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.

TO BE ENTERED into this giveaway please leave a comment below (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific on Thursday, June 19th. The winners will be announced shortly after. Please be sure to check back or subscribe (click here to get posts delivered to your email box) to see if you are receiving one of the items.


I decided to put them to good use to finish up Week Nine (February 24th through March 2nd).

Here's a look:

Project Life® 2014 | Week Nine from aliedwards.com

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.

Project Life® 2014 | Week Nine from aliedwards.com

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

Project Life® 2014 | Week Nine from aliedwards.com

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.

Project Life® 2014 | Week Nine from aliedwards.com

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").

Project Life® 2014 | Week Nine from aliedwards.com

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.

Project Life® 2014 | Week Nine from aliedwards.com

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. Jenn N says…
    06/16/2014

    oh i love inks! great giveaway!

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  2. Kelly says…
    06/16/2014

    Great layout! Would love the chance to try the new ink colors!

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  3. Tracey R says…
    06/16/2014

    I love the PL cards embellished with stamped accents!

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  4. Kathy P says…
    06/16/2014

    Love the charm and sweetness that the stamping has added to your pages here! And a chance to win Tim's inks is awesome----they are the best to work with in so many mediums. Thanks for the chance!!

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  5. DawnBeery says…
    06/16/2014

    Awesome little ink pads! Love Tim Holtz!

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  6. Calvina says…
    06/16/2014

    Love all the little details on your pages! Thanks for a chance to win those cute little mini Distress Inks!

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  7. Robyn M says…
    06/16/2014

    Thanks for the chance to win! Love your Project Life spreads!

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  8. Alba says…
    06/16/2014

    Love the way you've used the inks! And thanks for the chance to win them, they look awesome, perfect size for having more than one :-)

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  9. Shelbie says…
    06/16/2014

    What fun colors! Love the look. Thanks for sharing your pages. You Re keeping me inspired to keep going this year. :)

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  10. Ellie Augustin says…
    06/16/2014

    I keep saying I want to stamp more on my Project Life pages but get nervous lol This really makes me want to take the plunge!

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  11. Susan M says…
    06/16/2014

    Oh I soo need new stamps!

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  12. stacy s says…
    06/16/2014

    Love the distressed inks. Haven't played withe mine in awhile....very fun layouts.

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  13. Cheryl says…
    06/16/2014

    I love the Tim Holtz products!

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  14. Sarah says…
    06/16/2014

    Don't know why, but guess I didn't realize or had forgotten I could stamp with Tim's inks, Thanks for the reminder!

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  15. Diane S. says…
    06/16/2014

    Great layout. Thanks for the chance to win...

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  16. Nolwenn says…
    06/16/2014

    Such a nice spread !
    And thank you and Tim for the giveaway.

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  17. Michele says…
    06/16/2014

    Fun colors.

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  18. Julie C says…
    06/16/2014

    I appreciate the simplicity but also that you always give permission to do what fits in the moment. Thanks for that.

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  19. LindaHAZ says…
    06/16/2014

    Ali, you always seem to Out Do Yourself! Love this week's Project Life, love, love, love. Thanks for the inspiration you provide!

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  20. StacyK says…
    06/16/2014

    Love the inspiration here. Thanks Ali for sharing!!

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  21. Tammie J. says…
    06/16/2014

    What an amazing collaboration - love all that both you AND Tim do. Great inspiration, Ali!

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  22. Emily Inman says…
    06/16/2014

    Thanks for the giveaway! Loving the colors I see so far!

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  23. Linda J says…
    06/16/2014

    Love how you keep it real on your pages. Thanks for the chance to win Tim Holtz distress inks. I have a couple colors and a package of the minis....they are great!!!

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  24. Anna says…
    06/16/2014

    great giveaway!!

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  25. Marcia D. says…
    06/16/2014

    I really like Tim's distress inks for so many reasons. Thanks for the chance to win.....

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