Ember & Elegance

Tim Holz


At Ember & Elegance, we’re proud to be the only retailer in Oak Harbor offering an extensive, hard-to-find selection of Tim Holtz products. From the iconic Idea-ology line to the vibrant Distress series, essential embossing powders and glazes, and precision-crafted tools, we are your local destination for everything Tim Holtz.

Whether you’re a mixed media artist, junk journaler, cardmaker, or vintage enthusiast, you’ll find everything you need to create bold, dimensional, and imaginative projects—right here in town.

Why Tim Holtz?

Tim Holtz products are renowned worldwide for their quality, style, and versatility. Known for his signature grungy, vintage aesthetic, Tim has built a collection of tools and materials that empower makers to experiment, layer, and create without limits.

At Ember & Elegance, we don’t just carry the basics—we offer one of the most comprehensive local selections, including retired, rare, and hard-to-find items you won’t see anywhere else on Whidbey Island.

Explore Our Extensive Tim Holtz Collection

🧠 Idea-ology

We proudly carry one of the largest selections in the region, including:

  • Metal Embellishments: gears, keys, clock hands, hardware, corners

  • Paper Dolls, Ephemera, Quote Chips, and Collage Paper

  • Transparent Layers, Snippets, and Found Objects

  • Plus, a growing inventory of retired and hard-to-find pieces—perfect for collectors and one-of-a-kind designs

🎨 Distress Paints

Water-reactive acrylic paints that are richly pigmented, highly blendable, and perfect for mixed media backgrounds and altered art.

🧪 Distress Inks & Distress Oxides

We carry a wide range of full-size ink pads, reinkers, and ink refreshers, in Tim’s signature palette:

  • Distress Inks: translucent dye-based inks great for stamping, inking edges, and layering

  • Distress Oxides: pigment/dye hybrids that blend beautifully and react with water to create a soft, chalky, oxidized effect

  • Distress Ink Refreshers: keep your ink pads performing at their best

✨ Embossing Powders, Glazes & Embossing Inks

Elevate your designs with heat-reactive texture and translucent dimension:

  • Distress Embossing Powders: add aged, weathered textures to your stamped images

  • Distress Glazes: translucent, tinted powders that layer beautifully over inks or mixed media

  • Clear Embossing Ink Pads & Pens: perfect for creating raised designs, outlines, and accents

  • Distress Embossing Ink Refresher available in-store!

✂️ Tim Holtz Tools & Trimmers

Craft with confidence using Tim’s precision-made tools, including:

  • Mini Snips, Large Shears, Craft Picks & Rulers

  • Blending Tools, Glass Media Mats, and Applicators

  • Tim Holtz Paper Trimmers & Guillotine Cutters – made for durability and clean cuts on everything from cardstock to collage layers

Why Shop Tim Holtz at Ember & Elegance?

While we’re not the only authorized retailer, we are the only store in Oak Harbor offering this depth and diversity of Tim Holtz products—all in one convenient location.

When you shop with us, you get:

  • Access to a large, curated inventory—including retired and exclusive Idea-ology items

  • A chance to see, touch, and compare colors and textures in person

  • Local convenience, expert guidance, and a community that shares your passion for creativity

You don’t have to search online or wait for shipping—your next inspiration is already waiting for you at Ember & Elegance.