...oh yesh indeedily, Mr Postie brought me happy post today so it was only right and proper than I ripped open the packet, dragged off the wrapping and got to play right away! And what is it that is making me soooo excited??? BRAND NEW.... Distress Paints!!! Hurrah and thrice!!!
I was lucky enough to see these being demo'd at CHA by Wendy Vecchi and Tim Holtz and knew as soon as I saw them being used that I neeeeeded them... like "couldn't live without" neeeeeeded!! I know a lot of peeps have been saying "they are just like Dabbers" Well, actually, apart from the bottles they come in, they are nowt like Dabbers. For starters they haven't got fillers in them, so unlike Dabbers, the foam top won't fill up and become compressed and gunky. And... they are Distress which means... reactive with water! Here are a few tags I have done during my play...
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| Broken China, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves |
For each tag I smooshed the paint onto a craft sheet, lightly spritzed with water and then dipped the tag through the painty mix. Once dried (with heat tool) I re-dipped to pick up little bobbles of paintyness.
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| Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage |
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| Fired Brick, Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves |
And... they also stick to metal... and resin!!! So you can alter your embellishments too! I used my favourite applicator to pop the paint onto these... my finger.
I am running out of time to play today so I going to be good and put these away for the meantime... well, unless I can't sleep, then I shall be playing all night too! Right, I shall away... thanks for looking... TTFN!
Hels x
28 comments:
Love the colours in that first tag Hels. It looks like this is something else that I MUST have. Thanks for sharing. Pat x
Hels you are such a tease. I love the wonderful Tags. I think I need these too. Sorry to be AWOL as I was not well for over 5 weeks since Christmas Eve actually. Hugs Rita xx
Hi Hels,
Wow! Do they look like fun. X
I virtually convinced myself that I don't need these but now I'm convincing myself that I do
Xx
Beautiful backgrounds. Those paints look interesting.
Some of those backgrounds look awfully BRIGHT! You feeling OK? Has fever set in? LOL! Seriously... gorgeous, gorgeous results! Can't wait to see how you finish them off... please share! xxx
so yummy! very happy to hear they dont have the dabber top thingies and they react same as distress inks! looking forward to seeing more Karen x
Such fabulous playing! Can't wait to get my hands on some of these paints...
Alison x
these are lush Hels... i am getting some just need to decide which colours.
Thank you for sharing your play,so much interest. xx Flora
I share your need and all 24 colours arrived yesterday and they are lush. Have used them on a canvas which will be posted tomorrow
Love
Amanda x
OOh Hels, I have to try these paints! Fab tags...Carole Z X
Oh you lucky girly, aren't they pretty!
I was really hoping I wouldn't like these... lol!! the colours look fantastic.
Cooooool, so they are top of my ever longer wishlist.... did you get them from A f t H? Tags looking fab, so how many colours did you get then???? Just being nosy I am, I NEED all 24, - so now where did I put that lottery ticket....
These are a definite must-have, loving your combinations of colour on the tags, and the birdie looks gorgeous.
lots of love from Patricia xx
Hels they look lush. I want, I need!
Have fun playing
Janex
I watched Tim's video of him demoing these and I thought to myself - I need those!! Looking forward to getting my hands on some. Love, Julia xxx
Evening Hels, lovely tags and i love that these paints will react with water, got to worth playing with. Emma
I don't need distress paints... I don't need distress paints......... Oh dear.......
Oooooh I looooove the look of them might have to put them on my want sorry I mean need list xxxx
Mmmm I LIKE!
A-m-a-z-i-n-g result Hels, can't wait to get my hands on a few of these! Hugs, Anne x
oh Hels - no wonder you were excited - this looks like a lot of messy fun - fabulous - will need to get some xx
Can't wait to get mine, I ordered the entire collection! I am over excited!!!! lol waving hi from the hills of North Carolina ♥
Alright now stop that! These have just been moved to the top of the 'neeeeeds badly' for my health reason list! Gorgeous gorgeous colors!
These are fab!! I cannot wait for ine to arrive!! I want to get playing too! That look fab fab fab! Trace x
These look scrumptious and what fabulous effects.
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