Video Tutorial: Distressed Background Papers

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In today’s post, a video tutorial featuring; Tiger Paper. Tiger paper is my name for the background papers I produce using particular distressed inking techniques.

You Will Need

• Ranger Color Wash inks, in three colours. I use Stream, Denim and Eggplant in the video
• A larger spray bottle of water
• Gloves, this is a messy technique
• A plastic box to spray into
• Blank newsprint or copier paper
• Cardstock
• Mini Mister bottles (optional)
• Sponge
• Plastic mat or similar to protect surrounding areas

***It is important that you protect the area, around your spray box. These inks do tend to spread and any unprotected surface may be inked if you do not protect it ***

Method

Use a variety of different card stocks, each kind will give a different effect. Suggestions for cardstock to try:

• Water Color Paper with a texture
• Mat Board
• Coated card (laser printer paper could work)
• Glossy Card. Works very well.

Links

To find stockists of the products used in the film, here are links to their manufacturers.

• Ranger
• Tim Holtz product range, including Color Wash, with colour charts
• Cre8tive Online, UK stockist of Color Wash Inks

The finished projects featuring Tiger Paper, used stamps from;

• Crafty Individuals
• Graphicus

More details on the Finished Projects, featured in the film

• ATC
• Clip Board

Tiger Paper is great fun to make. I hope you give it a try, do show me the results if you do. If it isn’t working for you, try different cardstock. This is one of those techniques where results vary, depending on the card you use.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie

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My Piece for TVCC: March 2010

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Today, I would like to share a picture of the piece I made for this month’s, Virtual Crafting Challenge. For March 2010 the theme is ‘C’. I’ve maxed out on the C’s used in this project! 

• Crafty Individuals Stamps
• Cuttlebug die cut letters
• Chip board (well matt board)
• The final piece is a Clip Board

So I recon this one counts  

Clip board, featuring Crafty Individual Stamps.

 

Stamps Used: Crafty Individuals; CI-116, CI-017, CI-173 

Cuttlebug Alphabet; Olivia 

Inks; Colour Wash Spray, in Denim. Distress Reinker, in mini mister; Pine Needles. Adirondack, dye based ink; Denim & Bottle 

Paints Used; Acrylic Dabbers, Silver, Bottle & Denim 

Alcohol inks; Bottle & Denim 

This was my first crafty session in a while and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It just goes to show, it really does pay to buy the same colour pallet across a selection of ink/paint mediums. It gives you complete freedom to create, what ever the surface. You know that the colours will match and tone together I love Ranger products  

The background was created using Colour Wash inks, this is my own technique that I call Tiger paper. 

Tiger Paper, my own technique.

 

I have got hold of some mini misters, to decant my colour wash ink into a smaller mister. The original spray bottles the Colour Wash comes in, are fantastic BUT they are keen and do require large areas to be covered with plastic to prevent them being covered in ink. Not a starter for filming!  I plan to film a tutorial with the technique, so fingers crossed the mini misters will be safe with my camera. 

Close up of stamping on the clip board

 

This is a close up of the stamping before the dimensional distressed letters were added. Distressed letters may be coming up as a tutorial soon too Watch this space  

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon 

Billie

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