Tips & Techniques
Distress Embossing Powders
Ranger is pleased to introduce Distress Embossing
Powders, created with our Senior Designer and
Educator Tim Holtz™. These 24 colors have been
formulated to coordinate with Ranger’s Distress Ink
line of stamp pads. With their unique texture and
matte finish, these powders will give your projects
an aged, weathered, and worn look. And best of all,
the powders have unique “release crystals” that can
be rubbed off after embossing, to give your projects
just the right amount of “Distress”!
In order to get the best results from your Distress
Powders we have offered some helpful Instructions,
Tips and Techniques:
Tips:
1. Shake jar before each use to evenly distribute
the release crystals.
2. As with regular embossing, use a well-inked stamp
to apply ink to your surface, sprinkle Distress
Powder onto image and tap off excess. Emboss using
Ranger’s Inkssentials™ Heatit™ Craft Tool or similar
Heat Tool until powder turns a slightly deeper tone
– unlike traditional powders these will not turn
shiny.
3. For best results it is recommended you emboss
with Distress Ink™
inks (yes, the dye inks!), Distress Embossing Ink™
or the Inkssentials Two Tone Big and Bossy™ Pad
(Clear and Black Embossing Ink together in one pad).
Note: If embossing with watermark or pigment
inks, you will still get the matte, textured look
and feel from the Distress Powders, but you will
have less or no rub off.
4. To distress, emboss image and allow to cool for a
few seconds. Lightly rub embossed image with your
finger or Cut n’ Dry Foam to remove the special
release crystals. Some colors release more than
others, so don’t worry if some rub off more or less
…it’s part of the “aged” look.
5.
Because some Distress Embossing Powder colors only
change slightly when heated, here is tip for knowing
when the embossing is complete: if the feel of the
embossing when cooled is like sandpaper, it has been
heated enough. If it is too loose like sand on the
beach, heat it some more.
6. Some
Distress Powders look better on light or dark
papers. Practice with all of the colors and you’ll
get a better feel on what to expect when embossed.
7. For
a textured, aged effect, take a piece of Cut n’ Dry Foam with Distress
or Clear Embossing Ink on it, accent areas of paper, wood or paper mache
and emboss with Distress Powders.
8. To create a wonderful combination of color and
texture, crumple a tag and hit high points with Clear
Embossing Ink using Cut n’ Dry Foam. Emboss
with Distress Powders and allow to cool. Ink another
piece of Cut n’ Dry Foam with coordinating color of
Distress Ink and rub over embossed tag. This will
remove the release crystals as well as ink the
background of the tag – amazing results!
As with all Ranger products, we recommend that you
experiment and play with different colors and
techniques to achieve your desired look.
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