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Simply tap a chosen Distress Ink on your craft sheet or acrylic block and spray with water. Take a soft brush and use the Ink to color stamps, resist canvas or just have fun and simply paint. Distress Inks work like watercolors so you can get many interesting effects.
Can you add water to distress inks?
WATER RESIST Since distress inks react with water you can create really pretty effects by combining the two. Water moves the ink around the surface, and by adding drops of water to an inked background, you will get beautiful water washed areas. Apply ink to paper. Spritz water on the paper to “repel” the ink.
Can you use distress oxide inks on canvas?
Distress Oxide, what a buzz word in the crafting world these days! Autumn here today to share an experiment with Distress Oxide ink pads on canvas. I applied my pads directly to my canvas board in a grid like pattern to prevent this, hence the white space you….
Is distress ink water based?
Tim Holtz Distress® Inks are a collection of acid-free, non-toxic, fade resistant, water-based dye inks. They’re perfect for the new vintage, stained, aged effect crafters are creating in their altered books, scrapbook pages, cards and paper craft projects.
What is the difference between distress ink and distress stain?
What is the difference between Distress Spray Stains and Dylusions Ink Sprays? Dylusions Ink Spray is designed to ghost and lighten while Distress Spray Stain is designed to wick and mottle when wet. Both products are acid free, non-toxic water based dye inks.
Can you stamp with distress oxide?
Distress Oxides are a dye and pigment fuship which is PERFECT for stamping. You’ll get such a great impression I just know you’ll love using them for stamping.
Is distress ink permanent?
Distress inks are amazing just because they react with water and they are not permanent. It gives you the ability to play with many different techniques.
What kind of paper do you use with distress ink?
You’ll find, just like in the initial ink comparison, that using the Distress Ink Reinker creates vibrant color when used on a stark white piece of watercolor paper or heavy lb cardstock, but creates a much less saturated result when using dark or kraft paper – just as standard watercolor paint would do.
Are distress inks lightfast?
Distress Inks by Tim Holtz / Ranger are a watersoluble dye product for crafters, rubber stampers and card makers. As with any dye based product, they are not lightfast.
How do you seal distress crayons?
That being said, if you really want to seal it for your peace of mind, I would use a spray fixative that you can find at any craft store. Just a light spray once or twice over the top, not too close to the surface will do you. Thought maybe you might like to see some other examples of Distress Crayons coloring.
How long does it take for distress oxide ink to dry?
Distress inks were formulated to maintain their color and tonal value when they come in contact with water. They are a dye ink, but do not dry immediately, and blend beautifully as a result of their longer dry time. Dry time is about 15-20 seconds give or take; longer in moist climates and shorter in dry ones.
Can you use distress oxide on fabric?
So what have you tried Distress Oxides on? You can’t fix Distress Oxides in fabric and it will just wash out of the fabric.
Is Memento ink waterproof?
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink is fast-drying, acid-free and fade-resistant. It’s designed to work over water-based inks and markers, acrylic paints, water colors, Adirondack Alcohol Ink or Perfect Pearls pigment powders. It’s acid-free, waterproof, and permanent on matte and glossy papers.
Can you stamp over distress Micro glaze?
You should see that the Micro Glaze has resisted the colours. You can even stamp over the top once the colour is dry and then, once again, you should be able to wipe off the ink from the resist areas. (Providing you use either a water based ink, or Archival will work as long as you wipe it off quickly!)Oct 11, 2016.
Can you use distress ink on cardstock?
First up is simple stamping with Distress Oxide Inks on Simon Says Stamp Fog Cardstock. The images stamp solid and intense. I did spritz them lightly with water a few times just to add to the “chalky” look. The inks dry after a bit and I don’t have to worry about them messing up like I do with most pigment inks.
Are Tim Holtz Distress inks waterproof?
Tim Holtz Distress® Mini Archival Ink pads are waterproof, acid-free dye inks featuring the classic Distress color palette in the same fade resistant formula used in Ranger Archival Ink.
Can you use distress ink on wood?
Distress Inks can be used to color small wooden objects such as plaques, frames and trinket boxes. Load the blending tool with ink and rub it on the wood surface in the direction of the grain. As you add colors and build up layers, rub the tool in a circular motion to further blend the colors.
How many colors of distress ink are there?
Currently, there are 61 colors in the Distress Oxide Color Family, and I am taking on the task of ranking them in order of my personal favorites. Now, I am taking a lot of factors into account, and will include brief explanations of my rankings under each ink.
Can you watercolor with distress oxide?
Since Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks have both dye AND pigment properties, they offer a very unique look when used for watercolor. The ink moves nicely with water (thanks to the dye ink properties).. but is somewhat opaque (thanks to the pigment ink properties).
Do distress oxide inks come in mini?
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads Set of 12 and Mini Ink Blending Tools Round with Replacement Foams.
