Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags by Cheiron Brandon

November 2022

In this tutorial, Cheiron Brandon shows you how to create these quick and easy gift tags using the newest member of the Distress family, Lumberjack Plaid.

Materials
Instructions

Tim Holtz Distress® Mixed Media Heavystock #5 Tags
Tim Holtz Distress® Ink Pad: Lumberjack Plaid, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina
Tim Holtz Distress® Oxides Ink Pad: Lumberjack Plaid, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina
Tim Holtz Distress® Archival Ink™ Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress® Sprayer
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool Domed Replacement Foams
Tim Holtz Cling Mount Stamp Darling Christmas
Other:
Tim Holtz® by Tonic Studios Glass Mat

Instructions

Happy November! Hello there crafty friends. It’s Cheiron Brandon here and today I have a fun and easy project for you using four colors of Distress (ink and oxides) and one stamp set showing off the newest color in the Distress line, Lumberjack Plaid. This red goes with just about everything! We will be making a bunch of small #5 Distress Tags that can be used for gift tags, or turned into quick and easy cards.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Supplies

First you will want to gather your supplies: #5 Distress Tags, Distress Inks: Lumberjack Plaid, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina and Distress Oxides: Lumberjack Plaid, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, a Distress Sprayer and the Darling Christmas Stamp Set (CMS 457). You will also need Distress Archival Ink in Black Soot for the sentiments. I could have spent an entire afternoon making these fun tags.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 1

Step 1: Press your Distress Inks onto a non-stick craft mat and spray with water.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 2

Step 2: Pick up the ink by pressing your tag down into it. Dry with a heat tool.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 3

Step 3: Add additional colors of ink. I stuck with one main color for each of my tags and added accents. Dry with heat tool.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 4

Step 4: Stamp focal images over the inked tags using Distress Oxides.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 5

Step 5: Repeat the stamping in other colors to add images to the background. Stamp sentiment in Black Soot Distress Archival Ink.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 6

Step 6: Ink edges of tags with the Black Soot Distress Archival Ink and a foam blending tool.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Step 7

Step 7: Add ribbon or twine to the tags to complete them.

Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid Gift Tags Finished Project

My name is Cheiron Brandon. I work in the financial district by day and love to play with stamps, ink, and paint at night in my studio. You can find me on my blog at www.cheironbrandon.typepad.com, on my new YouTube Channel, and posting almost every day @cheiron on Instagram!