Tim Holtz

Tim Holtz is the Education Director for Ranger Industries, one of the leading manufacturers of innovative inks, paints, and embossing products. Tim plays an integral part in the development and design of cutting edge paper crafting products. Tim has teamed up with various key companies like Advantus, Tonic Studios, and Stampers Anonymous to bring unique products that work hand in hand with Ranger’s extensive lines. As a well known designer, Tim travels across the country and internationally to educate and introduce people to his world of ink techniques, clever projects, and so much more. His book “A Compendium of Curiosities” are filled with creative and inspiring ideas for beginner paper crafters and beyond. He truly lives his motto that creativity is an endless journey where we should always take the scenic route.

"In a world where the moments of our lives can be captured and created in art of the everyday, it’s important it reflects our own unique personality. Finding just the right objects, accents, and tools to use are most important. Whatever your artistic vision is, exploring the imaginative is a chance for our creativity to escape understanding. Remember life isn’t about finding yourself - life is about creating yourself…"

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Weathered Wood with Distress Ink

Learn a simple technique using Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink to create an aged weathered wood background .

Ingredients

• Ranger 15 x 18 Non-Stick Craft Sheet
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink – (Broken China, Brushed Corduroy or Walnut Ink)
• Ranger cut n’ Dry foam
• Ranger Mini Mister
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Ranger Heat-It Craft Tool
• Stamps of your choice

Steps for Weathered Wood Background

1. Cut a small section of foam to use as a paint tool. Use you foam section to rub on felt pad of Distress Ink.
2. Rub sections of the inked pad (Corduroy or Walnut Ink) across the tag – to simulate a wood grain affect. Leave some sections blank without any ink – you will fill in with your second color. Let ink dry.
3. Use a clean section of your ink pad and load with your second color of Distress Ink (Broken China). Rub the color in the sections that have not been colored. It does not hurt to rub in some of your blue over your brown. Let Dry.
4. You can use a lighter color of brown to wipe over the entire card – Let Dry.
5. Stamp your images onto the tag. Start with a background stamp in a shade that is going to be lighter than your top image – You could use any of the brown shades.
6. Stamp your top layers in Jet Black Archival Ink

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