Project Life® 2014 | Week 9 + New Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Giveaway

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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:

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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.

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"Around Here" card is a printable found here: Story Prompt Cards Vol. 1.

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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.

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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").

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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.

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"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.

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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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Project Life® is a product and a system and a lifestyle created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. The core pieces used in my album are available here. If you live outside the US check Becky’s site for more information on sources. View all my posts about Project Life® here.

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  1. Sarah R. says…
    06/16/2014

    Your PL posts are so inspiring, Ali! Thanks for the chance to win as I've been wanting to try out the Distress Inks.

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  2. Mariette says…
    06/16/2014

    Oooo, I just loooove Tim and his inks. Thanx for the chance to win some of his ink.

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  3. Monique van Rossum says…
    06/16/2014

    Wow, what a wonderful give away. I'm catching up on my project life, so something new to play with would be fun. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  4. Laura C - Michigan says…
    06/16/2014

    I keep thinking I should start a project life ish type of book from my phone pictures but the 12x12 scrapbooking seems to call my name when I sit in my crafty space. Thanks for the chance to win Tim inks!

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  5. Jewel says…
    06/16/2014

    Wow, lots of PL inspiration this week!

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  6. Madeline Rains says…
    06/16/2014

    I love the imperfections of the stamping! Adds to it, I think. Thanks for the chance to win the mini distress inks.

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  7. marymary says…
    06/16/2014

    Love your PL posts! Tim's distress minis are awesome!

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  8. Connie says…
    06/16/2014

    Thanks for sharing your project life with us. LOVE Tim Holtz and these mini distress inks. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  9. marynbtol says…
    06/16/2014

    I love Tim Holtz distressed products! Thanks Ali!

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  10. J Allen says…
    06/16/2014

    I've been a fan of Tim Holtz distress ink for a very long time!!!! Thanks to you & Tim for the chance to win ;)

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  11. Karen Beldon says…
    06/16/2014

    I SO love that the distress inks come in mini sizes now, because I never felt like I could afford a ton of colors in the bigger pads. Thanks for the chance to win!! :)

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  12. pamboe says…
    06/16/2014

    I love the mini distress inks for many reasons. They travel well. They are great for watercoloring on stencils and much more!

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  13. Stef says…
    06/16/2014

    I love the look of that spread. Amazing how you manage a cohesive look even though the few images are all so vastly different.
    Thanks for a chance to win, I would love to try out the new colors.

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  14. Shannon R. says…
    06/16/2014

    This is a great Project Life layout. I love the use of the stamps. I love Distress Ink anyway. Thanks for the opportunity to win and for your continued sharing of Project Life.

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  15. Michelle W. says…
    06/16/2014

    I love your use of the letter stamps. Perfectly imperfect! Thanks for the chance!

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  16. Karen C says…
    06/16/2014

    I am a Tim Holtz junkie and would love to win the mini ink set. I love how you used them in your week 9 project life layout. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  17. Miriam Prantner says…
    06/16/2014

    Great pages! Love the stamped sentiments/titles, these new mini inks are wonderful!

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  18. Fran Chopp says…
    06/16/2014

    WOW! I love it!!! I hope I win the give away. Thank you for the opportunity!!!

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  19. JenniferS says…
    06/16/2014

    Wow, cool mini inks! Thanks for the project ideas and the chance to win!

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  20. Danelle says…
    06/16/2014

    I love being inspired your work with each post you share. and I also love Tim Holtz's products. Awesome combo today!

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  21. Judy Webb says…
    06/16/2014

    I too, would love to play with Tim's mini-Distress Inks. Thanks for sharing Tim and Ali.

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  22. Susan lew says…
    06/16/2014

    Distress inks are so pretty
    Thanks for the chance to win them

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  23. Shereen says…
    06/16/2014

    I love getting a look at your project life spreads and all the ideas you pack into keeping it simple. I also love Tim's distress inks!

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  24. Kym says…
    06/16/2014

    I love mini ink pads for my projects, and I can't wait to try these! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  25. Rachel K says…
    06/16/2014

    Love Distress Inks! I haven't tried the minis yet, thanks for the chance to win! :)

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