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Tim
Holtz
Distress Inks and Re-Inkers
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Tim Holtz
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Distress Ink |
Marina S.
Distress Ink Tattered Rose |
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
are a collection of 24 inks perfect for the vintage, stained, aged effect crafters are creating in
their altered books, scrapbook pages, cards and paper
craft projects. Tim selected the colors and helped
develop these inks to produce a realistic, weathered
look on paper, photos and decorative fibers. Distress
Inks original award winning tones afford added
versatility when photo tinting and color layering. The
2x2" pads are now made with a higher raised felt for
easier use with direct to paper techniques. See bottom
of page for tricks on using your Distress Inks (article
by Tim Holtz, from Ranger Crafts).
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Key
points that make Distress Inks different
STAYS WET LONGER - (allows you to
blend and shade on photos and paper - also emboss) other dye inks
dry too fast especially on photos so you end up with lines and marks
if you go direct from the pad.
COLOR WICKS OR SPREADS OUT -
(these inks will travel across the surface of your paper when
spritzed with water) other dyes do not travel as much although they
might bleed a little when wet, the Distress Inks actually "wick" or
spread out much further creating several tone on tones.
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Tricks to DISTRESS paper
I
like to use water when I am distressing. I think it gives the papers
more of a weathered texture, so here's how I start. Working on any
type of paper (manila, cardstock, or text weight), crumple the paper
up - always press in the center of any heavyweight cardstock or
manila stock - this will break the surface tension of the paper and
allow you to crumple up the paper easier without tearing it. Next
rub the Distress pads over the surface - you can work with several
different colors or just one - WALNUT STAIN IS IDEAL FOR THIS. Then
spray the inked surface with water (you will immediately notice the
ink "travels" outward when water is applied as these inks are
designed to react with water). Heat the surface to dry - and here's
why... Although you don't have to heat set these inks for any
reason, I like to dry the water using either a Heat Tool
or an iron. This will allow for more tone control and keep areas
dark and others light. Ironing the paper will also give you a much
smoother surface to stamp on without compromising the aged finish.
*If you allow the surface to air-dry most of your color will end up
on the edges only because the paper will bend and buckle when wet,
forcing the ink and water to the edges. Notice that these Distress
Inks retain their color value even when wet and dried. Other brown
dyes will break down in color (sometimes leaving a pink and green
hue).
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Tricks to DISTRESS photos
FINALLY an ink formulated for photos! Whether you're a scrapbooker
or not you can use all types of photos (vintage or new ones) on your
cards and pages. The Distress Inks work on all types of photos -
inkjet, laser, toner copies, regular photos (matte or glossy) and
even color photos! Start by using the lightest colors ANTIQUE LINEN
or OLD PAPER with either a brayer or DTP (direct to photo). Cover
the photo in the lighter colors, blend the colors with a small piece
of foam after you apply the inks - these inks stay wet
long enough for you to blend out any lines or marks other ink pads
leave on photos. Next age the edges with VINTAGE PHOTO or WALNUT
STAIN by applying the pad directly to the edges - soften and mix the
tones with a small piece of Ranger Cut ‘n Dry™ Foam. Of course to
complete the aged process lightly sand - YES SAND - the photo with
medium grit sand paper. Don't go over anyone's face, but just make a
few scratches here and there.
Photo TINTING
Distress Inks acid-free, easy to blend formula makes them your best
choice for photo tinting. Make a black and white copy of your
favourite photo onto
Ranger Gloss Paper. Select areas of your photo to colorize. Pick up
ink directly from the Distress Pads with foam and place colors
exactly where you want them.
It's that easy! Distress Photo Edging make
any photo look antique. Use a sponge dauber. Ink
the foam on one of the Distress pads. Rub the inked foam around the
edges of the photo for an aged effect.
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Tricks for STAMPING
What can I say about the many stamping applications these inks can
achieve. Once again the special formulation on these Distress Inks
provides a versatile finish on papers yet still allow for "normal"
stamping applications. I like to stamp on uncoated (matte) papers
and immediately rub the image with a cloth - this will soften or
shadow your image WITHOUT smudging any detail - VINTAGE PHOTO,
WALNUT STAIN, TEA DYE, BLACK SOOT - wonderful for this one! Another
surface is glossy cardstock - keep in mind this is a different type
of dye ink so when you stamp on glossy, certain areas of your image
will "bead" up, once again providing a Distressed look without you
doing a thing (this is probably one of my most favourite looks) -
some areas of the image appear "pitted". Brayering on glossy
cardstock is also wonderful because you can still manipulate the
inks with different tools, brushes, your fingers, whatever. Even
after the ink is applied you can achieve amazing texture and color
shading.
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The RE-INKERS
The
Distress re-inkers are so versatile and fun, especially the bottles
they're in! These vintage looking glass dropper vials are perfect
for aging a "batch" of tags, fibers, linens or whatever, in baths of
Distress Inks & water. You can also create your own palette on your
craft sheet using the reinkers and hand tint any black and white
photo color by color (very fun thing to do).
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