Blog Posts - Tim Holtz
Feathers & Flutters...

Cor blimey and thrice! I can't believe how quickly this year is whizzing past, June already!! Which means it is time for me to show you my offering for this month's Creative Carte Blance blog theme of "Winged Things". &nb...
by Ink On My Fingers on Jun 17, 2016
3 Ways to Create Vintage Grunge Effects using Lindy's Stamp Gang Products

Today I'm going to look at 3 different ways to create vintage or grunge effects using your Lindy's Stamp Gang products. Now there are WAY more than 3 ways to do this, but I thought I'd share my 'go to' techniques, the ones that always work, are pract...
by Sparkle Tart by Kate Palmer on May 19, 2016
3 Ways to Create Vintage Grunge Effects using Lindy's Stamp Gang Products

Today I'm going to look at 3 different ways to create vintage or grunge effects using your Lindy's Stamp Gang products. Now there are WAY more than 3 ways to do this, but I thought I'd share my 'go to' techniques, the ones that al...
by Sparkle Tart by Kate Palmer on May 19, 2016
never ever give up...

today I'm sharing a quick little card...I cut a piece of my white magic mat board to 3 x 4 ½ inches...then gave it a quick coat of the collage medium, using the collage brush...I don't cover the whole surface, but you sure could...I l...
by studio 490 art on Mar 30, 2016
a large art journal page...

it started like this...I cut a large page from specialty stamping paper...and sized it to fit the large art journal cover...about 8 ½ x 6 inches...I misted on some leaf green archival spray & some sky blue archival spra...
by studio 490 art on Mar 28, 2016
doilies, dots and...

crazing medium...meet my newest addiction...cheapo paper doilies...this started as a #8 tag that I cut down to 5 ½ inches tall...if you haven't tried cutting off ¾ of an inch, you'll be surprised at how it changes the propo...
by studio 490 art on Mar 24, 2016
back from FABULOUS Carson!

well...things didn't go quite as planned, but all is good...very good...I had big plans to post lots of demo photos on Instagram...and maybe even to test drive Periscope...B U T...we were B U S Y!REALLY...SUPER B U S Y...holy cow! these ladies h...
by studio 490 art on Mar 18, 2016
Q & A day...

I wanted to answer a few questions today...#1...where can we find your stamps and stencils in the UK? I have the powders, but the stamps & stencils are elusive. there's no way for us to know which stores worldwide have our product...
by studio 490 art on Mar 8, 2016
from black to white...

let's start with a shipping update...GOOD NEWS!my stampers anonymous products are shipping NOW to stores, so if you preordered stamp sets, stencils, mat mini's orstamp-it stencil-its...they will be arriving any day!today I thought I'd share...
by studio 490 art on Mar 4, 2016
combining old & new with a TWIST...

in an earlier post I shared that I've been using my archival reinkers to make archival sprays...yesterday I added leaf green to the mix...I filled the mister about 75% full of rubbing alcohol, then added about 12 drops of the lea...
by studio 490 art on Mar 1, 2016
watercoloring with distress stains...

it's no secret that I love rubber stamps...I love them because they don't need to look the same each time you use them...if you change up the technique, the surface or the inks, you have endless possibilities...so, with that thought in...
by studio 490 art on Feb 18, 2016
distress crayon shading over archival inks...

it's fun to go back to basics & revisit favorite techniques...one of mine iswrinkle free distress...this background is done on a piece of distress watercolor cardstock...I used tumbled glass, broken china, brushed corduroy and a tiny bi...
by studio 490 art on Feb 10, 2016
distress crayons on clearly for art...

clearly for art (CFA) is a cool inexpensive product that can be used many ways...the clear and white work really well with alcohol inks...the black CFA looks great with embossing pastes added thru stencils...I especially lik...
by studio 490 art on Feb 5, 2016
fat little book page with distress crayons...

since I had so many questions about tim's new distress crayons, I'll postpone the Q & A post to show you how I used them...this is a mat mini page from the new" fat little book"...it's 4 ½ inches square... I applied...
by studio 490 art on Jan 22, 2016
Sunday Stamper - Week 369 - Merry Christmas Everybody

Goooodly Morning Stampers and a very happy sunny Sunday to you all! Thanks for your entries into the last challenge... twas great to see your lovely creations! This week the theme is a little different - a double theme of CHRISTMAS and...
by Ink On My Fingers on Dec 20, 2015
Sunday Stamper - Week 368 - Pipes of Peace

Goooodly Morning Stampers and a very happy blustery Sunday to you all! Thanks for your entries into the last challenge... twas great to see your lovely vintage makes! This week the theme is ... PEACE. To join in with the ch...
by Ink On My Fingers on Dec 5, 2015
Sunday Stamper - Week 367 - Just An Old Fashioned Girl

Goooodly Afternoon Stampers and a very happy Sunday to you all! Thanks for your entries into the last challenge... I loved seeing all your gorgeous entries! This week the theme is ... VINTAGE. To join in with the challenge...
by Ink On My Fingers on Nov 22, 2015
look beyond the obvious...

with the latest stamp release, I enlarged the original "hosta" stamp...I love it because it can be used so many ways...the leaves are easy to cut out & they can be combined with so many flowers that we have, to...
by studio 490 art on Nov 17, 2015
Those Crazy Birds!!!

...uh-oh! It has happened! Yes, I have succumbed to the lure of the Crazy Birds! Last week I spent a couple of days at the NEC on the Craft Obsessions stand having a ball playing with all things Distress, Gelato's and Tim stam...
by Ink On My Fingers on Nov 12, 2015
Sunday Stamper - Week 366 - Imagine

Goooodly Morning Stampers and a very happy Sunday to you all! Thanks for your entries into the last challenge... it was nice to see some new peeps entering too, so thank you! This week is a nice easy theme... just use the word IMAG...
by Ink On My Fingers on Nov 7, 2015