Scrappy Angie's: Distress Stain "Fireworks"

It's the last Thursday of October and this will be the final week of the Rangers product showcase. Today I will be showing you a fun technique on using your Tim Holtz Distress Stains. 

What are distress stains? 

Distress Stains are fluid water-based dyes for papers and other porous surfaces.

• Acid free, non-toxic
• Fade-resistant dyes
• Dabber top with spring valve control
• Available in 1 fluid ounce bottles

• Available in 52 colours

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Today we will be doing some splat-and-splash and creating some "fireworks".

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1. Get a piece of white card stock and a Distress Stain (Here I am using Worn Lipstick). Then angle your Distress Stain bottle just about 90 degrees above your cardstock.

2. Then... SPLAT the Distress Stain onto your cardstock and see it splash! Do not worry - this will not  damage your applicator. But do remember, just a gentle splat will do. Hammering or brutal force is not needed.  Splat it randomly to create a background pattern.

3. Next, embellish it and wa-lah!! The card is ready. Simple and quick!

Now get your Distress Stains out and give it a go! :)

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Supplies used:
Tim Holtz Distress Stain {Worn Lipstick}
Ranger non-stick craft sheet
White cardstock
Unity Stamp

NEW ARRIVALS!!! Somerset Memories August 2013 in SnC

Our deluxe, 160-page issue of Somerset Memories is here! This inspiring issue is jam-packed with hundreds of scrapbook and memory book pages as well as unique mixed-media art projects featuring family photos and heirlooms, and includes eight free sheets of scrapbook paper.

Somerset Memories provides a showcase for arts and crafts that feature family photographs and memorabilia. This unique semi-annual magazine presents sophisticated scrapbook and journal pages, plus a gorgeous array of paper crafts, fabric arts, memorabilia and mixed-media art made by our talented readers and contributors. Order Somerset Memories today, and immerse yourself in inspiring memory art!

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Autumn will soon be in the air and this issue of Somerset Memories will warm your heart and ignite your muse as you sit by the fire and delight in the wonderful scrapbook layouts and memory art filling these pages. 

The popularity of Instagram is front and center in a darling, palm-sized mini book by artist Emmanuelle Chauvin, along with a beautiful and colorful journal by the talented Mou Saha. 

Artist Connie Freedman will inspire you with an enchanting, handsome canvas made in honor of her grandfather, and author/artist Melody Nuñez shares her collection of short stories in “Altered Existence” along with the cabinet cards that inspired her novella.

Love the Stampington & Company publications like we do?

Well, check the many different publications carried by Scrap-n-Crop.com HERE - guaranteed to be a crafter's heaven for mojo, inspiration and ideas.

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NEW ARRIVALS!!! Martha Stewart PORTABLE WORK STATION Tool Storage Bag in SnC

The Martha Stewart Crafts™ Portable Work Station is just amazingly wonderful if you're on the road - like me! 

I love stationery. Don't ask me why, but I feel insecure with just the bare minimum even if it's an overnight trip for work… so now, I pack my favourite Cutterbee, rotary blade, ceramic letter opener, craft tweezers and even an eyelet puncher along … for work.

Truthfully, I've never had a need for any of the above on work trips, and frankly, I will never have the need for them on any of my work trips - for Pete's sake, I work the spreadsheets for a living!

But, it makes me feel secure … and though I had thought Val was mad to gift it to me on my birthday … I've found it to be wonderful. So, rather than taking along embellishments, ribbons, scrapbook papers etc. I bring along my paperwork!!! with those feel-secured unnecessary stationery and crafting tools. 

However, now that I have been challenged to do a Travel Themed Project Life, I suspect more essential crafting tools, as well as embellishments, ribbon, scrapbook paper, a cutting mat, and a scoring board will make way into my Martha Stewart Crafts™ Portable Work Station.

So, seriously, do consider the Martha Stewart Crafts™ Portable Work Station. It's compact and makes it easy to bring your crafting essentials with you. It's a travel-friendly bag opens up to a 12in x 12in work surface; complete with flaps and pockets for securing essential crafting tools, as well as embellishments, ribbon, scrapbook paper, a cutting mat, and a scoring board (not included).

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FEATURES

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Center pocket can hold 12in x 12in paper pads.

Unique tool storage folds out to stand upright for easy access to crafting tools and writing instruments.

Two mesh pockets provide visible storage for embellishments and adhesives.

One solid pocket stores and protects photographs and cards.

Outer pocket holds essentials like keys and mobile phone.

Adjustable shoulder strap.

Durable fabric.

Approximate dimensions: 14.3" x 15.3" x 1.7" when closed. 

Click HERE to buy the Martha Stewart Crafts™ Portable Work Station from Scrap-n-Crop.com

NEW ARRIVALS!!! NEW COLOURS of Ranger Stickles™ Glitter Glue in Scrap-n-Crop.com

Let your art "sparkle" with acid free, non-settling Stickles™ glitter glue! 

Easily write, dot, dash, draw and embellish on paper and rubber stamping projects, candles, memory album covers and more! 

Available in .5 oz. fine point applicator tip bottles from Scrap-n-Crop.com HERE

NEW ARRIVALS!!! Somerset Workshop 2013 in Scrap-n-Crop.com

The Autumn 2013 issue of Somerset Workshop is filled with fabulous techniques by some of the hottest Somerset artists. 

Indulge in sweet and simple projects by Colette Copeland, colorful and whimsical mixed-media by Junelle Jacobsen, quirky and playful stitched artwork by Taryn Reece, and mixed-media metalwork with Jen Cushman. 

Each chapter is illustrated from start to finish with simple, stepped-out photographs and clear instructions to help you create exciting projects from the comfort of your own home.

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Love the Stampington & Company publications like we do?

Well, check the many different publications carried by Scrap-n-Crop.com HERE - guaranteed to be a crafter's heaven for mojo, inspiration and ideas.

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NEW ARRIVALS!!! Graphic45 Steampunk Spells in Scrap-n-Crop.com

Get ready to fall in love with this fanciful new Halloween collection! 

We're going to show you magnificent papers from Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells Collection.

Steampunk Spells celebrates the dark side of the Halloween season! 

This fanciful collection is bursting with bright and complimentary colors of cerulean blue, antiqued ivory, hues of rust and orange, all against a black autumn sky.

 Let us take you on a vintage voyage filled with mechanical marvels, florals, and glorious gears. 

Filled with images of moonlit owls, hot air balloons mid-flight, and cobwebbed clocks that Tick-Tock, this collection will make Halloween an event to celebrate the year through! 

This whimsical new collection includes 12 beautiful double-sided papers, 12x12 and 8x8 paper pads, coordinating chipboard die-cuts, sticker sets, stamps and introducing three new cardstock embellishments, Flowers, Tags & Pockets, and Banners.  

Along with a 6x6 paper pad including 36 sheets with coordinating Patterns and Solids. 

Let us put a spell on you with Steampunk Spells!

Lovely lovely papers from Halloween - and you know how we adore Halloween in Scrap-n-Crop.com - this is one collection not to be missed! Buy Graphic45 Steampunk Spells now from Scrap-n-Crop.com!

NEW ARRIVALS!!! WRMK Albums Made Easy in SnC

Hot on the heels of Project Life, We Are Memory Keepers have now, the Albums Made Easy collection with gorgeous journal cards and cardstock cards ... 

what's there not to love about this collection?

From daily inspirations to festive collections ...

Available now in Scrap-n-Crop.com

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NEW ARRIVALS!!! Ranger Perfect Pearls™ Celebration Kit in Scrap-n-Crop.com

Ranger is pleased to announce the addition of four new shimmering colors to the Perfect Pearls™ palette. Inspired by year-round celebrations, imagine the hues of Merriment Red, Festival Green, Confetti White and Jubilee Blue enhancing projects throughout the year.

Developed with a built-in resin, Perfect Pearl pigment powders are easy to use dry or wet with no additional binders needed. Brush on dry over stamped images using Perfect Medium™. 

Add water to produce luminous paints and glazes. The Celebration color palette is available open stock and as an Embellishing Kit. Now there’s always a reason to celebrate!

Each kit includes 4 coordinating pigment powders, 2 brushes and 1 Perfect Medium Pad™

Click HERE to check out Ranger Perfect Pearls Celebration Kit and lose Perfect Pearls in Scrap-n-crop.com

NEW ARRIVALS!!! Take Ten Autumn 2013 in Scrap-n-Crop.com

From ghostly ghouls to happy harvests to sweet snowmen, Take Ten has you covered this holiday season. 

We’ve added, for the first time, nearly 40 quick-and-easy holiday-themed cards to our repertoire, and this issue features one of our most popular design patterns ever —the flag template. Also spotlighted in this issue are a collection of cards featuring retro pin-up girls, a card set that puts the “sweet” in home sweet home, and a white pen highlight technique that you won’t be able to resist.

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Love the Stampington & Company publications like we do?

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