DISTRESS CRAYON TECHNIQUES

 You'll find my updated ATC Techniques List on a separate page at the top of my page directly under my banner, "ATC Technique List - Current & Previous".

I've found that I haven't been using my Ranger Distress Crayons to their maximum potential so I thought I'd do a class and try out a few different techniques so my girls could get the best of this under-utilised product.  These are not the only things you can do with them but I had to stop somewhere and we'll probably revisit them again in a future class.

"Door of the tomb"
(This is a piece of plain card coated with a thin layer
of Collage Medium which, when dry, had 
crayons applied and smudged, then a skull stencil was
used to remove portions to show the skull. The little
bone fragment up the top is from Prima Marketing
Skull & Bones mould with the Quick Cure Clay.)



"Don't forget to fly"
(The Sizzix dragonfly was cut from watercolour card
then coloured with crayons. The background is a
simple smoosh technique.)



"Never stop exploring"
(The two floral pieces are cut from plain black card
then coloured with the crayons using an aqua brush
to get the colours to spread more easily. Another
simple smoosh style background with a little
stamping for added interest.)



"The earth laughs in flowers"
(I used the same two floral pieces as the sample above
but I pre-coated the coloured & stamped background
with the Collage Medium before applying the
Field Notes Snippets (these were also coated with the
Collage Medium). When this was dry, I added some
crayons to various areas for further depth.)

"Alternatively alive"
(To create the moon I used a mask from a post-it
pad, then applied the crayons to create the
background. This is on a piece of watercolour 
card, with stamping to complete the scene.)



"Expect nothing"
(This final example has a white embossed stamped
image on a black card that was coloured with the
crayons and an aqua brush. The background was
coloured in the same way to give a watercolour
effect.)