Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks


 


                                  

There are so many things yo can do with
Tim Holtz Distress inks, by Ranger
 I am showing you a couple

of my personal favorites.

 Start with a blank piece of smooth white card stock
I used a 12x12 piece, because I will be making

a scrapbook page out of it. However all these

techniques can be downsized to cards or tags.

You might want to practice on tag size to get the

feel for the method.

Choose your color's and order

Clear and clean your splat mat.

Pounce the ink across your Splat Mat
in layered lines

- spritz with your mini mister

Distress ink is water soluble.

 

You will see little beads of color start to form

Lay your paper in the misted ink and water,

swipe gently to one side and lift

- dry with heat gun

You can repeat carefully on spots

you think need more ink

This next step is my all time favorite thing to do with

distress inks. Go to your stamp collection

 { Tim Holtz rubber stamps work perfectly for this}

 

layer your ink in colors as you like, start with

lightest and work to darkest so you don't transfer

to your ink pads.

You don't have to rush this step

Next gently mist the stamp with water

Stamp it and lift....presto ...it looks like you

are a water color artist

Note: the more water you mist the more

opaque the water color stamp will be

Take the distress embossing pad, ink your
stamp of choice and emboss on pure

white with clear or white emboss.
Inset paper is approximately 4" x 6"

Repeat the first steps above for a unique look

You can darken any areas and fix your

edges with your Ink Tool and Inks

 

Remember we are building backgrounds so this is not

a fussy process. Experiment and have fun!!

Dont' forget to drop by 

Scrapbookers Paradise and leave a comment,

you could win your choice of one distress ink pad. 

Visit Hannah to see what she got up to

with the Distress Inks