scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Jul 3, 2019 16:12:38 GMT
I am just not loving the oxide. I like that you can stamp with them...but I really prefer my original inks over the oxide. I don't even own them all...NOW the archival distress mini I have all 12 of those..So hoping he releases all of them
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Post by alyssam on Jul 3, 2019 16:15:27 GMT
I prefer the Oxides because of the stamping possibilities plus mixed media. I used them a lot.
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Post by cristelina on Jul 3, 2019 17:29:12 GMT
The oxides look great on darker paper.
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Post by gale w on Jul 3, 2019 18:20:20 GMT
I get frustrated trying to blend regular distress inks. I can do it but it requires me to try hard.  With the oxides I can blend without even trying. |
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Post by anniefb on Jul 3, 2019 18:21:37 GMT
I only have the oxides and love that they are easy to blend.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 3, 2019 18:39:31 GMT
I like the Oxides better for blending. And they do show up on dark backgrounds better. But I like the crispness of the regular distress ink colours better. Oxides come off looking more washed out than their original colour. I also have stamped with the regular distress inks, and they work fine for that.
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Jul 3, 2019 19:23:00 GMT
I have had the oxides rub off. I used them to stamp a very solid image and ink was rubbing off weeks later.
If you spray it it doesn't do that. But I don't like that it does that.
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penguinpea
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Post by penguinpea on Jul 3, 2019 19:30:36 GMT
I love the oxides but I am also using the regular distress.
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kate
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Post by kate on Jul 3, 2019 22:18:12 GMT
I use them both. I like the vibrant colors of the originals, and I like the creamy/vintage look of the oxides. I don't love either kind for stamping because I find the images not quite as crisp as I like; that said, I will stamp with them if a) it's more of a solid than a filigree image or b) the distress ink happens to be the EXACT color I desire.  The regular distress inks are great for watercoloring, too - I haven't done it much with the oxides. |
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jul 4, 2019 3:21:12 GMT
I need an option for “I don’t know the difference”  |
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oaksong
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Post by oaksong on Jul 4, 2019 5:57:47 GMT
They work in different ways, so I like them both, for different purposes. Regular Distress is great for blending and watercolor. Oxide layers and stamps really well, and works on dark and kraft papers. Both very useful.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 4, 2019 9:51:10 GMT
They work in different ways, so I like them both, for different purposes. Regular Distress is great for blending and watercolor. Oxide layers and stamps really well, and works on dark and kraft papers. Both very useful. Oxides on glossy photo paper are a lot of fun too. |
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Jul 4, 2019 11:06:08 GMT
They work in different ways, so I like them both, for different purposes. Regular Distress is great for blending and watercolor. Oxide layers and stamps really well, and works on dark and kraft papers. Both very useful. Oxides on glossy photo paper are a lot of fun too. Ooh, what do you do with them on glossy paper? |
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Post by pas2 on Jul 4, 2019 13:46:51 GMT
Oxides on glossy photo paper are a lot of fun too. Ooh, what do you do with them on glossy paper? Check out youtube videos for a better explanation but the short version is this: on cheap glossy photo paper you keep layering color on top of color (I like to use stencils) then when all done you wipe the haze off to reveal a vibrant layered piece of art. It reminds me of how with a gelli plate you never are quite sure what you will get. They make cool card backgrounds or to die cut for unique accents. The results are semi gloss. So much fun. |
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Post by joblackford on Jul 5, 2019 1:29:38 GMT
Oxides on glossy photo paper are a lot of fun too. Ooh, what do you do with them on glossy paper? Yes, as pas2 said, there are videos! I watched the ones by Treasures of Many I think - she was very excited by her experiments but I don't think they were the best quality videos. But here's a selection on YouTube that I think will show some of the fun. The results are much more vibrant than oxides usually are. More like the alcohol ink backgrounds. I tried it out on the glossy photo paper that comes bundled with our printer ink sometimes. It was pretty cool. |
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Post by pas2 on Jul 5, 2019 10:25:46 GMT
Ooh, what do you do with them on glossy paper? Yes, as pas2 said, there are videos! I watched the ones by Treasures of Many I think - she was very excited by her experiments but I don't think they were the best quality videos. But here's a selection on YouTube that I think will show some of the fun. The results are much more vibrant than oxides usually are. More like the alcohol ink backgrounds. I tried it out on the glossy photo paper that comes bundled with our printer ink sometimes. It was pretty cool. Thank you for adding the links! I followed the Treasures of Many instructions and loved the results. |
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Post by riversong1963 on Jul 5, 2019 15:32:49 GMT
I don't like the Oxides. Unlike most other people who use them, I find them difficult to blend. I don't have trouble with the regular Distress inks, but the Oxides have been disappointing to me.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jul 6, 2019 0:44:16 GMT
I love the colors of the oxides but I’m always afraid that if I use them for stamping and accidentally get the image wet the ink will change color and I’ll get that rain drop effect. This could also happen if I were to use them to blend. I just stick to the originals.
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Post by gale w on Jul 6, 2019 2:47:45 GMT
I love the colors of the oxides but I’m always afraid that if I use them for stamping and accidentally get the image wet the ink will change color and I’ll get that rain drop effect. This could also happen if I were to use them to blend. I just stick to the originals. Original distress ink reacts with water too. With either one you can use distress glaze to make it waterproof. |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jul 7, 2019 3:22:55 GMT
I love the colors of the oxides but I’m always afraid that if I use them for stamping and accidentally get the image wet the ink will change color and I’ll get that rain drop effect. This could also happen if I were to use them to blend. I just stick to the originals. Original distress ink reacts with water too. With either one you can use distress glaze to make it waterproof. Thanks. That’s a great tip. Of course now I’ll have to check out the oxide inks as well.  |
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Post by Prenticekid on Jul 9, 2019 14:50:56 GMT
To me, they are different. It has never occurred to me to prefer one over the other. I use the specific type I need to do whatever I happen to be doing.
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lehcarlies
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Post by lehcarlies on Jul 10, 2019 3:48:20 GMT
It’s funny, I’ve been using the regular distress inks to stamp since I bought them! I do have to stamp several times, but it’s not all that bad! And now that I use the makeup brushes I got off amazon and Bristol paper, it’s made a world of difference, and they basically perform the same on Bristol.
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Jul 10, 2019 10:49:04 GMT
I get frustrated trying to blend regular distress inks. I can do it but it requires me to try hard. With the oxides I can blend without even trying. I used to have the same problem. I have the little blending tools and a foam pad for all of the colours but I could never get the look that everyone else seemed to achieve. I saw a few videos of people using the life changing blending brushes and I realised that I had a heap of different stippling and kabuki makeup brushes that I never use and I figured they might work the same. I was shocked at the results, I will never go back to using those foam pads apart from using them to ink edges. Also I prefer regular distress inks as I use them for water colouring a lot. |
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