description Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads Overview
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads are versatile polymer inks designed for crafting projects. These pads create an authentic aged appearance through their watercolor-like reaction with water and subsequent opaque drying on paper. They are particularly useful for stamp impressions and mixed media techniques seeking a vintage or weathered aesthetic. Hobbyists involved in scrapbooking, card making, and broader creative applications will find these pads valuable tools.
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What happens when you add water to Distress Oxide ink?
Distress Oxide inks are water-reactive, meaning that when you spritz them with water, the ink immediately oxidizes and separates from the paper. This creates a distinct, chalky, watercolor-like effect that is highly popular for vintage-style paper crafts.
What is the difference between Distress Ink and Distress Oxide?
While standard Tim Holtz Distress Inks are dye-based and dry transparent, Distress Oxide pads are a hybrid of dye and pigment inks. The addition of a white pigment base makes Oxides dry completely opaque, allowing them to show up vibrantly even over dark paper.
Can Distress Oxide inks be used on dark cardstock?
Yes, because they are pigment-based and opaque, Distress Oxides are excellent for stamping or blending on black or dark-colored papers. Standard Distress Inks would disappear on dark paper, but the Oxide formula pops out beautifully.
Who makes Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink pads?
They are manufactured by Ranger Ink in collaboration with the popular crafting designer Tim Holtz. The Distress line is an award-winning staple in the scrapbooking and card-making industry, featuring an expanding palette of over 80 colors.
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