Distressing ...

 I have done a couple of tutorials for the That Craft Place Inspiration blog on using distress inks to create backgrounds.

SO I made a tag and a card to demonstrate how you can use inks ...

I love the colours on this - I used Victorian Velvet, frayed burlap, vintage photo and faded jeans, and applied the inks using a blending tool. You can find all the details out here on how I made the background.  I simply stamped and masked the butterflies before adding the tall grass.

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Image: Visible Image Large butterfly, butterfly, tall grass

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Colouring medium: Distress inks

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Embellishments: seam binding

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This card was made using the "wet" technique, and you can find out how I did it here.  I ghost stamped the crckled background over the card and stained the cog charm with alcohol inks.

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Image: Visible Image Men's Collage Crackled background

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Colouring medium: Distress inks

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Embellishments: seam binding, webbing

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