Tim in 10 for Grungy Monday + a New Challenge

This week's Grungy Monday challenge is to create something inspired by Tim Holtz in 10 minutes or less. Sounds easy, huh? Ha! Not for me! I am the queen of tinkering and playing and time management is definitely not my strong suit. To make things a little easier, I turned to the latest Technique Junkie newsletter. I loved Nancy Judd's Antique Bookplate technique from the latest issue and thought it would be a quick and easy way to make a card that was simple, but still had impact.

I thought Tim Holtz's Halloween Mini 2 stamps would be perfect for this technique and I love how they worked with the technique! All the stamps I used are from that set except for the script, which is from his Mini Ornates collection. I used my favorite new Fall Distress inks for all the stamping and highlighted the 31 with Spiced Marmalade Distress Stickles. I almost didn't use the Stickles for fear it wouldn't dry in time (10 minute time limit!), but I just zapped it with the heat gun and I was good to go!

To make the skeleton stand out a bit, I used an Inkssentials white pen to highlight him. The bookplate panel is mounted on Kraft Core'dinations cardstock (love that stuff!). Finally, I added an Idea-ology Halloween Muse Token at the top.

The colors I used in this card - orange, black, and purple - are the colors for this month's challenge over at the Inspiration Journal blog. You definitely need to submit something...you could win a $50 shopping spree at the Inspiration Emporium store. Remember, you can save 10% on your purchase right now by using my coupon code - stamptramp - when you check out. Go forth and shop! :-)