Step 1: Select a tag and picture for your project. The picture can be one that you’ve printed onto coated cardstock instead of photo paper.
Step 2: Crumple up tag to create texture.
Step 3: Apply Distress Ink Directly to Tag.
Step 4: Lightly Mist Tag with Water and Iron Tag Flat. Tim recommends ironing on top of Ranger’s Heat It Craft Sheet. Remember to be careful because the iron is extremely hot.
Step 5: Set tag aside for the time being, it’s time to tint the photo. Tim recommends using Cut and Dry Nibs available from Ranger as well as Cut and Dry Foam and Felt for easy ink application.
Time also noted that Ranger has re-designed the Distress ink pads so that there the pads are higher, hold more ink and make them easier to use. This picture shows the height difference. The re-designed pad is on the right.
Step 6: Using the Cut and Dry Nibs and the new colors of Distress Inks begin to colorize the smaller areas of the photo.
Step 7: Using the Cut and Dry Foam attached to a small block of wood, add color to the larger areas of the photo.
Step 8: Finish up the coloring and tinting of the photo by going over the entire photo with a lighter color of Distress Ink, like Old Paper or Antique Linen, using a Direct to Paper technique.
Step 9: To complete the distressed look of the project, you’ll want to “damage” the photo a little bit. This can be accomplished by gently sanding and scratching the image with sand paper or a sanding block.
Step 10: Attach the distressed and tinted photo to your distressed tag.
Step 11: Complete the tag by stamping a word or phrase. Tim likes the new Giant Just Write Stamps.
We’d like to thank Tim for sharing his techniques with us; it was a pleasure to spend a few quiet minutes with you at Memory Trends. For more information on Tim Holtz’s techniques and products, please visit www.timholtz.com, www.RangerInk.com or your local retail store.
