I'm back with my take on Tim Holtz's August 2013 Tag. I've actually come up with two tags for this month. I have to admit this has been a lot of fun. I love traveling, stamping and coloring, so Tim's tag was right down my alley. My first tag is sheer indulgence on my part. I finally got my hands on Tim's Time Travelers stamp set and I just wanted to play with it. Since Tim's theme this month was travel, I made a Time Traveling tag. Check out the link above to see Tim's tutorial for this month's techniques. I used Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap Distress Ink for the background on both tags. I really like the combination. I also colored both with Distress Markers and a water brush. For this tag, I toned down the black archival ink of the balloon stamped image by going over the lines with a Vintage Photo Distress Marker. I like the effect. The tag tie is made out of Grungeboard. The slide was colored with black, brown and gold alcohol inks for a rusty feel. I edged the tag with Walnut Stain. Here are some pictures of my Time Traveler Tag: My second tag is a more traditional train travel tag. I did some shadowing on here to go along with the train engine's smoke (with Pumice Stone Distress Ink and a water brush). I couldn't help but put a clock at the top of the tag. Train travel for me has always been about watching a clock. I also did a little something different with the Railroad Crossing sign. I didn't mask the train tracks underneath. I actually liked giving the sign the feel of being somewhat translucent and floating above the tracks. I also stamped it with Distress Embossing ink and used a chunky embossing powder in antique black. Take a look at some of the details of my second tag: Thanks for "traveling" with me and my Tim Holtz 2013 tags this month. Hope you enjoyed your trip :) -- Mary Elizabeth