Tim Holtz Toxic Tag

I spent an entire weekend inking up and getting messy on some manila and kraft tags.  This one is my husband's favorite.  I started the projects with a layer of Distress Oxide inks.  I used a couple of purples and black soot to cover the base.  I spritzed with water to create the chalky effect.  I thought it made the perfect spooky background.

The next layer was stenciling with regular Distress ink. I can't remember the brand of the blood and small skull stencils.  I layered some ephemera next.

The next layer was texture paste mixed with Pearl Ex Interference Blue and a large skull stencil.  It didn't color the paste too much.  So for the bats I added some black and platinum to the paste.  Next I sprinkled some black shimmer spray to grunge it up a bit more. Then those eyes!  When I was opening the package my husband saw them and thought they were super cool.  It was his idea to used two different colors.  The package of Tim Holtz eyes don't have any two the same size and same color. There are three sizes in each color.  So if you want pairs by two packs.

I added some black bat die cuts and a silver metallic skull die cut.  The final touch was some ribbon and fibers.  And of course, inking the edges with black ink for a cohesive dark look.

Ingredients:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers and Shapers Mini Bat and Skull

Distress Oxide inks: Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord and Black Soot maybe Seedless Preserves

Distress ink Fired Brick and Black Soot

Tim Holtz Bat stencil

Skull stencils-NBUS

texture paste

 Perfect Pearls and Pearl Ex Interference Blue and various colors in texture paste

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Creepy Eyes. Halloween Ephemera and Snippets-NBUS

black  and metallic paper

manila tag

ribbons and fibers

Shimmer spray ink

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-146-and-winners-of-challenge.html until 10.15x

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2020/10/265-create-tag.html until 10.24x

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2020/10/lots-of-layers.html until 10.25x

http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2020/10/purple-orange-green-eek-its-halloween.html until 10.27 (C10)x

https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/lets-have-some-fun.html until 10.28x

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-172-through-purple-haze.html until 10.30x

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-59-spooky-andor-cute.html until 10.30x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2020/10/nbus-challenge-19.html until 10.31x

http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-2020-challenge-22-anything-goes.html until 11.1x

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-212-halloween-colours.html until 11.9x

Thank you for stopping by and stay tuned I made a few of these lovelies for the season!

Alicia