Creative Chemisty 102 Distress Differently

Smudge Stamping

We skipped around a bit and for our last week of Creative Chemistry 102 we covered two days of assignments. This first technique is called smudge stamping. I thought it was fun to do and is an excellent way to build up some backstock for future creative projects.  You will need two tags for this technique.

Ink your stamp and stamp onto Tag 1 and then immediately onto Tag 2.  Take a blending tool and rub it over the image on Tag 2.  It will soften the edges of the stamped image.  Do this for all the images you wish to use our your tag and then age with distress ink.  I like both images but am really partial to the smudged image.

Image 3 Brayered Stains and Image 4 Rock Candy Glitter

Image 3 shows the look that is achieved by brayering distress stain onto a tag.  It takes a bit of work to figure out how to get the stain to attach to the brayer long enough to transfer it to the tag but it's a really cool effect.

Image 4 is an image that was covered in Rock Candy Distress Glitter.  It's difficult to see in this image but it gives the whole thing a frosted finish.

Faux Cracked Glass

For this technique take a piece of 'faux' glass such as an acrylic tile or a mini glass vial and paint with Glue N Seal or some type of product to provide a toothy surface. I actually used Ranger Multi-medium because that was what I had on hand.  Once the multi-medium was dry I painted over the tile again with Rock Candy Crackle paint and allowed it to dry. Finally I swiped the dry, cracked surface with Mahogany Distress Stain to highlight the cracked areas.

-R