Today’s card utilizes a great technique for ink blending along with some left over die cuts.

At the Creativation show this past January, Tim Holtz introduced a really cool technique you can do with Distress Oxides. He was playing around with different substrates for Distress Oxide, and tried the inks on glossy paper, specifically the Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock. It seems like Tim Holtz will try anything with his products, including licking the paper (not recommended). He found that the oxidation of the inks was especially pronounced on the glossy cardstock, (that's when he licked…

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Hello, Jennie here with you today and welcome to my first post this month. Just lately I have got a little hooked on Distress Glaze as it makes a fabulous resist for Distress Inks. The technique I am sharing is certainly not my own, in fact you can see a number of examples on Pinterest and which is where I discovered it. However, this is my version and I thought you might appreciate a little step by step so you can see how it came together. I started by layering Fossilised Amber through one…

Hi there, crafty friends. I’m back with a slimline card featuring the Distress Embossing Glazes from Tim Holtz… These embossing glazes are translucent, not opaque like many other embossing powders. I like that they come in the Distress Ink color line and they are great for layering. To create today’s project, I masked off grouping of the hearts on the Fading Hearts Slimline Stencil and applied the matching color of Distress Oxide ink through the...Continue reading

At the Creativation show this past January, Tim Holtz introduced a really cool technique you can do with Distress Oxides. He was playing ar...

Hello my friends, there is exciting news - 6 new colours of Distress Embossing Glazes have joined the Distress family - Mustard Seed, Dried ...

To kick off my Christmas, winter, holiday blog posts, I thought I would start off by making a general snow techniques video using Distress products. In it I discuss products and techniques for making snowy things, and options for keeping snow white, and even some of the ways I used these products in my seasonal makes. Fair warning, it is a long video because I tried to cover as much as I could. So settle in with a cup of cocoa or spiced cider and I hope you enjoy it! This blog post is not…