Grungy Monday 31: Happy Birthday, Tim Holtz!

Happy 2012, my dear Grungy Monday friends! I hope your January began with a smile, and that this entire year brings you nothing but the absolute best of everything.  

While the official holiday season may be over, for us crafters there's yet another holiday coming later this week, one I'm very grateful to celebrate: Tim Holtz's BIRTHDAY! That's right, guys: January 7 is the big day, and we're throwing a Grungy Monday party to commemorate this auspicious event. Grab your Distress Inks, your Alterations, your Idea-ology, and/or your favorite Stampers Anonymous stamps, and create:

A Birthday Card for Tim!

Background is white card stock with Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Barn Door and Seedless Preserves. Alterations Weathered Clock was die cut from a Ranger Foil Tape sheet, colored with Alcohol Ink in Espresso, Black Soot and Copper, then sanded. Alterations Umbrella Man was cut from Grunge Paper and colored with Faded Jeans and Picket Fence Distress Stains. "Success" letters were cut from the Idea-ology Lost & Found Paper Stash and glued behind Idea-ology Filmstrip Ribbon. The Filmstrip was secured using the Tiny Attacher. The background card is a sheet of Kraft Resist paper smudged with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. 

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To join this world-wide celebration, create a birthday card for Tim using at least one of his signature products, upload it to your own blog or online, public photo album, then add it to this post using the InLinkz button below. Please be sure to tell us which of Tim's products you used, and don't forget to include a link to Tim's website (www.timholtz.com) in your post or photo description. Submissions will be accepted through next Sunday, January 8 at 8pm MST.

If you'd like to send your card to Tim and need his address, please let me know and I'll email it to you one you've linked in your photo. Please understand that I'm not comfortable giving out his address until you've uploaded a card to this post. I don't want to just hand it out randomly! :-)

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Remember to share your photo at the All Things Tim group, where Gloria, List Mom Extraordinaire, has a special album just for your Grungy Monday masterpieces. If you're not already a member of this awesome group of Tim fans, well, get on over there and join up!

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Thanks to everyone for joining the party!


Updated January 3 to say CONGRATULATIONS to Michelle Reaves, winner of the Simon Says Stamp shopping spree for her GM30 entry!!!

Have a blast with this challenge, and a completely wonderful week!

Hugs,
Linda
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