Crafting celebrity Tim Holtz shares his tips and tricks for inking, scratching, glazing, painting, scoring, folding, embellishing and more in "Tim Holtz Big Book of Craft Projects." Readers will discover a treasure chest full of projects for altered cards, jewelry, accessories, scrapbooks and gifts. Tim's best-selling books "Distressables" and "Distressables 2" have been combined into one large volume featuring the Tim Holtz signature line of paper crafting products. This expanded new book offers bonus tear-out scrapbook paper, doo-dad embellishments, and frames. The author shares his original distressed techniques for aging, layering and collage. Readers are introduced to all the right tools for creative success, including distress inks, scissors, adhesives, sanding blocks, ink applicators and punches. Fun, easy-to-make projects for all ages include keepsake tins, pendants, bracelets, watchcases, tag books and a 'shaker box' scrapbook.