Distress Tags

 I am currently taking online classes with  #TimHoltzCreativeChemistry101

Just wanted to share some of the tag creations as I make them.

I am learning so much and love the Distress Inks and products. 

Affects achieved from L to R.  Blending, Wrinkle Free and Brushless Watercolor. 

Perfect Pearls with Distress ink in Mini 

Mister and gold powder, Stamped image with Versamark and gold powder and water activation of ink. Wrinkle Free Distress with  Gold Perfect Pearls. 

Crackle paste on die cuts  colored with Distress paint, Marbling with Distress Paint, Stamping resist with Distress paint  and Blended Distress inks BG.

Kraft Resist with Distress paints,

 Distress paint Marbling with Archival ink, Resist with Distress paint and direct to paper Distress BG

Alcohol Ink Agates, Archival Resist, Reflections Stamping. 

                     Layered Misting using a stencil, Water coloring with re-inkers and Aqua Brush 

From  LtoR Nostalgic Batik Technique, Rusted Enamel Technique, Distress Powder Resist Technique.

I have had the Distress Embossing Powders for a while but as the Fiddler fern tag proves you have to know the subtle hints to use them to their best advantage.  Shake the powder well.  Use Distress Embossing ink, after tipping off powder do not flick the card stock  before heating. Let the image dry after heating then using your hand rub off the release crystals.

Use Distress inks and blending brushes to highlight the image.  When happy with the result rub over with a cloth and see the happy result. Look how the fern seems to have a halo of light around it. 

Layering with inks and Stencils.  

Old Paper Distress Stickles 

Industrial Embossing, Stamping through a stencil, embossing through a stencil.

Stencil Sketch, Ink Monoprint with stencils Distress Paint Monoprint with stencils.

Alcohol Ink Monoprint

Alcohol inks Faded Layers Technique

Distress Glittering

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Alcohol Ink Ombré 

Shabby Chic

Rusting with Distress Embossing  Powder

Rub on resist with Distress sprays Wilted Violet, 

Picked Raspberry and Prize Ribbon. 

This was supposed to be Airbrish with Distree Markers but 

I don’t own either so I used Brushos.

Translucent paste and Flourish stencil with Spray stains, 

Antique Bronze, Picked Raspbery, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet.

        

Wrinkle Free Distress using ink Pads, Peacock Feathers, Aged Mahogony, 

Spiced Marmalade,

 Mustard Seed, Evergreen Bough.& Mica Spray. 

 Opaque Embossing Paste through Stencils and Distress Stain Sprays,

 Wilted Violet, Spiced Marmalade Oxide, Cracked Pistachio. 

Rusted effect around a collage,

I used a large Tim Holtz Paper doll image. 

Embossed a Kraft tag using Bead board EF.

Used paper strip scraps to make a bench and wallpaper behind him.

 Tapped TH Grit-Paste around the edges- let Dry. 

Used Distress Crayons in Vintage Photo and Walnut stain 

and rubbed on with my finger to create a rusted grungy look over the grit paste. 

Here are my tags using Distress Crayons.

Distress Crayons Gesso Fresco

Distress crayon Smudge

Distress Crayon Layered Coloring

Distress Crayon Layered Background

Distress Crayon Watercolor Resist

Distress Washed Watercolor

Using micro glaze, spray stains, iced spruce, prize ribbon, 

Broken china and frayed burlap.

Faux cracked glass using Versamak and Utee