Project Life® 2014 | Week 9 + New Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Giveaway
A couple weeks ago Tim Holtz emailed me to see if I'd be interested in playing with some new colors of his Distress Mini Inks and doing a giveaway of the new color sets.
Sounded like a good plan to me.
GIVEAWAY | One person will receive all three new Distress Mini Ink sets from Ranger & Tim Holtz.
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I decided to put them to good use to finish up Week Nine (February 24th through March 2nd).
Here's a look:
This spread had most of the photos in place and a bunch of sticky notes when I started the process of finishing it up (you can see a recent Project Life® in progress post here).
I gathered up some 3x4 cards - mainly from the Midnight kit and one of my own and started stamping using these great Amy Tan letter stamps and my Good Day set.
"Around Here" card is a printable found here: Story Prompt Cards Vol. 1.
For the title card I used a regular old 4x6 lined index card (go office supplies) + Tim's inks + Amy's letter stamps and just repeated the dates.
Seriously it can be this simple.
Eat at Chipotle? They have fun packaging which make for great Project Life® content. I need to remember to include more stuff like this - I tend to go through phases where I remember to save stuff and other times I'm more focused on getting rid of the clutter.
The clear 3x4 card with the circles is the back of a card I made for Week Eight. I simply repeated the same shapes with some pattern paper circles (2 inch punch) + label tape stickers + DIY clear stickers.
A little stitching to connect two 3x4 journal cards using my Brother sewing machine. You'll notice that I used other pieces of those cards (the cut off portion) on other elements of this spread (one piece on a 4x6 photo for journaling and one piece on a 3x4 photo for the single word "yes").
Weather cut from the local paper.
Again, so simple. It adds another dimension to the story of this week that's not reflected in my words or photos. Rain. Ah Northwest, I love you so.
"Hello Today" stamp is from one of my favorite sets: Good Day.
I stamped it with Tim's ink, punched it with the 2-inch circle punch and adhered it to a card from the Midnight kit.
I hand-wrote "I love you Mama" on the photo of Anna and me using Staedtler pen.
Gold label is from Studio Calico's Hello Hello Scrapbook Kit and I stamped "just awesome" from the stamp set of the same name (another one of my favorite Technique Tuesday stamps).
ACTION ITEMS/IDEAS
- One of the things I loved this week was the simplicity of pulling out just a few stamps and using them multiple times throughout the spread. Loved using those Amy Tan letter stamps specifically.
- Embrace the mess. I like that these letter stamps are messy and imperfect. They made me particularly happy for some reason today.
- If you don't have a lot to say think about going bigger with your words or using repetition of words. I didn't have much to say about working on my taxes so just repeating the words and adding in Saturday was a fine way to fill up the card.
- I love my Monday card from this week that was a simple list of the things I did that day. Need to remember to do that more often. Love the simple lists.
SUPPLIES | 2014 | WEEK NINE
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Thanks for sharing would love to win a set thanks
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Would love to win! Thanks for giving me the chance to win! :)
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Love the original size but these are even better. Great for small spaces. Thanks for sharing your page. Love it.
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Love the little letters in different colours. Love the Tim Holtz inks. Thanks for a chance to win.
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Hey Ali: Thanks for another great giveaway!!! I love Tim Holtz products, I have many of his distressed inks, paints, & markers. I love them all & have been waiting for the mini ink pads to arrive at our local craft stores, so that I could pick them up with a coupon. Thanks for the chance to win, Kim :)
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Love your pages - I do use distress ink for regular stamping many times and these new minis would be great to use - thanks for a chance to win !!!
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What wonderful inks, thanks for the chance to win
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These mini stamps are SO versatile - and you show one more way!
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Love Distress Inks! The way you used them was inspiration for me to be creative...Would love to win! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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You truly make the best project life pages. And scrapbook pages. And mini books. And travel books.... TH inks are amazing and I have been so excited to get them in this cute, little form. Thanks for the chance.
:) sharon
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These new mini distress ink pads are a perfect size. I love the colors you used in your PL!!
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I love the Mimi's and especially the distressed colors stamped on your black and white cards.
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Thanks for the chance to win a great set of inks,and your examples are lovely.
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love the Tim mini's!! so handy and easy for travel!
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Love the way the layout works together. And love the mini distress inks. And would really love to win them. Thanks for the chance.
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Tim's inks are great. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Love all of this!
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It would be fun to win some minis from your blog!
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Thanks for sharing. I am always looking for ways to combine PL and standard scrapbooking and this layout has some great ideas.
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Thank you for such great ideas and the chance to win a set of the minis. Your post is so wonderfully detailed! Have a great day!
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thanks for the change to win...fun post to read....
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Fun to see your pages, Ali. Thanks for a chance to win!
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I haven't used the distress inks before. Thanks for a chance to win!
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I just love, love the new minis. They would go to a good home if I won them. Thank you so much for a chance.
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This is amazing, looks so fresh and clean! I would love to win a set of Distress inks!
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