Flashback- Halloween 2021

 In 2021,  I took an online Course by Tim Holz titled Chemistry 101, 102, and 103 which was a treasure trove of technique videos demonstrating how to use the inks, paints, spray, crayons and stains of the distress products.  I found it fascinating being shown how to somewhat control some of the outcomes of these reactive products.  I am inspired by the fall and Halloween themes so I created an Accordian Booklet for my friend Penny and came by it again yesterday while I was looking at past projects on my computer.  Because life has been too hectic these past several years I didn‘t have the time to  post it on my blog, so here it is now with descriptions of my process which fortunately I wrote down at the time to share with Penny.Some of the scnes got out of sequence but- you get the idea. I’m out of blogging practice here . 

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Perfect Splatter Distress Technique for scene above

 Apply various colors of Distress Ink directly over craft Sheet by pressing down. Apply small piles of Perfect Pearls powders using the end of a brush over ink. Mist entire surface with water from mister.

 Press tag on to ink and pearls, lift and dry with heat tool.

Continue tapping tag into remaining ink and pearls, and dry between layers. Apply additional colors of Distress Ink using an Ink

Blending tool

Stamps from Stampin ‘Up Home is where the haunt is. SU Snow Front

and SU Halloween Backgrounds

Witches” Day Out (computer generated)

Brayered  Distress Stains Technique 

 Apply first color of Distress Stain to craft sheet. Lightly roll mini brayer through the Stain to coat roller. Lightly roll brayer across tag.. Repeat previous steps with various colors. Mist water onto craft sheet. Lightly roll brayer through water and onto tag to blend Stains. Dry tag using a Heat Tool.

Stampin’ Up Tee Hee Hee

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Distress Paint Marbling:for scene above (my favorite panel)

 

Shake Distress Paint and apply various colors to Craft Sheet.

Mist Paint with water from Mister. Swipe tag through paints several times

until covered. Mist painted tag with water to blend and let marblize.

Dry with Heat Tool.  Once Distress Paint are dry- they are permanent

and will no longer blend.  
Stampendous  Autumn Trees were stamped in Versafine  Claire Nocturne ink

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