Mindy Eggan got this beautiful bright card background by blending Distress Ink over top of a stencil. By mixing and blending 3 colors together she was able to get multiple colors from just the 3 inks. Visit her blog Paper … Read More ...
Technique: Inked and Stenciled Swirl Card Background
Tim Holtz’s new Distress Ink react with water like regular Distress Inks so you can combine different colors and add water for fun color combinations. This card used three blues over top of a swirly stencil for the perfect wave … Read More ...
Project: Mermaid Card with Distress Oxide Inks
Amy Rysavy used Distress Ink in 3 different way on this adorable mermaid card. I love her colorful hair and how Amy flicked water over the ink to remove some color for a cool extra distressed look. Check out her … Read More ...
Techniques: 5 Ways to Use New Distress Oxide Inks
The newDistress Ink pads from Tim Holtz are a big hit. I’m seeing them all over the web and finding lots of cool techniques for them. They work similar to regular Distress Inks in reacting with water but they … Read More ...
Technique: Water Coloring with New Distress Oxide Inks
Tim Holtz’s new Distress Ink react and work the same as regular Distress Inks but they give a cool oxidized look when mixed with water. Caryn Davies used these new inks to water color with and got a really amazing … Read More ...
Technique: Water Color with Distress Markers
Hop on over to the Marker Pop blog and Holly will show you how to water color an adorable Bear and Bird card using Distress Markers. Click here to watch.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tip: Inking Stamps with Markers
Get multiple colors on one stamp by using markers to directly color on the stamp instead of using an ink pad. Distress Markers work great for this technique because you do an extra step and spritz them with water for … Read More ...
Project: Autumn Card with Wood Veneer
Add a nice rustic touch to your cards with slices of real wood veneer. The Ranger Ink blog will how you how to stamp and color on this surface using Distress Crayons. This look is perfect for fall and … Read More ...
Project: Thank You Card with Real Looking Leaves
Kittie Caracciolo will teach you how to transform simple die cut white paper leaves into amazing realistic looking fall leaves using Distress Ink to color and clear embossing powder for shine. Visit her blog for all the details.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Distress Inked Butterfly Tag
Using rubber stamps, Distress Ink and Sprays Kymona designed this cool collage styled tag. She even used the inks to color her ribbon! Get your fingers inky and follow along with her project directions on her blog Kreative Kymona.
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Technique: Mixed Media Resist on Linen
Usually a resist technique involves stamping an image, embossing it and then inking or stamping over top and the original image resists the second layer of ink. But here’s a very neat twist on this technique using stencils and paste … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Art with Stamp Pads
Ink pads aren’t just for inking up your stamps, you can also use them to add a vintage stained look to paper and also color plain ribbons and trims. The Simon Says Stamp blog has a step by step tutorial … Read More ...
Technique: Distress Ink Card Background
The Lawn Fawn blog has a great tutorial video from Chari on using Distress Ink for making a stunning night sky background, click here to watch.
-Heather
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Technique: Distress Ink Resist
These little cards are so precious! Visit Annie Rose Makes Things and she will show you how to use a stamped embossing reisit technique along with Distress Ink for some pretty mini cards.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tutorial: Tattered Paper Flowers
Using die cut paper flowers, stamps and ink sprays Neels Expressionz has made some stunning tattered flowers! These are perfect accents for cards, scrapbook pages, home decor projects and more. Click here for his tutorial.
-Heather
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