Distress Ink Pads

[ilinacrouse]

Ok, long time ago, like 4 years ago, I bought few of the Ranger Distress Inks, before the new colors came out. And I didn't use them that much (I just got them for 1 project I was doing). I ended up giving them away.
I have seen now people using the distress inks more...and I went to Michael's and to my surprise the ink pads were 40% off, so I got several from the distress.

My question is, what are the possibilities and options to use them. What do you do with them (of course beside stamp) LOL? Why they are so special?

[Untrapped Soul]

Here is a gorgeous scene created by Michelle Zindorf, using multiple distress ink pads. If you search her blog, she does use them quite often.
Hth!
Eileen

[Paula in GA]

I like them because of the neat colors, but the big hype on them is that even though they're dye ink they stay juicy longer (like pigment inks).

[Jeanne S]

They're great for sponging. They stay wet just smidge longer than other dye inks.

[deipara]

Originally Posted by Jeanne S

They're great for sponging. They stay wet just smidge longer than other dye inks.

So that's why I wind up with them all over my fingers when I'm sponging.

I just thought I was a messy stamper.

[missiowa81]

I love the distress inks, both the old and new colors. You can use them to make great backgrounds, or you can stamp with them like any other dye ink, and they stay wet long enough for you to heat emboss, if you like.

If you go to the Ranger Ink website, you can watch videos on how to use them. Here is a link to one of the videos that shows some techniques with the distress inks.

One thing that is "special" about the distress inks is that they interact with water. So you can make some fun backgrounds by combining colors and going crazy with your spritzer bottle of water!

One thing I like to do with them is to age or distress old photos. I use the Cut -n- Dry Foam to apply the ink around the edges or to just certain areas of the photo. You can also use the mini pen nibs to "paint" or color a photo or something you've stamped on glossy paper.

[Jeanne S]

Originally Posted by deipara

So that's why I wind up with them all over my fingers when I'm sponging.

I just thought I was a messy stamper.

I do that with any ink.......hehe

I KNOW I'm a messy stamper.

[Later Dais]

Just know that Distress Inks possess many properties that regular inks, that you may be used to, do not. They are just way cool and the "accidents" can create many discoveries.For example, one of the coolest thing to know is that Distress Ink WILL react with water. So, you wouldn't to spray something like Glimmer mist on your project that has Distress Ink. Distress Inks can do so much more than just for "distressing" you edges and work. Use them as a stamp ink, embossing ink, or tinting ink for black and white photos. Make sure you go to either Ranger or Tim Holtz' blog for great tutoriol videos and info about Distress Inks.

[Stampingmathilda]

You can color your stamped images with Distress Ink. Stamp your images with waterproof ink (Memories Black, India Ink Black, Stazon,...)
-this one was colored using Distress Ink and stumps, you need very smooth or glossy paper for this technique:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...just-note.html
-on this card I rubbed the ink pad on an acrylic block and used a damp brush to take some ink:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...ey-sewing.html


I love the look of book pages, colored with Distress ink: Rub an inkpad on a non stick craft sheet, mist water and put the book page into the ink: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com/2009/03/hallo.html

Another background, made on a non stick craft sheet:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...-this-tag.html
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...-jaarswap.html

-I rubbed these cardstock letters with Distress Inkpads, it gives a distressed look: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...rry-x-mas.html

This is the link to the "Distress Ink category" on my blog:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...Distress%20Ink

It took a while before I started to like these inks, but now I'm using them a lot.

[Rys_mum]

I found this yesterday, and I'm loving the way they're used here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anEZn2pvTw
been doing alot of playing with this technique. Hope you love it as much as I do.

[k dunbrook]

Originally Posted by Rys_mum

I found this yesterday, and I'm loving the way they're used here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anEZn2pvTw
been doing alot of playing with this technique. Hope you love it as much as I do.

Jennifer just posted this video....I was going to suggest it to you. You can also go to Tim Holtz's website...he has great examples of some the his creations.
I personally love the greens. Here is a card I made using them....very easy and great colours.

[Angelnorth]

Originally Posted by missiowa81

One thing that is "special" about the distress inks is that they interact with water. So you can make some fun backgrounds by combining colors and going crazy with your spritzer bottle of water!

They will react with water in that it makes them travel over the surface of the paper but what it won't do is change the colour which is great news! Some inks break down with water and you get blotches or streaks of a different colour coming out of them (which can be cool if you want that effect!) but Distress always stays true to colour which makes them an excellent choice to use as watercolours - here's a card that uses Distress inks to colour the image and you can see the other effect in the sky (I used an Adirondack that breaks down so I got tonal variation with just one ink).

[Mrs Noofy]

Thanks everyone for the great information and all the super links. This is fabulous!

[Rys_mum]

Originally Posted by k dunbrook

Jennifer just posted this video....I was going to suggest it to you. You can also go to Tim Holtz's website...he has great examples of some the his creations.
I personally love the greens. Here is a card I made using them....very easy and great colours.

Yeah, I love Jennifer's videos. Have you seen her stamp wardrobe collection? WOW! I think if I had mine set up like that it would be too much-too mant ideas at once

[designing diva]

What do I use distress inks for ? Everything. I think I have every color. I have lots on my gallery here and on my blog if you want to check it out!
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[DebKNeer]

Originally Posted by Rys_mum

Yeah, I love Jennifer's videos. Have you seen her stamp wardrobe collection? WOW! I think if I had mine set up like that it would be too much-too mant ideas at once

Sounds fun; where can we see Jennifer's stamp wardrobe collection? Thanks!

[alanasnana]

I use them to outline or distress my cards. They also make an image look more crisp on a card.

[Rys_mum]

Originally Posted by DebKNeer

Sounds fun; where can we see Jennifer's stamp wardrobe collection? Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0SR...eature=related

and her clear stamps here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5EuY...eature=related

I'm subscribed to her youtube blog, shes also done some wonderful things with distress.

[lmcgraw01]

wow, I've loved the Ranger inks for years, but haven't done half of these things. Amazing resources, thanks, all!
Leah

[meeyore151]

I just got a bunch of the distress inks during a sale at my local craft store and I can't wait to use these techniques with them. Thanks for sharing!

[dasimonds]

Originally Posted by missiowa81

I love the distress inks, both the old and new colors. You can use them to make great backgrounds, or you can stamp with them like any other dye ink, and they stay wet long enough for you to heat emboss, if you like.

If you go to the Ranger Ink website, you can watch videos on how to use them. Here is a link to one of the videos that shows some techniques with the distress inks.

One thing that is "special" about the distress inks is that they interact with water. So you can make some fun backgrounds by combining colors and going crazy with your spritzer bottle of water!

One thing I like to do with them is to age or distress old photos. I use the Cut -n- Dry Foam to apply the ink around the edges or to just certain areas of the photo. You can also use the mini pen nibs to "paint" or color a photo or something you've stamped on glossy paper.

Great video....Thanks for sharing!!

[dasimonds]

Originally Posted by Stampingmathilda

You can color your stamped images with Distress Ink. Stamp your images with waterproof ink (Memories Black, India Ink Black, Stazon,...)
-this one was colored using Distress Ink and stumps, you need very smooth or glossy paper for this technique:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...just-note.html
-on this card I rubbed the ink pad on an acrylic block and used a damp brush to take some ink:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...ey-sewing.html


I love the look of book pages, colored with Distress ink: Rub an inkpad on a non stick craft sheet, mist water and put the book page into the ink: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com/2009/03/hallo.html

Another background, made on a non stick craft sheet:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...-this-tag.html
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...-jaarswap.html

-I rubbed these cardstock letters with Distress Inkpads, it gives a distressed look: http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...rry-x-mas.html

This is the link to the "Distress Ink category" on my blog:
http://stampingmathilda.blogspot.com...Distress%20Ink

It took a while before I started to like these inks, but now I'm using them a lot.

These are ALL fabulous examples...TFS

[creatingisfun]

what fabulous videos!