{"id":4201,"date":"2013-01-18T10:42:13","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2014-03-10T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:56:11","slug":"chronology-its-a-guy-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/chronology-its-a-guy-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronology – It\u2019s a guy thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a while since we have had some beautiful boy and guy related products on the market. I am not talking the using ahhh cute things for the little dudes \u2013 I am talking big boy stuff! I am thrilled to see this new release by docrafts. They have nailed it down to what we want \u2013 bold, masculine, funky but most of all with some colour. As much as I love the beautiful shades of brown (uh) there\u2019s only so much of dull any crafter can take.<\/h3>\n

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So without wasting any time…here\u2019s what I created using the beautiful Chronology<\/a> range of papers and embellishments. And before we get \u2013 I did have it all laid out for a layout and will still finish it \u2013 but I was so excited to work with this product I had to first get it out of my system \u2013 you know the whole instant gratification thing \u2013 yeah! So now that I have a vision of what the layout will become I can share these tags I made…<\/p>\n

I wanted to showcase as many of the products available in the range so I used the beautiful thick patterned papers adhered to cardstock to form my tag background \u2013 this was my starting point for all of the tags.<\/p>\n

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Birthday Greetings Tag<\/h2>\n

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I used the beautiful green script paper<\/a> to create my tag. I adhered the paper to plain cardstock<\/a> to firm it up before embossing it using the Clocks embossing folder. I love how the Tri-boss folders give a deep impression for crisp clear images. To highlight the clock design of the embossing folder I used a brown ink and sponge daubers to lightly ink the edges of the embossed paper, and afterwards gave it a light mist with the AC Mister Huey’s Shine<\/a> for some sparkle. The effect is simply gorgeous! To add decorative elements I used a sentiment from the die-cut topper sheet and brown cardstock to cut the cogs, cut a Mason jar image from the patterned paper and used a sentiment from the die-cut toppers. The cogs and gears were adhered using the funky brass screw like brads \u2013 fast, convenient and manly.<\/p>\n

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Looking Glass Tag<\/h2>\n

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This must be my new favourite stamp image<\/a> ever (ok for now)! I love the look and versatility of this stamp; it can be used for so many themes and projects. For this tag I used the patterned paper with the bicycles on it. I then layered a piece of orange clocks, orange cardstock<\/a> and the stamped image. I used a dye ink to add some colour to the edges of my stamped image, and then used the gold Mister Huey’s Ink<\/a> and painted the centres of the clocks using a bit of water and a small paint brush. I stamped the image in Versafine ink which allows me paint over it. Depending on the type of paper you stamped on the inks used will give a different finished look as they react differently depending on the cotton and fibre content of the papers. I stamped the image a second time and used a punch to punch some clocks and raised those using pop dots. A couple of buttons was used to add some dimension.<\/p>\n

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Absolutely Marvellously Tag<\/h2>\n

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For my tag background I used the striking rusty clock patterned paper. The focal point for this tag is the blue die-cut topper<\/a>. I adhered the topper to the bottom edge of the tag after inking the edges to highlight them. I combined the die-cut gears with some metal gears for dimension to this tag. A couple of coloured buttons finished off the look. What I really like about the die-cuts is the quality of the dies, but also that you can now create your own gears in a variety of materials like vellum, cardstock, tissue paper, patterned paper, handmade paper, photos and even thin chipboard. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n

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These tags are so versatile \u2013 they can be used as gift tags attached to birthday gifts, a simple note written on the back for a loved one, used as a book mark in a diary \u2013 it can be whatever you want it to be. This is a beautiful range for loads of potential, and I intend on making use of it every chance I get. <\/p>\n

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Go on; spoil the man in your life with a funky Chronology inspired craft project.<\/h3>\n

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