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Ok, long time ago, like 4 years ago, I bought few of the Ranger Distress Inks, before the new colors came out. And I didn't use them that much (I just got them for 1 project I was doing). I ended up giving them away.
I have seen now people using the distress inks more...and I went to Michael's and to my surprise the ink pads were 40% off, so I got several from the distress.
My question is, what are the possibilities and options to use them. What do you do with them (of course beside stamp) LOL? Why they are so special?
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Here is a gorgeous scene created by Michelle Zindorf, using multiple distress ink pads. If you search her blog, she does use them quite often.
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I love the distress inks, both the old and new colors. You can use them to make great backgrounds, or you can stamp with them like any other dye ink, and they stay wet long enough for you to heat emboss, if you like.
If you go to the Ranger Ink website, you can watch videos on how to use them. Here is a link to one of the videos that shows some techniques with the distress inks.
One thing that is "special" about the distress inks is that they interact with water. So you can make some fun backgrounds by combining colors and going crazy with your spritzer bottle of water!
One thing I like to do with them is to age or distress old photos. I use the Cut -n- Dry Foam to apply the ink around the edges or to just certain areas of the photo. You can also use the mini pen nibs to "paint" or color a photo or something you've stamped on glossy paper.
Just know that Distress Inks possess many properties that regular inks, that you may be used to, do not. They are just way cool and the "accidents" can create many discoveries.For example, one of the coolest thing to know is that Distress Ink WILL react with water. So, you wouldn't to spray something like Glimmer mist on your project that has Distress Ink. Distress Inks can do so much more than just for "distressing" you edges and work. Use them as a stamp ink, embossing ink, or tinting ink for black and white photos. Make sure you go to either Ranger or Tim Holtz' blog for great tutoriol videos and info about Distress Inks.
You can color your stamped images with Distress Ink. Stamp your images with waterproof ink (Memories Black, India Ink Black, Stazon,...)
-this one was colored using Distress Ink and stumps, you need very smooth or glossy paper for this technique: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...just-note.html
-on this card I rubbed the ink pad on an acrylic block and used a damp brush to take some ink: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...ey-sewing.html
I found this yesterday, and I'm loving the way they're used here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anEZn2pvTw
been doing alot of playing with this technique. Hope you love it as much as I do.
I found this yesterday, and I'm loving the way they're used here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anEZn2pvTw
been doing alot of playing with this technique. Hope you love it as much as I do.
Jennifer just posted this video....I was going to suggest it to you. You can also go to Tim Holtz's website...he has great examples of some the his creations.
I personally love the greens. Here is a card I made using them....very easy and great colours.
One thing that is "special" about the distress inks is that they interact with water. So you can make some fun backgrounds by combining colors and going crazy with your spritzer bottle of water!
They will react with water in that it makes them travel over the surface of the paper but what it won't do is change the colour which is great news! Some inks break down with water and you get blotches or streaks of a different colour coming out of them (which can be cool if you want that effect!) but Distress always stays true to colour which makes them an excellent choice to use as watercolours - here's a card that uses Distress inks to colour the image and you can see the other effect in the sky (I used an Adirondack that breaks down so I got tonal variation with just one ink).
Jennifer just posted this video....I was going to suggest it to you. You can also go to Tim Holtz's website...he has great examples of some the his creations.
I personally love the greens. Here is a card I made using them....very easy and great colours.
Yeah, I love Jennifer's videos. Have you seen her stamp wardrobe collection? WOW! I think if I had mine set up like that it would be too much-too mant ideas at once
Yeah, I love Jennifer's videos. Have you seen her stamp wardrobe collection? WOW! I think if I had mine set up like that it would be too much-too mant ideas at once
Sounds fun; where can we see Jennifer's stamp wardrobe collection? Thanks!
I love the distress inks, both the old and new colors. You can use them to make great backgrounds, or you can stamp with them like any other dye ink, and they stay wet long enough for you to heat emboss, if you like.
If you go to the Ranger Ink website, you can watch videos on how to use them. Here is a link to one of the videos that shows some techniques with the distress inks.
One thing that is "special" about the distress inks is that they interact with water. So you can make some fun backgrounds by combining colors and going crazy with your spritzer bottle of water!
One thing I like to do with them is to age or distress old photos. I use the Cut -n- Dry Foam to apply the ink around the edges or to just certain areas of the photo. You can also use the mini pen nibs to "paint" or color a photo or something you've stamped on glossy paper.
You can color your stamped images with Distress Ink. Stamp your images with waterproof ink (Memories Black, India Ink Black, Stazon,...)
-this one was colored using Distress Ink and stumps, you need very smooth or glossy paper for this technique: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...just-note.html
-on this card I rubbed the ink pad on an acrylic block and used a damp brush to take some ink: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...ey-sewing.html
I love the Distress Inks! I love sponging panels, distressing, embossing, and painting! They are wonderfully versatile and the colors are great! The Tim Holtz website shows many wonderful ways to use Distress Inks. I love them!
Get them again, you will love using them!
You can use them to tone down bright patterned paper or to add textural effects to patterned paper. Take your paper, ball it up, flatten it out (will still have ridges/folds), rub the pad over the ridges, mist lightly with water, then iron out the creases. Very cool effect and it gives older patterned paper a different look.
They stay wetter longer, so you can actually heat emboss with them. You can also stamp an image and lightly smudge it for another cool effect.
My favorite colors? I probably use Black Soot, Ancient Paper, and Vintage Photo most frequently. Though the blues and greens and purples and reds are all very cool. Ha. I have them all and use them all.
Bottom line? Play and have fun with them!
Also, just so that you know, there are now Distress Stickles that match the ink colors and there are also Distress Embossing Powders which are fun to use for a very different look than regular ep.
Hope you've been especially nice or especially naughty ;) since I probably just enabled you big time.
I love this....I am ready to place my first order of distressed! GASP!! (I know I'm out of the loop!!) WHAT ARE THE MUST HAVE COLORS? TIA!
What's your style and what do you plan on using them for? I probably use a group of browns most (Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo) for vintage style stuff and then my next most used are probably Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters because I tend to favour greens but I think it's really down to personal preference.
If you plan on watercolouring with them and you do people then Tattered Rose makes an excellent Caucasian skin colour and you might want to pick up things like Faded Jeans and a couple of the stronger colours (Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Dusty Corduroy for example) for clothing.
Wow!! You've made it hard for me to decide which colors to get off the bat!! Tea dye for sure...the faded jeans one is out of stock. I did brick red, and peeled paint too!! I also bought a couple of the blender tools, along with the extra pads to go with it!! But I haven't hit the send order button yet...just in case I want to add something else!! LOL..
I agree that you need one of the browns for a vintage feel (vintage photo or tea dye). I also like the greens, too--shabby shutters and peeled paint. Geez I have most of the colors...it is hard to pick. I do find myself using the yellow, mustard seed a lot, too. Have fun!
I have been using my TH distress inks on just about everything I've made recently!! I LOVE them!! The ink stays wet for a long time so it is a very forgiving medium to work with- especially when sponging it on. I love how they look/react to water also. I made several christmas cards where I completely changed the color of my paper just using the distress inks (I was out of the color paper I really wanted for a particular project so I made it myself)! I just wish I had every color- my favorite by far is the vintage photo- use this one a ton.
I just got 4 new colors this weekend. I didn't feel like the antique linen shows well enough for edge distressing.
Leah
Vintage Photo is the one I'm most likely to reach for if I want a really vintage/distressed edge. Antique Linen gives a much more subtle look and is great for sponging over an entire image to tone it down, too.
Dried Marigold is one of the few I haven't yet added to my collection Karen! It looks a pretty colour though. I confess I'm a cheapskate and I do not have the ink blending tool and pads - I just cut chunks off a big car wash sponge for all my crafty sponging needs!
Here's a tip I learned concerning the blending tool. After removing the foam pads several times, I found that the velco pad was coming off, so I reglued it several times and it still gave me problems. I read on a blog, (Can't remember the name right now), that you can use a heavy duty staple gun and staple the velcro pad onto the tool and it works like a charm. Just staple through the velcro at each end of the tool.
As far as ink colors go, I think I have all of them now. I do tend to use the browns, greens and blue's more than the others, but I love them all.
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I love Tim Holtz' products. He's got a blog Tim Holtz Blog and is gearing up to do his 12 Tags of Christmas, starting on December 1. His got links to the last two years of tags on there, too.
He uses Distress Inks on all the tags and really describes his techniques well. There are lots of photos, too. Even if you don't make the exact tag, you'll pick up some new ideas for other projects. Be warned, you will also find you "need" more producs. ;)
Joanne, the tool was all of $3.50, along with a package of pads for the same price, so I threw them into my shopping cart!! Hahaha. MarshHen, I love the idea of stapling my velcro into the tool, I think I'll do that right away when it arrives. It will save me tons of aggrivation later. Cindy, I am saving Tim's blog. I didn't even think to look for it!! Thanks for that info!! I will continue to add to my collection after Christmas....maybe I can buy my sons (they're in their 20"s!) some stamping supplys for Christmas...then, since they won't have any use for them, I can just keep them for myself!!
Joanne, the tool was all of $3.50, along with a package of pads for the same price, so I threw them into my shopping cart!!
That's the difference between the US and UK I guess - I can find the tool for a little over four pounds which at current exchange rate is over seven bucks so effectively I'd have to pay twice the price for the same thing :rolleyes: I guess if I used one at a workshop or something and loved it then I'd go right ahead and buy one but as I get results I like with a plain old sponge chunk I'll just keep doing it that way in the meantime!
That's the difference between the US and UK I guess - I can find the tool for a little over four pounds which at current exchange rate is over seven bucks so effectively I'd have to pay twice the price for the same thing :rolleyes: I guess if I used one at a workshop or something and loved it then I'd go right ahead and buy one but as I get results I like with a plain old sponge chunk I'll just keep doing it that way in the meantime!
I was gifted the Distress Ink tool by my sister, but before that I used chunks of sponges and still do, especially when my craft table is cluttered and I can't find the tool, which happens quite often I'm afraid. To be honest, if I hadn't found that blog with the tip about stapling the velcro onto the tool, I would have chunked the darn thing, lol.
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I found this yesterday, and I'm loving the way they're used here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anEZn2pvTw
been doing alot of playing with this technique. Hope you love it as much as I do.
When I saw the script stamp on this video, it reminded me of the video she did using this same stamp with the Distress Ink to stamp paper flowers. LOL, I remember my heart skipping a beat when I saw the results. Let's face it, Distress Inks ROCK!
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