"December" - Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - December challenge.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

I made mine slightly differently than what he did.

I created the wreath using individual holly leaves, like Tim did, but I used red holly berries for accents, instead of bells. One of the red berries got covered up when I added the bow, which I preferred on the bottom, instead of the top where his was.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I don't normally post my tags on his site, but this time I am, to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

"November" - Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - November challenge.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

I made mine slightly differently than what he did.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"October" - Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - October challenge.

I created this awhile ago, using GIMP 2.8.14.

I made mine slightly differently than what he did.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"June / Blue Plaid Summer Blues" - Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - June challenge.

My tag is loosely based on Tim's, and I created it using GIMP 2.8.14.

Summer is waning here, which inspired my theme of a retro bathing beauty swimmer having the "Summer Blues" at Cape Ann, Massachusetts.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Benjamin Franklin.

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"September / Demonomania" - Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - September challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

I made mine slightly differently than what he did.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"Paris / August" - Tag

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This week’s Tag Along challenge #101 was "Paris."

I also created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - August challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Kalenderblatt Grotesk.

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site. 

"May" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - May challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

I started out with letters that I decided were too big. Instead of simply deleting the layer, I chose to scrape them off. That is what I would have had to do had this been done on a paper tag. The result left the remnants of the original letters visible.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.) To the best of my knowledge, the photobooth portrait I used is in the public domain.

The words are from the song "Love You Like A Love Song" which is sung by Selena Gomez.

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"April" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - April challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

I still don't like how my method of creating digital inked edges looks. I keep trying different ways to do it, but so far none of them looks real.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"March" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - March challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"February" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - February challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

This week's Take a Word challenge was "Hearts" so I'm posting this there.

"January" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - January challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

I'm not bothering to post this on his site because my artwork is digital, and his challenge is intended for people who buy his products.

This year I've decided to "do my own thing" when it comes to challenges like his and others, where I "don't fit it" or the rules are more complicated than I want to deal with.

My goal for my artwork endeavors in 2015 is to Keep It Simple (KIS) and Have Fun. I'll continue to participate in challenges where digital artwork is welcome, and I'll also be working on my own Book of Days challenge.