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Would you like to use ink and stamps in a new way?

PageSage presents a creative journey with Tim Holtz. You’ve seen Tim’s gorgeous artwork in several books and stamping magazines. You’ve seen his many guest appearances on television. You may have seen him at retreats and conventions. Now his stunning techniques are on DVD:

Brushless Watercolor
Distressing with Ink
Alcohol Agates
Brayered Embossing
Faux Batik
Fragments with Clay
Faux Soldering
Domino Diary
Altered Scrapbooking

Presenting an image from each project on the An Altered Journey DVD. From this page you can click on a sample image to see a larger graphic. In addition, we have included a brief description of each presented project. Of course, some things just cannot be adequately expressed via a single snapshot...and that is why we are so passionate about creating instructional DVDs.

	*Brushless Watercolor* Tim creates wonderful watercolor effects without ever using a brush. With ink pads, rubber stamps, and water you'll create simple yet stunning artwork.
*Distressing with Ink* Make something new look old again with Distress Inks. Tim demonstrates how easy it is to create a vintage look on greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and books.
	*Alcohol Ink Agates* Using alcohol inks you can create beautiful backgrounds that look like polished agate. Using white glossy paper and a bit of ink, Tim creates gorgeous cards and scrapbook pages.
*Brayered Embossing* Tim uses punches in new ways. With this technique, he takes punched letters and transforms them into embossed images with alcohol ink, silver tape, and a small brayer. Tim shows how this technique lends itself to greeting cards, scrapbook pages, picture frames and more.
	*Faux Batik* Traditionally, batik requires using hot wax as a resist. Tim uses embossing powder as a resist to create a batik look on paper and silk. It is easy to create your own luscious silk scarf.
*Fragments from Clay* With black polymer clay and pigment powder, Tim demonstrates how easy it is to create unique pendants.
	*Faux Soldering* Turn mini collages into timeless embellishments and/or jewelry. Using Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel, pieces of glass, and a bit of flex, Tim demonstrates a faux soldering technique that is both simple and elegant.
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Domino Diary
Tim transforms ordinary dominos into miniature book covers. You'll learn both how to decorate dominos and to sew your own book. These mini books are wonderful gifts and can be worn as a pendants if you choose.

Altered Scrapbooking
Tim shows you how to add dimensional mementos to your scrapbook pages. He also demonstrates how to distress a photograph to create those special heirloom pages.