Playing with my new friend, Tim

My new friend, Tim Holtz! I was very slow to jump on the Tim Holtz bandwagon. Did I really need new inks and stains? Yes, yes I did! I recently purchased some Tim products like his Distress Inks and Stains, and finally broke them out and played with them this morning. What fun!  I pulled out my Ranger non-stick craft sheet, and laid a piece of Adirondack gloss finish paper on top. Then  I used the stains, swiping, blending, spritzing with water. Finally, when I had it just right, I heat set it.

Next, I used Ranger's Archival Ink to stamp the flowers and sentiment from Unity Stamp Company. I'm all about black-eyed Susans this week, so that was the flower of choice. After stamping, I heat set again. Then, when everything was dry, I trimmed and mounted onto card stock, and voila!

I LOVE the finished product! It looks like an autumnal sunset, complete with dappled clouds. What a happy accident! Super simple, with stunning results.

{Today's Brew: stamps from Unity Stamp Company, Adirondack gloss paper, card stock from PTI, black Arhcival ink, Tim Holtz Distress Stains in Spiced Marmalade, Crushed Olive, Dusty Concord}