter. I REALLY tried to get inspired, but I am just not a Gitter Gal. But this month he made his tag using the chalk board technique. This was right up my alley. I have made several Teacher cards using the chalk board technique, but I never actually used chalk. I typically used white embossing powder. Leave it to Tim to use the obvious. Well why not, it is a chalk board technique, duh!!!

I wanted to make a Christmas Tag and first started to use my Blue Print stamps I got in Ohio. I bought these as a set, and they are smaller than I wanted, so I scrapped that idea. I am making Christmas thank you cards out of them, but may make some smaller tags as well. So Then I got the idea of the Eiffel Tower. Tim was just in Europe, so why not make a Paris Christmas Tag....so I did.

I used black card stock and stamped my image using White Embossing Ink and White Opague embossing power. This is what I typically use when I am making chalk board cards. The only thing with this embossing ink is sometimes the images are not as clear as you may want them. I then used my heating tool to dry my ink. I got some chalk and went over the card, wiped it off and added a bauble for an ornament and twine.
Very easy and I just love it!

I would like to enter this tag in the following challenges:

• 12 Tags of November - Chalk board technique
• Ends Nov 12 -  Little Red Wagon - #210 Christmas Tag
• Ends Nov 20 - 7 Kids College Fund - #86 Anything Goes
• Ends Nov 11 - TTCRD - Anything Goes
• Ends Nov 11 - Pins Inspirational Challenge Photo
• Ends Nov 10 - MIM - Anything Goes
• Ends Nov 30 - Chalk N Stalk 
• Ends Nov 13 - Crafty Ribbons #69 Black and White