Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: A Good Man Tag using Tim Holtz's Photobooth Images, Large Collage Strips, and Backdrops Volume 4 Paper

We are going "Masculine" for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and we're also featuring products from Tim Holtz.  I made a tag using some Tim stamps, images, paper, and large collage strips.

I started with one of my most-used Tim stamp sets of all time: Halftone and Rings.  I stamped the rings then fingerpainted inside of them with acrylic paint.  The paper I used is Strathmore Mixed Media, another favorite surface of mine because it holds up to a lot of mediums.  The tag was cut from AALL & Create's Tag it Yourself die set.

I glued a piece of ledger-looking paper to the bottom of the tag that came from Tim's Backdrops, Volume 4 paper set.  Next I added Infusions colored stain powder that I spritzed with water.  I also added some Distress Oxide spray.

While that dried, I picked out this man image from Tim's Photobooth collection and the background for him, which is from Tim's Large Collage Strip set.  I added some pinks and oranges to the mix, then glued both items to my tag.  I used additional patterned paper scraps from Amy Tangerine's Paper Play book.  Next I cut some letters out of Tim's Backdrops, Volume 4 (except for the word "Good", which I typed on a typewriter).

I added the letters to my tag and covered some of the background with a little white paint so I didn't have so many visual elements competing with each other.  I did some outlining around the edges of the tag with a pen and Distress Watercolor Pencils and also scribbled in some dots and lines.  I wanted one more colorful patterned item, so I added a hat to my guy and this tag was done.

These are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Tim Holtz Halftone and Rings Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Photobooth Images
• Tim Holtz Large Collage Strips
• Tim Holtz Backdrops Paper, Volume 4
• Distress Oxide Spray: Salvaged Patina
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1
• Paper Artsy Infusions Colored Stain: Green Man and Olive Tree
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• AALL & Create Tag it Yourself Die Set
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Amy Tangerine Paper Play Book

We're excited to see your projects to go along with this week's masculine theme!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!