MY FAVOURITE TIM STAMP & PERFECT DISTRESS

Over at the simon says stamp and show blog
this weeks theme is,
SHOW YOUR FAVOURITE TIM HOLTZ STAMP.

& over at studio L3 blog
the compendium of curiosities challenge 21 is,
PERFECT DISTRESS.

Click there links to hop over to them to read all the details.

As I am still a bit worse for wear, & sore from my surgery
(bruising is all coming out now)
hopefully the pain is over (gallbladder removed)
I have had results from stomach biopsy's, there is no nasty bacteria lurking so,
 good news all round & I'm on the mend.

So I have decided to combined the 2 challenges
as I can't sit crafting for long (I miss it so much)

Here's my entry.

how can you pick just one stamp of Tim's to be your favourite?

I have had to use top 3, my favs for this week,

(coz it dose seem to change every time I get new ones lol)

UMBRELLA MAN from life's possibilities clear stamps

SAYING from purely random set

& FLOURISH from shabby french set

distress ink I used are,

tattered rose, old paper, tea dye, fired brick.

I used coffee archival to stamp the saying

then coloured it in with pens.

umbrella man is stamped with coffee archival,

& heat embossed with clear powder on a separate piece of paper,

cut out & then stuck on with foam pads.

the flourish is stamped with fired brick

with heirloom gold perfect pearls over the top.

Idea-ology bits I used are,

a swivel clasp, a muse token & a pair of corners.

the ribbon & butterfly (part of an old bracelet)

are from my ever growing stash.

sorry about the blur on the photos,

(I'm still a bit shaky from the anaesthetic)

after 20 deleted shots & various  locations

I was defeated & gave up lol.

Thats it from me today,

off for a lye down after linking this post up,

thanks for stopping by,

Kat x.