The 12 Tags of Christmas, Day 7

I've been waiting for a tag that used masking, but never imagined I'd be asked to make my own mask.  More on that later.  Here is Tim's fabulous tag (love the vintage Santa!):

Tim used his mask sheet to create the Santa mask.  Since I never thought I'd need that it's not in my supply stash.  I stamped my Santa (different stamp) onto an inkjet transparency sheet, which worked well, though it has no adhesive to hold it in place.  I used painter's tape instead.  If you're already confused, please go to Tim's blog first to get all the detailed directions.

Here is my finished tag, followed by a few more explanations (and don't forget, you can click on an image to get a much larger view):

I would have liked my white paint flourishes to be a bit bolder, but I think I didn't have enough paint on my stamp.  I used a word stick instead of a philosophy tag.  I just highlighted the word with black paint then rubbed gold rub n buff on it.

My clear ink pad didn't seem juicy enough, so I stamped my sentiment in gold ink and used gold EP.  Just wish I had a larger bolder stamp, like the one Tim used.  Uh oh, that to-buy list is lengthening.