how do you distress?...

that is the question bloggers - how do YOU distress?  if you're like me creating anything without adding a little distress ink here or there would be practically impossible.  whether it's stamping, blending, spritzing, or simply a swipe of the pad, adding distress ink to my projects is inevitable.  of course when it comes to the colors of distress ink choosing a favorite seems to be yet another impossibility.  with a palette of 36 vintage hues the nostalgic colors of distress ink are unlike any other ink out there.  some days i reach for old paper, others it's broken china with a bit of spiced marmalade, but lately it's pumice stone.  you see my favorite shade of these timeless tones of distress ink is as random as my creative thoughts - you just never know.  what about you though, do you have a favorite color?  what's your favorite way of distressing?  what kind of project do you like to create with distress ink?  ...so what's with all the questions?  what gives?  well....i am!

that's right bloggers as luck would have it while cleaning up the warehouse recently, this was discovered...

remember these cool distress ink pad storage tins?  of course due to increased manufacturing costs these highly popular storage tins are no more - they were discontinued back in january.  these distress storage tins which held the original palette of 24 colors have become harder and harder to find and now with the addition of the 12 new colors of distress they are even in more demand.  well if you've searched for these you'll agree with me when i say they are practically impossible to find.  that is until today because not only did we find one tin...we found 12 of these beauties, and quite possibly one could be yours!


i've decided to do a little contest on the blog this week called "how do you distress?"...
here's how it works (there are 2 ways you can win!):

#1 CREATE A PROJECT
-create a project (any kind of project, it doesn't have to be over the top) just use distress ink
-take a photo of that project and email it to me at tim@timholtz.com (limit to one photo ONLY so take your best shot)
-in your email tell me about what techniques you used on your project with distress inks
-the deadline for the project contest is friday may 28th by 5:00pm(PST).  remember to be entered to win this way, you must email ONE photo only, along with a brief description of your technique.  you have just this week to create something fun, creative, and distressed...

#2 POST A COMMENT
-simply post a comment on the blog sharing your favorite thing about distress inks (color, technique, etc.)
-one winner will be chosen each day this week at random so be sure to post your comment everyday this week for more chances to win...

ALL 12 winners will be announced on saturday may 29th, 2010 and this contest can be entered by everyone world wide!  so take some time to share your favorite thing about distress by either posting a comment on the blog and/or getting a little inky this week.  most of all remember to have fun and i'll be sharing my favorite things about distress all week too, i can't wait...t!m

Comments

[joy]

Oooooh fun! Hoping to be able create! Love my storage tins!

[Lita]

My absolute fave thing about the distress inks is the versatility. I love that I can stamp, distress, emboss, blend - you name it, it can be done! And not only for my grungey projects - I use distress inks on anything I create, pretty, messy, vintage...the range is so versatile it's perfect for all of my projects!

[Kris B. in Rochester, NY]

I love all the distress ink colors and the fact that the size of the pad is perfect for how I distress... I love to use them on the sides of scrapbook layouts, mini book pages and tags that I create. If I did cards, I'm pretty sure I'd figure out how to distress those, too! Love that the number of colors continues to grow!

[Linda van Vliet]

I love all the distress colors and use them randomly, according to what the present project needs. My favourite thing about distress inks is that they blend so well together. A few droplets of water and a beautifull background is easily finished!
see my blog for the 6-tagbook about my life!

[Colette]

My favourite thing about distress inks is how I can blend colours together without ending up with brown! I

[Kaz]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool, that's the ONLY tin I did not manage to get before they got discontinued!!
I will put my thinking cap on, cos I basically distress every single thing I make, every element of what's on it, in every way known to me, from you!!!
Will most certainly be sending a pic real soon, thanks for the chance to win this!! :)

[Yvonne Norman]

Wow Tim!! I love all your containers. But I have a ink pad system already. So, let's give someone else a chance to win them. See you in Disney soon!!

[joy leith]

i have recently bought some distress ink and OMG love it!!!!! now to store them its so hard cuz i have a two year old an dhe love my colors i tell you i wake up one morning and i see my son covered in distress ink and boy was he distress hahahaha. would love to win one of those tin maybe it will keep him out of the ink pads lol.

[Heidi Roux]

LOVE LOVE LOVE distress ink. must say I always reach for vintage photo first but love old paper and antique linen too. another great thing you could share is how you store your's and do you have a blending tool for each colour and how do you store those? thx a ton... LOVE your work!

[Faith Story]

One of my favorite techniques would have to be using the distress ink refills in the mini misters with the perfect pearls added. When you need a little magic in your project just give it a spritz! Love 'em! :) ~faith