How to Use Distress Inks by Tim Holtz
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads are comprised of an acid-free, nontoxic, fade-resistant and water-based dye ink on a 2-inch square felt pad. The inks come in 36 different shades to coordinate with most scrapbooking, card-making and paper-crafting projects. Not limited to rubber-stamped images, Tim Holtz inks can also be used to distress paper. Because the ink stays wetter than most dye-based inks, it can be manipulated with different brushes and water spritzes to create custom looks.
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Things You'll Need
- Card stock
- Tim Holtz distress ink pads
- Protective sheeting
- Water spritzer
- Old toothbrush
- Rubber gloves
Instructions
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Put on rubber gloves to protect your hands from staining with the distress inks. Apply protective sheeting to the workstation to protect it from damage.
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Use the water spritzer to lightly mist the card stock. Let the card stock sit for one minute until the water starts to penetrate the paper.
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Pick up the card stock and crumple it up in your hands as though you were going to throw it away. Uncrumple the paper and press it out flat onto your work station.
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Open the Tim Holtz distress ink pad and remove the top lid. Grip the distress pad in your hand with the ink pad face down toward your card stock. Carefully brush the top of the ink pad across the raised crumpled edges of the card stock. Set the distress ink pad aside.
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Spritz the card stock with water and again crumple the paper until a ball. Uncrumple the card stock and lay it out flat on the workstation in front of you.
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Wet the old toothbrush and then drag it across the top of the Tim Holtz distress ink pad to load the bristles with ink.
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Hold the toothbrush over the top of the now-weathered card stock and use your gloved thumb to run across the toothbrush bristles to splatter ink across the top of the paper.
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Allow the card stock sufficient time to dry before using it on your paper-crafting project.
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Tips & Warnings
Use more than one color of distress ink to create a mottled collage of color on the cardstock.
