Create Quick Backgrounds with Distress Inks
Hello Everyone,
This is Poornima here to share few more ideas on distress inks. There are tons of tutorials already on internet. I am just sharing some techniques which I tried and made few variations to get awesome looking backgrounds.
1. Color Blocking Technique –
The first technique is Color Blocking Technique. It requires foam pads. Watch Tim’s videos on how to do this. This technique is really very simple and one can create quick backgrounds with this. This is one sample which have I tried
You can leave this background as such or for more detailing stamp images
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| Stamp - Inkdinkado Artistic Flourish |
A vintage background with vintage photo and walnut stain distress inks.
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| Stamp - Tim Holtz's Urban Grunge |
Now some variations which I tried with Color Blocking Technique. These variations requires Mini Mister.
Variation 1 - To get soft pastel background, mist the paper with water first and then add colors blocks.
Variation 2 - To get bright colored background, add color blocks and then mist the paper. Don't mist it heavily.
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A finished card using above background -
Variation 3 - Foam pads can be used to get totally different background. When I was trying color blocking technique, an idea pooped into my mind and I got this background. It has wood like texture. I loved it very much.
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| Distress Ink - Vintage Photo |
To get above result,
- Ink up your foam pad.You can ink only half foam.
- Hold it an angle and swipe it till the end of the paper.
- Repeat the process on opposite sides and in between.
Here’s another sample which I made. Since distress inks are also stamping inks, so I stamped flourish with walnut stain distress ink. The edges are inked with vintage photo.
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| Distress Inks - Meadow Lawn, Vintage Photo Stamp - Inkdinkado Artistic Flourish |
2. Archival Resist –
This is also a very simple technique. It requires any archival ink. I have used colorbox ink. Since archival inks are oil based permanent inks, so distress inks resist the archival ink stamped images. An idea how it looks.
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3. Distress Ink with Glue –
Glue can be used to create interesting backgrounds .First apply distress ink to paper. Then add glue drops at several places . Apply other color of distress ink. I have not applied distress ink after adding glue. I have also added hot glue with glue gun. It resist's distress inks.
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| Distress Inks - Meadow Lawn, Mustard Seed |
A finished card using above background -
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| Die - Die-Version Heart of Hearts Stamp - Fiskars Friends Forever |
I hope you liked the ideas and I have inspired you to try some cool techniques with distress inks. The challenge is still running. Only few days left to enter your projects. So hurry up and link up your entries to win some awesome prizes.
Until Next Time,
Have Fun Crafting !!
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