I was asked recently if I ever created any projects incorporating stickers (because most of my projects don't include them.).
The answer to that is ~ YES!
I have made some items with stickers but since stickers are come and go items I don't normally post too many of them. But I have a travel themed frame that I thought I'd share. It incorporates some collage word stickers around the edges that I distressed with black acrylic paints. The piece in the upper right hand corner is a piece of shrink plastic dropped into UTEE, Alcohol Inked with a stamped image adhered to the back ~ A Tim Holtz technique from one of his first video.
Since this frame incorporates a "Tim" technique ~ I think it's only fitting that this Give-A-Way should include a Tim goodie...sooooo ~
Tell me what your favorite Tim Holtz technique is....
and
you will be entered for a chance to win
"The Journey Continues"
Tim's 2nd video!!!!!
You'll have until Saturday to post your favorite technique ~ at that time I will pull out one lucky winners name from the random.org hat!
Good luck everyone!!
Hmmmm.... My favorite Tim tech.... Let's see - is it wrinkle free distress, acrylic paint resist, anything with grungeboard... Hmmm... I guess right now it's wrinkle free distress since I am using that A LOT....
ReplyDeleteI love the brushless watercolor technique you do with stamps, ink and a water mister.
ReplyDeleteHi Roni!!! Long time no see! I've missed you. A lot's been going on here. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd have to say my fav. t!m technique is...what he does with the blending tool. Love how it looks!!
Hi, recently found your site through a search for alcohol inks, my latest obsession and I'm having a blast poking about. I took a class last week with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and my fave technique is swooshing two or three DI colours on a craft sheet then spritzing some water. Lay my paper face down and squish it, lift and admire. Pick up more ink in any blank spots, add water to taste, repeat until you have a unique background to stamp or layer on.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite new technique is using the clear masks. I love that the can be used over and over and over and you can still see the background and then to finish off the piece, stamp a background over the top and to the side... I'm hooked.
ReplyDeleteHmm... well, of course I love them all. I have both of his DVDs, have watched every single one of his web videos (twice!) and follow his blog projects religiously... not that I am obsessed, though, or some sort of freaky fan. I am just super impressed with Tim as an artist and just as a really down-to-earth, neat person .
ReplyDeleteOK - here's my current favorite, the batik resist technique. Stamp image and emboss with clear EP. Blend as many Distress Inks over the top as you like. When satisfied, place plain newsprint over the top and iron to soak up the clear EP. (Note: Don't use regular newspaper which will leave nasty black ink on your project. Invest in a cheap pad of plain newsprint at Michael's. It really absorbs the EP great and makes a big difference, in my experience!) The result is a fantastic batik-type resist.
Some day I WILL meet him in person... oh, and how amazing it would be to take a class taught by him, too, like I know Roni and some of you guys have already. Sigh....
Ooooh - Marlis just reminded me of the new masks by Tim. Guess what?!? I did it! I ordered three of them and they should come next week. Even though I shouldn't have spent the $$, I felt I deserve a treat for just getting through life right now (as some of you know, after the tragedy). Anyway, I can't wait!! I got the flourish, the three border strips and the alpha set. FUN!!
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I am loving his masking technique right now. I absolutly love his new masks as well.- I just found your blog I have really enjoyed looking around. Kat
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the masking technique and the technique involving the blending tool with the distress inks / alcohol ink. Simply Cool!
ReplyDeleteI love Tim's technique from last year's 12 tags of Christmas where he puts his tiles over stamped images with Glossy Accents then cuts them apart. I adapted it to use with glass tiles (works exactly the same) to make some ornaments and over pieces of acrylic I cut (since I've still never gotten my hands on HIS tiles, lol) and made pendants and earrings from them!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite T!m tech is from his 12 tags of Christmas #4 where he makes a stamp pad! It is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love using Fragments. Creating custom accents for my scrapbook pages out of matching paper. Also the ink blending tool on anything and the masks. I guess that wasn't my one favorite, but my several favorite techniques. TIM ROCKS!!!
ReplyDeleteI love alcohol inks! I'll use them on just about anything they'll stick to. After AIs I do like using perfect pearls in the mini misters to make colorful backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteDonna S.
How in the world do I choose??? I am pretty hooked on Distress inking but am loving the brushless watercoloring.
ReplyDeleteAren't all of Tim's techniques just fabulous? I learn something new every time I visit his blog. He's pretty amazing. I am playing with the masking technique right now and just love the results. Cheers!
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ReplyDeleteI adore the alcohol inks, I love the way he just makes it all look so easy. Mine never quite turn out the same, but im practising......I love the beautiful individual finishes you get with them.
Thank you Jaqi
HMMMM to pick a fav Tim technique would be like picking a fav child or sibling:( So I would say that the ease at which Tim's Techniques can be done and the wonderful results you get would be my pick. I love alcohol inks, masks and just picked up the new distress stickles. It's pouring here so off to my craft room to play!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite technique is the wrinkle free distress. Actually, all his techniques are favorites. But my most used tools are the distress inks-i distress everything!
ReplyDeleteI have his 1st video~LOVE IT! I use the brushless watercolor technique the most because it is SO EASY and looks great... I love the tip about misting the stamp again after the 1st impression, and doing a 2nd generation image that is lighter~more interest~like it is farther away. Simple but oh, so effective!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have the 2nd video, too...(sigh)... My Hero.
I love the alcohol inks with the craft mat--so much fun and such variety in the results. I have also had fun with the mini misters and perfect pearls.
ReplyDeleteI love the distress onto craft mat, spritz and then dab your paper into it, dry, and repeat. Don't know what's that called, though!
ReplyDeleteI love how he works the alcohol inks. There's so much you can do with them.
ReplyDeleteI love all Tim's techniques and his tutorials are great. If I have to pick a favourite, it would be the the batik resist technique. Great look!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving what Tim is doing with masks ATM
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