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I REALLY love the vintage look but I can never seem to quite get it down. Any tips or tricks that you can give? I went to the link posted on the distressed ink thread and I'm interested in these pads but I don't want to buy them and not be able to do anything with them. My "style" is very cutesy but I want to go vintage. HELP!!
Joy, my demo gave me this last month, I haven't tried it yet! The card she made using this technique turned out just beautiful! Hope this helps!
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You’ll need light coloredcardstock, lemon juice,
a small container, an applicator
(sponge, paintbrush, dauber) & a heat tool.
1. Pour a small amount of lemon juice into the
container.
2. Using the applicator of you choice, soak or dab
it in the lemon juice. Then apply it to your
cardstock. The more lemon juice you apply, the
darker the results.
3. Next, heat the lemon juice on the cardstock.
It will burn into the cardstock. On
my first attempt, it took longer
than I expected because I was
holding the heat gun about 4 inches
from the cardstock. For quicker
results hold the heat gun closer.
Heat some areas longer than others
for more color.
4. Using coordinating ink stamp your
cardstock, layer & embellish to
complete your project!
You know I just saw the other day at my Michael's was a Making Memories distressing kit for 34.99. From what I remember it had all the tools you need...worth a looksy?
Thanks, Jovi! I'll have to give that a try.
Kim- I've seen that kit and I am interested. I just don't know that I need everything in it- maybe I could get just a few things and save $$$ OR add it to my Christmas list :lol:
Michaels.com doesn't offer an *online store* anymore. But, Joann's does & if you sign up on their website you'll get online coupons every other day! But, I did just look for you on Joanns.com & they don't offer the distressing kit. :(
Use creamy caramel and practice on scrap cardstock a few times. MOP (messy on purpose) all over the card. Not sloppy though. There still has to be creative lines and angles in your design and layout.
curling the corners, crinkling paper, using your heat tool to crinkle your organdy ribbon..........these are all great way to AGE your projects!
From what I've read, the lemon juice tech is for cards and not for scrapbooking because of the acid. I wouldn't risk putting it in my album. Just never know.
Anyone know for sure??
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I've been using the distress ink for some time and absolutely love it for more than just distressing. It dries a little slower than regular dye inks, and is wonderful for a softer look if you use it for regular stamping. I use Antique Linen and Tea Dye a lot. Now as far as distressing, what Michelle suggested in her email is a wonderful technique and you can effectively use any color of ink for the direct to paper part of the process. I've used soft greens, pinks, even violet for an interesting effect (not exactly vintage, but cool). I used close to cocoa to direct stamp after the crumpled up paper has dried and of course, as Michelle says, creamy caramel. I like it on vanilla paper, and have done it for the vintage look on barely banana.
A tip that I heard from somewhere about wetting the paper (and I use an empty Stampin-Mist container with water) or if I get desperate, Stampin Mist) and take a piece of 8-1/2x11. Start in the middle of the paper with the mist, and then go out to the edges. Start crumpling in the middle and take it easy. The wetter you get the paper, the more likely it might be to tear when it's wet, so easy does it. You can effectively crumple smaller pieces too, but I like to do the larger sheets because then I usually have the background for four cards with slightly more work.
I'm sorry . . . I just noticed that I neglected to mention that Lisa was the person who suggested Creamy caramel (a wonderful choice, too) and also explained the distress crumpled paper method.
I also forgot to mention, I use distress inks when I do polished stone technique with alcohol inks. I direct stamp the whole sheet of glossy white with one of the distress colors (usually antique linen), then direct stamp a little Encore metallic (copper is wonderful) around the edges, and then proceed with the polished stone colors. Sometimes it takes a long time to dry completely and when I am through with colors, I will take clear embossing powder and sprinkle over the whole sheet. It usually catches only where the metallic is still wet, and it is very interesting. But that's another story!!
Getting a vintage look
